Welcome to P2!
We are so excited to be back at school and see everyone again! We hope that you all had a rejuvenating, and fun summer spent with your family and friends. We truly missed each and every one of our students and have enjoyed getting to know our new friends!
This summer, Ms. Jessie got to spend two weeks in Mexico visiting with her family as well as spending time teaching summer camp. Ms. Sadie spent her summer taking the Montessori Training and is super excited to share all of her new information with everyone. She also got a new puppy named Finn! Ms. Julie spent some time in Utah at Lake Tahoe with her family. She enjoyed hiking and visiting the museums there. We all had a lovely summer but are ready to be back at school.
We know that this first week of school has been filled with so many changes and we cannot thank you enough for your patience, trust and understanding as we figure out this new normal together. We are doing everything we can to keep your children safe and healthy. There are so many extra procedures and precautions in place, and lots of extra cleaning to ensure their safety. Please keep in mind that while it is mandatory for kindergarten friends to wear a mask, it is not mandated for our younger pre-k and pre-school friends. We highly recommend and encourage them to wear it, but it is not mandatory.
Our first week was SO busy! We’ve been getting to know your child, and friends have been getting to know each other. We’re starting to feel more comfortable with each other and new friends are getting used to the classroom. For some friends this is a big change and it does take time to adjust. We are so proud of each and every one of them for how well they have adapted to this new environment and to these changes. They are AMAZING!
We started this year by reviewing classroom procedures such as how to walk around another friend’s work, how to ask for help, how to sit at circle and how to practice grace and courtesy. We’ve been working on saying please and thank you, and how to have a conversation at lunch. Our friends have also been learning new procedures like taking their shoes off when they enter the classroom, sitting at a designated table with their name, wearing a mask, and lots of hand washing. We are so proud of how hard everyone is working!
You can view pictures from the first week of school at this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XFebe8qd1l19wiuy-VxNJBKdgaO7AIGQ?usp=sharing
“Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child open himself up to life.”
~ Maria Montessori
Love,
The P2 Team