The Montessori Minute

February 2014 Edition

Reminders:
- Please read daily with your child
and point out familiar words/letters
in the text.
- We have several unclaimed
jackets/hats in the classroom.
Please let me know if you are
missing one. Remember to write
your childs name in them.
- Please be sure that your child is
prepared for school every day with
their book bag and yellow folder.

We are excited to announce that we are beginning to
have some food preparation lessons available for our
class. We are in need of oranges, apples, bananas,
crackers, and Easy Cheese.





Following some inner guide, they
occupied themselves in work, different
for each, that gave them joy and peace,
and then something else appeared that
had never before been known among
children A spontaneous discipline.
-Maria Montessori
Foundations for
learning:
- Reading aloud
- Keep talking
- Teach
household
names
- Use descriptive
words
- Enrich
vocabulary
- Use a broad
range of words
- Tell stories
- Listen to your
childs
questions and
We are learning about:
Groundhog Day
Valentines Day (love/friendship)
Black History Month
Africa
Money
Presidents Day
Martin Luther King Jr.
Upcoming Events:

February 4
th
- PTO/Family Night @ 6:30 (1
st

and 2
nd
grade performance)
February 7
th
Birthday Lunch
February 13
th
Valentines Celebrations
February 14
th
day for students 10:30
dismissal for AM students, 11:30 for all day
students, no class for PM students
February 28
th
Spirit Day