November 2011

Room 002- Sheela Dharmarajan

November 2011

“The child is both a hope and a

promise for mankind.”

-Dr. Maria Montessori

·         October was another fantastic month, Thank you so much to all of the families who attended our Fall Festival—it was a great success!

·         A BIG THANK YOU to all of you who ordered from the Small Hands Montessori catalog. Your orders will be arriving before the holidays.  We’ll keep you posted.

·         Thanks to all the parents for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences. It was a pleasure to meet with you and share your child's progress.

·         During the month of October, the children spent a lot of time learning about Insects, Spiders, and The Layers of the Earth.

The month of November will be dedicated to learning about the continent of North America. As usual, please bring anything that you have around the house that relates to our theme. This includes postcards, photographs, books, and souvenirs.

We will also start our study of the vertebrates by learning everything about Fish and learn a little about Thanksgiving.

·         School will be closed for Thanksgiving- November 23rd through the 25th. Enjoy this time with your family, and remember how many things we have to be thankful for!

 Reminders

• Scholastic Orders due by Nov 8^th, please note that you can order and pay for the books online.
• Walk-A-Thon for Primary Montessori at 11:15 am.
• No School on Nov 9^th, CPR and First-Aid Training for Teachers
• No School on Nov 10^th – Assessment Day and Nov 11^th for Veteran’s Day
• Thanksgiving Luncheon Nov 16^th at 11:15 am for our students
• Thanksgiving Break from Nov 23^rd to Nov 25^th

Have a wonderful November!!

Ms. Sheela, Ms. Kelly, and Ms. Meilan

February 2011

Reminders

·         Conferences will be held Feb 14^th to Feb 24^th.  Please use the Google link to sign-up for conferences; this is a live document that can be updated by any of you. Just remember to save and close when you are done signing up. 

Please email me with any questions or concerns that you would like me to address at the conference.

A Peek at our Month

·Groundhogs Day

· A study of Reptiles

· Asia

·Tea Pouring

· President’s day

Upcoming Events

• Valentine’s Day is coming up.  Please do not buy any Valentines or candy to pass out at school.  Each student will make one card at school, and then randomly draw them from a basket.  
• The Chinese New Year Parade will be on Fri, Feb 4^th, 2011 at 11:15 am, please join us and see our parade.