Tuesday, May 24

 Hi parents,

We had an okay day today. The students worked on planning their own Fairy Tales, which we will be writing over the next week or so. Story writing is tough - many students want to incorporate all of their favourite movie characters, and have their story be full of endless action sequences, but sadly, this approach to story writing often leads to convoluted and confusing plot-lines and underdeveloped characters. Although I do feel like the Avengers movies somehow pull it off pretty well.

For our stories, we're trying to take popular fairy tales, and switch up some details to make an original story. We may spend some time reading 'fractured fairy tales' to get the ball rolling.

We practiced spelling, continued to paint Peace Train cars, and did some Montessori math with the golden beads, coloured bead bars, and stamp game.

I sent an email out a few minutes ago about the issues we've been having around socializing and silliness in the classroom. I am in the process of writing report cards and am looking closely at how the students are using their time in class.

Please take a moment to talk with your child and review these three simple ways to be successful in a Montessori classroom:

1.  Use all of your work time to make your work the best it can be. Adding more detail, editing for mistakes, and taking time to write neatly and thoughtfully are great ways to do this.
2.  Save socializing for recess, lunch, and snack time.
3.  Choose responsible places to sit at the carpet. Avoid sitting with people who are likely to distract you, even if it's more fun with them. 

Thank you and have a nice night!

Zac