Valentine’s Day Party!
It’s February, which means it’s time for Valentine’s Day!
Tas Montessori School will be having the annual Valentine’s Day Party on Monday, February 14th.
We will be having the party for the children only, so please be sure to send 34 UN-ADDRESSED Valentine’s cards.
We wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day from Tas Montessori School!
Humpty Dumpty
Beginning this month, we will be initiating a Reward System for the children to reward them for good behavior, and also to help them focus during key learning times throughout the day, such as Circle Time.
We will have a wall where each child will have their very own Humpty Dumpty! If the child continues to display disruptive behavior after being told to stop, their Humpty Dumpty will get tipped slightly, and continue to tip with each subsequent disruption. After five tips, his/her Humpty Dumpty will fall off the wall.
However, if his/her Humpty Dumpty manages to stay on the wall by the end of the week, they will be able to receive a small prize, such as a sticker, or fun pencil!
The main focus of the Humpty Dumpty Wall is to encourage good behavior and better focus during Circle Time through a simple equalized Reward System.
We are hopeful that this system will give the children a better incentive to engage in proper behavior in order to enhance their learning process.
Every child is a sweet and wonderful addition to this school, and we also want to have a chance to reward them when they show us that extra amount of sweetness!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We will be happy to answer them for you!
Weather!
The weather is turning cold! Please be sure to send your child with a jacket every day, and make sure that their name is on it, and everything else they bring to school! In terms of weather delays or cancellations, please follow FISD, and be sure to watch KLBK, KMAC and FOX for news!
ABC’S
The children have been working hard on their phonics, and have been doing a great job! Some of the children have begun to recognize the phonics instantly and consistently. For those children we are beginning the blending process (with the movable alphabet, and object boxes) so that they may begin to read words, and eventually transition to reading.
Reading is one of the most important components of an education, and, we are very happy and excited with the way all of the children are progressing in this area. We are confident that positive progress will continue throughout the Spring Semester!
Circle Time!
This month we are focusing on the life cycle of a butterfly and ant, as well as the parts of them. The children will bring home worksheets of the turtle and fish, so please reinforce the concepts in these workeheets.
Thank you!
This month we are focusing on the life cycle of a butterfly and ant, as well as the parts of them. The children will bring home worksheets of the turtle and fish, so please reinforce the concepts in these workeheets.
As always we will be working on phonics, numbers, shapes, colors, calendar, opposites, flags, planets, and parts of the body. Additionally we will focus on geometrical shapes heavily this month as well as continue reinforcing positive manners and hygiene!
Thank you!
We would like to thank all of the parents for taking the time out to buy the Solar System kits for our Solar System Project!
The children enjoyed this project very much, and as such it was a great success!
We still have a couple of Solar Systems to hang up. We should have those up by next week, along with a star to identify whose Solar System is whose so that you may get to see your child’s awesome work!
Additionally we would like to extend a warm thank you to Myra Burgos, Rachel’s mother, who provided paints, paint brushes and glitter for the project. We were able to get the project underway a lot earlier thanks to her surprise donations! So thank you, Myra!
We would also like to thank Lara Nelson, T.J.’s mother, for providing us with the idea and the materials for the new Solar System necklaces we are working on. This project is designed to give the children an idea of the distance between each planet as well as being a fun piece of jewelry! Thank you, Lara!
We would like to thank Chad Russell, Chase and Jaxson’s dad for playing guitar for all the kids! They really had so much fun with it! Thank you, Chad!
