Dear P3 Families,

We have had such an exciting and busy March, kicking it off celebrating Dr. Seuss Day. The children had an excellent time honoring this special occasion by coming to school dressed as their favorite Dr. Seuss character, eating Ms. Alisa’s “green eggs and ham”, and reading such a variety of books while having fun with arts and crafts.

We would also like to thank our P3 moms, Kaitlyn, Ameeta, and Amanda, for reading us stories and making us treats!

Many children have begun to work on multiplication, and our Kindergarten students have been working hard on writing, particularly sentence construction and punctuation. However we continue to have fun with sensorial extensions, learning all about Asia, reptiles, and amphibians. We learned about various Asian countries, and learned to count in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Hebrew, and many more. Ms. Kristen even brought her tadpole family pet, Hopper, to class for the children to observe and complement our studies on frogs and amphibians.

We would like to thank you to all for attending Parent-Teacher conferences! Please know you can email us anytime should you have anymore questions or wish to schedule a follow up conference. Thank you, as well, for the overwhelming response on the volunteer requests for our upcoming field trip on April 11th to the Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary. We will have another field trip to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay in May. Dates will be posted shortly.

Important Dates:

Saturday, 3/30: Middle School Parking Lot Sale, 7-11 am

Thursday, 4/4: Parent Child Night 4:15-5:00 last name A-M, 5:00-5:45 last name N-Z

Thursday, 4/11: Gilcrease Field Trip 8:45-11:00 am

Friday, 4/12: Half-Day Dismissal 11:15 am, SPRING BREAK BEGINS!

Monday, 4/15-Friday, 4/19: NO SCHOOL, SPRING BREAK!

Monday, 4/22: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service

Tuesday, 4/23: School Resumes

Tuesday, 4/23-Friday, 4/26: Teacher Appreciation Week

April Studies:

Environmental awareness, recycling, and care of the earth

Geography, South America: people, plants, animals

Parts of a flower

Birds

Rainforests

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Dear P3 Families,

February has been a very busy and fantastic month with a bonus snow day! The children were able to take turns playing outside in the snow as it was coming down pretty steadily, and they had the time of their lives! Definitely an experience they probably won’t get until high school! Thank you Ms. Alisa, our east coast native, for braving the cold weather for our children!

We celebrated Valentine’s Day in our class by doing a gift exchange, and it was a wonderful time!  The children truly enjoyed all the stickers, balloons, and pencils. Thank you to our parents for helping sign all those cards, as 31 is not a small number at all!

Parent-Child Night this month was a success. Thanks to all who took time out of their very busy days to visit our classroom to see what your children love to do. We were happy to answer all the questions about the work, and we hope you have a better understanding of the Montessori materials.

We celebrated a few birthdays this month. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our friends, Cammi and Nyah! Thank you for celebrating with us!

We would also like to thank Kaitlyn, Alison, Jin, and Amanda  for spending time to volunteer for our class. As you know the children love your stories and all the projects you share!

To supplement our studies on Australia (Oceania), Brigid did a wonderful presentation on her native country of New Zealand. It was interesting to know that birds were the original and only inhabitants of the country! It was also fascinating to learn about the kiwi bird, rugby, and cricket. The children loved taking home their very own New Zealand flag and kiwi fruit. Thank you so much! Your time and effort to share was extremely invaluable!

Spring conferences are coming up, so please mark your calendars for March 21 and 22. Sign up sheets are already outside our door, so please don’t forget to reserve your time and date. On Friday, March 1st, we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss Day! It will be a fun-filled day reading Dr. Seuss books, doing crafts, eating green eggs and ham, and lots lots more! If your child has Dr. Seuss books to share that day, please feel free to bring them in. However, don’t forget to label them with your child’s name. In addition, please inform a P3 teacher if your child cannot have any eggs and/or ham.

Important Dates:

Friday, 3/1: Dr. Seuss Day (Come dressed as your favorite Dr. Seuss character!)

Saturday, 3/16 PTO 5K/1 mile Fun Run 8-11am (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society)

Thursday, 3/21 Half-Day Dismissal @ 11:15am, Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, 3/22 NO SCHOOL for students, Parent/Teacher Conferences all day

March Studies:

Reptiles and Amphibians

Dinosaurs

People, plants, and animals of Asia

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Dear P3 Famlies,

We are concluding our studies on the Solar System, Antarctica, and Polar animals. The children have really enjoyed our January themes, and have been busy putting space puzzles together, making planet books, and learning about all things Antarctica and the North Pole. In addition to our cultural, language, and math studies, many friends have been working on a variety of extensions with the Sensorial materials. This area has started to become a favorite in our classroom!

The Sensorial area in the Montessori classroom is far more than what it seems. Its purpose is to refine the child’s senses and to give them a proper foundation for future academic studies. Sensorial materials teach children to sort, classify, and categorize. For example, the red rods give them a visual sense of length discrimination. It encourages students to create order, observe patterns, and comprehend properties of three dimensional masses (wide/narrow/short/long). This is crucial for them to understand their physical environment, and ties in with mathematics, physics, the arts, etc. We encourage you to explore the Sensorial area with your child during our upcoming Parent/Child night!

The Kindergarten children have also been working with Green our Planet, and have been working on their green thumbs. They are planting eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, and their beets have sprouted! The broccoli planted a few months ago has also been transferred from the greenhouse to the garden. Such great fun!

Here are your children hard at work!

Important Dates:

Friday, 2/1: PTO Family Dance: 5:30-9:00pm

Tuesday, 2/5: Parent/Child Night: 4:15-5:00 last names A-M & 5:00-5:45 last names N-Z

Friday, 2/15: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service Day

Monday, 2/18: NO SCHOOL, Presidents’ Day

February Studies:

Oceans

Fish and Marine Life

People, Plants, and Animals of Australia

Stay Warm!…Primary 3 Team

Dear P3 Families,

Welcome back! We hope you all welcomed 2019 with a BANG! May the Year of the Pig give you lots of health, wealth, and happiness! It is so nice to see the children back fresh from the holiday break, it’s amazing how some of them have grown so much!

Before school resumed, the teachers had an amazing In-service day on “Developmentally Appropriate Practices.” We learned so much information to put in place in the classroom, and we would love to share some new ideas with you by recommending the following books:

Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Becky A. Bailey

I Love You Rituals by Becky A. Bailey

The Importance of Being Little by Erika Christakis

Becoming Brilliant by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

The children are getting settled into a routine again, ready to take on the second half of the year. We have begun our studies on the Solar System, Antarctica, and snow. We also welcomed two new friends, Nicolas and Saarth, who have already adjusted beautifully to our P3 community.

Nicolas also celebrated his birthday with us on his first day of school! Happy Birthday!

A big THANK YOU as well to Clark Porter for sharing a story with the children. May the Force be with you too!

Along with this cold and wet weather come the sick germs. Please practice and talk about the importance of thorough hand-washing with your children. We are doing the same in the classroom, along with practicing the proper way to sneeze and cough (into the elbow) and using a tissue. Lastly, please make sure they bring a labeled jacket until the weather warms up. Thank you for your help in keeping our classroom healthy!

Important Dates:

Mon, 1/21: MLK Jr. Day, NO SCHOOL

Wed, 1/30: Kindergarten Re-Enrollment Information Night 5pm

Thurs, 1/31: First Grade Re-Enrollment Information Night 5pm

Fri, 2/1: PTO Family dance 5:30-9:00pm

Tues, 2/5: Parent-Child Night 4:15-5:00 last names A-M, 5:00-5:45 last names N-Z

Fri, 2/15: Teacher In-service Day, NO SCHOOL

Mon, 2/18: President’s Day, NO SCHOOL

February Studies:

Fish and Marine Life

People, Plants, and Animals of Australia

Oceans

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Dear P3 Families,

We cannot believe half the year has flown by! We hope your holiday plans go smoothly, and you all have a fantastic and relaxing break with your family and friends!

For this year’s Primary Service Project (Ca$h for Cash), we’ve decided to help one of our own. Our friend, Cash Martin (P4 and P3), is being treated for Leukemia and you all may have noticed the goodies being offered outside our doors before and after school for donation. Thank you so much for your support! The children have been taking turns “selling” the treats everyday, and because of their involvement, they have a thorough understanding of this particular cause. Again, thank you so much! On behalf of the Martin family, we are beyond grateful. It is amazing how we are not just a school, but a tight knit family, as well.

Baking and Selling for Cash:

We have had a busy month learning all about Europe, and the children have had the most fun learning to count in French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, German, and Dutch! Our older students are continuing to work on operations, place value, and measuring, while our younger friends are busy with their phonetic sounds and pre-writing activities. We recommend they continue to read, write, and count during the break to be better prepared for new challenges in January!

Our friend Arseny turned four this month! Thank you so much for celebrating with us!

We’d also like to send a special shout out to room moms Naysha and Alison for volunteering their time to read and do crafts with the children. Thank you for making these days extraordinary! Special thanks to Kaitlyn Tinsley, as well, for all the book donations to grow our classroom library!

January Studies:

Space: Solar System and Constellations

Antarctica

Polar Animals

Snow and Ice Studies

Martin Luther King Jr.

Important Dates:

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

Tuesday, 1/8: SCHOOL RESUMES

Monday, 1/21: NO SCHOOL, MLK Jr. Day

Wednesday, 1/30: Kindergarten Enrollment Information Night 5pm

Thursday, 1/31: First Grade Enrollment Information Night 5pm

The P3 team would like to thank you for your generous gifts. Your thoughtfulness and generosity is highly appreciated. Words cannot express how thankful we are! So whether you are crossing oceans or staying at home for the two week break, we wish you a very happy and safe holiday. See you next year!

Gratefully,

Primary 3 Team