Waikato Montessori Education Centre
267 Newell Road, R D 3, Hamilton. Ph 07-858 3563 fax 07-858 3561 www.goldenbeads.org.nz <montessori@goldenbeads.org.nz>
2012
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Items to update Outings In Term 1 we have two outings planned; Tuesday 21st February all children are invited to come to the Hamilton City Zoo for the morning. The bus will have us back to school by 12pm for children leaving at lunchtime to be collected. The particular aspects of the Zoo we will be talking with the children about are—carnivore/herbivore/omnivore and habitats. A permission slip is attached for this and parent attendance is welcomed. Thursday 29th March we would like to take children 4½ and older to Rotorua to Paradise Valley Springs. This is a full day and lengthy bus ride so is only suitable for the older children. Permission slips will be issued closer to the time—mark your diary now if you have a child with a birth date before 29/9/07.
Parent Functions Tues 27 March—Montessori 101
Thurs 3 May— All parent gathering
This is a “must attend” for all new families or parents who have not previously attended a Parent Evening.
Classroom focus and updates, material presentations. 7.30 pm—9pm
7.30 pm—9pm Further details closer to the time—mark your diaries now please. Family lunch Thursday 5th April Last day of Term Alfie matches the alphabet sounds to letters. Emily builds sequences with the Knobless Cylinders.
Primary Submission forms are now available at the sign in desk. (an electronic copy is also attached to this email) If you could complete a submission for support of our plans it will be much appreciated. The form asks you to write just a short statement— even if you are not sure if your child will attend our Primary Class, having the option and choice available has to be an advantage to the community, So the more submissions that are made the better. THANK YOU
+ Mr Findsen and children review stringed instruments in the music reference book.
Katherine and Stefan then classified the class instruments—string, percussion, wind etc
One of our most used puzzles is “Children of the World”. After completing the puzzle children match the flags for each country to the puzzle.
Family information Please review the information we hold for you—particularly cell phone numbers and emergency contacts. Update any changes on the attached form and return to the office.
The Solar System is a feature in Farfallina.