Montessori For Children, Stanley EST. 1986) MARCH NEWSLETTER 2014 Easter Party Parent Volunteer Meeting Wednesday, March 12, 2014 1:00 PM at school. Please come and join us with some ideas of crafts and games to organize our Easter Party. St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 2014 Volunteers needed Would you consider dressing in green, play an Irish tune or relate the story to the children, bake “shamrock” cookies” or make any other green snack for the day? Children are invited to add to the festivities by wearing green too! The Easter Party Date: Wednesday the 9th of April 2014 Place: Café Morocco Redhill Peninsula Time: 9 am to 11:00 am As there will be no regular sessions on this day, everyone should meet at the venue. The party will begin with the children singing their Easter songs followed by a special entertainment prepared by our extended day students. The Easter Bunny will surely make his way to the party and present each child with an Easter egg. As always, we need your help to make our Easter celebrations a success through contribution of F&B. The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ~Dr. Seuss Placements for 2014/2015 As always, we encourage the completion of the three year Montessori program. Children who have done so have proved beyond a doubt that this commitment pays rich dividend as they continue their education. A third year Montessori child is usually capable of writing a sentence with full knowledge of the parts of a sentence, read most ageappropriate, material and practice the four operations in mathematics. A “RETURN FORM” will be sent soon. Please observe the date by which we must be informed about your child returning to us in September 2014. Please call or write to Chiara if you need to consult her on this matter. ‘Personal Health’- Hearing and Eye Screening is done once a year at school by two organizations. Forms will be sent to the weekly folders. 1) Alpha Hearing Screening by Audiologist Anna Chang Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Fee per child for the testing is HKD 160. 2) Eye Test by Optometrist Suzan Salnikow Friday, May 16, 2014 Fee per child for the testing is HKD 200.00 Stretch N Grow March 5 and 19, 2014 (Wednesday). We would like to wish all our English Moms. And with that, a big “HELLO to Spring” and warmer days ahead, we are Chiara and Claudia In the classes Weather and Water Cycle Evaporation: Heat from the sun causes water on Earth turn from liquid into gas and rise into the sky. Condensation: Water vapor collects in the sky in the form of clouds and cools down. Precipitation: Water falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet. Types of Clouds Science Corner Cirrus Clouds Thin and wispy clouds Cumulus clouds Fluffy white clouds Stratus Clouds Grey layers of clouds Nimbus Clouds Rain clouds Experiment: Precipitation Concept: Water Cycle Subtopic: States of Matter Weather Instruments Thermometer Wind Vane Anemometer Rain Gauge Extended Day Insects Parts of an insect; How to identify them; Insects and how they live. Fungi What are fungi? Where can we find them? Helpful and harmful fungi Food Chain The children will learn about the ecosystem according to how the food chain works. We had lovely days after the cold spell last month. Hence, the Extended Day children started planting lettuce and carrots in our garden. We are thrilled to give these plants our love and care throughout this season. Mandarin Regular Spring is Here! - What will this season bring us? - What will the weather be like? (Not being able to make up its mind between hot or cold.) - The spring animals, such as frog, butterfly, bee and silk worm and what they will be up to! The Weather Introduce the three different types of weather * Sunny day * Cloudy day * Rainy day What’s the weather today? Songs: 1. Chun Tian Dao Le 2. Xiao Qing Wa 3. Yu San Rhyme: Da Tou Ge Vocabulary: 雨 - 下雨 - 下雨了晴天 / 陰天 /雨天 Best regards, Karen, Kalyani, Shayne & Bi Extended Day Insects Parts of an insect Name lesson: Bee / butterfly / fly / dragonfly/ ladybird / praying mantis The Opposites We will build up the children’s conversation skills by using these words in a sentence; big – small up – down many – few front – back in – out open – close cry – smile Songs: 1. Xiao Mi Feng 2. Shu Ya Zi 3. Lan Duo Chong Rhyme: Shang Xue Ge Booklet: The Opposites Game: Dial the Telephone Craft: Little Dragonfly