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Greetings,
We hope you had a wonderful winter break and are
ready to come back to school! The next few months
traditionally show lots of academic growth. It is
exciting to watch. The Kindergartners are well on
their way to becoming first graders. Please stop by
for a visit and see the kinds of things your
kids are doing. Now is a good time to visit
and see how the Montessori 3 year curriculum comes
together!
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Monday, January 1 - New Years Day, No
School
Monday, January 15 - Martin Luther King
Jr. Day, No School
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| Meet Alexander Samuel McClendon! |
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Mrs. McClendon had her baby on December 7 at 6:10
PM. He weighed 8 lb. 1 oz. and was 20.5 inches.
Baby Alexander and mom and dad are doing well!
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| 2007-2008 School Year! |
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It is admissions season again and enrollment is open
for next year! Please let your teacher know as soon
as possible if your child plans to return next year and
if you prefer AM or PM. The phone calls pour in in
January and we want to be sure to save spots for
our returning students and their siblings. Tuition
next year will be $210 for the 4-day classes and
$230 for the 5-day classes. There is no registration
fee for returning students or for their siblings,
however, we do charge a nonrefundable deposit in
order to save your child's spot. This fee will be
deducted from your September 2007 tuition. The
deposit is $100= and is due on June 1. (Your
tuition, then, in September will reduced by $100=.)
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| Montessori Elementary School |
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Kindergarten parents that are considering Montessori
education for their child (1st - 6th grades), have two
very fine options: 1) The Central Kitsap School
District Montessori program that is housed at
Tracyton Elementary School and 2) Silverwood
School, an independent school. Our teachers are
familiar with both of these programs. Feel free to
call them with questions. Please note on your
calendars that both programs will be having open
houses next month:
Central Kitsap School District Montessori -
Friday, February 23 @ 6:30 - 8:00 PM or
Thursday, March 15 @ 6:30 - 8:00 PM. To be
considered for this program you must attend one of
the
information nights. The meetings will be held in the
Tracyton Elementary School library.
Silverwood School invites you to attend an open
house/information night at the school (14000 Central
Valley Rd NE, Poulsbo) on: Tuesday, January 30,
from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
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| Snow Day Review |
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Our snow policy is the same as the Central Kitsap
School District. If CKSD closes school for the day,
we will also have no school. This enables us to
spread the news through radio, TV, and online. If CK
schools
are delayed by 2 hours, there will be no morning
school. If CK schools are delayed by 1 hour, come if
and when you can. Please do not take unnecessary
risks. If there are more than 4 snow days during this
school year, we will make them up in June. Click on
the link below to see school reports.
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| Curriculum for January |
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Barker Creek:
- Fish & Sea Life
- Australia
- Antarctica
Steele Creek:
- Stems & Vegetables
- Insect Intro & Ants
- Asia
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| Sign Language |
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During the month of December we learned the signs
for several animals. We put this together with the
colors we learned last month and together we signed
along with the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What
Do You See?" By Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle. The
kids really enjoyed this. If you have the book at
home give it a try with them.
December Sign Language Words:
- Bear
- Bird
- Duck
- Horse
- Frog
- Cat
- Dog
- Sheep *
- Fish
- Teacher
- Children
* Note the sign for Sheep is not in the online
dictionary. It is signed with one hand doing
a "scissors" motion upside-down on the fore-arm of
the other arm.
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| Scholastic Book Orders |
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Don't forget to check out this month's book order.
Remember, you can give the order form and check to
your teacher or do it yourself online with a credit
card. (User Name: MSCK, Password: bookorder)
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Parent Education |
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Eight Principles of Montessori Education
4. Extrinsic Rewards Are Avoided: Dr.
Montessori saw extrinsic rewards, such as gold stars
and grades, to be disruptive to a child's
concentration. Sustained, intense periods of
concentration are central to Montessori education.
Dr. Montessori recounts children repeating problems,
dozens of times in succession, displaying a level of
concentration which she had previously thought
incapable for young children. At the primary level,
children might concentrate intensely for thirty
minutes at a time. By elementary, they might work
on the creation of a single chart for much of the day,
or even several days in succession. The rewards in
Montessori education are internal ones.
* Read about the first three principles of Montessori
education in previous newsletters. Movement & Cognition, Choice and Interest.
* Check back next month to learn about the fifth
principle of Montessori education - Learning with and
from peers.
Read funny kid quotes on our website!
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