Dear parents,
I hope you are all doing well. The class has been eventful as usual. I think the strongest experience in our class family right now is that everyone seems to be taking turns on struggling with feeling loved and accepted. As a class, we work on building strong relationships every day. We take the time to help students work out their feelings and struggles. I hope that their time here helps them build a strong sense of self. We all want to feel like we belong and are needed; this has been a big focus in our room.
We also are taking our state tests in the next couple of weeks. This is the schedule:
4/16 Science 12-3 p..m.
4//24 Math 9-12 p.m.
5/3 Language 12-3 p.m.
5/7 Writing (5th Grade Only) 12-3 p.m.
We also are having two more field trips this year. We are going to Crystal Hot Springs and to my family-farm, Holmgren Historical Farm. Parents are welcome at either field trip but I need to know if you plan to attend. The farm field trip is an “in-class end-of-year party”. Each student may bring a potluck to share. We will also need drivers. If you think you can drive let me know. Email me at Szollinger@mariamontessoriacademy.org.
You should have seen a bright orange field trip form. I apologize for the yellow form; there was a conflict found on it after I had already handed them out. Please disregard the yellow one and use the orange one.
Besides these events and the 6th grade Redwood Field Trip. The rest of the year should be predictable.
The students, however, have two big assignments, a country-study and a state-study. The country study is an in-school assignment and culminates with a Model UN experience with the entire upper elementary. The state study simply requires your student to bring something to share about their state to share at line time the last Friday of April. It could be a food, music, art-piece, artifact, or any thing else your student gets inspired to do. They are collecting facts on a google doc at school but that is an in-class assignment.
Thanks for everything. Please let me know of any concerns.
Sincerely,
Ms. Shanan