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Weekly Update Oct. 23rd - 30th

October 22nd, 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. 23rd:

Friday Coffee Hour:

Join us after drop-off every Friday morning!
Our faculty guest will be
Melissa Mennillo,  Children's House Assistant.

Monday, Oct. 26th:

Pizza Day

Thursday, Oct. 29th:

 

Elementary Tradition - "Who Am I?"

This tradition is an Elementary favorite! The event is a literary or historical character guessing game involving Lower and Upper Elementary Classrooms.
      
Lower- and Upper Elementary children dress either as a character from a favorite story or a famous historical figure. The costumes, props, and clues should be brought to school on the morning of Thursday, 10/29. Further instruction will come from your child's guide.

Please note: do not send YPC or Children's House children to school in costumes.

Thursday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Parent Education Opportunity

Positive Discipline for Montessori Parents

Join Montessori Schools of Connecticut on Thursday, October 29 at 6:30 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!

Friday, Oct. 30th:

School is Closed

Teachers attend the Montessori Schools of Connecticut Annual Conference.

Things to know...

Mark your calendars -

Parent - Teacher conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 11th. 

Parent -Teacher Conferences are held twice during the school year. Conferences are scheduled online. We urge all parents to make a special effort to attend these conferences. This is a special time for parents and guides to share information, to ask questions, and to obtain insights into the child’s progress. Childcare is provided during conferences. 

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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.

Fall & Winter Illnesses - 

For the members of our community who are immune compromised, and for the rest of us who appreciate not being exposed to illness, please help keep everyone well this season.

Please read this excerpt from page 10 of our Family Handbook: 

Health & Safety Protocols


It is important to recognize that all health and safety risks cannot be eliminated despite the implementation of reasonable and age-appropriate precautions and protocols. Keeping our school community healthy is a shared responsibility. We ask families to support this effort by keeping children home when they are sick.

Please keep your child home if he or she has symptoms of illness. Fever, a sore throat, vomiting, or greenish colored discharge from the nose are clear signs of illness.

  • Students may return to school after they are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducers.
  • If they or anyone in your house has the stomach bug, please keep children home for a minimum of 48 hours after symptoms have passed.


When students come to school sick, they jeopardize the health of their schoolmates, faculty and staff. If your child begins to show symptoms of illness while at school, we will contact families to arrange for the child to be picked up.

Parents should notify the school in the morning if their child is sick and will not be coming to school. If your child has a communicable disease, i.e., strep throat, G.I. ailments, respiratory illnesses, etc., please notify the school.

  • Frequent hand washing: Parents and school faculty will model and give lessons on effective hand washing to support children as they learn to properly wash their hands: after wiping their nose or touching their eyes, before and after eating or using the bathroom, and when they come in from playing outside. 
  • Cough and sneeze etiquette: Children will be reminded to practice good personal hygiene, to cover all coughs and sneezes with their elbow, and to wash their hands with soap and water immediately after covering a cough/sneeze.

For further information about the current expectations with regard to keeping everyone healthy this season, please refer to the 2026/27 Family Handbook.

Help keep everyone in the loop:

When calling out, please send a Remind message to both Michelle in the Office and your child's teacher.

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