Niles Parents,
Just a friendly reminder that school will be CLOSED next Monday, May 30, 2016 in observance of Memorial Day.
Enjoy your weekend!
Niles Fremont Campus
Kindergarten Preparation
Dear LAPMS Niles Families and Friends,
We are pleased to inform you that we will be opening a second Kindergarten classroom at LAPMS Niles effective on September 2016 due to high demand. Classroom 3 will become the second Kindergarten classroom. The teachers are fully qualified and competent in teaching the Montessori materials. The curriculum, policies and procedures for classroom 3 will be the same as classroom 2.
Kindergarten overview: The children in the Kindergarten classrooms are mixed age groups of 4.5 through 6 years old. The children in the Kindergarten classrooms do not have nap time. Instead of nap time, the children will have cultural studies during the afternoon work period. Please be informed that at the beginning of the school year 2016-2017, children who are five years old by September 1, 2016 will be considered Kindergarteners, and children who turn five years old after September 1, 2016 or are under five years old are considered Pre-K students.
Please notify the front desk if you decide to continue your child’s enrollment for Summer and/or Fall semester for the school year 2016-2017. A 30-day notice is required if your child goes on vacation or if your child is withdrawing from school.
We continue to provide great opportunities to our families and their children with care and compassion.
Please speak to me or the front desk for questions and concerns. Have a great day!
Niles Mommies!
Moms,
Thank you so much for attending our Mother’s Day breakfast this morning. It was a pleasure to see all your lovely faces. We hope that you have a great weekend and a wonderful Mother’s day!
International Day Potluck!
Greetings to all!
Our International Potluck celebration will be this Friday, April 29, 2016. The children will perform at 10:30 A.M. in their own classrooms. Performances will include songs, poems or chants, short skits, or folk dances from all over the world. Children may come to school dressed in their traditional costume of their choice. Due to limited classroom space, we ask that only two adults per child will attend. Please come on time as the performances will start promptly at 10:30 A. M. followed by potluck.
We’ll be accepting food donations for our International Potluck that are either store or restaurant bought and sign-up sheet is available in your child’s classroom. We have a diverse student population, many of which have specific allergies, so please list the ingredients for each menu and any kind of nuts is not allowed. Ingredient card is available in the classroom and in the front desk.
Please sign out your child from the teacher and at the front desk if you would like to take your child home after the event.
We appreciate your cooperation and we hope to see you there!
Community Immunity Honor Society
Wobble Boards
Thank you to our Room 2 Parent Volunteer who came in today and introduced Wobble Boards to our Kindergarten Class, an Australian instrument following our theme of the month.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Happy Tuesday!
It was delightful to see parents observing their children on Parent Observation Days. This morning our Parent Observation Days Part II ended successfully. The patience and understanding demonstrated by the parents is immeasurable. For our younger children, parents did not mind standing outside as long as they could see through the window how their children are interacting with their teachers and friends. Our older children are proud and excited to see their parents observing and taking notes of their classroom environment. We are grateful to receive some parent feedback that we can apply for the school and the children. Your comments are our strength and inspiration. We appreciate the feedback and for investing the time to take an active part in your child’s education.
The next step after Parent Observation is the Parent-Teacher Conferences. On your scheduled conference, please be on time as there would only be a 15-minute time allotted for each family. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held in the back office, during which time the parent observation notes and the progress reports will be discussed. Progress reports will only be given during scheduled Parent-Teacher Conferences. Please check the sign-up sheet in your child’s classroom for the time and date that you signed up for.
The April schedule is as follows:
Thursday, April 7 and Friday, April 8: Classroom 2
Monday, April 11 and Tuesday, April 12: Classroom 3
Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14: Classroom 4
Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18: Classroom 5
Parent-Teacher Conferences for classrooms 6 through 10 are scheduled in May. Sign-up sheets are available in your child’s classroom.
Please speak with me or the front desk for your questions and concerns. Thank you for being a LAPMS family!
Hello April!
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April Event Guidelines
April 1, 4 and 5: Parent Observation Days: We encourage parents to sign up early to reserve your spot. Sign-up sheet is available in your child’s classroom. There would be four adults only for every 30 minute session. Observation notes will be available for note-taking. Thank you for the parents who came to observe the classroom.
April 7 and 8: Parent-Teacher Conferences for Room 2 classroom. Parents will meet with their child’s teacher and discuss the progress report of the child. There are 15 minutes allotted for each family. Parent conferences will be held in the back office. Sign-up sheet is available in your child’s classroom.
April 11 and 12: Parent-Teacher Conferences for Room 3 classroom.
April 13 and 14: Parent Teacher Conferences for Room 4 classroom.
April 15 and 18: Parent Teacher Conferences for Room 5 classroom.
April 22: Earth Day: The children will have fun and exciting Earth Day activities. Earth Day activities include projects reinforcing the concept of the 3 R’s–Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. There will be gardening activities, poster-making, and arts and crafts using recycled materials. Older children will view educational videos about the history of the earth and environmental concerns. Parents are welcome to schedule for a class presentation related to Earth Day. Please speak with your child’s teacher for volunteering in their classroom activities.
April 29: International Day Celebration at 10:30 A.M. in your child’s classroom: The children prepared performances showcasing cultures and traditions around the world. Performances will include songs, poems or chants, short skits, or folk dances from all over the world. We welcome you to share a dish for this celebration. Food items may be store-bought or homemade with ingredient list attached. Food containing eggs and nuts are not allowed. Ingredient cards are available at the front desk.
Science Fair 2016
Congratulations to our LAPMS young scientists and their mentors for this year’s 2nd Annual Science Fair!
Thank you to our LAPMS parents and children for a successful Science Fair yesterday. Doing a science fair project is a wonderful learning opportunity that develops learning skills a child has been taught in our LAPMS curriculum. Our science curriculum integrates all subject areas that involve reading and writing, grammar, math, art and drawing, logical thinking, and the scientific method. We strongly support the preschool science standards as they are complemented by science fair projects including pre- and post-lab activities.
The science participants were excited explaining what they have discovered from their science experiments and describing their work in front of their classmates.
We applaud all science parent mentors and especially our young scientists at LAPMS for an achievement we all are very proud of!
