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Montessori in the New Year Happy New Year! We begin a new year with warm thoughts of the many generous and loving contributions that are invested into our school each day, whether in a word, a gift, or a smile. The Children’s Montessori House flourishes because of our shared wish for educating your children to their highest potential. I hope everyone had an enjoyable and peaceful holiday season, a time to spend with family and friends and hopefully a few days off from work. Our goal is to grant each child the skills necessary to live a peaceful, productive and fulfilling life. We strive to ensure that when this future generation matures, our world will pass into the most capable of hands.

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The Children’s Montessori HouseSince 2005

MONTESSORI IN THE NEW YEAR

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In this world of uncertainty we endeavor to prepare our students for what awaits them. They need more than the ability to work at a job and make money. They need conflict resolution skills, intrinsic motivation and an understanding of how cultures and ecosystems must balance to support the life of our planet.

Maria Montessori began this dream over a century ago. She opened her first school, Casa dei Bambini, in Italy on January 6, 1907. Many recognized the potential of her ideas. Maria succeeded in establishing several schools throughout Europe in only a few years. As classrooms become more child-centered and education slowly becomes more individualized, we are seeing a more mindful generation arise. In the classroom we set up each activity with a control of error so that the success of the child is guaranteed. With improving skill, the self-correcting factor is gradually removed so that the child’s own skill becomes the control of error. This applies to social as well a s a c a d e m i c s k i l l d e v e l o p m e n t . W e a r e equipping these children not only for academic success but

for success in life as well.

I wish you all good health and prosperity for the Year 2017!!

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Mark your Calendar

• Jan 1st - New Year's Day (Public Holidays)

• Jan 2nd - New Years Holiday (Public)

• Jan 4th - School Reopens

• Jan 9th - Extra-curricular activities begin.

• Jan 16th - 3 pm. Dismissal

• Jan 19th - Open House (All Classes)

Special Thanks To Play, To Laugh and To Learn is the school’s motto for our students. The impact of this work is significant, and it all starts with the classroom teacher. Our teachers, referred to as guides are artful and skilled in the ability to assist their students to find their own strengths and their own capabilities through the use of practical, self-correcting materials. I am so thankful for our teachers, the environment they create, and the friendships they help foster.

I am continuously impressed with the amount of time and energy the staff at TCMH puts into making sure all students are successful! They are an incredibly talented group of teachers who want nothing but the best for our students and families.

Thank you for everything you do each and everyday that make TCMH such a wonderful place to “play, laugh and learn”

Illness: Parents are advised to call the school when their child is absent or ill. If a child has been absent due to illness and has been seen by a doctor, a doctor’s note is needed upon the child’s return.

Medication: Medication should be in its original container with the child’s full name. An authorization form and medication log bust be filled out completely for every new medication and signed by a parent or guardian.

Safety and Security Only an authorized parent/guardian may drop-off and pick up the child. If someone other than the parent or guardian is picking up the child, please sign a parent authorization form, and turn it in at the office.

Late Pick-Ups: Please call us if you are going to be late in picking up your child.

Health and Safety Reminders

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Classroom News Infant’s House Our Infant’s classroom will be moving to a new location in the new year. Our Infant environment will embody Maria Montessori’s vision of a “Nido” or nest. They are peaceful, loving places where babies can explore and feel secure. As is customary for Montessori environments, every detail is selected with the child’s whole development in mind.

Our prepared environment will continue to have developmentally appropriate materials and activities that support the child through each stage of infant growth. Because we “follow the child,” we provide a variety of environments where infants can explore based upon his/her curiosity and mobility, not just his/her age.

Toddler’s House As we all know, toddlers enjoy a regular routine. We appreciate January because, although some students may need to readjust to the school routine again after the long break, it is typically a quiet month in which to get back into the routine of the work cycle. It is a time to learn new Practical Life skills such as pouring a glass of water or preparing a snack. Old songs and stories are enjoyed and new ones are added. The oldest class members are starting to become more aware of social opportunities which puts a new perspective on class time. The uninterrupted class period provides time for lessons in Language, Math or Sensorial concepts.

Pre K’s House At the beginning of the year most of the students in the Pre-Kindergarten program adjust quickly to the daily routine. During the school year, although the materials offered are changed only slightly, the interest of the student gradually turns towards academics. We do lessons with each child every day, usually allowing the child to pick the activity but keeping in mind the child’s age, health, developmental capabilities and interests. A “lesson” is never a drill, but a demonstration of precisely how an activity is done, from rolling out the work mat to wiping up every drip of water and replacing the activity on the shelf. All lessons are aimed at coordination, concentration, organization and independence. The theory is basically to offer a wide array of avenues of interest and allow the child to decide when the time is right for each one.

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Moving Up We welcome our Infants and Toddlers who are moving up to new classrooms

Look Who's moving up to Toddlers :

- Alex Augustin

- Eli Jeon

Look Who's Moving up to Pre-K :

- Gabrielle Ramjaewan - Pre k-2

- Rueben Harris - Pre K- 2

- Denniva Rene - Pre K-2

- Kaylee Khodra - Pre K-2

- Mina Noel - Pre K-2

- Shaquelle JnCharles - Pre K-3

- Aahil Auguste - Pre K-3

- Zariah Edwards - Pre K-3

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Mathematics All of their work with the Practical Life and Sensorial materials brings order to children’s experiences, important indirect preparation for the mathematical mind. The developing child yearns to organize, classify, and abstract. Fortunately the whole world obliges with toes to count, temperatures to read, rain to gauge, and clocks to check. The Montessori math lessons lead the child through progressive hands-on activities, emphasizing concepts while preparing the child for abstractions. The extensions and variations we offer complement and support work with Montessori’s legendary math materials.

"When he discovers with so much emotion that the sky is blue, that his hand is smooth, that the window is rectangular, he does not in reality discover the sky, the hand or the w i n d o w , b u t h e discovers their position in the order of his mind by arrangement of his ideas."

—Maria Montessori, Advanced Montessori Method, Vol. 1

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Infants:

13th - Shain Peters

18th - Dominic Cenac

Pre k -1:

Mekhi Albertie - 8th

Nefertari Goddard - 9th

Kai St.Prix - 15th

Rebekah Stephen - 20th

Chloe LaForce - 28th

Pre K-2 :

Ariel David - 21st

Liam Forde - 29th

Pre K-3 :

Juneika Quinlan - 9th

Jodi Edward - 17th

Teachers : Jessica - 6th Lynna - 17th

Albina - 22nd

What is it? And What Does My Child Learn?

Colored Bead Stairs - The Bead Stair is a colorful work that helps a child master the numerical understanding of 1-9 and identifies each number with a color that will be used in more advanced Montessori works.

“Thank you parents for your donations for the practical life

materials. Your contributions are

very much appreciated.”

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ENROLLMENT INFORMATION for the 2017-2018

school year

The enrollment process begins annually in January, and placement decisions are prioritized based on the following sequence: current students, siblings of current students, then waiting list families.

CURRENT FAMILIES: If your child is not graduating, it is time to RE-ENROLL for next school year! Your form and annual enrollment fee ($100) are due upon submission of your forms to secure your spot for the 2017-2018 school year (September 2017- June 2018).Following the re-enrollment deadline, we will begin making calls to our waiting list families to fill remaining spots.

SIBLING ENROLLMENT: If your child has a sibling who will be eligible to begin school in August please ensure that that your child's name is on our waiting list file by contacting the office. Please call or email Sophie directly.

Please note that while we aim to complete enrollment by the end of March, the enrollment process can continue all the way through August. Thank you for keeping us updated with any changes in contact information to assist us in this process.

For questions, call the office at 450-1285 or email: office@thechildrensmontessorihouse.com.

Punctuality Please be mindful of our arrival and dismissal times. Punctuality is important as we try to maintain a schedule for our students and also out of respect for our teachers, many of whom have families of their own. A late pick-up fee will be charged for consistently picking up your child after 6 p.m.

Arrival Time: 7am-8am

Dismissal Time: 3: 00 pm. 6:00 pm.

Parent Review Just a reminder that we will be doing a survey on our school's strengths and areas of growth. You will receive a link to our survey. To ensure that all surveys are delivered timely so we can get responses within our timeline, please look for your survey between January 16th and January 20th. Your responses are greatly appreciated.

Welcome all new students to our

TCMH Family!!

Infants:

- Allil Ross -Christian Amar Charles

- Azaria Monrose

Toddlers : -Amore Ferdinand

- Taveon McDonald

-Kyre Simon - Josiah Leon

Pre K- 2 : -Nya Felicien

Open HouseWe will be hosting an Open House for p rospect ive parents in te res ted in Montessori on Thursday, January 19th, 2017 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.Please spread the word about our Open House to any friends or neighbors interested in Montessori!

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Keeping up with us………

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January 2017

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 New Year’s

Day (Public Holiday)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 New Year’s

Holiday School

Reopens

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Extra Curricular Activities Begin

16 3pm

Dismissal

17 18 19

Open House 5pm

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23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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EVENTS Extra Curricular Sign up for extracurricular activities in the office

3pm Dismissal School is dismissed at 3pm every 3rd Monday for professional development of the teachers

Open House Open House for perspective parents