Dear
Parents,
And we are off!! We had a wonderful 2 weeks, the new children
are getting acclimated to the classroom and learning the basics of how to interact
in a Montessori environment. The new students are understanding that each work
has a lesson, how to choose works they have been given a lesson on, how to carry
their work to a table or get a work rug for a floor work. They have been
learning how to tuck and untuck their chairs when sitting up or getting up from
their table, how to unroll and roll a work rug and how to put the work back in
the place where they got it from. The older students have been great examples
for the new students and enjoying the responsibility in assisting the younger
ones.
We have
begun the year with study of the World Map, the concept of continents, and
creating a flat map from a spherical globe. September will also include
understanding the difference between living and non-living and plant and animal,
vertebrates and invertebrates. The Kindergartners have also been introduced to
the artist Henry Matisse and inspired to make Self-Portraits.
We sing a song with the
children at this time each year called “At the Beginning.”
“At the beginning is a good place to be.
What will each day bring for you and me?
New life, new friends, new things to do.
At the beginning is a good place to be.”
Reminders:
Scholastic
orders are due this Friday, Sept 9th, 2016.
No
school for 3 and 4 year olds on Monday, Sept 19, 2016.
Messages for me:
If you
are picking your child early or they are being picked up by somebody else, or
if there is anything you need me to know, please write a note and give it to
Ms. Paula/Ms. Danielle or email me, instead of telling them about it at drop off.
It is hard for them to remember and pass the message to me.
Conversation Starters:
Here
are some ideas to get a conversation started with your child about their day:
What
work did you do today at school? What was your favorite part of the day? Did
you do any work on the carpet side? Did you do any work in the Practical Life
area? What did you do at recess? What songs did you sing at Line/Circle Time?
Have a
wonderful September!!
Ms. Sheela, Ms. Paula and Ms. Danielle
Pink Tower Exploration
Pink Tower and Brown Stairs extension
Cleaning the Easel
6 Long Chain
Painting with watercolors
Boat Pose
Metal Insets
Opening and Closing
Sink and Float
Matching shapes
Building words with the Movable Alphabet
Tonging red and green apples
Movable Alphabet
Easel Painting
Cylinder Blocks
Lockboard
Practicing writing numerals on the chalkboard
