// Weeks of May 27 (Field Day!) and Jun 3 //
// Curriculum Update, Mid-May //
Now that our special classes have ended, this week in the Orange Room, we have been enjoying long work cycles and lots of play time too. We have been enjoying lots of fresh air and sunshine everyday this week and are excited for our End of Year Ceremony. Caterpillar update: We have two in their chrysalis, one still missing, and one little guy didn’t make it into it’s pupa stage. We hope to return from our long weekend to a beautiful surprise!
// week of May 20 //
// week of May 13 //
Parent Association Meeting Notes
May 10, 2019
Ø HUGE, HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK CELEBRATION~ STARTING THE DAY WITH CURBSIDE HELP AND THE ENDLESS TREATS HAVE BEEN APPRECIATED!!!!
Ø HUGE THANK YOU TO HOLLY (JETT’S MOM) AND JENNIFER (LUCAS AND ARI’S MOM) FOR ORGANIZING THE WEEK AND BEING INCREDIBLE PA COORDINATORS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. HUGE THANK YOU TO JULIA (HARRISON’S MOM) AND YASSMIN (AIDAN AND NOAH’S MOM) FOR AGREEING TO THE BE THE PA COORDINATORS FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Ø THANK YOU for supporting the Book Fair ($6,500 was raised) and donating boots!
Ø CONGRATULATIONS to the HPMS Basketball Team for playing an incredible game verses Village Montessori~ we finally won (46 to 18). The UE team won against Stevens (18-16).
Ø Please enjoy the video on the HPMS balloon launch (yes, that’s really the curve on the Earth from the balloon launched by HPMS students). This project has been happening for four years:
· Year 1 ~ focus was on altitude
· Year 2~ focus was on creating an environment for an insect to go into space (balloon had a hole and ended up in a lake)
· Year 3~ focus was on creating an environment for a small mammal to go into space~ students had ethical concerns if it didn’t work so they changed it to using the air supply to launch a rocket (but no trash was to left in space)
· Year 4~ focus is on communication~ there will be a live stream on the 6th floor for K students and up to watch on May 21
Ø Upcoming Events (it’s that time of year!!!) ~ EOY Celebrations begin at 9:15 on the 6th floor unless otherwise noted:
· May 21~ Blue/Red Room EOY Celebration
· May 22~ Indigo/Yellow Room EOY Celebration
· May 23~ Orange/Silver Room EOY Celebration
· May 24-27~ School Closed for Memorial Day Weekend
· May 28~ Homework Discussion ~ 6 pm
· May 31~ Field Day (PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE SUG!!!!)
· June 4 ~ Earth Room EOY Celebration at 9:30
· June 5~ Sky Room EOY Celebration at 9:30
· June 6 ~ Ocean Room EOY Celebration at 9:30
· June 11 ~ UE/MS EOY Celebration & 8th Grade Graduation at 6 pm on the 6th Floor
· June 12 ~ Last day of School
o PA Meeting ~ 9 am
o WEE & Bridge EOY Celebration at 11:15 am for Wee and Square, 11:00 for Circle and Triangle
o End of the Year Picnic~ “BYOB”~ Bring Your Own Basket & Blanket at 5 pm in Hamilton Park
o HPMS will provide plates, utensils, water and treats.
o Please bring food for your family (or buy dinner at the Farmer’s Market!)
· June 19 ~ Silverman Golf Tournament supporting HPMS
Ø Year Book is now available for purchase~ please keep an eye out for the SUG
Ø Discussion for next year…thoughts about fruit as the go to birthday snack (child shares their favorite fruit with the class) and changing the snack sign up (parents bring in one item once a week instead of enough snack for the class for an entire week).
// Week of May 6: Curriculum Update //
What an amazing week us teachers have had! We have felt so much love and appreciation from all of your children. We received sweet cards and drawings and even back massages from the children. The children are enjoying watching the daily changes with our caterpillars, who have more than tripled in size!
// Teacher Appreciation Week //
// curriculum update: May 3 //
This week in the Orange Room, we welcomed a new friend, Zoë. The children were all very excited to meet her and have given her a warm welcome; with tours of the classroom and playground, and invitations to work and play together. Thank you to all of the families who have generously gifted our classroom with books. We have been enjoying them all week. Most exciting of all, we received a special delivery of caterpillars!
// before & after spring break: look how much we have grown! //
// It's April! //
This week the Kindergarten students have been creating a buzz in the classroom with enthusiasm for their projects in the upcoming Exploration Fair. Together, all the children are learning about constellations and each day, we read a new book about stars and the patterns in the sky. In addition to the books we have been reading, there are constellation works in each area of the classroom that have become very popular this week.
// Week of April 1 //
// Week of March 25: Curriculum Update //
This week the children entered the classroom full of excitement to use the new works that their teachers made during last week’s In-Service days. The children explored color mixing and spring themed art and Practical Life materials and Solar System and Constellation materials in the Science, Math, and Language areas.
// Week of March 25 //
HPMS is celebrating World Down Syndrome Day on March 20! Wear your jeans and/or silly socks, too.ng World Down Syndrome Day on March 20! Wear your jeans and/or silly socks, too.
// This week.... //
This week in the Orange Room we have been discussing the changes expected to happen in Spring while enjoying our last weeks of winter. The children have been busily working with new materials in the science and culture area of the classroom. They have been exploring parts of the earth, including global climate zones too.
// Week of March 11 //
Thank you to all who joined us for the HPMS Winter Gala! It was a BLAST!
// What we have been up to these days... //
Week of February 25
This week we celebrated the life of Maria Montessori. The children learned of her hard work and determination to become a doctor and then a teacher. The children also listened to books about other Montessori classrooms in Jack Goes to Montessori School and My Peaceful Classroom. The children were asked, “If you met Maria Montessori, what would you tell her?” They created thoughtful pictures and notes answering this question to display in the hallway.
Week of March 4
This week, in celebration of Dr. Seuss, we read several Dr. Seuss books. Favorites included; Hop on Pop, The Cat in the Hat, and Green Eggs and Ham. All of the silly rhymes we heard in the books inspired our children to come up with there own rhymes too. We played rhyming games during circle time and sang rhyming songs too. We have several poets and lyric writers in the making!
// Weeks of Feb 25 & March 4 //
