Montessori Pre-K News

We started our week back at school with a morning visit from Kelley Stoneburner who joined us in the morning as a specialist in Social Emotional Learning (SEL). This often involves a puppet, story or songs that support children in recognizing and understanding a variety of social dynamics or situations.

History in the Hallway was a special activity on Wednesday hosted by Visitation Archivist, Colleen Hansen. Each month offers a new theme and information about the history of our school. This month's focus was on the Sisters' journey from St. Louis to Mendota Heights and the locations in between.

On Thursday, we enjoyed a nature walk and picture journaling about what we saw. A highlight of this was stopping to view the incredible display of monarch butterflies fluttering among a large patch of wildflowers ~ this was truly spectacular sight! It was wonderful to see those of you who joined us for the Back to School Night on Thursday, included below is a link to both the Montessori and Lower School presentations.

This week was one day short and also full as we ended with a visit to the STEM lab and school picture day! Thank you to our families for your supportive contributions to our Practical Life SignUpGenius List! The food-preparation and flower-arranging supplies have brought so much joy and meaningful work to our classroom.

With Gratitude,

The Montessori Team

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).

Early Release Day, 12 pm. Lunch will be served. Extended Day available.