They are both really enjoying their respective classes this year - E in the Primary (3-6 year olds or preschool and K) as a kindergartener and C in the same Lower Elementary (6-9 year olds or 1-3 grade) she was in last year.They both want to take dance this year, so I'm looking into the options for that...there is a program one day right after school (at the school). Will update as we make decisions.
Wednesday is pizza day again this year. It's a fundraiser for the school; the Upper Elementary (1-6th grade mix) runs it. It's a nice mid-week break from lunch packing for all of us, and fun for the girls. They serve some veggie (usually carrots) and a small cookie along with the pizza...there is no other lunch program at the school. Side note: I'm very pleased with the efforts the staff take to ensure the children have healthy lunches. Lunchables and the like are forbidden, and kids will not be allowed to eat certain foods if sent in with lunch (i.e. sugar foods, junk food, etc.). Also, no drinks are permitted, as water is served at lunch. I love it!
If you are not familiar with Montessori, the other nice thing the kids do for lunch is set the tables, eat on real dishes (glassware!), and serve the water from pitchers. After eating, they clear the tables, load the dishwasher, and clean up.
OK. There's the school news!
4 comments:
You are so fortunate to have the option of Montessori public schools! In our little town there is one, and only one, choice: public school. (Okay, there is a small private Catholic school but that's not at all interesting to me). I wish we had some charter schools here!
Yup. We have Montessoris around here, but they are private and they charge like $16,000 for tuition... the charter schools we have are the kind that have Academy in their names and the kids all wear uniforms and the name of the game is testing testing testing testing them to death, as if the ultimate in education is getting higher standardized scores than your crappy local public schools... sigh.
Hmmm, I guess I win the lame mom award, too. I still haven't taken pictures. Oh well!
That sounds like an awesome school! I wish our school cared about what the kids eat. The school lunches are atrocious, and there is no way I'm letting Josh eat them because of it.
LAME MOM AWARD!
Just kidding. They look great. I envy you the Montessori experience! We're going to public...my baby starts next year amazingly.
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