Montessori Pre-K News

A Wonderful Week of Normalization!

Normalization in our classroom happens so naturally that we hardly notice how quickly time passes! The children returned on Monday full of energy, and by Wednesday, they were deeply engaged in their work, following our classroom routines with confidence and independence.

Maria Montessori observed that adults cannot fully understand the inner world of a child deeply absorbed in meaningful work. However, we can certainly witness the joy, pride, and satisfaction on their faces when they complete a task. These moments reflect the fulfillment children feel when they can follow their interests, challenge themselves, and accomplish something meaningful.

What a wonderful week of growth, concentration, and joyful learning! Thank you for sharing your children with us and for being such an important part of our classroom community.

With Gratitude,

The Montessori Team

Next week, 10/26: Monday (SEL, Spanish), Tuesday (Salesian, French),

Wednesday (Library, Chinese), Thursday (STEM, Spanish), and Friday (Salesian, French).

We celebrated our very own little Lions fan, Leo, this week as he turned 5!

Leo brings so much brightness and joy to our classroom. With his wonderful sense of humor, he always finds ways to make others laugh and feel good. Outside of school, he loves playing with his brothers, kicking a soccer ball, shooting hoops, and riding his bike.

As Leo begins this exciting new year, we wish him wonderful friendships, joyful learning, good health, happiness, and, of course, lots of great soccer!

Happy 5th birthday, Leo! We love celebrating you and feel so lucky to be part of your journey. May your fifth year be full of laughter, adventures, and beautiful memories!

This Friday, we kicked off our parent volunteer program with a very special visit! Michael, Hanna’s dad, joined us in the classroom and shared a piece of home with the children as part of our yearlong Global Citizens project.

These visits give children a wonderful opportunity to learn about different cultures, family traditions, and the unique experiences that make our community so special. By welcoming families into our classroom, we help nurture curiosity, appreciation, and a deeper understanding of the world around us.

Thank you, Michael, for sharing your time and helping us bring our Global Citizens project to life! We look forward to welcoming more families into our classroom throughout the year.

What looks like a simple tower is an invitation to explore size, order, movement, and mathematical thinking.

In a Montessori classroom, even the simplest materials have a meaningful purpose. The Pink Tower invites children to build a tower using ten cubes that gradually decrease in size.

As children carefully carry, compare, and stack each cube, they refine their visual discrimination, develop coordination, strengthen concentration, and begin to recognize mathematical relationships.

But the learning goes beyond the cubes themselves. Children practice patience, independence, perseverance, and the satisfaction of completing a task on their own.

The next time you see your child building a tower, remember: small hands are building big foundations for learning!

As part of our Global Citizens curriculum and inspired by our school’s hospitality virtue of the year, we invite families to share a little piece of their home culture with our class.

Each of us has unique family traditions, stories, celebrations, and customs. Sharing these with our children helps us celebrate our differences, build connections, and grow as welcoming global citizens. Please send us one page about a special family tradition or cultural practice, along with pictures if you’d like. Be creative! We will turn your contributions into a class culture book to enjoy during morning groups and add to our classroom library.

We also invite you to send a framed family photo to help make our classroom feel a little more like home. Thank you for helping us create a classroom where every family and culture is welcomed, celebrated, and valued!

Out of Uniform Day

Simple, kid-friendly costumes will be allowed

No props, face paint, spray hair coloring, or glitter

Children must be able to use the toilet independently and participate in recess

Professional Development. No School. Extended Day available.

Montessori Christmas Party

When: December 16th, Wednesday.

Time: 10:00 - 10:45

Place: DeChantal (small auditorium)

All children will begin the day in Room 12. Please plan to arrive between 7:45–7:55 a.m. to allow your child time to settle in before the day begins. Check out the "Tips for Separation" link (below) with some helpful ideas for this process.

Morning prayer and instruction will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. Any children who arrive late will need to be signed in and enter through door 5.

What to Expect

Drop Off: Enter through door 4 and bring your child to the entrance of the Montessori Hallway where you can say goodbye. A classroom adult (Miss Lannette, Miss Jesse, Miss Rachelle, or Miss Marla) will be there in the hallway to greet your child and supervise the cubby area before they enter the classroom.

If an adult needs to escort a child into the building, they will need to enter through Door #5 and check in at the front desk using our Raptor security system. For the safety of our students, no visitors or guests will be permitted into the building without a name tag and badge.

Pick Up: For children leaving at 2:45 p.m. you can park and wait just outside of door number 4. At 2:45 p.m. those children will be brought to the door 4 entry as a group for dismissal. Anyone picking up a child should have a photo identification with them. Extended day pick up will be at the extended day classroom space (room 13).