Montessori Monthly
February 1, 2018
Enjoy your Parent-Teacher conference!
Here are some ideas for you to be better prepared and have a great conference with your child's teacher:
Before the conference:
- Ask your child how she feels about school.
- Ask your child if there is anything that he wants you to talk about with his teacher.
- Tell your child that you and the teacher are meeting to help her.
- Make a list of topics that you want to talk about with the teacher.
- Prepare a list of questions such as:
- 1. What are my child's strongest and weakest subjects?
2. Does my child complete schoolwork on time?
3. Does my child participate in class?
4. Does my child seem happy at school?
5. What can I do at home to help.
- Be on time (or early) for the meeting.
- End the meeting on time. Other parents will probably have a conference after yours.
- Relax and be yourself.
- Stay calm during the conference.
- Ask the most important questions first.
- Check in with your child's other teachers, such as PE, music, and art.
- Ask for explanations of anything you don't understand
- Ask your child's teacher for ways that you can help your child at home.
- Thank the teacher.
- Talk about the conference with your child.
- Talk about the positive points, and be direct about problems.
- Tell your child about any plans you and the teacher created.
- Keep in touch with the teacher during the school year.
One Word Resolutions from 4th Grade
Hunter: I picked the word "create" because I want to create more drawings and comic strips. My goal is to make 20 comic strips this year. I also want to create a couple chain reactions. Every day I use creativity when I'm playing games by making a plan.
Atley: I picked "inspire" because I want to inspire people in the new year. I will think of this word every day and will be a better person by inspiring people to do awesome things.
Ian: I picked "time" because I think I need to have more time in my life to do the things that really matter. And I want to fix my alarm clock.
Snow Day Fun!
What do Kindergarteners learn in Kindergarten?
We are having an AMAZING year in Kindergarten! We are excited to share that so much learning has been taking place in our classroom in these almost 100 days we have spent together! Please enjoy reading about these super students.
We have learned….
To be kind to others.-Olivia
To be a good listener..- Isabella
Our numbers to 100. - Amelia
To be respectful. - Joaquin
To write a sentence and end it with a period. - Elijah
How to read. - Liam
Help others. - Gavin
The 100 boards. -Elyn
IXL on the computers - Ellie
To read books. - Colbie
To color our best and stay in the lines. - Madison
To count to 20. - Sophia
EVERYTHING! But, my favorite thing I learned is the 100 Board. - Abram
To count with the apple tree job. - Marshall
To line up standing straight and hands to ourself. - Kinley
To do reading drawers. - Tate
Computer programs like Learning Server on the computers. - Edward
To do reading folders. - Khloe
How to play on an iPod. - Onyx
To make new friends. - Jade
To read our sight words. - Mason
We get to color up for good choices and color down for poor choices. - Noah
To be nice to our classmates. - Josie
To make good choices and good friends. - Kalub
To sit quietly. - Paislee
That Kindergarten kids are the greatest! - Mrs. Marsden
Students and Social Media Reminders
Social Media & Students
This month, fourth graders are discussing social media issues during weekly technology lessons. Even though Facebook and YouTube require account holders to be at least 13 years of age, it’s important for students to be aware of how to stay safe and avoid inappropriate actions before they get social media accounts. I want parents to be aware of the safeguards their children are learning to help protect them from unwanted online interactions.
Do not share personal information. We do not want strangers to be able to locate our children or take advantage of them. Things not to share are passwords, user names, full names, addresses, schools attended, phone numbers, and credit card numbers.
Do not post images of children under the age of 13, unless they are your own or their parents have given permission for their images to be posted.
Think before you post. Once posted to the Internet, you can’t take it back. Consider the privacy and feelings of other people before posting. You can always change your social media postings, but information remains in the history of the site.
Set privacy settings and comment options to limit strangers from viewing your pages or commenting on postings. Be careful when accepting friends. You don’t have to accept every friend request. Don’t assume that strangers are being honest about their age or other details. Being careful is not being rude; it’s just smart.
Dates to Remember
January 23-February 5 Social Skill: Showing Understanding of Someone's Feelings
Feb. 5, 6, & 8: Parent-Teacher Conferences (Feb. 8 is an 11:30 dismissal day)
Feb. 6-19: Social Skill--Listening and Following Instructions
February 8: Father/Daughter Dance
February 9: No School
February 16: Montessori Spring Picture Day
Feb. 20-March 3: Social Skill--Working With Others, Responding to Teasing, Being a Good Sport
February 24: Mercy Meals Community Service Event
Contact us! Stay informed about what's going on at Montessori!
Email: troyberryman@npsne.org
Website: norfolkpublicschools.org
Location: 310 South 3rd Street, Norfolk, NE, United States
Phone: 402 644-2550
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