RADIANTMONTESSORISCHOOL MARCH2021 - CENTER NEWS
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Radiant Montessori School March 2021
Center News
Spring Conferences
Reminder, we will be closed to all students on Monday, April 5th for parent/teacher
conferences.
Fundraiser Totals
We are super excited to announce that we had the best Butter Braid sales so far and were able to
fundraise over $2,400 for summer activities! We can’t wait for some of our favorite summer
activities like the bubble party and ice cream truck visits, and we are hoping to be able to find some
new activities to try as well! Thank you all so much for helping us be able to provide so many fun
activities for our students this summer.
New Cubby Storage and Organization Methods for Preschool
We have heard from many of our parents that while they love the ease of the current drop off
and pick up procedures, the one downside is not being able to see what your child has in their
cubby. We have made the decision to switch from cubby bins to backpacks for all of our
preschool students. This way, you will be able to keep track of everything they have at school on
a regular basis without having to remember what you sent to school and what has come home.
This will also help us keep our cubby closets more organized since a lot of random items and papers get left in cubby
bins and they get cluttered very quickly. By Monday, May 3rd, please send your preschool child to school with a full size
backpack (one that can fit a standard size paper folder, one or two extra sets of clothes, nap items,
and anything else that your child may bring to and from school). We will send home all of your
child’s cubby items in their backpack along with a “take home folder” that should stay in your
child’s backpack. This folder will contain all the papers and projects your child completes at school.
Please be sure to check it often and take out all the papers.
While we are only implementing this change for preschoolers right now, parents of transition and
toddler students are welcome to partake in this change as well! We feel that since the infant, transition, and toddler
students are dropped off at their classroom with their teachers and they don’t tend to bring as many items to and from
school, it is easier for them to keep up with what is in their cubby.
Show-and-Tell Items
Lastly, we are asking that all preschool show-and-tell items that are brought to school
fit in your child’s backpack. We have very limited space to keep those items during the
day and the big items often get bumped or knocked over and we don’t want anything
to break or for any pieces to get lost. If your child would like to share a large item for
show-and-tell, we suggest bringing a picture of the item or one of the pieces from the
item (for example a piece of furniture from a doll house).
Radiant Montessori School March 2021
Children’s House One
The month of March was full of so many fun experiences! We studied the landmarks
and countries of Europe, celebrated St. Patrick's Day, and focused on reading all kinds
of fun stories. We also explored the water cycle and our students started to make a
connection about all the cycles we have discussed so far this year - life cycles, food
chains, seasons, and even days of the week. So many things go in cycles, and their
sudden recognition of that is such a milestone! We made a terrarium and spent some
time watching the clouds form and water condense. They were so amazed by the tiny
version of our real world. It made the presentation about the types of clouds even
more interesting and engaging. Lastly, we learned more about our earth: the layers of
the earth, the continental plates, and volcanoes, mountains, and
earthquakes. We even created our own personal volcanoes and watched them erupt!
We will continue our study of science in
April with lessons on gardening and parts of plants. I am even hoping to grow
some beans and peas in our classroom so we can harvest and eat them when
grow. We will be learning about the countries that make up Africa and the
variety of cultures and natural places that exist there. We will be painting
animals, building pyramids from sugar cubes, and listening to music.
We have finally covered every letter in the alphabet for Show-and-Tell! The
kids have earned the opportunity to bring anything they like for the next
month. I will definitely be asking them to identify the beginning letter sound
for whatever they bring, so we can continue reviewing each week. I’m
looking forward to seeing their favorite things as they bring them in!
Thank you for your amazing parenting skills and support for our classroom,
- Ms. Sarah, Mr. CS, and Ms. Michelle
Radiant Montessori School March 2021
Children’s House Two
The month of March has been a busy month in our classroom! The children continued to
explore and experience other cultures and customs such as those in Ireland and Italy and
worked very hard on projects and activities that were planned for the themes. The children
have also been busy learning about seasons and beginning of a new season over the past
few weeks – yay, spring has sprung!
The month of April is here and we will be celebrating
Easter with dying eggs, doing Easter art and crafts, and
going on an Easter egg hunt. The learning doesn’t stop
there as we will be studying all things earth: the
importance of taking care of it, Earth Day, global warming,
recycling, farming, rocks and fossils, insects (including life
cycles of butterflies), types of clouds, and Arbor Day, along
with learning about the life cycle and parts of a tree. We will also be exploring the
continent of Africa and the countries found within it.
We will continue to build on all lessons mentioned above but also improve and enhance the children’s skills and ability
to read and write (both letters and numbers), perform operations, and continue lessons on grace and courtesy. Our goal
will be to focus on our feelings – how to identify and express them appropriately.
Maria Montessori said “It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to the child the chance to fulfill his
potential possibilities.” Remember, every child is unique and develops different skills and abilities at their own pace in
their own time. We have had great fun getting to know each other. We have a very busy class of “worker bees” eager to
learn more.
Please feel free to speak with me if you have any questions or concerns.
Stay healthy & safe!
Many thanks for your support & trust!
- Ms. Bawani, Ms. Allie, & Ms. Regina
Radiant Montessori School March 2021
Children’s House Three
Happy Spring Casa 3 Crew!
This month we will welcome April by learning about all things spring! We will be
exploring gardening by doing our own planting in the classroom as well as bringing back
our flower arrangement activity. Please look to ClassDojo for a chance to sign up to
bring flowers for the kiddos to arrange. We will also be exploring the life cycle and parts
of a tree and bean plant. Lastly, we will be learning
about Earth Day, recycling, and the importance of
taking care of our planet.
Our continent this month is Africa! We will be going an
African Safari in Kenya to see all of the animals that live
in Africa as well as explore African music by creating
our own drums! We will be learning the tradition of the
colorful African fabrics and be creating our own as
well! We will also be learning about the Great Pyramids
in Egypt and see Victoria Falls in Southern Africa!
This month, Casa 3 will be practicing how to help or
comfort a friend who is in need; we will do group
activities and read stories on how we can do that to be
better helpers in our community.
Reminders:
We will be sending snow gear home soon and are
transitioning to warmer weather – please send your
kiddo with a light jacket for outside on those windy
days as well as outside tennis shoes!
Thanks!
Paige, Dez and Tahnee
Radiant Montessori School March 2021
Toddler Room
Hello Toddler Families,
We cannot believe how fast the month of March flew by! We wanted to send a quick
reminder that as weather is warming up, please provide your child with weather
appropriate clothing.
In the month of March we had so much fun learning and reading about Dr. Seuss,
learning about transportation, and having a lucky leprechaun visit our classroom.
Within the month of March, we also had fun creating many fun crafts and displaying
them throughout our classroom.
In the month of April, we will be learning about all things spring. We also will be
learning about the color green, the shape of an oval, the number 8, and the letters X, Y,
and Z.
This month in the Toddler room we have two special birthday celebrations! Both Ms.
Alyssa and our friend Claire have an upcoming birthday on April 27th. We cannot wait to
celebrate them!
Lastly, as all of you have heard by now, Ms. Amanda will be starting a new chapter. Her
last day at Radiant will be April 27th. We are so sad to see her leave but are very excited
for her new journey.
As a reminder, we really appreciate when you are wearing your mask at the door to stop
the spread of any germs/viruses – thank you for your understanding!
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or concerns!
Ms. Amanda: amandac@radiant-montessori.com
Ms. Alyssa: alyssa@radiant-montessori.com
Radiant Montessori School March 2021
Transition Room
Happy April!
The weather is finally getting warmer and the Transition room children have
been enjoying all of their time outside! With the weather getting warmer we
have been able to observe cars and trucks outside which is perfect for this
past month's theme of modes of transportation. We have been learning
about cars, trains, planes, and construction vehicles. Some of our favorite
activities have been the truck versus car races and an airplane scavenger
hunt.
In addition to all of the fun we had with transportation vehicles, we have also
been focusing on our Montessori lessons. We recently introduced a new
lesson which includes a large bolt and nut – this lesson will help to teach
children how to screw or unscrew items such as bottles. We have also been
enjoying a coin slot lesson which consists of a container with a slot cut in the
top where children insert milk caps. This is such a simple lesson but the
children can work on it for multiple minutes at a time!
This upcoming month is all about spring! We will be learning about flowers, bugs, Easter, and what happens in spring.
Some activities we have planned are planting flowers, observing bugs, and Easter egg explosions!
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to call or email me at abby@radiant-montessori.com. Thank
you and we hope you have a great rest of your day!
Miss Abby, Miss Olivia, Miss Sofie
Radiant Montessori School March 2021
Infant Room
Hello Infant families and welcome to April!
In March, we enjoyed getting outside and going for walks as well as working on our
sign language. It's been wonderful seeing some of the babies already using sign
language daily. We will continue to emphasize sign language this month.
As I'm sure most of you saw, Ms. Shyla has
returned to Radiant and we are excited to have
her back! Welcome back, Ms. Shyla
A few milestones happened in March that we
were excited to celebrate: Remi, Rowena, and
Carter have been standing without assistance
and Leo has begun sitting up on his own.
Looking forward to April, we are excited to celebrate Isla and Rowena’s first
birthdays in April. Additionally, Mack, Grant, and Rowena will all be moving up to
the Transition room on April 19th. Ms. Sofie will also be returning to Transition at
that time.
As usual, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, comments or concerns via Procare or email
at husna@radiant-montessori.com.
- Ms. Husna, Ms. Shyla & Ms. Sofie
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