Klahanie Nursery School Newsletter
February 2013
The study of love and its
utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child.
Dr. Maria
Montessori
January Reflection
Thank you Teachers Sara Bennett and Jordan Beck for all your
wisdom and care offered to the Klahanie AM & PM children while teaching
with Emmy during Lauren’s maternity leave! We are excited to have you back in the classroom soon!
Welcome back Lauren, we missed you! As Lauren re-enters the classroom with
her infant son Stanley, we will take time to reconnect and form deeper bonds in
our class communities. This will undoubtedly
hold many tender and profound moments.
February Topics
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Infants: Welcoming Stanley to our class as well
as our theme of love and joy this month, we will explore the needs of babies
and the gifts of understanding they offer us daily as they express his/her
needs.
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Dr. Maria Montessori: Our second Peace Maker who
helped reshape the method of honoring the infant and child through observation
and creation. With the assistance
of a child appropriate story telling (during group), we will talk about her
life and work she passionately provided for many children and educators around
the world.
The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies
hidden in the child.
Dr. Maria Montessori
·
Love and Other Emotions: What is an emotion and
when do we feel differing emotions.
We will use stories, puppets and for the PM class, introduction to our
Peace Area and Talking Stick (This will be included in the Montessori In The
Home Parent Night) to begin essential practice of Listening and Expressing of
emotions with loved ones.
·
Honoring of Friends: During group our class will
have a special tray for serving tea.
Children (yes in the AM class too J)
will have the opportunity to invite friend to tea. The host will serve his/her friend tea and toast.
Reminders, Meetings &
Celebrations
·
Congratulations Gray-Miller Family on the Birth of Cyrus!
·
Valentines Day & Sing-A-Long: Please feel free to bring
Valentines for each of your child’s classmates. We will have Valentine envelopes children will bring home
that day. At 3pm we will host a Klahanie Valentine Sing-A-Long for Parents that
Both the AM & PM classes are
welcome to attend. We will
move the class furniture and sit in a big circle to sing a couple of Songs
about Love J
and have a special treat.
·
Winter Break: NO SCHOOL FEB.18-FEB.22
·
Birthdays: If you want to celebrate your child’s birthday in
class, please feel free to call Emmy for the day you wish to share a Photo of
your child when he/she was a Baby and a brief write up of what your child was
like as a baby (what he/she loved, ate, where he/she was born, etc) that will
be read during group. We then like
to read On The Day You Were Born by
Debra Frasier.
·
Montessori In The Home Parent Meeting set for Thursday March 21, 2013
7pm-8: 30pm:
Get a babysitter and come join us for a fun night of Montessori ideas for your
home, light appetizers and time to discuss parenting process in a supportive
space.
·
Reminder For Snow Days—Klahanie will go by the Vashon School
District snow closures. Snow
day school cancellations will not be made up.
·
Please Remember to Park in Designated Klahanie Parking
(please refer to the Parking map posted on our school board.)
·
Please feel free to call teachers if questions/concerns arise
regarding your child, always happy to take time.
·
We will begin our Re-Enrollment for the 2013-2014 School Year this
coming March 2013. Invitation
for parents to come in to observe before spring conferences (the observation
and Parent Conference Calendar will be posted on the school board to sign up in
March). Klahanie is a Montessori inspired Birth-To-Three Years School where
children graduate to other programs at age four. Parents of our PM Elder children who will be graduating this
summer are encouraged to begin looking at other wonderful Vashon Preschools, as
many schools are starting the enrollment process soon. Please feel free to call Emmy if
questions arise or recommendations requested.
Thank you for all your support and looking forward to the
coming week!
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| Beginning of our Peace Maker Unit |
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| Wyatt so comfortable during ending group :) |
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| Rolling practice |
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| Reptile, amphibian and mammal sorting |
