// week of October 17 //

A child looks proudly at the camera after completing the Hundred Board independently.

On Monday, two kindergarteners lost a tooth within the same hour!

We had so much fun on our field trip to Wightman's Farm!When we first arrived, we went for a hay ride around the grounds and saw leaves of many colors.

Each child chose a special pumpkin to bring back home from the farm!

A child sorts beads with Ellie the Elephant under his arm.

See our beautiful Peace Day (and 10-Year Anniversary) celebration!

“Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.”

— Maria Montessori

Click on the gumroad icon above to view.

// week of October 10th //

The younger friends play a game with Ms. Helen during music class.

A special visitor comes to the Green Room to read some funny stories in circle!

A child cuts on a line with scissors and then creates a pumpkin collage.

An elementary student returns to the Green Room for a day. to give lessons to his younger friends.

A child organizes his work space before assembling the Trinomial Cube. 

We are going to the Farm!

Oct. 18- don't forget to SignUp!

A Hop Is Up!

“Quisque iaculis facilisis lacinia. Mauris euismod pellentesque tellus sit amet mollis.”

— Jonathan L.

// week of October 3rd //

A child explores one of our splashiest materials, the Sink or Float work!

Two friends paint the pages of a special book that went into our time capsule on HPMS's 10 year anniversary. We'll see it again in a decade! 

A child draws Hamilton Park Montessori School on our 10 year anniversary!

A child concentrates on the Continent Punching work.

A child carefully colors in the squares he made using the new stencils (donated to us by a Green Room family)!

// week of September 26th//

Three friends work together to explore the Teens Board.

A child receives a lesson with Mirror Polishing from an older friend.

A child practices her sounds using the Sandpaper Letters.

We end our day with one of our favorite games: Walking on a Line. The Green Room children have nicknamed it Stepping on Spaghetti! 

A child categories animals using the Land/Air/Water work.

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Moving on Ceremony Films Now Available!

Click the Gumroad logo NOW!

We are excited to announce that ALL of our moving on ceremonies are now available for purchase & download! Simply click the link above to access all of the 2015/16 Moving on Ceremonies, as well as a few from past years.

While you may purchase a single ceremony, you'll also see an option for our HPMS Media Membership-- By becoming a member, you will receive ALL of our available content throughout the year, including the following:

• moving on ceremonies for ALL levels

• event films & photo montages

• parent chats & information sessions

• guest speakers (those that approve us to film them!)

• presentations & powerpoint documents shared by administration

• and more!

While some content may still be purchased individually, this subscription price provides an incredible value and gives you exclusive access to amazing content being created right here at HPMS. Some entertaining, some informative, we want to be sure you don't miss a thing!

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// week of Sept 19th //

The children help Ms. Michele extract honey made by the rooftop bees.

A child counts the ten bar using a counter.

Children keep our Guinea pig company in the morning.

A child shares the shells he collected during his travels in Scotland.

A kindergartner loses her tooth in class!

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Parent Reps!

Introducing your Green room parent rep--

Sirisha Jasti (mom of Malawi)

Look out for monthly classroom emails from Sirisha, and reach out directly with any questions or feedback about Green Room. We'd also love to have one more rep on board, so please reach out if you're interested.

:: sjasti2000@yahoo.com ::

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Back to School Night is this coming THURSDAY, Sept 22nd from 6-7pm for Bridge/EC Classrooms (Elementary & MS to follow from 7-8pm). Don't miss it! 

Here's a link to childcare for the evening-- space is limited so sign up now!

Our EC Wine & Cheese event is coming up on Sept 28th at 6:30pm.  This is a great chance to chat with your classroom teachers, administration & meet fellow parents. 

FAFA is hosting our first Movie Night of the year on Friday, October 21st.  Mark your calendars for food, crafts and a great film.  The kids will be voting for which movie we'll see!

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// Week of Sept 12th //

A student uses the Sandpaper Letters to practice her letter sound correspondence.

We began the week by cleaning our new guinea pig's cage and giving him fresh water and food. We love Blaise!

A child explores the joys of transferring liquids with a sponge.

One child uses a magnetic number tracing board while his friend works with a set of nesting dolls.

We were so lucky to have two parents come visit us during circle time to teach us all about the Chinese Mid-Autumn celebration!

// week of 9.5.16 //

A friend enjoys exploring a particularly gooey work on his first day in the Green Room!

Making friends in our first week together!

A child counts using the Bead Stair.

Two friends proudly show off the Decimal Layout.

A child explores the Moveable Alphabet.

Welcome back HPMS families!

Yesterday was so much fun, catching up with all of our returning and new students and showing off the new 5th floor space! Ellis, a 5th level in Perseus Room (and avid YouTuber), created this film to share the experience.

Welcome to Green Room!

Two friends explore Constructive Triangles together on their first day back.

Working with Buckle Frame

The children discover a huge spider web on the playground!

Two friends work together with the Pattern Blocks.

A friend offers some assistance with the Apple Slicing work. 

Here are some images from our first few days in Green Room!

:: A few important links ::

As we settle back into another great year at HPMS, there's lots of information to absorb, and we're always trying to make it simpler, more streamlined, and efficient. Hopefully, this classroom page is the first step! Below are some resources and info for parents new (and returning!) that you should definitely check out!

Whether you are a new or returning parent, keeping track of all the details for our events & celebrations can be confusing! Check out this Parent Cheat Sheet to stay on top of all our HPMS events.

Our annual Ice Cream Social is on Thursday, Sept 8th at 6pm in Hamilton Park. YUM!

Our 1st Parent Rep Meeting is on Friday 9/9 at 9am. Please attend if you're interested in becoming a Rep! Contact michele@filmsbyfrancesco.com with questions.