Ringing in the New Year!!

 A December to Remember

 Our Christmas Program was a HUGE success!!  The kids performed their Christmas themed songs we had practiced and a group performed a dance - everyone did wonderfully!!  As usual, we can't thank all the parents enough for coming to support our little learners!  Later that evening, we had our Christmas party at Lin's Restaurant.  It is always great to see our families get together and get to know one another better.  Thank you so much to those of you that attended!  To those of you that could not attend - You were missed!  Thank you all so much for an AMAZING year!

**By the way, if any of you have pictures from the Christmas program or the Christmas party (we only had a couple), please e-mail them to tasmontessori@yahoo.com and we'll make sure to get them on the blog!

Happy New Year!

   

 It’s 2011!  We had such a fantastic year in 2010 with the children filled with lots of fun and learning! We know that 2011 will be just as great.

 We wish you and your family all the best in the coming year, and look forward to sharing it with you!

We’re Out of this World!

Our intrepid little explorers have been hard at work exploring the vast world of our solar system for the past two months!

They have shown such a passionate interest in the subject of outer space, and have picked up on terms and concepts quicker that we could have ever imagined, even at times educating us!

Because of their interest in the subject, we thought we’d have some fun with it by having the children build their very own personal solar system that we will hang all over the school.

We will design and build the solar systems at school, however we do ask that you please provide the Styrofoam balls that will make up the planets.

If you could bring 10 Styrofoam balls that are the appropriate size for each of the planets including the sun and the moon by Friday January 14^th, we can get started on the fun as quick as possible!

Once we are done, we will hang them all over the school for you to see!

We have been singing the Planet Song with the children during circle time, and if you would like to sing it with them at home here are the lyrics!

The sun’s a hot star

Mercury’s hot too

Venus is the brightest one

And Earth’s home to me and you!

Mars is the red one

And Jupiter’s really wide

Saturn’s got those icy rings

Uranus spins on its side

Neptune’s really windy

And Pluto’s not a planet

Now we know our planets

And now we know them all!

MLK Holiday

  We will be off from school on Monday, January 17, 2011 for the MLK holiday .We will resume school on Tuesday.

We hope you have a great holiday!

CIRCLE TIME!

This month we are working on learning the parts of the body. Specifically we are focusing on the bones and muscles. We are also learning the parts of the turtle and fish. We are learning to count by 5’s and 10’s. We have introduced the counting chains to work with this concept.

We continue to work with the continents; and we will be introducing the animals from different continents we will also continue learning the flags of different countries.

We continue to learn our geometrical solids and constructive triangle. We are also continuing our unit of space. We will also be working more with language, focusing on movable alphabets along with the Object Box. Of course we continue to go over the calendar, months, days of the week, phonics and numbers on a daily basis.

Proper Hygiene!

  This month we are focusing on using proper hygiene in our everyday life! Practicing proper hygiene is critical for everyone, but is especially important for young children. Illness spreads among children very quickly and easily, and we must encourage them to use the proper hygienic practices to prevent that, as well as instilling a sense of cleanliness in them from a young age.

  Some of the things we are encouraging include:

·    Brushing our teeth when we wake up and before we go to bed

·    Taking a shower/bath every day

·    Making sure our clothes are neat and clean

·    Washing our hands with soap and warm water after using the bathroom and before eating

·    Covering our mouths and noses when we sneeze and/cough

·    Throwing away all of our trash (in the trashcan)

Whose Is This?

  As a reminder, we ask that you please be sure to write your child’s name on all of the personal belongings that you send with your children.

  This includes jackets, sweaters, extra clothes, backpacks, lunchboxes, sippy cups, etc. This will allow us to identify items more quickly, and reduce chances of mix ups!