¡Hola!

Since the beginning of the school year, I have been meeting with the children twice a week for Spanish lessons. It has been busy, and the kids have jumped right into learning. Everything we have learned has been practiced in English before studying it in Spanish. Class always begins with singing and dancing to Hola Amigos. The children have amazed me as to how quickly the song was mastered.

For the month of Septiembre, we learned greetings and a few basic commands — listen, silence, stop, sit and stand. We worked on numbers 1-12, primary colors and moved to the song Para in order to practice our listening skills in Spanish.

Octubre is always a fun month! The children are now counting to 15 and learning secondary colors, días de la semana (days of the week) and La arana Pequinita (Itsy Bitsy Spider) as they hide the spider under colored cups to reinforce their vocabulary. The end of the month will be celebrated with Día de los Muertos.  An altar will be set up by the boys and girls to honor those who have passed away, and they will even have the opportunity to enjoy a sugar skull!

As the school year progresses, the students will continue to sing the many songs introduced in class to reinforce our Spanish vocabulary.

Muchas Gracias y Feliz Días de Español . . . Señora Stacy

Enjoy the beauty and fragrance of premium hand-crafted evergreens from fresh, fragrant, long-lasting Pacific Northwest Noble Fir. It will be a perfect addition to your decorations or to give as a gift to be enjoyed throughout the holiday season. Orders are due by Thursday, October 31st and are expected to be delivered the week of November 18th.

Direct gift shipment via Fed Ex home delivery is also available. Go to Alpine Farms wreath shop at www.alpinefarms.com/shop . When checking out, under the heading Fundraiser Information, enter the group code s020059 to ensure SWSM receives a $5 credit for each item purchased.

Please consider ordering for yourself or as a gift for someone special and help support this holiday fundraiser. SWSM will earn 33% of the net profits!

For more information, go to:
Alpine Farms Brochure
Alpine Farms Customer Order Form

 

Dave Herzog has been involved in the art of puppetry since receiving a toy marionette from his father when he was four years old. As a full-time professional puppeteer for over 40 years, Dave has performed thousands of shows in theaters, amusement parks, schools and libraries nationwide. Our own variety show presented by the all-time favorite Dave Herzog’s Marionettes will be on Thursday, October 31st, for the preschoolers. The cost of the in-school field trip is $7 per child. Please submit the payment to your child’s teacher by October 30th.

 

Say Cheese!

School Picture Days
October 16th & 17th

 

Class, individual and sibling photos will be taken on the following dates:

• Wednesday, October 16th – East A.M., East P.M. and Extended Day / Kindergarten class
• Thursday, October 17th – West A.M., TOD I and TOD II

Sibling portraits will be taken on the day of your youngest child’s picture day.

In order to give you a give you a broader insight and better understanding of your child’s time at Southwest Suburban Montessori, view the October curriculum here.

The for small hands catalog is a great source of obtaining Montessori materials for your home; and the above products are just a few of the staff’s favorites.

When orders over $25 are placed by December 31st, SWSM will receive
10% of the total in merchandise credit. Be sure to include our school
account #119014 when you place your order.

The children are so happy to be back at school! Welcome to all, new families and those returning. We have an exciting year ahead! The staff and I are eagerly looking forward to providing your child with an outstanding experience here at SWSM by creating a nurturing environment which allows him to thrive.

The extended day kindergartners are settling in to their longer days, lunchtime with friends and a class trip to the apple orchard already. Our preschoolers have adjusted easily to their school routine and the classrooms seem almost normalized. The toddlers love being outside the most, followed by eating snack. They are gradually becoming more comfortable being away from mom while learning all sorts of new skills.

 

 

The children enjoyed singing with Miss Angie, who will visit through the year. Spanish, gym and yoga will begin next week; and we’re all looking forward to marching in the Palos Park parade and a field trip to Konow’s Corn Maze in early October.

Get your costumes ready for the Pumpkin Hunt on October 27th as you’ll want to greet all of the ghosts and goblins for this favorite event. Also circle the date of November 16th for our annual dinner and auction, The Harvest Moon Gala. You will not want to miss this special evening. Make sure to check the school calendar for other upcoming happenings here at SWSM.

We’re off to an exciting start!