Newsletter: October 2025 Dr. Maria Montessori’s Quote: “Do not tell them how to do it. · The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn.”
Important Dates: Parent/Teacher Conference Blossoms Classroom Tuesday October 13- Friday October 17 Sprouts Classroom: Wednesday October 8- Friday October 10 During this time you will have a chance to discuss your child’s progress one on one with the teachers. The Zoom link for the conference will be sent the week prior to the conferences on October 6th 2025 for Sprouts.
Festivals around the World: In October, Diwali is celebrated all the over the Indian Sub-Continent. We will do the same at school on Monday October 20. Children will decorate their “Divas” and make art works and taste some special sweets from India. You are welcome to send your child in ethnic clothes (if you have any) on that day. Halloween: Please No costumes at school on October 31 or any treats. We focus on the season of fall and not Halloween. Children are learning about the season of fall: the changes it brings and all the fall harvest to taste. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
New staff Introduction: Please join me in welcoming Ms. Heeran Kim to MIA teaching staff. “I was born and brought up in South Korea and studied English Literature in College. Although my background is not in Early childhood Education, I am truly delighted to be part of Montessori Impressions Academy. It is a joy to see your wonderful children each day and be part of their early childhood developmental needs.”
Birthday Wishes to Caleb Westman, Charlie Donner on turning three and Angad Thagad on turning four and Emma Naumov on turning five years old in October. A warm welcome to Ayraa Cullen, Leila Loh-Islam and their families on joining MIA’s Sprouts classroom. We wish them a very happy 2nd birthday as well.
October Curriculum Highlights: The beautiful season of fall brings shades of brown, red and yellow in our environment. It is a great transition in our curriculum from the study of colors to fall colors shapes of leaves. The exercises of Practical Life bring many fallen leaves and other acorns for pouring and spooning. Many different size pumpkins, gourds and squash will be presented to wash, scrub and cut open. We will wash the pumpkin seeds, roast, and taste them. We will introduce different ways to use pumpkins next month (November). Children had a blast exploring colors. They made guesses on how new colors are made when mixed like how to make brown and black they had to mix all three primary colors. Children noticed colors all around them, in nature and man-made. Manipulatives: Children will enjoy working with many puzzles, connecting, and linking works, building with blocks, and stacking. Language: The letter sound of “h and j” will be introduced. Mathematics: We will count with small pumpkins, introduce estimation, diameter, and circumference to measure the pumpkin. Sciences: learn the parts of a pumpkin, trace and label them. They are practicing well with the “Three States of Matter”: Solid, Liquid and Gas. How change in temperature can change some matter forms like ice to water to gas : solid to liquid to evaporation. Also learning about plasticity: changes, rigidity: remains the same and elasticity: returns.
