Updates & Announcements
Lyonsgate Weekly Update | Sept. 14, 2018
Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Some of your children have just completed their first week of school (ever! for some), and others have two weeks under their belts. It’s been a smooth and comfortable start to the school year. Thank you for helping to make the return to school a great experience for your children. The Past Week: Hello Lyonsgate Montessori Families, Some of your children have just completed their first week of school (ever! for some), and others have two weeks under…
Spring Show and Share Event
Wednesday, May 17 Parents are invited to join their children in our classrooms after school to share in the experience! Participate in a Toddler circle, receive a presentation in Casa, and drop by the Elementary room to see what we've been working on this term. Our students love to bring their families into their Montessori world; we look forward to seeing you there! Toddler 3:30 - 4:00 Casa & Elementary 3:30 - 4:30……
Parent Education Evening
Wednesday, April 26 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Parents and other interested family members are invited to join us after school to learn more about the Montessori method at all levels. Those attending are welcome to join any or all of our discussions, and we encourage your participation! Child care with a healthy snack and pizza dinner is available for all those registered by Monday, April 24 with admin@lyonsgate.ca. Topics for the evening include how to integrate Montessori principles into your home…
Casa Update
We have seen a great interest in work with the bead chains among our third year students this week. Work with the bead chains offers a beautiful progression from counting and number recognition, to skip counting, to multiplication, and finally to an understanding of squares and cubes. It also offers the opportunity for the student to persevere and explore their capability through a seemingly daunting task...especially when they reach the 1000 chain! In the picture above, these two students…
Toddler Update
It has been a busy week in the toddler room! We are actively promoting independence in the classroom and are encouraging parents to do the same at home.We also encourage parents to have the toddlers use the potty at home, it is a regular routine in the toddler room and the consistency at school and at home will help your toddler to be well on their way to being fully potty trained!This week, we baked twice and for the first time we baked raisin bread and it was delicious!We have been…
Elementary Update
This week's class update is brought to you by Evan Marshall as well as Ms. Achong and Mme. Prat-Kalonji. The class had a wonderful time working to build a Lego community during a visit to the Locke Street library, with the creation of beautiful homes, cars, farmland, and even a tractor, windmill, and beehive. This was a great activity to bring together our discussions of human needs and architecture. We also loved having the opportunity to work with local pottery artist, Deb Wilkinson, and…
Casa Update
This term our casa students have been participating in a new physical education program. Our first unit focused on space, directions, and body awareness. Through games and activities such as red light/green light, tag, and freeze dance, students have learned to identify, maintain, and use space adequately while demonstrating an understanding of paths of motion. Our second unit focused on locomotor skills. The learning focus of this unit was to develop an understanding of basic concepts of…
Toddler Community Update
Bread baking is a favourite practical life activity in our Toddler Community. The Toddlers were engaged in bread baking on Wednesday. They helped with measuring and pouring, then enjoyed spreading butter and raspberry jam on the bread for a tasty snack. Music and movement was a great success. The children loved the actions to the words of the songs and had so much fun dancing. We appreciate the outerwear that has been sent for playing outside. We recommend winter boots and neck warmers as…
Elementary Update
The elementary class has had a wonderful week with major explorations in botany, geometry, and music. The students have been studying the function of plant stems and observing the water intake of celery stalk specimens, making daily observations and measurements. In geometry, they have been exploring lines and learning terms such as "ray", "segment", and "endpoints". The highlight of the week was our community outing to the Boris Brott Education Concert, where we were introduced to the…