Dear P3 Families,

We hope you all had a restful and enjoyable holiday. We loved hearing about how the children spent their very long weekend! We welcome everyone back and are working in full force for the last stretch of the first semester! Where did the time go?

Parent-Child Night was such a blast! It was amazing how all the children were so excited showing you their favorite jobs in the classroom. We hope that seeing the materials in action gave you a little snapshot of their day, as well as, seeing the variety of Montessori materials we utilize to teach them phonetic sounds, counting, simple operations, place value, etc. The children just love the 100 board, which is extremely important for them to master transition (29 to 30, 59 to 60) when counting, the reading boxes, the ever so popular step board; an amazing work that helps them with initial, middle, or ending sounds, spelling out  three letter letter phonetic words, long vowels, and blends. There will be other Parent-Child Nights coming up this school year, so please stay tuned for future dates! It will be a wonderful opportunity for families who were not able to attend, and a chance to see what new things your child is working on later in the year. In the mean time, enjoy these pictures from that evening!

The Primary classes also had the opportunity to watch “Animal Tales”, a very cute show where performers told stories which required lots of participation from the children and animal interaction!

To supplement our study on North America and the United States, room mommies (Kaitlyn and Alison) did a fantastic job leading a cooking project with the children. They made “No Bake Cherry Pie”, which even came with a story called “How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the USA” by Marjorie Priceman. It talks about a young baker who travels through the country to get ingredients for a cherry pie. It’s a wonderful story to learn about the United States!

We would also like to give a big birthday greeting to Sofia Casas, who’s now 5! Thank you for celebrating with us!

We are concluding our studies on reptiles and North America. In addition to the flora and fauna, the children are also learning about Native American homes and having so much fun doing their own pictographs! In the math area, the concept of graphing has also been introduced by graphing the weather in circle every morning.

Always busy in P3!

December Studies:

Tree Studies

Europe

Important dates:

Friday, 12/21: Half Day dismissal @ 11:15

Monday, 12/24 – Friday, 1/4: NO SCHOOL, Enjoy Winter Break!

Monday, 1/7: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service

Tuesday, 1/8: School Resumes, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Reminder:

Please label your child’s jacket and all other outer wear. There are sharpies at the door if needed.

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Dear P3 Families,

The children did such an amazing job during their performance! We hope you were able to take lots of pictures! Thank you again for helping them work on their lines, and for showing massive support and encouragement. We are all so proud of our little ones!

We would like to thank P3 mommies, Jin and Alison, for volunteering their time to do crafts and read to the class. As always, the children loved it!

We’ve been very busy learning about reptiles and North America. The students love learning about the animals that live on our continent (especially the skunk), and we are also studying the flora and fauna found in our own Mojave Desert. We will go deeper into our continent study by learning about Native American homes and writing, as well!

The children are diligently working one-on-one with their teachers in language and math. If your child is learning phonetic sounds and you would like to practice with them at home, we ask that you only practice the short sound of the letter instead of the name. If your child is bringing a book home weekly from our Take Home Reading Program, we suggest asking simple questions about the story for comprehension practice i.e. “What were the names of the people in the story?” or “What was your favorite part?” The books brought home have already been read to a teacher in class. Please remember that the main focus of Take Home Reading is to foster the love of reading, and not to struggle with new words.

Here are your children hard at work!

What a typical work cycle looks like in P3:

We love our math and language!

Parent-child Night is on Thursday, November 15 (4:15-5:00 last names A-M, 5:00-5:45 last names N-Z). We highly encourage all families to attend, as it is an excellent opportunity for your child to show you what they are working on in the classroom. It is also a great time to ask questions about the Montessori materials. We hope you can join us!

Important Dates: 

Thursday 11/15: Parent Child Night, 4:15-5:00 A-M,5:00-5:45 N-Z and Picture Re-Take Day

Wednesday – Friday 11/21-11/23: NO SCHOOL, Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday 11/27: Kindergarten Field Trip to Red Rock 9:45-1:00

We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Have a safe and fun holiday!

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team