Updates & Announcements
Lyonsgate Classroom Updates, June 3, 2022
Toddler
I can hardly believe that the year is almost over. It seems like only yesterday that we were meeting some of the children for the first time. How strange it must have been to be away from home and greeted by strangers wearing masks and shields. It is inspiring how they have been able to grow and thrive…
Lyonsgate Administrative Update, June 3, 2022
Hello Lyonsgate Families, Thank you for finding the time to attend the Parent-Teacher conferences today. We have updates for you about hours of operation and After School Care for the 2022.2023 school year. Hours of Operation Please visit https://lyonsgate.ca/hours-of-operation/ for each classroom's schedule for the 2022.2023 school year. You can find this page under the "Parents" tab. After School Care For the 2022.2023 school year, After School Care will be available for Casa and Elementary…
Lyonsgate Classroom Updates May 27 2022
Toddler
Hello Toddler Families,
I’m excited for the parent-teacher conferences next week and welcoming you into your children’s classroom in person. We’ll talk about all of the wonderful progress they have all made, especially in developing their sense of community.
Please bring…
Lyonsgate Classroom Updates May 20, 2022
Toddler
This week, the Casa children were having their show and share, where they get to demonstrate some of their favourite presentations to their families. It is a wonderful opportunity to welcome families into the classroom and to share in children’s the joy of discovery. This got me thinking…
Lyonsgate Administrative Update May 20 2022
Announcement Regarding Covid Protocols If there is one thing we can all agree on, it’s that we can’t all agree on how to move forward out of the many protocols we have encountered over the last two years. As you know, Lyonsgate Montessori School has been proceeding with great caution throughout the pandemic. We continue to have windows open with fans circulating the air, we have hepa air filters in each classroom and throughout the school, and we have enhanced cleaning occurring throughout the…
Lyonsgate Classroom Updates May 13, 2022
Toddler
Glorious Spring weather is upon us! All of the local gardens are rapidly growing back and bursting with colour and our toddlers are showing rapid growth and development simultaneously. My grandmother had a theory that children grew more rapidly in the Spring and Summer and I am now thinking she might be…
Lyonsgate Administrative Update May 13, 2022
Hello Lyonsgate Families, Starting this week we are splitting our weekly updates. There will be a Classrooms Update each week with information from your children's Montessori guides, French-speaking assistants, and English-speaking assistants on a rotating basis, and an Administrative Update, if necessary, that will impart information about events, dates, policies, reminders, and anything else that comes up and is not specific to a particular classroom. Your weekly update email will consist of…
Lyonsgate Update May 6, 2022: Show & Share & Updates & Worms
Hello Lyonsgate Families, This week, we have information about Casa Show & Share and details of the month to come in Elementary. We also have an update about the updates, an event for kids at HAAA this Saturday, and a note about a recent COVID development. Show & Share Parents of Casa students will be welcomed back into the classrooms from May 16-19 for Show & Share. Show & Share is an opportunity for Montessori students to invite their parents into the classrooms to show them…
Lyonsgate Update April 29, 2022: Supporting French & Elementary Literature
Happy Friday Lyonsgate Families, This week, your Casa and Toddler children’s French assistants have some information about how they, and you, can support French learning beyond the traditional classroom materials, and the Elementary Montessori guides have a beautiful summary of the practice and purpose of literature in the Elementary program. Show & Share (No Observations) Thank you for your patience while we deliberated whether or not to host parent observations in the Casa…
Lyonsgate Update April 22, 2022: Community
Good Afternoon Lyonsgate Community, This week, your children’s Montessori guides are speaking to the concept of community in Montessori, and they have some beautiful things to say. Mask Requirement Extension While we are certainly doing better in terms of illness relative to a couple of weeks ago, there are still positive COVID cases among students and Lyonsgate families that indicates the ongoing presence of community spread. Lyonsgate is extending the requirement for all staff and…