Dear P3 Families,

Can you believe that September is coming to an end and conferences are right around the corner? Everyone should have received a bright orange packet with your conference information, as well as a Zoom link on your assigned conference day. Doing this via Zoom is very new to all of us, so we thank you for your patience in advance! Please take some time before the conference to review the conference form for any questions you may have. If you did not receive the packet or a link for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible. We look forward to speaking with all of you!

We are concluding our studies on community helpers, food groups, safety, and apples. the children enjoyed discussions on different roles our community helpers play in our society, and we have many aspiring police officers in our class! They were also able to study the parts of a real apple during circle time, seeing the core, seeds, flesh, skin, and stem, as well as it’s entire life cycle.

As many of you know, the Montessori Method is not big on paper work and worksheets. Children this age are not always capable of talking to parents about every “job” or “lesson” they learned that day. If they come home with a small booklet that says, “I worked on these sounds today!”, please practice them at home, as it is an important step towards their reading journey! And as always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Birthdays are still special despite the changes this year. Although parents will not be able to be on campus, we are more than willing to celebrate your child’s special day in class. You may send individually wrapped store bought snacks for 27 children, and we will sing our special birthday song and send you pictures or a video of the celebration. Just let any of your teachers know and we will mark our calendars!

Important Dates:

Friday, 10/2: NO SCHOOL, parent-teacher conferences

Tuesday, 10/6: Picture Day 🙂

Thursday, 10/29: International Children’s Day. Pick up at 11:15

Friday, 10/30: NO SCHOOL. Nevada Day

October Studies:

Anatomy

5 Senses

Mammals

Pumpkin Studies

The World & Continents

Vertebrates vs Invertebrates

Have a great October everyone!

P3 Team

Dear P3 Families,

The children have settled into the new school year and we hope the parents have as well! We have worked diligently on classroom rules and procedures, and the students are enjoying making friends. We would like to thank you for being extra patient with your teachers during morning drop off. We know the health screening questions may seem redundant, but we appreciate your cooperation in keeping us all healthy!

Everyone is loving our study on Community Helpers. They also love working on fruit and vegetable sorting, and we have started talking about seeds and apples with simple experiments as well. Our new friends have begun learning their letter sounds, and we are so proud of the Kindergarten children for getting in the habit of completing their goals. In addition to all of this hard work, we have also been practicing all of our important safety drills.

Here are some of your children hard at work!

A few reminders:

Please make sure your child’s mask is clearly labeled, and please make sure to provide a water bottle daily. We will refill it as needed, as we cannot use drinking fountains at this time.

Important dates:

Friday, 10/2: Parent-Teacher Conferences via Zoom (We will announce times soon) NO SCHOOL for children

Tuesday, 10/6: Picture Day

Thursday, 10/29: International Children’s Day: Half day for students, pick up at 11:15am

Friday, 10/30: Nevada Day, NO SCHOOL

October Studies:

Anatomy, Bones, 5 Senses

Vertebrates/ Invertebrates

Mammal Studies

Parts of the Pumpkin

The World/7 Continents

Thank you, parents! With less face-to-face interaction with teachers please do not hesitate to email or call us with any questions. If you haven’t downloaded the Remind app, please do so in order to receive monthly pictures of your child. Let us know and we will send you an invite!

P3 Teachers