Thank you!

Dear Families,

First of all, I wanted to thank you for making our class feast such a great success!  Thank you so much to everyone for contributing.  The kids had a wonderful time and we appreciate your support immensely!

We were asked by Ms. Stephanie to represent the lower elementary at the Community Gratitude Feast on Thursday.  Our class performed two songs and a poem for the Mayor, chief of police, fire chief, and many, many more.  The kids did a fantastic job. Everyone loved it!  Ask your child to recite the poem and songs for you if they haven’t yet.  Check out the pics below : )

community feast1 community feast2

 

The Annual International Festival is quickly approaching. This is the time of year when each student has the opportunity to present a country from the continent we are studying. This semester we have been learning about Africa.  We have had some great presentations from parents who have been to Africa. We’ve learned about Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco, etc. I would like each student to pick a different country in Africa to present.  I will have a sign-up ready when they return to school next week.  If they already know which country they would like to present, please email me. Whoever signs up for a specific country first will be allowed to present that country.

The International Festival is a way to explore other cultures from around the world.    Each student will research and explore their chosen country and find a creative way to share what they have learned with the whole school.  Students will need to have a display of their country.  This can include pictures, artifacts, clothing, music, and food from their country.  During the festival students will have the opportunity to visit each classroom and experience all of the continents and countries throughout the world as they view the presentations prepared by their schoolmates.  Each student is expected to participate in the festival.

The International Festival will be Dec. 17-18.  Lower-Elementary will be presenting their projects to the entire school on Dec. 17.  I would like them to present their projects individually to our class on Dec. 12, 15-16.  I will send out a schedule sometime next week.

We have so much to be grateful for! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Ms. Krista

Book reports due and class feast on Wednesday

Just a quick reminder that book reports are due this week.

Schedule of book reports:

Nov. 19–Allie, Kamden, Bingham, Aiden, John, Mckenna
Nov. 20–Cyan, Brandon, Taylor, Gabby, Ben, Gareth, Jace
Nov. 21–Caroline, Skye, Spencer, Jayden, Kenton, Harrison, Mary, Chloe, Lexie, Jaicee, Brighton, Donovan, Emma, Hudson

Also, our class feast is on Wednesday!  Thank you for all your support!

Ms. Krista

Spelling lists

I’ve had some parents ask to have spelling words posted.

Level 2 words:

girl

shirt

skirt

stir

third

turn

hurt

curve

church

turtle

birthday

 

Level 3 words:

whoever

sometimes

whenever

everybody

everything

airplane

airport

somewhere

haircut

myself

mailbox

elsewhere

upstairs

downstairs

bedtime

Class feast

We are having our annual class feast next Wednesday, Nov. 19.  We discussed individual food assignments today with each student.  Please let me know if your child forgot their assignment, or if you have any questions or concern about their item. Also, please let me know If your child won’t be able to bring their item so we can make other arrangements. You can send it in that morning with your child.  We really appreciate your support with this.  The kids are so excited!

November updates

Dear Families,
Here is a list of upcoming school and class events:
Nov. 12–“Get Down and Dirty with Montessori Materials” 6:30-8:30
Nov. 14–Professional Development. Students will be dismissed at 1pm.
Nov. 19-Boxtops store
Nov. 20–Community Gratitude Feast
Nov. 19-21–Book reports Due. I would like students to present a favorite book that they have read (or had read to them).  I would like these book reports to be enjoyable and creative.  Book reports need to include the name of the book (fiction or non-fiction), the author, illustrator (if applicable), main characters, favorite part, and why the book was chosen.  I would like each student to create something inspired by his/her book to show the class.  This can be a mobile, a puppet, drawing, skit, etc.  So get creative and have fun! Click the link below to get some ideas for a creative book report:
Schedule of book reports:
Nov. 19–Allie, Kamden, Bingham, Aiden, John, Mckenna
Nov. 20–Cyan, Brandon, Taylor, Gabby, Ben, Gareth, Jace
Nov. 21–Caroline, Skye, Spencer, Jayden, Kenton, Harrison, Mary, Chloe, Lexie, Jaicee, Brighton, Donovan, Emma, Hudson
Nov. 24-28–Thanksgiving Break, No School

Get Down And Dirty With the Montessori Materials

Maria Montessori Academy
invites you to
Get Down And Dirty With the Montessori Materials
 
Maria Montessori Academy
Wednesday November 12, 2014
6:30-8:30
 
Join us for an evening of getting “down and dirty” with the Montessori materials.  We welcome adult friends and neighbors for an opportunity to experience math, language and science, as you never have before! All of our teachers will be here to give lessons and answer questions related to the MMA curriculum.
 
Try your hand at balancing algebra and using test tube to do long division in a way that will blow your mind.See the transition of the Montessori math materials from preschool through the junior high level and learn about how our beads actually help us understand the square root of numbers! Learn about snake game and how it makes learning negative numbers fun and how we use a checkerboard  to teach multiplication!
 
 Watch the progression of the Montessori grammar materials; from common and proper nouns to prepositional phrases. Discover the meaning of etymology and see how it can actually be fun! See why our children LOVE to learn! Participate in hands-on science and social studies lessons that will solidify your understanding of microorganisms, invertebrates, the rock-cycle, electricity and more! 
 
This evening will be an open house event from 6:30-8:30 but we suggest coming early because we know, that just like your children, you won’t want to leave when it’s over. Remember this is an adult-only night for current and future Maria Montessori Academy parents and other adult community members.
 
We look forward to sharing our passion for education with you and we know that you’ll learn something new!
Kacee Weaver, M.Ed.
Curriculum Instructional Specialist
Maria Montessori Academy
801-827-0150