Dear Parents,

Thank you to the grandparents/parents who attended our Grandparents Day last week. We hope you had a wonderful time painting bird houses and spending the morning with your loved grandchild/child. We heard everything about your time together after you left!

This week, we’re going to introduce our art easel to the class! In a Montessori classroom, an art easel is not merely a tool for painting but a key component of the "prepared environment" that promotes independence, fosters creativity, and develops a range of physical, cognitive, and emotional skills. It is available for a child to use freely and independently whenever they feel inspired. We emphasize the process of creation, rather than the final product. The easel encourages children to explore and experiment freely without the pressure of producing a perfect-looking result. 

After the free expression of the process, children need to clean up the easel which encompasses the same tasks as the table scrubbing work. We also call the easel work "a long-process work".

In the Practical Life area, we are switching our pin punching work to pumpkin pin punching. Pin punching is an activity where children use a push pin to punch holes along the outline of a shape, allowing them to punch out the shape from the paper. It builds fine motor skills, concentration, and hand strength needed for writing by strengthening the pincer grip as they hold the pin. This activity also teaches attention to detail and can be used to reinforce other lessons, such as recognizing shapes or continents in other areas of the classroom. It is a challenging work for our younger friends.

For our older children, we are going to make a pumpkin life cycle booklet in the afternoons. 

We are looking forward to meeting with each of you during Parent/Teacher Conferences to discuss your child’s progress so far this year.  We have already seen so much growth and learning within this amazing group of kids! Thank you in advance for making the time in your busy schedules to meet with us. Your partnership allows us to best support your little ones.

Have a wonderful week,

Morahs Kristy, Uma, Kara, Chaya