We have had a busy month of February so far..

P3 has been learning about Ocean Life including the parts of the fish.  We have studied different types of sharks, both living and extinct.  We have also studied the Great Barrier Reef and other types of sea animals.

We had a wonderful trip to The Shark Reef.  The children were thrilled to have their first field trip as a class!  It was fun riding the bus and exploring the incredible sea life.  It amazed our parents how much knowledge our students have of marine life. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to make this a great experience for our students.

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We have even started making our own ocean mural in class.  The students have been labeling the different types of fish and have participated in painting the sea creatures.

We are learning about  Australia this month.  The children have studied  the different animals that live on this unique continent.  We have learned new vocabulary like ‘marsupials’ and ‘eucalyptus’.

We have been introducing new and creative practical life works.  The children have become little scientists experimenting with milk, food coloring, and dish soap to create a swirling rainbow effect. They have made beautiful necklaces and coffee filter hearts. They have even learned how to make their own banana smoothie!

Natalia’s mother joined our classroom for a special Valentine’s Day project.  They created bookmarks with thumbprint hearts!  Thank you Arieli Family!

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Our afternoon friends enjoyed making “Cupid’s Arrow” with our very crafty and artistic Miss Lauren!

Our Valentine’s Day celebration was a hit.  The children had such a good time exchanging their Valentines with their friends and enjoying a yummy treat! They even created a poem using the letters in the word “Valentine” as a group lesson.

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Monthly Themes for February:

Oceans

Fish and Marine Life

Australia

Valentine’s Day

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P3 will be raising funds during the month of February for Africaid. Each year Africaid supports Montessori teachers to go to the Montessori Education Center of the Rockies (MECR) to receive their training. In fact, our own Ms. Rosie (in E2) will be traveling to Tanzania to volunteer at the Upendo Montessori School while a teacher attends MECR. For our service project we will have snack mix available for donations (assisted by your child) in front of our classroom beginning Monday, February 9^th until Friday, February 20^th. If you would like to support Africaid we would greatly appreciate any donation you would choose to give.  We look forward to helping our Global Montessori Community.

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 16th: No School, President’s Day

Tuesday, February 17th: Kindergarten Field Trip to Estes McDoniel Marine Lab: Depart @ 9:45, Return @ 1:00

Wednesday, February 18th: Kindergarten 100th Day of School Celebration

Friday, February 20th: PTO Family Dance

Thursday, February 26th: Parent/Child Night in P3: Last Name A-L 4:30-5:15, M-Z 5:30-6:15

Snack and Flowers Provided By:

February 17th – 20th: Perry Family

February 23rd – 27th: Sheridan Family

Monthly Volunteers:

Cooking Project: Dannin Family

Hands-On-Activity: Arieli Family

Circle Presentation: Sheridan Family

Practical Life Supplies:

Milk: Kimani Family

Food Coloring: Ghaneian Family

Dish Soap: Bristol Family

Organic Vanilla Soy Milk: Wolfe Family

Bananas: Than Do Family

Cinnamon: Dannin Family

Straws: Tyler Family