Week of February 3, 2020
Hello Parents,
Wow! We will celebrate our 100th day of school on Monday, February 3 and then have just 80 more school days left. Time is going by so quickly. The children are all progressing, and we are getting more and more students bringing books home to read. We are now requiring the kindergarten children to do at least two challenging works before going out to recess. After a while, we will try to get to three challenging works each day to help prepare them for lower elementary. Please help to reinforce the idea of putting first things first and doing the important things right away.
This month our habit (from The 7 Habits of Happy Kids) will be “Think first to Understand, Then to be Understood”. We will also be learning about oceans; fish will be the vertebrate we will study; we will do water experiments for science; learn about the element of line in art and have Pablo Picasso as our featured artist.
Valentine’s Day-
Looking ahead, we will have our Valentine’s party on Friday, February 14. We will be decorating Valentine sacks in class. The children may pass out Valentine’s cards if they would like. However, if you are sending your child with Valentines to deliver please just address them by who they are from not designating who they are going to (this makes delivery much easier 😉). We will have someone help them “drop” their Valentine in the sacks of all the other children. We have 24 students in the AM class and 12 students in the PM class. Also, to incorporate the Montessori grace and courtesy as part of Early Childhood’s traditional Valentine celebration, we will have a formal snack on this day. The students will help set the tables with cloth tablecloths. They will arrange the flowers for the center of the table and serve each other. We talk about what kind of manners people use at a restaurant like putting their napkins on their laps and not talking with their mouth full. The kids love this tradition. We will be having waffles with fruit and whipped cream. We will be needing a little help on this day as well as some donations. Here are the links to sign up-
Morning class – https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/527812
Afternoon class- https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/527656
We are still in need of items to be donated for our Gala basket. The 10th annual Maria Montessori Gala will be held March 21 at 6:30 pm at the Timbermine. There will be a dinner, country dance lesson, silent auction, art auction, and raffles. Each class has been asked to provide something for the art auction as well as a basket to auction off. Our class will make up a basket with the theme “1st grade, here I come!” If you are able to help with this, it would be greatly appreciated. We are asking that the items be delivered to the classroom by Friday, February 21st. Please note that all items should be new. If you need any more info for the description, or have any further questions, please contact Andrea McMahan at 951-634-7566. Here is the link to sign up to help with the Gala basket- https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/527346
Please know how much we appreciate all that you do with your generous contributions of time, talents, and other means which allows us to do these fun activities. Thank you! Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie