Winter Break
School closed for winter break.
Start date: December 20th 2024
Return date: January 6th 2025
Nida Vadera
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Winter Wonderland Concert
Date: December 19th, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: 1203 St. Martin’s Drive, Pickering ON L1W 1M9
Children will attend school for the morning. Dismissal will be at 12:00 pm.
Coffee, Tea and Montessori Morning
Come and join us for a Coffee, Tea and Montessori Morning as we take you on a journey through the math area.
Ms. Stewart and Ms. Malfatti welcome you, as we walk through the three years of mathematical concepts in the Casa environment.
We will explore some of the theory behind the exercises and present some key materials that contribute to concrete experiences and exploration. We will share how children gain an understanding of quantities and the value of numbers to ten, all the way up to the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. We will discuss how our Montessori materials carve the path towards a deeper understanding and guide our children to abstraction for later work in the Elementary years.
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Format: Presentation and Open Discussion
Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be provided.
AMI Canada – Virtual Parent Engagement
Dear Montessori Casa Families,
At the heart of things, every parent’s deepest desire is for their child to have a good life. The specifics: work, love, passion, etc. will be unique to each child as they grow and discover who they are and how they can serve humanity. In a study by Angeline Lillard in Frontier in Psychology “Montessori Education supports adult wellbeing“, the evidence was overwhelming. “On almost every survey, people who had spent at least two years in Montessori had higher well-being than people who never went to Montessori,” says Lillard.
Join Kate Millie on Nov. 21st for an interactive evening as we examine our beliefs about success, and how we can support our children on their own paths to successful lives.
Together we will:
- Examine our notions of wellbeing and success
- Dive into three aspects of success: personal characteristics, social skills and academic skills
- Discover how Montessori Schooling supports our definition of success and wellbeing
Date: Nov. 21st 2024
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Where: Online
Please Note: We have secured tickets to this paid event for parents within our community. Please follow the registration information below to ensure that your ticket is complimentary. If you are unable to attend but are interested in a recording please be sure to secure a ticket. AMI (Canada) will be distributing a link to the recording after the event.
Registration Instructions
- Click here for more information and to register for this event.
- Click on the orange “Get Tickets” button on the right-hand side of the page.
- Enter the promo in the rectangle directly above the words “General Admission Ticket”, click “apply” when complete. Please see the attached photo if you are having a hard time finding the promo code option.
- Enter code: MontCasa
- You may now proceed with the registration free of charge.
If you have any challenges with registration, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us here at Montessori Casa or to Brianne Kelsey at AMI (Canada) -> info@ami-canada.com
Casa Parent-Teacher Meetings
Casa Parent-Teacher Meetings will take place on the evenings of November 13th, 14th and 18th and for a full day on the November 15th PA Day.
Casa families, please check your emails to register with your child’s teacher.
Halloween at Montessori Casa
In keeping with the guidelines of our AMI Montessori approach we wanted to ensure the children do not come to school in any costumes. Children and staff are invited to dress in orange and black.
Halloween can be uncomfortable and scary for children under the age of six. As educators we want to ensure we are doing all we can to meet the developmental needs of our children. Although we are able to distinguish the difference between reality and fantasy, this is almost impossible for young children under age six.
During the week we will be carving pumpkins, roasting seeds, baking and reading books about the beautiful season of autumn.
