Team Niles, enjoyed a lovely and a pleasant luncheon, to herald all our teacher’s hard work and support. 
Niles Fremont Campus
Science Fair Project Guidelines!
Happy Friday!
Our goal of holding a Science Fair Family Project is to give our children the opportunity to discover how things work using the scientific method. It stimulates their imagination and critical thinking that build their confidence and learn to appreciate the world around them.
• Registration: Register the name of the child and write the topic by signing up in the science fair project sheet in your child’s classroom. Deadline for registration: Friday, March 18, 2016.
• Family Science Fair Project: A family member or an adult is advised to assist the child complete this project.
• Science Project Participants: Pre-K and Kindergarten children only. (Four and a half years old and above.)
• Follow safety procedures in doing the experiment: Safety first before you begin your experiment. Wear goggles and hand gloves and make sure that the child is supervised by an adult. Wash hands after doing the experiment and clean the area to avoid any contamination. Participants MAY NOT bring dangerous or hazardous chemicals, flammable materials, and live animals to school.
• Experimental Method: Do an experiment using the steps of the Scientific Method where the child must do a test or experiment to determine the answer to a question.
• Parents encourage their children to do an experiment as opposed to demonstration or model project.
• Display board: The scientific method will be mounted on a small sized tri-fold display board (28 in. x 40 in.) or 71 cm. x 101.6 cm.) that can be purchased at office supply stores. A sample of the science fair project will be displayed in the lobby.
• Contents of the display board: Topic, Materials Used, Problem/Question, Testable Hypothesis/Prediction, Observation and Outcome/Results.
• Family Science Project Presentation: On Wednesday at 9:00 A.M., the children will bring their display board to the classroom to be presented to their classmates.
• Science Fair Open House: The science fair projects will be displayed in the courtyard in the afternoon for our families and friends to view from 1:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.
• Display Boards Clean-Up: The display boards and all the materials used in the Science fair will be taken home at the end of the day.
Science Project Guidelines will be emailed and posted in your child’s classroom. Thank you for encouraging your child to participate in this event.
Please let us know your questions and concerns. Have a great weekend!
March Event Guideline
We are delighted to announce that March is our Science Fair month! Children will be learning interesting science and technology facts by experimenting with different materials they see around them. Preparing a science fair project is a good example of what Dr. Montessori calls active learning or “hands-on learning” in a prepared environment. It is an effective instructional method that every child needs to develop science literacy skills.
Below is our March event guidelines:
March 2, Wednesday: Dr. Seuss birthday celebration: The children will make book projects or activities that support reading and writing skills.
March 7, Monday –March 10, Thursday: Lifetouch Picture Taking Days: The schedule is in your child’s classroom and also to be emailed soon.
March 17, Thursday, School Day: St. Patrick’s Day: The children will come to school dressed in green! They will have fun and exciting activities related to St. Patrick’s history and origin.
March 24, Thursday: Egg Hunting Day: Parents are welcome to donate plastic eggs for their child’s classroom. Donations will be dropped off in your child’s classroom any time starting today. The schedule of Egg Hunting will be emailed and posted in your child’s classroom. Children may bring their own Easter baskets for egg hunting, unless the child’s classroom has a special project such as Easter basket crafts to use for this purpose. Please speak with your child’s teacher to confirm whether or not an Easter basket is needed for your child.
March 30, Wednesday: Science Fair Project Presentation in the classroom: This is an optional project for Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms only. A sample of a science fair project will be displayed in the lobby. A family member is required to help the child complete his/her project. The teachers will discuss more details to the children on how to prepare this science project. Science Fair guidelines will be emailed and also posted in your child’s classroom. Please speak to me, to your child’s teacher, or to the front desk for your questions and concerns.
Helpful Websites for Science Fair Family Projects:
https://.education.com/Science-fair/kindergarten
www.education.com/activity/preschool/science
www.prekinder.com/science-experiments-in-preK
www.parenting.com/gallery/easy-science-fairprojects-kid
Talent Show Performance 2016
Dear LAPMS Niles Families and Friends,
Our Annual Talent Show this morning was a great success! Thank you for coming to watch our children perform. Each of the groups performed wonderfully! It was amazing to witness how happy and proud all the parents were while watching their children perform.
The children showcased a variety of talents and skills—from story reading, playing the piano, and a magic show, to playing the harmonica, tabla performance, poetry, and singing and dancing, parents enjoyed a lively and colorful show!
Congratulations to our LAPMS parents for encouraging your children to participate in this year’s talent show, and for taking the time to rehearse with your child. It is because of your unending support that our events are successful!
Tomorrow, February 26th, our talent show performers will have an encore performance for their classmates. Please ensure that your child brings his/her instruments, props, or music for the encore performance.
Have a wonderful day!
Plans & Strategies
Dear LAPMS Families and Friends,
As our partner in accomplishing our goals, it is always important to be transparent in communicating our plans and strategies to you, our dear families and friends.
Soiled and dirty clothes must be taken home every afternoon and must be replaced with fresh, clean clothes the following day. There are pillows and thick blankets in the children’s cubbies that are needed to be taken home as well. The children’s cubbies are not sufficient space for thick blankets and pillows or even toys. Cubbies must contain only a small blanket, fitted sheet, and extra clothes. Extra clothes that have not been taken home for a long time must be picked up by Friday, otherwise these will be donated next week. On Fridays, please ensure that your child’s beddings are taken home and washed, so that it is clean and ready for use the following week.
Medications that are administered daily must be taken home in the afternoon and be brought back to school if needed. Forms are available at the front desk for completion and for your signature in order for us to administer your child’s medication.
The child’s file is a very important record for our future references. Please complete and update your child’s allergy information if needed, parents’ contact information, and other necessary updates for emergency and security purposes.
We are Grateful for our Book Donations!
Dear LAPMS Families and Friends,
Happy Lunar New Year!
We, the administration and staff would like to thank you for your book donations during our Readathon Week! Some of these books are included in our Library and Resource Center and some are in the classroom library for the children. We are still accepting book donations.
We are delighted to see parents ordering online Scholastic Books! The more books we order the more points we can get for the school for free books. When you order online, student orders add up towards bonus points for the school. Students who have placed an order received their Scholastic Books last Friday, and they are located in the student’s classroom. Each child who received his/her books last Friday had a free book and a book mark!
Parents may place their orders online anytime, and when new scholastic flyers are received by the school and placed in your child’s folder. Please note that we usually wait until more students place their orders before we finalize it on our end. This allows parents a chance to place their orders, and so that bonus points accumulate. Larger orders result in more bonus points!
Thank you for your generosity and unending support!
Have a wonderful day!
February Event Guidelines
Happy Friday!
We are delighted to inform you about our upcoming events for February. This month is another exciting and busy time filled with activities for the children to develop their learning skills. Please check the guidelines below for the dates and events.
February Event Guidelines
• Thursday, February 4: Student’s 100th Day at school: The children will enjoy projects in any of the subject areas related to the number 100.
• Monday, February 8: Chinese New Year: This is a part of the cultural curriculum where the teachers prepare activities related to Chinese New Year. Parents who wish to come for a class presentation about this concept are most welcome. Speak to your child’s teacher to schedule your class presentation.
• Friday, February 12: Valentine’s Day Celebration: The children will be exchanging valentine cards with their friends. They may also choose to bring goody bags to share with their friends. We request that goody bag items are educational—erasers, pencils, coloring books or any kid- friendly/children’s books. No candy or food in the bag please. The children will also create Valentine’s Day art projects for their families or friends.
• Monday, February 15: President’s Day, No School: (Before this day, the children will be learning about the significance of President’s Day and making projects related to this national holiday.)
• Monday, February 22 and Tuesday, February 23: Talent show participants (those who registered and auditioned) will bring their instruments or props for their rehearsals. Rehearsals will be at 10:00 A.M. in the courtyard if weather permits; otherwise, it will be in their own classrooms. The participants should be ready to perform for this rehearsal. The parents are advised to rehearse with their children at home. Sign-up for titles is available in your child’s classroom. The title of the song/dance or any performance is important for us to finish the flyer/program for this event. We are in the process of completing the talent show program.
• Thursday, February 25: This is the actual day for the participants to perform. The performance will start at 10:00 A.M. in the courtyard if the weather permits; otherwise it will be rescheduled on a later date. The children will come to school in their own chosen attires and props. Parent Volunteers for this event are welcome.
• Friday, February 26: Talent show encore for student audience only at 10:00 A.M. Our Pre-K classrooms and older will watch their friends perform in the courtyard if the weather permits; otherwise, the encore performances will take place in their own classrooms.
There will be more details as the event is approaching. Thank you for your continued support in all of our events.
Please speak to me or the front desk for your questions and concerns. We appreciate your ideas and suggestions.
Have a wonderful day!
Readathon Week Coming Up…
Dear LAPMS Families and Friends,
Our Readathon Week is coming up! We are excited to announce that we will be opening our Library and Resource Center on Readathon Celebration Day, which is Friday, January 29th. We are raising awareness on the importance of literacy and to help children build a love of reading! Research has shown time and time again that a child’s reading skills are vital in building a foundation for a lifetime of learning.
In view of this, it is our goal to build a high-quality Library and Resource Center filled with books, educational videos/DVDs, and other resources for teachers to use in their classrooms. We are looking for new or lightly used books appropriate for children ages 2-6. Some genres in our wish list include classic storybooks, multicultural books, seasonal books, and informational texts, audiobooks, and DVDs. Book donations may be dropped off at the back office.
We hope you support us in our mission to promote literacy in our young children.
Thank you in advance for your help in strengthening Niles’ Library and Resource Center!
Have a great weekend!
Give the Gift of Reading
