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| From Mrs. Perrien's Upper Montessori Classroom |
07 September 2010
First Day!
Parents,
I had a wonderful first day with the children! They were fun, engaging and eager to do their best. However, they are probably very tired! We spent a great deal of time working on homework policies and procedures--please look for your child's homework contract in his or her homework folder. If you have any questions about the homework folder or the homework contract, please let me know.
Our class also spent a great deal of time discussing classroom procedures. In fact, the first week of school is full of procedures--learning and practice. For this reason it can seem like a very long week. But the more we work on procedures now, the smoother our year goes!
During these first weeks we are primarily working in small groups or whole class. We won't be starting workplan for a few weeks. These first weeks are a time of team building; by putting in the time now we find the students handling the rest of the school year much better. I will be testing many of them to determine where to best begin them in the Upper Montessori math curriculum. Other tests (reading, writing) take place these first few weeks. We'll also begin our reading and our writing workshop schedules this week.
Thank you again for making the choice to place your child in the Upper Montessori classroom. I consider it a priviledge to be working with your son or daughter this year.
--Mrs. Perrien
I had a wonderful first day with the children! They were fun, engaging and eager to do their best. However, they are probably very tired! We spent a great deal of time working on homework policies and procedures--please look for your child's homework contract in his or her homework folder. If you have any questions about the homework folder or the homework contract, please let me know.
Our class also spent a great deal of time discussing classroom procedures. In fact, the first week of school is full of procedures--learning and practice. For this reason it can seem like a very long week. But the more we work on procedures now, the smoother our year goes!
During these first weeks we are primarily working in small groups or whole class. We won't be starting workplan for a few weeks. These first weeks are a time of team building; by putting in the time now we find the students handling the rest of the school year much better. I will be testing many of them to determine where to best begin them in the Upper Montessori math curriculum. Other tests (reading, writing) take place these first few weeks. We'll also begin our reading and our writing workshop schedules this week.
Thank you again for making the choice to place your child in the Upper Montessori classroom. I consider it a priviledge to be working with your son or daughter this year.
--Mrs. Perrien
05 September 2010
Updates and Information
The "links" section of the blog has been updated to include a link for www.sendmoneytoschool.com. This site is West Ottawa's new online payment and account viewing site for the school lunch program.
The Waukazoo PTA schedule is in your child's back-to-school packet. Please consider being part of the PTA. The Waukazoo PTA is a vibrant organization that works hard to support Waukazoo and its students!
The PTA is once again sponsoring a Fun Run/Walk Event. This will kick-off almost immediately this fall. The date of the Fun Run is October 1. This is the only PTA fundraiser in the school and the funds raised cover many Waukazoo opportunities, including but not limited to: Science Alive, Brainstormers, the Publishing Center, Discovery Days, Patriot's Day, the Tulip Time parade, playground equipment, field trips, teacher's supply budgets, and the Montessori 5th grade year end dinner.
Waukazoo's morning and afternoon procedures have not changed since last year. But I am once again appealing to parents to take advantage of the school bus system if possible. The parking lots at school are small and easily overwhelmed at the end of the day. If your child lives along a bus route please have him or her ride the bus if at all possible. Thanks!
Finally, the Upper Montessori students have their physical Wellness special on Tuesday. Please make sure that gym shoes are in backpacks on the first day of school. Students will be picking lockers and moving into both those and their cubbies on Tuesday.
The Upper Montessori parent night is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. I just discovered that this is the same night as the September PTA meeting. I apologize for this scheduling conflict, I didn't know the PTA meeting date when I planned my meeting. If you will need to attend this month's PTA meeting please let me know and we will work around the meeting time.
I'm looking to a wonderful first day of school!
--Mrs. Perrien
The Waukazoo PTA schedule is in your child's back-to-school packet. Please consider being part of the PTA. The Waukazoo PTA is a vibrant organization that works hard to support Waukazoo and its students!
The PTA is once again sponsoring a Fun Run/Walk Event. This will kick-off almost immediately this fall. The date of the Fun Run is October 1. This is the only PTA fundraiser in the school and the funds raised cover many Waukazoo opportunities, including but not limited to: Science Alive, Brainstormers, the Publishing Center, Discovery Days, Patriot's Day, the Tulip Time parade, playground equipment, field trips, teacher's supply budgets, and the Montessori 5th grade year end dinner.
Waukazoo's morning and afternoon procedures have not changed since last year. But I am once again appealing to parents to take advantage of the school bus system if possible. The parking lots at school are small and easily overwhelmed at the end of the day. If your child lives along a bus route please have him or her ride the bus if at all possible. Thanks!
Finally, the Upper Montessori students have their physical Wellness special on Tuesday. Please make sure that gym shoes are in backpacks on the first day of school. Students will be picking lockers and moving into both those and their cubbies on Tuesday.
The Upper Montessori parent night is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. I just discovered that this is the same night as the September PTA meeting. I apologize for this scheduling conflict, I didn't know the PTA meeting date when I planned my meeting. If you will need to attend this month's PTA meeting please let me know and we will work around the meeting time.
I'm looking to a wonderful first day of school!
--Mrs. Perrien
25 August 2010
EXCELLENT article on children's backpacks!
I just read this excellent, highly informative article about "the backpack." It was posted on the DeVos Children's Hospital health information site and is written by a physical therapist. She has many useful tips and recommendations when shopping for this important school bag. Many of the commentaries and articles on this website are wonderful!
24 August 2010
Back to School Letter and Other Information
Parents,
I'm linking the "Welcome Back!" letter as well as parent volunteer information, a student contact form, and snack information.
Packets will be mailed to NEW FAMILIES only by this Friday. Families returning to the Upper Montessori classroom that received email-only newsletters will not be receiving a hard copy. If you are a returning family member and would like a hard copy of the information, please email me. Thanks! :)
1. Welcome Back to School letter
2. Birthday Snack Informational letter
3. Parent contact form
4. Classroom snack information
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Back-to-School open house (6-8 p.m.) next Wednesday, September 1!
Mrs. Amy Perrien
I'm linking the "Welcome Back!" letter as well as parent volunteer information, a student contact form, and snack information.
Packets will be mailed to NEW FAMILIES only by this Friday. Families returning to the Upper Montessori classroom that received email-only newsletters will not be receiving a hard copy. If you are a returning family member and would like a hard copy of the information, please email me. Thanks! :)
1. Welcome Back to School letter
2. Birthday Snack Informational letter
3. Parent contact form
4. Classroom snack information
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Back-to-School open house (6-8 p.m.) next Wednesday, September 1!
Mrs. Amy Perrien
16 August 2010
Back-to-School Shopping-Upper Montessori Classroom
Everyone always asks about back-to-school purchases. What do kids need? This information will be detailed in the back-to-school letter that will be arriving on or around August 27. Some people, though, are just too excited to wait!
So what do the kids need? Upper Montessori students will need:
Please let me know if you have any questions!
So what do the kids need? Upper Montessori students will need:
- A one-inch to 1.5 inch three-ring binder with pockets. Binders may have designs or be plain (Please be considerate when choosing the binder, no scary or unpleasant images, please.) **Binders will be needed on the first day of school.
- One box of facial tissues (i.e., Kleenex)
- At least one packet of post-it notes
- Gym shoes
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Back-to-School: Fall 2010
Fall 2010
School will soon be starting, so welcome back to the classroom blog! The blog will continue to be the preferred method for distributing up-to-date classroom news and information. This year we will also be using Google Docs to distribute classroom/field trip permission slips and other documents as needed. Please remember to bookmark the blog, add it as an iGoogle application, or sign up for emailed blog updates!
Once school is back in session please make it a practice to check the blog every few days for news. The blog also has a feature for parents/guests to sign up for emailed updates. The blog automatically sends an email each evening an update has been posted. No update = no email and vice/versa.
A Back-to-School parent/student information packet will be in the mail by August 27. After reading through the packet, please let me know if you have any questions.
If you are the parent of a student who is now entering the 6th grade I will be updating my address book at school the night of the parent open house and will remove your email address at that time. Feel free to visit the blog anytime, though!
Enjoy these last few days of summer!
Amy Croel-Perrien, Teacher
School will soon be starting, so welcome back to the classroom blog! The blog will continue to be the preferred method for distributing up-to-date classroom news and information. This year we will also be using Google Docs to distribute classroom/field trip permission slips and other documents as needed. Please remember to bookmark the blog, add it as an iGoogle application, or sign up for emailed blog updates!
Once school is back in session please make it a practice to check the blog every few days for news. The blog also has a feature for parents/guests to sign up for emailed updates. The blog automatically sends an email each evening an update has been posted. No update = no email and vice/versa.
A Back-to-School parent/student information packet will be in the mail by August 27. After reading through the packet, please let me know if you have any questions.
If you are the parent of a student who is now entering the 6th grade I will be updating my address book at school the night of the parent open house and will remove your email address at that time. Feel free to visit the blog anytime, though!
Enjoy these last few days of summer!
Amy Croel-Perrien, Teacher
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