December News:

During December, we will be adopting one family in the community as our own ‘Giving Tree’ goes up in our lobby. We are working with the FAM Adopt-A-Family Program in San Clemente. We ask that you pick an ornament from the tree, purchase the requested item and return it wrapped, with the ornament attached. Our family we chose is a single mom with two girls ages 4 months old and 4 years old. We thank you in advance for your support of this wonderful program. If you are interested in adopting a family for the holiday season, please visit their website at www.family-assistance.org.

In the classrooms, the children will be learning about different celebrations around the world. If your family celebrates any special holiday, please let your teachers know so they can share interesting facts with the class. Our literary focus will be on “The Giving Tree” by Shell Silverstein. The children will be reading this book throughout the month and celebrating the season of giving.

We have a lot of exciting events during the next few weeks before the holiday break. Please mark your calendars with the important dates of our Santa Visit on the 14^th and Holiday performances and parties.

Our Winter Holiday Performances will be on December 20^th and 4pm. Walkers and Pre-Primary will have a family sing-a-long, followed by a classroom party. Primary and Kindergarten will perform for families in their classrooms and have a small holiday party after. Please be prompt and plan time for parking and getting situated in the classroom prior to 4pm.

School Spirit Week will be December 17^th-21^st. Monday is Holiday Hat Day, Tuesday is Wear Red and Green Day, Wednesday is Crazy Sock Day, Thursday is Jersey Day, and Friday is Pajama Day.

From all the staff at SC Montessori, we wish you a very Happy Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year!

November Recap:

November has been a very eventful month for our school. Classes have spent time discussing what they are thankful for and how to be helpful towards others. We learned to be “Bucket fillers” and how to build each other’s self-esteem. Our children enjoyed sharing a meal together at our Harvest Feast. Thank you to all our families that helped to make this special event successful.

October Recap:

October was busy with many fall activities. It is so exciting to see the children building new friendships and enjoying their Montessori work. Thank you to all the families that were able to attend our Fall Carnival and Halloween Parade! We had a great time seeing the children and our families having so much fun. Please take note of the dates below for all upcoming holiday events and closures. Daylight Savings Time ends on November 4^th, which means clocks go back an hour and it will begin to get dark earlier. Please remember as the weather gets cooler to send a long-sleeved jacket/sweatshirt daily with your child.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on November 7^th and 8^th. School will close early at 3pm on both dates. Conferences are a great opportunity for us to discuss how your child is progressing in class and goals for the remainder of the school year. A sign-up sheet will be posted on your child’s classroom door. Please schedule accordingly as daycare will be provided during your scheduled conference only. Conferences are 20 minutes each.

The classrooms will have a Harvest Feast to celebrate Thanksgiving on November 21^st from 11:00am-12:00pm. Please help by signing up to bring a dish for the class to enjoy. The event is only for the children. Items may be brought the day before or the morning of the 21^st.

Our See’s Candy Fundraiser is a great way to get a jump start of your holiday shopping! See’s Candy makes a great stocking stuffer and corporate gifts. As a bonus, the proceeds help improve our playground. Orders are due on December 3^rd to the front desk. Candy will be ready to pick up on December 11^th!

September Recap: 

September was a great month! We celebrated the start to our second school year! A big thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Back to School Night. It was so nice to see you there and be able to share with you, in more detail, the philosophy and approach as well interworking of our classrooms and programs! If your child is in a Primary or Kindergarten class and enrolled for an extended day schedule, they will be attending daily enrichment classes from 3:15-3:45.   Enrichment classes include instruction in music, art, cooking, Spanish and computers! We also have our extracurricular classes for our Pre-Primary and Primary aged students. On Tuesday’s, we offer Tiny Tikes Soccer. Wednesday’s, we offer a Ukulele class (for children ages 4 and older). Thursday’s, we offer Twinkle Toes Dance and Friday’s we offer Amazing Athletes. Please see the office for more information on registration. Be sure to check out your classroom Teacher Page. It is filled with monthly news, our curriculum, events, and pictures!

Summer News:

What a wonderful summer we had at the Montessori School of San Clemente! We kicked off our summer activities with water days and bubble days every other Friday! The infants had fun on their splash mat and the Pre-Primary and Primary classes enjoyed wacky sprayers on their yards. We had an in-house field trip on the 20^th of July. The Best Bubble Party came to our school and preformed some captivating and bubble-tastic moves with her special bubble wands and bubble solution. The children had the choice of stepping inside of a giant bubble, even some of the teacher’s joined in on the fun! We finished out the month of July with our family picnic which had an amazing turn out! Thank you for all the families who came and ate lunch with their children! It was a beautiful day filled with music, yummy food, sunshine, and lots of laughter. We enjoyed seeing our families connecting with one another. We strive to create a close community for our families.

We kicked off August with Pirate Day! Many of our children came to school in pirate wear which was arr-real blast! We had our spirit week on the 20^th which included sports day, crazy sock day, mix up day, crazy hair day, and PJ day! The petting zoo came by on the 21^st for our second in-house field trip of the summer. Many animals came including goats, chickens, and our pony for the pony rides! Our “Fun Fridays” ended on the 17^th with our last water day. We cannot wait for next summer to continue our water and bubble days! We already have some ideas for more in-house field trips for next summer as well. Thank you for a wonderful summer here at the Montessori School of San Clemente.