Updates & Announcements
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Nov. 15, 2019
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 Hello Lyonsgate Community, We almost had our first snow day of the school year this week! Please check the “Handbook Highlight” section of this update for information on how we call and communicate snow days. Speaking of snow, please be sure children have appropriate outdoor weather gear each day, and that EVERYTHING is labelled: mitts, hats, scarves, even boots. Many children have the same or very similar winter wear. This week, your…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Nov. 8, 2019
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 Good Afternoon Lyonsgate Families, Lyonsgate clothing is now available to purchase from French Toast. Click here to link to the Lyonsgate school store. (You can also find the Lyonsgate store by going to frenchtoast.com, clicking “Shop By School,” and searching for “Lyonsgate.”) When placing your orders, please click the Lyonsgate “Decoration” option after selecting your size. At checkout, you can click on…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, It’s Halloween next week, and we’d just like to remind everyone about the school policy surrounding this very exciting time for children. From your Parent Handbook: We know that Halloween is a very exciting time for children. However, we ask that costumes and candy are not brought to school. They can be saved for after school fun with family and friends. Thank you for understanding. And…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Oct. 18, 2019
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Oct. 18, 2019Good Afternoon Lyonsgate Families, It’s haircut weekend! Toddler and Casa students will have their school photos taken on Tuesday, Oct. 22. (Elementary families, your children’s photo day is Monday, Oct. 28). Students will have individual photos taken, as well as photos with siblings where applicable. You will receive a photo proof package a few weeks later from which to choose a photo package. If you still have an outstanding…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Oct. 11, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving long weekend Friday! We hope everyone has a feast- and fun-filled weekend. Remember, there is no school on Monday, Oct. 14. It was a busy week at Lyonsgate with field trips, cross-country running, and Casa and Toddler Show and Share (Elementary families, it’s your Show and Share turn next Thursday). We have a new photo feature for you this week: once you have read through the entire update ;), you will find a slideshow gallery of your Lyonsgate Montessori students…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Oct. 4, 2019
Hello Lyonsgate Families, Thank you for your understanding regarding the PD days this week. We hope it didn't cause too much disruption and that you had some valuable family time together. There is one more day next week when the synagogue building is unavailable to us (due to Yom Kippur), but that is field trip day for Primary (Toddler and Casa) students and cross-country day for Elementary students. The Primary (Aberdeen) campus building will be inaccessible to all Lyonsgate students,…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Sept. 27, 2019
Good Afternoon Lyonsgate Community, Parent Education Thank you to all of the Casa parents that attended your first Parent Education session of the school year. We host these events for you because we know Montessori can be a little mysterious once you leave your independent little Montessorians at the door. The Parent Education events are intended to explain some of what we do, and why. Toddler and Elementary parents, it's your turn next week. This year we are asking ALL parents to let us know…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Sept. 20, 2019
Happy Friday Lyonsgate Families! This week we have updates for you from your children's French language assistants; there's also a few more photos, and a video in this week's update. There will be more as the Toddler and Casa children become more settled in their environments and routines; click on any photo for a larger version. Casa Families: Next Thursday, Sept. 26, is your first Parent Education event, from 4:00-5:00 at the Primary (Aberdeen) campus. Your children's Montessori guides will…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Sept. 13, 2019
Happy Friday Lyonsgate Families! We hope everyone is settling into school routines both at school and at home. We had some excitement this week with the tree that fell onto the car just outside the Lyonsgate Primary campus parking lot. In other exciting news, you can now find the Lyonsgate lunch menu on our website. The hot lunch menu works on a rotating 4-week cycle; you can check the Lyonsgate calendar to see which week we are on. The menu indicates the vegetarian option for each meal, where…
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
One week down, 45 more to go (minus a few for the winter and March breaks). We have some new Casa children still to join us, and we hope everyone had a great first week — both children, and moms and dads that had to say goodbye to tearful tiny people. Your hearts are not permanently broken, and children will be used to their new routines and excited to see their friends at school in no time. This is your first weekly update of the school year. Every Friday, we post an update to the website. You…