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Writer's pictureSamara Pierce

 


 

 

October has been busy as we’ve explored pumpkins, fall, families, the world, land, air, water, nutrition, and Halloween!

 

In November, we will start our new unit studies focusing on North America and the United States. Our annual States Parade is scheduled for Friday, November 8th. If you haven't done so, please sign up using the Signup Genius link.

 

 

Halloween is on Thursday, October 31st. Please have your child come to school dressed in orange and black, as costumes are not allowed. We have planned a fun day filled with crafts, songs, Halloween stories, and a special snack.

 

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for conferences. I look forward to speaking with you on Friday, November 1st.

 

The Kindergartners will have their next field trip on November 5th, where we will visit the fort at Fort Fisher. Kindergarten parents, please watch for a permission slip in your child’s Friday folder.

 

Please note that school will be closed on November 11th for Veterans Day and from November 27th to 29th for the Thanksgiving holiday.

 

We wish you all a fun and safe weekend!

 

In peace,

 

Ms. Samara and Ms. Jodi



Writer's pictureSamara Pierce


Happy Friday! In the past month, we have focused on the sun, moon, living/nonliving, plant/animal, vertebrate/invertebrate, and parts of the apple. Our kindergartners enjoyed their first field trip to the Pine Valley library, enjoying Mr. Scooter's engaging activities and choosing a book to take home. Please remember to return your books to the library by October 25. They eagerly await their second field trip to Mike’s Farm on October 11th. This is always a favorite; we're sure they'll have a great time!

October brings cooler temperatures and a diverse range of lessons. We will learn all about the parts of a pumpkin and a bat, as well as focus on the world, land, air, water, nutrition, and fire safety. It's going to be an exciting and educational month!

Some important dates coming up in October:

·      October 4th at 8:30 room parent orientation (Corrigan’s Cottage)

·      October 4th at 2:00 parent volunteer orientation (Corrigan’s Cottage)

·      October 8th Picture Day

·      October 14th Teacher workday (no school for kids)

·      October 24th Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat (more info will be sent out)

The donation drive in October will be for Nourish NC. We are asking for non-perishable food items to help support hunger in our community.

November 1st will be a day for parent-teacher conferences. Please look for an email to sign up for a time slot in the next couple of weeks.

We hope you have a fun and safe weekend!


Here is a message from our room moms:


Welcome, Sea Star Class Families!


We hope the school year has been going well for you so far. As we finish the normalization period, we wanted to take a moment to reach out to you as your room parents for this year (Deidra-Jonah's Mom, Amber—Dakota’s Mom, and Nicole—Nora‘s Mom). Our role is to be the bridge between the parents and the teachers. 


We have some fantastic activities planned for this year, and we would love your involvement and help!


Volunteer Orientation


If you were hoping to volunteer in the classroom this year, please arrange to attend the upcoming parent volunteer orientation on Monday, October 4th, at 2 p.m. A link will be sent out once the sign-up date approaches.


Volunteer Opportunities


Please click here to view all of the volunteer opportunities for the upcoming school year. The first opportunity to volunteer in the classroom will be on Halloween. 

We are looking for an in-room craft volunteer, a snack volunteer, and a volunteer to bring in a Halloween-themed book. If you are not available to come into the classroom, a snack or book volunteer is an easy way to help out the class without having to come into the classroom. 


If you are interested or want more information about each volunteer opportunity, please click the link here.


Weekly Volunteer Opportunities- We need Letter Sound Volunteers! 


In addition to the volunteer opportunities above, we have weekly opportunities to assist the teacher with letter sounds. If you are a parent who would like to come to the classroom regularly, then this volunteer opportunity is for you. 


Children enter a sensitive reading period, which includes learning letter sounds between three and five years old. After the child has learned the first set of letters, he/she can start building words using the movable alphabet. With a lot of practice, they can decode words independently. To leverage this sensitive period and provide the children with the regular practice they need, we are looking for letter-sound volunteers every day of the week from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. If this interests you, please reply or sign up here.


If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact us. 


We look forward to a fantastic school year!

Sincerely,


Deidra Price- ddnoelp@aol.com

Nicole Featherstone- featherstone.nicole@yahoo.com 




Writer's pictureSamara Pierce

What a fantastic start to the school year! The children, both returning and new, are brimming with enthusiasm for learning. We appreciate your support in making the first week of school a smooth transition. The children eagerly enter their classrooms each morning, ready for new lessons and fun!

Saturday is Maria Montessori’s 154th birthday! We had a short parade of hats on our trike track this morning in honor of our beautiful Maria, singing Happy Birthday in Italian and following up with ice pops. We have been focusing on the preliminary lessons in the Practical Life and Sensorial areas. These lessons help develop hand and eye coordination, fine and gross motor skills, self-control, independence, confidence, and order. The children have also been focusing on their grace and courtesy lessons, using polite words such as “please” and ‘thank you,” waiting their turn, how to interrupt for help, etc. Some of the older children have begun working on more advanced lessons in the room’s Language and Math areas.

In the first half of September, we will introduce the map of the world, land, air, water, living/non-living, vertebrae and invertebrates, the sun, and moon phases. In the second half of this month, we will be learning about nutrition, World Peace Day, Stories of Johnny Appleseed, parts of the apple, and tasting an apple.

As a friendly reminder, please send in a photo of your child and your whole family for the binder we will be keeping in the library. The children, as well as their classmates, enjoy seeing their pictures in our book. Thank you to those who have done so already! 

We want to express our gratitude to those who have purchased items from our class wish list to enrich our classroom! The link to the wish list will be available throughout the year at the top of the website posts. We encourage all parents to consider contributing. Also, a friendly reminder to return your orange folders on Tuesday. We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend.


In Peace,


Ms. Samara, Ms. Jodi & Ms. Rita




 

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