Hi Lyonsgate Community,
We have an update from the Toddler program this week about all that they have been up to. Don’t forget to check the upcoming information in each program section, too.
This Week’s Classroom Update
Hello Lyonsgate Families,
This month in Toddler, the students have been learning all about winter activities, and what love means. We have taught them about love through story books and when they help each other. We have also made hearts with stickers and have been gluing hearts for our creative work. We also ask the students what they love doing with mom and dad and grandparents. They are really enjoying helping each other by showing how to put on a sweater with the one, two, flip-a-roo, and they are helping each other by putting on shoes for a friend that needs help.
The Toddler students have experienced winter activities indoor and outdoors; they have gotten to experience how ice melts with heat by painting on water colour paper with paint in an ice cube. They learn that when they use the ice cube melts the paint onto paper as it to create their picture. We have talked about what animals could be seen outside during the colder months. We have read books on how bears hibernate during winter. For our creative work, we have glued snowflakes onto trees, and outside the students have been really enjoying shoveling snow into a pile. When fresh snow falls they love to pick it up and throw it into the air and watch it fall all over them. They also really enjoy making small snowmen with packing snow. We have talked about how different types of snow are good for different textures and building. The toddlers also love to explore ice that froze with salt in it to see how fresh ice and salted ice look and feel different; it allows students to explore with their five senses.
A friendly reminder with winter upon us please label all hats, mitts, scarves, and neck warmers as our toddlers undress and leave things on the ground; without labels we do not always know what item belongs to which child and we want to make sure that your child goes home with the proper outdoor gear that belongs to them.
Thank you,
The Toddler team.
Please click the links below for important dates from your children’s levels, other valuable information, and for recent photos of Lyonsgate’s Montessori students at work:
Lyonsgate Upcoming Important Dates and Information
Toddler and Casa Upcoming Important Dates [find Flower Contribution sign-up links there too]
Elementary Upcoming Important Dates
Check your Lyonsgate calendar regularly for up to date events and information. You can add the school calendar to your own by clicking the “+” at bottom left on mobile or “Add to Google Calendar” on desktop.
Lyonsgate Upcoming Important Dates and Information
- March 9-20: March Break.
Toddler and Casa Upcoming Important Dates
- March 9-20: March Break.
Casa Parent Observations: Casa North Observations | Casa South Observations
If you are able, please choose a week or two throughout the school year to contribute a bouquet of fresh cut flowers to your child’s class: Toddler | Casa North | Casa South
Elementary Upcoming Important Dates
- TODAY! Saturday, February 21: Registration Open House for Interested Families. Registration is now open for families not currently attending Lyonsgate! We are always happy to welcome new children into our elementary community, regardless of where they have started their schooling. Families who are interested in a Montessori approach to learning through the elementary years with Mapleside Montessori are invited to tour the campus and speak with the classroom guides on Saturday, February 21, between 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Come visit us at 248 Locke Street South, at the corner of Charlton and Locke.
- Friday, February 27: O.W.L. Workshop 5, Part 2: Gender. Students in years 4-7 will be attending the second half of the O.W.L. workshop Gender. Students who have not already done so are kindly reminded to complete their reading assignment in It’s Perfectly Normal, Part 1: What is Sex?, Section 5, Who You Are, pages 11-18.
- Monday, March 2: Culture Fair Open Classroom for Current Parents. The classroom will be open to family visitors on Monday, March 2, from 3:15-4:15 p.m., as the children display their work from the second term. The Culture Fair is our second open classroom of the school year, with students showcasing work related to their study of ancient Greece, as well as their literature circles, and independent projects. When you arrive, please enter through the porch entrance to the Maple Room to meet up with your child. Our regular aftercare program will still be available to registered students until 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 4: P.E. at Elev8 Dance. The children will be returning to Elev8 Dance for a final session before the March Break. Students are kindly reminded to wear comfortable layers that allow for flexibility and can be removed if they get too hot. All students should be prepared to go barefoot in the studio rooms and tie back long hair.
- March 9-20: March Break.
Elementary Parent Observations: Parents are welcome to email elementary@lyonsgate.ca to arrange a classroom observation time, at least one week in advance please. Observations take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings between 9:00-11:30. (Other days and times may be available if needed). You will be observing the whole Elementary environment and classroom, not solely your own child.
