It is great to see everyone back in P1 safe and rested from the break. We shared stories about the places we visited and adventures we had. We also celebrated our planet Earth this week and how important is to take care of the air, land and water so we can continue using its beautiful, natural resources. This week we also talked about the 4 layers of a rainforest, and look at major landmarks of South America. Next week we will go into a deeper study of birds and the hundreds of animals found in the Amazon Rainforest; a pharmacy and gem of the world! Below are pictures from our field trip to the Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary and the Spanish Fiesta on April 11th.

Important Dates to Remember:

Tuesday: 5/6: Field Trip to the Discovery Children’s Museum

Friday, 5/9: Mother’s Day Tea 10:30am-11:15am

Tuesday, 5/13: P1 Spring Performance 11:00 am

No plans for the summer yet? Join us here at Foothills Montessori School for our exciting camp programs. Montessori mornings and fun, hands on activities and cooking in the afternoon. If you sign up before May 1st your registration fee will be waived. Each week a teacher from the Spanish Immersion classes will be here for the summer. We hope to see you here!

Don’t get blown away this weekend!!! See you Monday!!

Love,

Ms. Jessie, Ms. Brianna & Ms. Julie

Have you signed up for the FMS Family Fun Run this Saturday, April 5th!? Your P1 Teachers will be here, laced up and ready! We hope to see everyone here! The classroom with the most participants will win a private bowling party and $200 to spend on our classroom for new materials! Race begins at 9:00 am.

We are looking forward to our class field trip to the Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary this Monday. All students, including afternoon friends, are encouraged to come. Thank you to our volunteers who will be joining us on the bus, please arrive at 8:20 for a quick briefing of what to expect for the day. Don’t forget to wear your FMS t-shirt!

I strongly recommend checking out the Outdoor Classroom Blog. Ms. Val, Ms. Marian, and Ms. Kim have beautiful photos of your children working outside painting, gardening, and interacting with children from other primary classrooms. The password to enter their blog is the same as ours! 🙂

P1 will be looking for two parent volunteers to assist with our garden on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22nd. One parent in the morning, one parent in the afternoon. We would appreciate our volunteers to purchase plants, flowers or fruit and vegetables that will grow well during this time of year. We would like to plant at 9:00am and 1:00pm. Please let us know if you would like to help out on Earth Day! Thank You.

Important April Dates to Remember:

4/5 FMS Family Fun Walk, arrive at 8:30 am.

4/7 Field Trip: Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary

4/11 1/2 Day, School out at 11:15 am. SPRING BREAK BEGINS (4/14-4/18.)

4/21 NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service

4/22 School Resumes & Earth Day

4/25 Kindergarten Field Trip: Cinderella Play at Lake Mead Christian Academy

South America is such an incredible continent to study. The people, culture, rainforests, animals, food and much more. April will be rich with information on layers of the rainforest, types of birds, life cycle of a chicken,  and care of the Earth. We will also

Elementary performed The Wizard of Oz for us yesterday afternoon, it was such a magical show. We are looking forward to performing for our parents in the Spring!! We also had the Henderson Fire Department visit us this morning. They put on their protective gear and discussed what we do in fire emergencies. We talked about 911 and talking to our parents tonight about an evacuation plan at home. Homework for P1 students is to begin learning their parents’ phone numbers and home address.

What are your plans this summer? We really hope you will be joining us here at Foothills Montessori School for a fun packed week or two. Ms. Jessie and Ms. Brianna are each planning to be here with some fun things planned. We will have Montessori mornings and themed afternoons which may include the rainforest, “Going Green,” oceans, animal planet and much more! A fee will be waived if you sign up soon! Have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Jessie, Brianna, & Julie

Allergy season is in full effect. We adore watching those flowers bloom but boy does it make our noses tickle! We continue practicing healthy nose blowing, covering our cough,  and hand washing to prevent the spread of germs. Please be cautious of drowsy allergy medicine and make sure your child is getting enough rest.

Sharing Book Policy: We have enjoyed reading and sharing the books our friends have been bringing in. As a reminder to all families please be sure the book is related to the curriculum we are discussing in our classroom. This month: Asia, Dinosaurs, amphibians, and reptiles.

Important Dates to Remember:

March 27th & 28th: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service

April 5th: FMS Family Fun Run

April 7th: ALL CLASS FIELD TRIP, Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary. Depart at 8:40am, arrive back at FMS by 11:00am.

We continue learning about scaly reptiles and slimy amphibians. We have made fossils and researched which dinosaurs are herbivores, carnivores, & omnivores. We have discussed China, counted in Chinese, talked about their lucky color and number. We have transferred objects using chopsticks and painted characters with special brushes and ink.

Happy Spring and have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Jessie, Ms. Brianna, and Ms. Julie.

To our wonderful P1 Families,

We hope we were able to accommodate everyone who isn’t able to make it to our scheduled conference day this Friday, March 7th. Please remember FMS is closed to all students. We hope to see everyone at their allotted time slot. Please let us know if you cannot make it and need to reschedule.

We finished up our unit on Oceans and Australia. Ms. Jessie brought in the skeleton of a real blow fish, some of us were afraid to hold its prickly, spherical body. Dr. Seuss’ Birthday celebration was fun on Friday, February 28th. We made green eggs & ham in the morning, and pink ink drink smoothies in the afternoon. March is such a fun month with dinosaurs, reptiles, amphibians and the continent of Asia. We look forward to all the exciting books, works, and projects we will be doing within the next few weeks. On Monday 3/3 we had Chinese acrobats demonstrate some great talent for us!! They showed us some awesome stunts, but we know they are professionals that have been training in Asia since they were young.

Important dates to remember:

Book Fair ends today! 3/6

NO SCHOOL 3/7: Parent Teacher Conferences

Kindergarten Assembly: 3/21

NO SCHOOL 3/27-3/28: Teacher IN-Service

Have a wonderful weekend!

P1 Teachers

Happy Friday to our Families!

We are so grateful to have such wonderful children and parents in our classroom. Thank you so much for all the thoughtful cards and gifts we received during Teacher Appreciation week and Valentine’s Day. It was very kind and is still making us smile.

We hope you enjoyed Parent Child Night. Your children were eager to have you here in their environment and show you work they enjoy using daily. Thank you for joining us.

Important Dates to Remember:

Friday 2/28: Dr. Seuss Day, dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss character.

Friday 3/7: NO SCHOOL, Parent Teacher Conferences. The sign up sheet will be on our clipboard beginning Monday, 2/24.

Friday 3/21: Kindergarten Assembly

Thursday & Friday 3/27, 3/28: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-service.

The curriculum for the month of March will be focused on dinosaurs, reptiles, amphibians, and the continent of Asia. We will also be celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Friday, February 28th. We encourage parents to come in and share any information, unique artifacts, or conduct a project you may have about one of the above topics. Please let us know so we can set a day and time.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Be sure to rest and keep healthy to avoid any germs roaming around. Girls and dads, have fun at the dance tonight!!

See you Monday,

Ms. Jessie, Ms. Brianna, & Ms. Julie