Busy Busy Bees

Hello P3 Families!

We have been busy bees in P3 learning new lessons and working together in our classroom.

We have been studying the apple and learning about how they grow throughout the year. It is interesting to watch the children absorb the information that is being read to them and then repeat it during question and answer time.  The information on the picture is the children’s words.

Safety studies has also been a theme we have been covering this month.  We have been learning about how to cross the street, staying safe in the car, being in a public place, what to do in case of a fire and how to be safe in the classroom.  We had a group discussion in circle to find out our students’ ideas on how to stay safe.

Being part of a community both in and out of our classroom is a very important lesson and it is something that should be discussed daily with our children.  We read a book in circle and then found out what the children thought they could do in their community to help make it a peaceful environment.  On September 11th, we talked about how we should be thankful for our firemen and policemen who keep us safe.  We read books about the daily lives of these community workers and then talked about why we are proud of our country.

We have also started our peace curriculum that will continue with new lessons throughout the school year.  We always begin with learning our Silence poem and our Peace Rose lesson.

Enzo’s mother came into our classroom for a special circle presentation about the life cycle of plants and different types of fruits and vegetables.  She also read the beautiful story “The Giving Tree”.  Thank you for coming to our classroom to share such a wonderful lesson!

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Our students have been working on learning new and challenging works, focusing on fine motor skills and working with their friends.  Each day brings new and exciting discoveries!

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Snack and Flowers Provided By:

September 28th-October 1st: Sharpe Family

October 5th-9th: Premat Family

October 12th-15th: Joe Family

September Volunteers Include:

Circle Presentation: Grimaldi Family

Hands-On Activity: Urquidez Family

Cooking Project: Dunn Family

Please see Miss Kat to schedule dates/times for activities!

September Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Playdoh: Tyler Family and Moll Family

Apples: Robinson Family, Nivatvongs-Tobin Family, Huang Family, Barghi Family, Sciscento Family, and Joe Family

Important Dates to Remember:

Friday, September 25th: PTO Movie Night

Tuesday, September 29th – Friday, October 2nd: Book Fair

Thursday, October 1st: 1/2 Day Dismissal @ 11:15, Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, October 2nd: No School, Parent/Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, September 30th: Kindergarten Field Trip to the Fire Station from 12:45-2:15 (please wear FMS shirt and comfortable walking shoes)

Friday, October 9th: PTO Fall Festival and Craft Fair

Tuesday, October 13th: Picture Day

Friday, October 16th: No School, Teacher In-Service

 

 

 

P3 Back to School News

The first two weeks of school have been wonderful.  It has been a pleasure getting to know our new families and it has been great to see familiar faces.

We have spent our circle time reviewing classroom procedures such as walking on the line, rolling out a work mat, carrying a tray, pushing in chairs, lunch time manners, circle manners, and how to interrupt a teacher.  They are doing wonderfully, we have such a sweet group of children!

Now that we have all of our phase-in students on campus, we will begin our cultural studies during group time.  This month we are studying the following subjects:

Safety and Community Building

Nutrition and Food Groups

Living vs. Non-living

Land and Water

Apple Studies

Parts of the Seed

If you have not provided your email to us yet, please see the clipboard outside of our classroom!

If you missed our Parent Orientation, please see Miss Kat to receive an informational packet and to ask any questions that you might have.

September’s Snack and Flowers Provided By:

September 8th-September 11th: Smith Family

September 14th-18th: Parimi Family

September 21st-September 25th: Hsiao Family

September 28th-October 1st: Sharpe Family

September Volunteers Include:

Circle Presentation: Grimaldi Family

Hands-On Activity: Urquidez Family

Cooking Project: Dunn Family

Please see Miss Kat to schedule dates/times for activities!

September Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Playdoh: Tyler Family and Moll Family

Apples: Robinson Family, Nivatvongs-Tobin Family, Huang Family, Barghi Family, Sciscento Family, and Joe Family

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, September 7th: No School, Labor Day

Thursday, September 17th: PTO General Meeting

Friday, September 25th: PTO Movie Night

September 29th – October 2nd: Book Fair

Wednesday, September 30th: Kindergarten Field Trip to the Fire Station from 12:45-2:15 (please wear FMS shirt and comfortable walking shoes)

 

Oh the Earth is good to me…

Hello P3 families!

The past few weeks have been filled with fun activities.  We took our field trip to Springs Preserve.  The children enjoyed exploring all of the science activities and seeing the different desert animals.  We learned about flash floods, and how we need to recycle and reduce our use of water here in Nevada.

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We learned about some of the animals that live on the amazing continent of South America.  These animals are some of the children’s favorite.  They love learning about the rain forest and all of the many species of plants and animals that live there.

 

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Our studies this month included learning about the parts of the bird.

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We also learned about the parts of a chick.

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We have started exploring the different layers of the rain forest: forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent layer.

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Our Earth Day celebration was a lot of fun.  Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers that helped to make this a special day for the students.

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Lane’s family came to make “Earth Day Cookies” with the friends.  They looked like the world after they were baked and tasted delicious!

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Important Dates to Remember:

Friday, May 8th: Mother’s Day Tea from 9:30-10:15

Monday, May 25th: No School, Memorial Day

Friday, May 29th: Kindergarten Late Night from 5:00-8:00

Wednesday, June 3rd: Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony (times to be announced)

Friday, June 5th: Last Day of School, Dismissal @ 11:15

Snack and Flowers Provided By:

April 27th-May 1st: Lemos Family

May 4th-8th: Wilson Family

May 11th-15th: Yamaguchi Family

May 18th-22nd: Bristol Family

May 26th-29th: Ghaneian Family

Practical Life Supplies Volunteers:

Lemons: Reid Family

Organic Sugar: Weddell Family

Plastic Spoons: Smith Family

Paper Cups: Joe Family

 

 

Spring is Here!

Welcome back P3 Families!

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Spring break.  This week we began our studies of the rain forest.  It has been interesting for the children to explore the different animals and the layers of the rain forest they live in.  Our friend Bella did a presentation of the animals for our students as well.

We have also started our South America studies.  We will begin to look at different places and animals of South America in the upcoming weeks.

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Our friends have enjoyed working on creative map works this week.

This month’s Practical Life area has sparked the minds of our students.  We have introduced a mopping work (which may come in handy in the future), a work to test gravity, and the children have even made their own quesadillas!

Chloe’s family did a cooking project with our class before break, where the children made yogurt parfaits! Yummy and healthy!

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Our friends have completed our Spring planting, hopefully we will soon have a beautiful garden!

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Before spring break, Gianna’s mom did a presentation about dinosaurs and our friends did a special dinosaur dig!

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We have had many birthday circles the past few weeks.  This is a special tradition in a Montessori classroom.

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Fun times in P3!

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Our April Studies Include:

Rain Forests

South America

Environmental Awareness

Birds

Earth Day

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, April 13th-Friday, April 17th: Teacher Appreciation Week

Wednesday, April 15th: Springs Preserve Field Trip, Depart FMS @ 9:15, return @ 11:15 (please wear school shirt and comfortable shoes for walking)

Friday, April 17th: PTO Family Kick-Nic

Wednesday, April 22nd: Earth Day

Snack and Flowers Provided By:

April 7th-10th: The Ghaneian Family

April 13th-17th: The Sady Family

April 20th-24th: The Joe Family

April 27th-May 1st: The Lemos Family

Monthly Volunteers:

Cooking Project: The Coleman Family

Hands-On-Activity: The Sady Family

Circle Presentation: The Robinson Family

Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Corn Tortillas: The Smith Family

String Cheese: The Singh Family

Paper Plates: The Robinson Family

Daisy Seeds: The Dannin Family

Planting Soil: The Kirner Family

Dixie Cups: The Sady Family

 

Horton Hears a Who, The Cat in the Hat is Back, Oh the Places You’ll Go…

Hello P3 Families,

If you have not done so already, please sign up for a time slot for Parent/Teacher Conferences being held on Thursday, March 5th (Afternoon Only) and Friday, March 6th (Full Day).

We have finished up our ocean studies for the month of February.  The children learned about numerous types of ocean animals including the Manta Ray, Octopus, Lobster, Sea Turtle and the Humpback Whale, and they even created an ocean mural in the classroom. Our Kindergarteners have been working on ‘Ocean Research’, taking their studies further into the different sea creatures.

We had to say goodbye to our wonderful friend Annie.  We wish The Perry Family the best of luck on their move, we will miss you guys!

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Parent/Child night was a huge success!  Thank you everyone for attending, we had a great turnout!  This is such a special event for your child to show you all of the exciting materials that they enjoy using in the classroom.  I hope that this evening brought some insight of their daily work and joy.

Our students had the wonderful experience of making strawberry jam with Mason’s mother.  They began by cutting the strawberries (by themselves), squishing the strawberries, and stirring in the sugar.  After the mixture was heated, the jam was placed in the cutest mason jars and brought home to share with their families.  Thank you Dannin Family for this lovely cooking project.

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Thank you to The Tyler Family, The Robinson Family and The Michel Family who made Dr. Seuss Day fun and exciting for our students. They enjoyed all of the crafts and their special Seuss Snacks!

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Our Monthly Studies Include:

Dinosaurs

Reptiles

Amphibians

Asia

Important Dates to Remember:

Thursday, March 5th: Half Day, Dismissal at 11:15 – Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, March 6th: No School, Parent/Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, March 10th: Chinese Dancers Assembly at 10:00

Friday, March 13th: Kindergarten Assembly at 8:20

Saturday, March 21st: PTO 5K Fun Walk/Run

Friday, March 27th: Half Day, Dismissal at 11:15: Spring Break Begins

Spring Break: March 30th – April 3rd

Monday, April 6th: No School, Teacher In-Service

Tuesday, April 7th: School Resumes

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Snack and Flowers Provided By:

March 2nd-5th: The Robinson Family

March 9th-13th: The Dannin Family

March 16th-20th: The Coleman Family

March 23rd-27th: The Tien Family

Monthly Volunteers:

Cooking Project: The Ghaneian Family

Hands-On-Activity: The Michel Family

Circle Presentation: The Robinson Family

Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Celery: The Nivatvongs-Tobin Family

Cream Cheese: The Joe Family

Raisins: The Lemos Family

Plastic Knives: The Mohlman Family