Month: February 2019
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | March 1, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Well, we almost had a 5-day week… March Break starts next week. March Break runs from Friday, March 8 [no school], through Monday, March 18 [no school], inclusive. Lyonsgate is closed on those dates. We return to school for the spring term on Tuesday, March 19. Be sure to read the updates from your children’s Montessori guides to learn what’s happening in your child’s Montessori environment. This Week: Toddler: This week, the…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Feb. 22, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, No Snow Days! (Although we anxiously held our breath with the freezing rain warning early this week). Now that the weather is hopefully improving, we’re asking everyone to please commit to arriving to school on time. The Montessori school day is divided into two distinct, long work periods — Montessori work cycles. These are the periods when children are guided to engage in focused work and to achieve deep states of concentration. Late arrivals…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Feb. 14, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Errmmm... Hi, remember us? Your kids sometimes go to school here. We know the last two weeks have been very challenging with the weather and school closures, and we very much appreciate your patience and understanding. We have received a few expressions of frustration as school closures mean missed work days and early morning scrambles to find babysitters. The weather and closures over the last few weeks are unprecedented. There have not been back-to-back…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Feb. 8, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Thank you all for your patience and understanding this past week as we endured the two-day closure due to the ice storm. It’s definitely been an interesting couple of weeks with the snow storm, a teaser of a spring day, and two days of ice. We hope you all had a safe experience. Last weekend, Ms. Boyle and Ms. Moffatt attended the annual Montessori Refresher course for Casa guides at the Foundation for Montessori Education in Toronto, where both…