1 February 2016
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Your child at Montessori
Welcome to those children who have just
joined us, and a rather late Happy New Year to
everyone. This is our first newsletter of 2016.
When your child starts at Montessori, they are
Topics
This term we have been looking
at winter. We have made some winter robins,
in preparation for our current topic, ‘British
Garden Birds’. One of our displays is a ‘Round-
assigned a Key Person to work with them and
up of Robins’ - a once in a lifetime sight as
support them. This person will observe them,
robins do not flock! They are very cheeky,
keep records of experiences and achievements,
quirky little birds. Please take a moment to
and contribute to their Learning Stories Book.
have a look if you haven’t already.
This gives each child a familiar adult in the
setting, creating a strong bond and giving a
We have also made bird feeders to put in the
sense of security.
garden, and are planning to take part in the
We try to create a homely atmosphere at
Montessori, where everyone knows everyone.
However, all staff are part time, and we are a
small setting. Sometimes your Key Person may
not be in the session. Therefore all staff work
with all children. If they observe something
exciting, they will record this and pass it on to
Play, play, play.
Play is such an important part of a child’s
learning experience. We cannot stress this
strongly enough. Maria Montessori called
play, ‘...the child’s work’. It is through play
that a child learns and gains experience in
how things work, why things happen and how
to cope with life.
As adults we all need practice in order to
perfect skills. For a child it is even more
than this. Montessori saw the child at this
age, 0-6, as constructing themselves. It is as
if they have an inner set of instructions that
must be followed in order to become the
adult of the future.
Spare Clothing
Please remember to bring a
spare set of clothing with you, in case your
child gets wet or messy. We do have spare
clothes at nursery, but it can sometimes be
very upsetting to wear clothes that are not a
Settling-in
As we have a lot of new starters, it may be a good
time to remind you of our settling-in policy.
If your child is upset at you leaving, we will take a
very gentle approach to the separating process. At
first you may need to stay with them. This can
take a while but we are very patient! When they
are ready, we will suggest that you settle them at
an activity, say you are going to the shops, say
goodbye and leave. The amount of time you are
Term Dates
Half term is Mon 15th until Fri 19th Feb.
We restart Mon 22nd Feb.
Easter is from Friday 25th Mar until Thurs 7th