Stop, Drop and Roll

We have been busy bees in P3 the past two weeks…

We started by learning about how to be a good citizen.  The children came up with ideas of taking care of your pests, cleaning up your yard and parks, using quiet voices at school and listening to our teachers, keeping our oceans clean, and to be a gentle and kind person.001

We also learned about the parts of the seed and the parts of the apple. They learned words such as exocarp (the skin of the apple), mesocarp (the flesh of the apple). We also learned about different types of apples and how they grow!  Did you know that a bee needs to take the pollen of one apple flower to another apple flower for an apple to grow??? Let’s take care of our bee population!010022

For patriot day, we talked about our flag of The United States of America.  We learned that the flag is red, white and blue.  The flag has 13 stripes for the 13 original colonies and 50 stars, one for each state.  The children were able to color a picture of a flag and we also talked about, “How does our flag make us feel?”  Their answers were amazing and touching. (see picture)044

Natalia’s mom came to P3 and talked about apple seeds and read a book about Johnny Appleseed.  Thank you for joining our classroom!

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Charley’s dad came to our class on Monday to talk about fire safety. He is a paramedic for the Henderson Fire Department and taught our friends important fire safety lessons.  Thank you Mentley family! Remember these rules:

1. Stop Drop and Roll

2. Get Low and Go

3. Don’t Hide, Get Outside

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We have also talked about food groups and different healthy and safety habits such as brushing our teeth and eating plenty of fruits and vegetables.076

Skyler’s mom and dad came to our classroom to do our first cooking project. The children made apple smiles and they were both adorable and delicious! Cooking and food preparation is a great hands-on experience for our students! Thank you Thanh-Do Family!

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September Studies Include:

Parts of the Seed

Safety

Community Building

Nutrition

Food Groups

Apple Studies

Living and Non-living

Land, Air, Water

Important Dates to Remember:

Friday, September 19th: PTO Movie Night

Tuesday, September 23rd: Kindergarten Field Trip to the Fire Station @ 12:45pm

Monday, September 29th-Friday, October 3rd: Book Fair Week

Thursday, October 2nd-Friday, October 3rd: Parent Teacher Conferences

Snack and Flowers Provided By:

September 22nd-26th: Muchow Family

September 29th – October 3rd: Thanh Do Family

Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Bananas: Perry Family

Apples: Singh Family

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Peace, Love and Montessori

We have been busy bees in P3 these past two weeks.  We have made many new friends and have learned about how to operate in a Montessori classroom.

We have been reviewing different procedures and manners in our classroom.  We have talked about how to roll and unroll a work mat…how our works belong either on a mat or at a table…remembering to push in our chairs before we leave a table…remembering to clean up our work and where the work belongs.  We have also talked about using ‘quiet voices’ while inside, as well as how we should behave in the library area.

We have discussed our 5 Circle Manners this week in great length.

1. Criss-cross applesauce legs with our hands folded in our lap

2. Our bottom is on the line of the carpet

3. Eyes and ears are with the teacher

4. Quiet mouth

5. Raise a hand quietly during question time

We have read books such as, “Our Peaceful Classroom”, “My Five Senses”, “Can You Say Peace”, and  “Please and Thank You”.

In our cultural studies, we have learned about air, land and water. We discussed the differences between them and different things that live in each.  We have also explored the differences between living and nonliving, and made a group list.

September Studies Include:

Parts of the Seed

Safety

Community Building

Nutrition

Food Groups

Apple Studies

Living and Non-living

Land, Air, Water

Important Dates to Remember:

Tuesday, September 16th: PTO General Meeting

Friday, September 19th: PTO Movie Night

Tuesday, September 23rd: Kindergarten Field Trip to the Fire Station @ 1:00

Monday, September 29th-Friday, October 3rd: Book Fair Week

Thursday, October 2nd-Friday, October 3rd: Parent Teacher Conferences

Snack and Flowers Provided By:

September 8th-12th: Mohlman Family

September 15th-19th: Arieli Family

September 22nd-26th: Muchow Family

September 29th – October 3rd: Thanh Do Family

Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Bananas: Perry Family

Apples: Singh Family

 

Welcome Back!!!

Dear P3 Students and Families,

We would like to send a warm welcome to all of our new and returning families. We hope that everyone had a relaxing and rejuvenating summer break and are eagerly looking forward to the amazing learning adventure that we are about to embark on.

This year in P3, we will be exploring the continents of the world, learning new math concepts, working on our sounds and developing our reading skills. We will focus on peacemaking, taking care of our bodies and our planet and further cultivate our passion for learning.

Miss Alisa, Miss Pauline, Miss Lauren and myself are excited to see what we can create together at Foothills Montessori School for the 2014-2015 academic year.

We are excited to see your smiling faces soon!picture of group

Sincerely,

Ms. Kat, Ms. Alisa, Ms. Pauline & Ms. Lauren

New Beginnings in P3

Hello parents and thank you for visiting our blog!

WOW…… What an AMAZING year we’ve had with your children!  It has truly been a pleasure working with every student and we are so grateful to have had the time with each one of them.  Thank you for believing in us and supporting us throughout the year. We’ve enjoyed seeing their smiling faces and we wish them all the best in their future journeys. We also want to wish everyone a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you all again for the 2014-2015 school year!

On Wednesday, May 21st we had our annual Field Day.  It was a great time splashing around in water, throwing water sponges at each other, having a water relay race, and sliding down a water slide!!  The children truly had a blast getting wet with their friends, and of course , enjoying a yummy ice pop!

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On Friday, May 30th we hosted our annual Kindergarten Late Night!  The children had a great night filled with arts and crafts, games, dancing, food, and making their very own Ice Cream Sundaes!  Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this night so special.

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Friendly Reminder for all our Kindergarteners…….Wednesday, June 4th is the Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony @ 1:30pm.

The last day of school is Friday, June 6th, dismissal is at 11:15am.

Have a safe and enjoyable summer break!!