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Weekly Update Oct. 16th - 23rd

October 15th, 2026

“Blessed are the teachers who have brought their class to the stage where they can say, "Whether I am present or not, the class carries on. The group has achieved independence." To arrive at this mark of success, there is a path to follow for the teacher's development. ”
Maria Montessori
Education for a New World, p. 67

Happening this week:

Friday, Oct. 16th:

Friday Coffee Hour:

Join us after drop-off every Friday morning!
Our faculty guest will be
Monika Geerling,  Lower Elementary Assistant and Art Specialist.

Saturday, Oct. 17th:

Annual Fall Festival

Join us for one of our favorite LMS traditions!

Our annual Fall Festival this Saturday, October 17, from 1:00–5:00 p.m.

Come spend the afternoon with friends and family and enjoy delicious barbecue from the Hindsight BBQ food truck, ice cream from Peaches 'N Cream, LIVE music from The Tradesmen, and all the fun of Fall Festival at LMS.

This year’s celebration will be especially meaningful as we gather at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate Grail and her retirement after her many years as part of the LMS community.

We hope current and alumni families will join us in showing Grail just how much she has meant to our school over the years.

Mark your calendars and come celebrate fall, community, and Grail with us!

Monday, Oct. 19th:

Pizza Day

Tuesday, Oct. 20th - Oct 22nd

Classroom Observations

Parents are invited to schedule an observation to see the Montessori environment in action prior to parent teacher conferences. 

Visit our Classroom Observations page to learn more and choose an observation time: Reserve a time

Thursday, Oct. 22nd - 23rd:

Upper Elementary Overnight Trip

Upper Elementary children will travel to Camp Jewell in Colebrook, CT for two days filled with nature-inspired activities, an engineering activity, team building games, and personal/team physical challenges. We always look forward to this time together as a bonding experience for the start of our school year.

If you are an Upper Elementary family and would like to learn more about our overnight, We encourage you to attend a brief after school meeting, Friday Oct. 16th from 3:30-4:00. Permission slips, itinerary, and packing lists will be made available next week.

Things to know...

AFTER PICTURE DAY Notes from Rebecca

  • PRIVATE GALLERIES:
You’ll receive a link to your child’s private online gallery, sent to the same email the school uses to contact you. Please keep an eye out for it, and check your spam folder just in case! The email will come from: [email protected]
  • WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Each gallery contains 3–5 final images of your child.
  • ORDERING:
Ordering is simple and flexible. There are no sitting fees, no order minimums, and no pre-set packages. Instead, you’ll find a la carte pricing, which means you can purchase exactly what you love, whether that’s a single digital download, a few small prints, or something framed for your home.

You’ll be able to view all images in your child’s gallery before deciding to purchase. Digital downloads are delivered instantly after checkout, and prints or products are shipped directly from the lab that I partner with to your home.

 

  • PRINTS & PRODUCTS

Every item is produced by a professional lab that offers excellent color quality and craftsmanship. From standard prints to framed pieces and fine art options, you can choose the combination that fits your family best. Your prints ship directly to your home as soon as your order is ready, so there's no waiting for a school delivery day.

  • GALLERY EXPIRATION

Galleries remain open for 2 weeks. I’ll send a few reminders before they close, so you won’t miss your chance to order.  If you’ve already placed an order and still receive a reminder email, no need to worry - your order went through. I send reminders to all families, just in case.

Fall Clubs are here!

A NEW club is offered to elementary children on Thursdays. Come Sew With Us is offered by grandparent, Margaret Samela. This fall they will create table runners. 

View our calendar of events 
Link the LMS calendar to your preferred electronic calendar to stay up to date on school happenings and volunteer opportunities.

Handbook Highlight:

Our Handbook Highlight draws attention to a section of the LMS Family Handbook that is especially helpful for families to know or revisit. While printed copies are available in the front office, our Family Handbook is a living document and may be updated throughout the year as practices or policies are clarified.

We love the woods, but maybe not everything in them... 

 

Please check your children nightly for ticks.

Although we think ticks go away with summer, adult ticks are actually out in full force in the fall.  We love to let our children play the woods and leaf piles, but that means we need to do our part to educate ourselves and our children.

Please find linked, two informative posters to start/continue the conversation with your child. It is important that even a small child knows to tell an adult if they feel any kind of bump/itch or creepy crawly that might be a tick. 

 

*The school has a tick-twister, which is a very effective way of removing the whole tick. 

Upcoming events...

Thursday, Oct. 29th: 

Elementary Tradition - "Who Am I?"

This fun event is a literary/historical character guessing game involving Lower and Upper Elementary Classrooms.
      
For this event, each child will choose to portray either a character from a favorite book/story or a famous historical figure. He/she will need to create a simple homemade costume as well as write 3 simple clues as to his/her identity. The costumes, props and clues should be brought to school on Thursday, 10/29, morning.

Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m.

Parent Education Opportunity

Positive Discipline for Montessori Parents

Join Montessori Schools of Connecticut onThursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. for a free virtual parent education event, Positive Discipline for Montessori Parents, with Montessori educator and author Chip DeLorenzo. This workshop will offer strategies for setting limits, encouraging independence, and building respectful relationships at home. Free for LMS families; registration is required.

Register today!

SAVE THE DATE!

 

 
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