Dear Parents, Thank you for your participation and involvement with Santa Monica Montessori School. We have enjoyed having you and your children with us during this wonder-ful school year. The 2015-16 yearbook will be available during the last week of school, June 13 through June 17. Please take a moment to look through it as a reminder of all our exciting school events and everyday school life.

We want to thank all the parents that supported our recent Mrs. Nelson’s book fair. It was a great success, raising enough funds to supply each classroom with all the books the teachers had picked out. We would also like to thank all parents that came to support the history re-enactment performed by Rooms 6 and 7.

This summer we will be having a great time as we swim, work, and play. We are adding academic Kindergarten, along with a new Elementary Music Program to our camp activities which we will carry forward into the new school year. We all look forward to welcoming you back for the 2016-2017 School Year! Have a wonderful summer. Regards, Pam Crisman

Last Day of School: June 17th - Minimum Day 11:00 AM—Father’s Day BBQ 12:30 PM—End of School Day Summer Camp Session One: Begins Monday, June 20th 2016-2017 School Year: Starts Tuesday, September 6th

Special Events

From The Director:

Santa Monica Montessori School

End of the Year 2015-2016 Newsletter

To all parents that have:

- made a contribution to their

child’s classroom

- helped during special events

- donated funds.

Last but not least, thank you

to all of our amazing Room

Parents and Parent Volun-

teers! We appreciate your

time and effort in supporting

your child’s school education.

“Once a direction is given to them, the child’s movements are made towards a definite end, so that he himself grows quiet and contented, and be-comes an active worker, a being calm and full of joy.” Maria Montessori, Dr. Montes-sori’s Own Handbook

Special Thanks

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Father’s Day and

End of the Year

SMMS will be celebrating Father’s

Day on Friday, June 17h at 11:00

AM. Feel free to stop by for some

delicious food and drinks.

Celebrate Dad!

Yearbook 2015-16

Yearbooks will be available dur-

ing the last week of school, June

13 through 17.

Please stop by the Front Desk to

pick up your copy and enjoy all of

the great moments we had this

School Year!

Cost: $20.00 each

Tuition

June tuition payments are now due. Annual Payment for the 2016-2017 School year is due by August

1st, 2016. If you have any payment inquiries, please stop by the front desk or contact the office at

(310) 829-3551.

Summer Camp

Re-Enrollment 2016-17

Our classroom spaces for the 2016-

2017 School Year are filling up

quickly. We have had many new appli-

cants and anticipate full enrollment for

the next school year. Please be sure

that you have completed all paperwork

and financial agreements to assure

your child’s continuing education at

SMMS.

Last Day of School:

Minimum Day!

Don’t forget that Friday, June 17th is

the last day of the 2015-2016 School

Year. We will be dismissing students

at 12:30 PM, after the Father’s Day

BBQ.

Summer is upon us! Please contact the Front

Desk if you have not already signed up for

Summer Camp.

A Very Cali Summer!

Session 1: June 20th– July 22nd

Week 1 (6/20-6/24): Santa Monica

Week 2 (6/27-7/1): California History

Week 3 (7/5– 7/8): Ecosystems of California

Week 4 (7/11-7/15): Art

Week 5 (7/18– 7/22): Careers

Session 2: July 25th– Aug. 26th

Week 6 (7/25– 7/29): Exploring Science

Week 7 (8/1-8/5): Olympic Sports

Week 8 (8/8-8/12): Botany

Week 9 (8/15-8/19): Zoology

Week 10 (8/22-8/26): Oceanography

Semi-Private Swim Lessons

Being water safe is vital in California!

Swim Lesson Sessions are for two weeks.

Lessons take place 4 times a week, Monday

through Thursday.

Location: Santa Monica College

Hours: Between 9:00 am and 10:15 pm

Price per two-week session:

Session 1: $40 residents, $80 non-residents

Session 2: $50 residents, $90 non-residents

School

Development

We are working tirelessly to re-

new and improve SMMS. In the

beginning of the school year,

the outside of the school build-

ing was painted. As you may

have noticed, the inside recently

followed, with a new coat of

paint in the hallways and bath-

rooms. We have also had the

soap and paper towel dispens-

ers replaced in the entire

school. In the coming months,

we are going to continue with

some more exciting projects.

Please note that Choice Lunch

will not be providing lunches dur-

ing the summer. Please send a

lunch for your child if they are

attending summer camp.

Summer Hot Lunch

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Room 3

Room 7

Our upper elementary class had a wonderful field trip to El Capitan Canyon. We swam at the beach, fed goats and

llamas, and made s’mores by the campfire! Our art fair was also a success, and we finally had the opportunity to

share with all of you our students’ beautiful work. As the school year is ending, we will enjoy a few more units of

study, including lessons in ecology and the work of water. During the last week of school, we will enjoy a ride to

the beach on the new Expo line, ride bikes towards Malibu, and partake in a lovely day hike at Will Rogers State

Park.

Room 5

Room 1

Hard to believe it is already the end of

the school year! Thank you for coming

to the Art Fair to see what we have

been working on all year. In the month

of June, we will be celebrating Father's

Day on the 17th! Don't forget to enroll

for the summer if you want to partici-

pate in our exciting summer program.

For those of you taking the summer

off, have a great summer!

Room 2

The children in Room 2 have

been conscientious workers and

sensorial explorers, sensitive to

order and language acquisition,

and seeking independence and

mastery. We are about to finish

the school year. Thank you for

allowing us to be part of your

child's life. We have had a won-

derful year together.

We will wrap up this final month of

the school year with some long-

term projects. These projects will

tie together the skills and interests

the students have gathered

throughout the year. Children will

be working on and researching

different forest biomes, which will

then be executed as shoebox dio-

ramas in small groups.

The children were very proud to

show off their artwork, and had a

great time on our science-based

hike through the Santa Monica

Mountains. Now we are excited for

our casual family trip to the beach

during the last week of school!

Room 4 Room 6

Thank you for all your support during

Career Month! We are already in our

last month of school and are getting

ready to celebrate Father's Day with a

BBQ on the Last day of school, Friday,

June 17. We have a great Summer

program planned and are looking for-

ward to seeing those of you that will

be joining us. During the month of

June, we will be learning the parts of

the flower and leaf. We wish all of

you and your families a great sum-

mer!

Even though the school year is al-

most over, this is an active time of

the year for Room 5. Just when the

students thought they had done

everything there was to do with the

materials, we are discovering new

ways to use multiple materials at

the same time! Stop and ask to see

examples, we will proudly share our

pictures.

We would also like to remind our

girls to wear shorts under dresses.

Please wear closed-toed shoes in-

stead of sandals.

Thank you all for attending the Art

Fair/Music Concert! Our little art-

ists enjoyed presenting their mas-

terpieces. We would also like to

thank you all for supporting your

children in their learning process.

We have had very successful

school year! Have a wonderful

summer!