Newsletter: September 2026! Dr. Maria Montessori’s Quote: “ The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn”. At MIA the curriculum is designed to focus around child’s natural desire to learn. Important Dates: Closed: Monday September7 in the observance of Labor Day Holiday! October 21-23 Sprouts Parent/Teacher Conferences October 23-29 Blossoms Parent/Teacher Conferences The Doodle sign up link will be shared in BrightWheel for a 20-minute conference. Warm Welcome to Nash Hanlon and Olivia Smith on joining the Sprout’s MIA program. Happy Birthday to Nash! Happy Birthday to Asher Ouyang, Roya Hassas on turning five years old this month in the Blossoms classroom. Message from the Director: Some common topics related to young children’s language, self-control, communication. This month’s topic is smooth transition at drop off. Children need consistency and simple routines. If your child is having difficulty saying good-bye, coming to school or otherwise. Please choose one simple routine to do and clearly tell your child what you will do and say good-bye and return for pick-up at a time after nap or outside time. Tell them they are safe, and you know she/he will play and have fun. When the adult does this, it reinforces the child’s trust in the teachers/staff and the environment. The teachers are ready to help take over and assist in the transition. We will communicate with you via message/brightwheel about how your child is doing. Another important aspect is consistency of drop-off time. It helps when children know what to expect during the day. At school all children/teachers look forward to seeing all their friends, especially at circle, if anyone is missing, they ask for them. To provide consistency, make it a daily routine. Wake up, get ready for school, eat breakfast, and arrive at school. For more specific ideas, please email or message to schedule a meeting. We thank you for entrusting your beautiful children in our care. We appreciate the new families establishing the routine and making drop off and pick up easy for their child.
For the new families, at MIA we like to celebrate children’s birthday in the Montessori way. Please read below for some suggestions. Reminder about birthday Celebrations in our Montessori School. MONTESSORI BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION – A LOVELY CELEBRATION OF LIFE CEREMONY Montessori birthday celebration gives a concrete way for young children to understand the months of the year and the earth’s revolution around the sun each year. It also is a way for children to feel special and to connect with their place in the world. To celebrate in class, we request parents to bring pictures of their child from each of his years and share important milestones at circle. A healthy snack for the group maybe be brought in to share. Some ideas for snack are small muffins (no cupcakes please), fresh fruit or crackers. Snack should be low in sugar.
September Curriculum Highlights: The children had fun learning the names of different parts and the basic difference between the two animal kingdoms: The Amphibians and The Fish. They are having fun exploring layers of the ocean and creating their own sea/ocean creatures to put in the ocean and decorate the classroom. This month Children will be introduced to the Reptile animal kingdom, and they will have fun with learning basic facts about Dinosaurs. They will also explore transportation unit, modes of transportation. Language: The letter sound of “h and j”. We will continue to incorporate music in our everyday morning circle and as part of any Montessori curriculum. We will continue to incorporate music in our everyday morning circle and as part of any Montessori curriculum. where children love music so much! We look forward to continuing to provide a unique music education program for your children to help them realize their musical potential in a fun and exciting learning environment throughout the year. In September the younger students will create sounds, like clapping and tapping. We will listen to sound tubes to explore different sounds made by a variety of objects. The children will also be introduced to some of the basic percussion instruments. They will learn how to create sounds with rhythm sticks.
