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Weekly Update Sept. 20 - 27

September 20th, 2024

“We must study the correlation between life and the environment. In nature all is correlated. This is the purpose of nature. Nature is not concerned just with the conservation of individual life or with the betterment of itself. It is a harmony, a plan of construction. Everything fits into the plan: rocks, earth, water, plants, man, etc. ”

Maria Montessori
The 1946 London Lectures

Happening this week:

Friday, Sept. 20th:

 Friday Coffee Hour:

Join us after drop-off every Friday morning!
Our faculty guest today will be Grail Kearney, Lower Elementary Guide.
 
Next week's faculty guest will be Monika Geerling, Lower Elementary Assistant & Art Specialist.
 

 

Saturday, Sept. 21st:

Join us as we prepare for Fall!   9:00am - 1:00pm

  • Annual Fall Clean-up - Calling all volunteers! Help us prepare the school grounds for the change in seasons.
  • Clothing Swap - This is a perfect opportunity to clean out your child's closet and pull out last year's winter gear to pass on what they've outgrown and swap for something from an elder child in our community.
  • Tag Sale - Feel free to set up a table as we participate in the Town of Northfield Tag Sale.

 

Monday, Sept. 23rd:

Pizza Day  - Help support the 6th year class trip, and your child enjoys a slice of pizza for lunch!  If you didn't sign up for the semester, your child can always be included in pizza day. You may choose to participate on a week to week basis. Reach out to Betsy for more information. 

 

Friday, Sept. 27th:

Next Friday, Oct. 4th - Lower Elementary will take a field trip to White Memorial Conservation Center.

Please complete the permission slip.

 

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.

Things to know...

Fall After School Clubs are starting!

Join us as we offer fall clubs Monday through Thursday until 4:30pm. 

Registration is now open.

Clubs begin the first week in October!

Sign up today

Classroom wish lists:

As we begin a new school year, please remember your classroom has a wishlist for sharing with friends and family who want to be apart of enriching your child's experience. All lists can be found under  Support The Classroom

Tips from other LMS families:

Support Local Dairy - The Modern Milkman

From the LMS Handbook:

Lost and Found

  • We cannot return lost items if they are not labeled! Please label all of your child’s items. Unlabeled items will be put in the Lost and Found, which will periodically be laid out so parents can claim missing items. At the end of each month, this bin will be emptied. Any unclaimed and unlabeled garments will be donated to charity.

Montessori Moment:

Six Ways to Respond to Your Kids’ Big Feelings

When adults help children feel heard, it helps everyone feel less distressed and more calm.

By Jessica L. Borelli, Stacey N. Doan | March 17, 2022

As parents, one of our greatest motivations is to protect our children from pain and suffering—in essence, from negative emotions. Nonetheless, despite our best efforts, our children will be disappointed, feel fear and pain, and have tremendous loss and grief. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Experiencing emotions is at the heart of what it means to be alive, and emotions can provide us with information about ourselves and our environment. While we cannot strive to protect our children from difficult emotions, there are strategies we can use so that these emotions provide opportunities to learn and to feel connected to others.
 

Looking ahead...

 

 

 
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