School Bulletin & Newsletter
Spring
has arrived, and with it, a great deal of new experiences and learning
opportunities for our students. Thank you to the
parents, guardians, and all members of the community who have given
their time, effort, and support. Your efforts are a crucial part of the
success of the school and its students. A brand new look for the
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and new
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Your attention and patience during this time is appreciated as we
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Newsletter - May 2011
Contents
Current and Recent Events
Classroom Happenings
Current and Recent Events
Teacher Appreciation Week
The
week of May 2nd to May 6th was Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you to
the Starting Point Dad's Club for providing lunch for the teachers and
staff on Friday. We would also like to give a special thank you to
Kevin Davenport (Kameron), Clarence Williams (Josef & James
Grandad), and Wesley Haynes (Zoe) for their time and assistance during
the event. To all of the parents and students who offered loving and
caring cards, we are deeply grateful. Everyone also enjoyed the chicken
wings, cakes, and cheesecake brought in as snacks. We also appreciate
Chandra Fowler - and her company the Ice Cream Place - for supplying
the teachers with many other delicious treats. Everyone contributed so
much
to make this Teacher Appreciation Week a wonderful experience. Your
support and caring actions are a continuing inspiration!
Classroom Happenings
Shining Stars Class
Spring Greetings from the Shining Stars Classroom!
We are continuing to let our light shine....choosing challenging work, following ground rules and being the best we can be.
We
have been learning a lot and having fun while experiencing new lessons.
Our school year is almost over so we are reviewing as well.
May
is a busy month with many exciting activities! The Detroit Zoo will
visit on the 4th and 18th. Also, we will have school picture day, a
Cinco de Mayo fiesta, Box Tops pajama party and our year-end school
luncheon. We are looking forward to these events which make our school
so special.
It's a great month to show Mom how much you love
and appreciate her. We sincerely wish all our SPM Moms a Happy Mother's
Day! Enjoy your day - you deserve it!
It's also a wonderful time to bird watch, listen to the birds sing, plant flowers or trees, and plant seeds!
Happy Spring!
Ms. Lydia / Ms. CharityShining Stars Teachers
Toddler Class
Happy Spring from the Toddler Class!
In the coming days, our toddlers will be reviewing everything that they have learned from the beginning of the school year.
The
toddlers will be using large color boxes to identify each color (red,
yellow and blue); they will also practice identifying the rainbow
colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) with the primary
colors. They know their colors and shapes!
We would like to
thank each and every parent for bringing their child to Starting Point
Montessori each day. Hope to see you in the upcoming school year too!
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Hall / Mrs. Marshall
Toddler Class Teachers
Infant Class
The
infants love the new wall mirror. The mirror is small and set at an
infant's height. There is a wooden bar mounted across the middle of the
mirror so that the infants can pull themselves up to stand close by.
The infants are having fun looking at their own faces and standing at
the mirror.
Our infants also really enjoy looking at their
flashcards. They can now recognize an apple and a banana after
practicing with them. Our flash cards are a wonderful way to teach the
children how to recognize fruits and vegetables and colors and shapes.
If you ask our infants what to say as you are using the flashcards, they can say “apple” and “banana”.
Happy Spring!
Mrs. Murriel-Cheek
Infant Room Teacher
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