Month: January 2019
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Feb. 1, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, We had a snow day! And a deep freeze… Just so everyone knows, Lyonsgate takes advantage of the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board’s (HWDSB) process to determine whether or not to close school during inclement weather. Here’s a quick summary from them about how the decision is made: When bad weather is expected, Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation Services (HWSTS) carriers check weather reports, road conditions and road…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Jan. 25, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Well that was fun! Hope everyone survived the up and down winter weather over the last week. Next week’s looking to be another cold one so make sure everyone has all the warm gear. We have lots of pictures this week to make up for not having any last week, and it was nice to see so many of you at the Parent Education evening on Thursday. To continue the learning about Montessori, each of your children’s Montessori guides have highlighted a…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | January 18, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Parent Education Evening: The winter term Parent Education Evening is next week: Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Lyonsgate Primary campus on Aberdeen Ave., from 4:00-5:00 p.m, in the synagogue’s Sanctuary (where the Holiday Concert was). Please click here to register for childcare (pizza will be available for registered children). This evening will introduce you to the different “Planes of Development,” as Maria Montessori called them. Montessori environments are…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | January 11, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Welcome back to school. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. The new term always means a few changes, and we have had some children from the Toddler level reach the point where they are ready for Casa and have made the big move. The newly opened space has allowed us to welcome a few new children into the Toddler environment; be sure to read the Toddler update to hear about how amazing the older Toddler children have been. We have also had a new student…