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Theres no month better than February to thank you for
sharing your children with us! They are each so unique andblessed with wonderful talents and personalities, and the
teachers and staff of GAMS love seeing their smiling faces eac
day! We are so pleased your family is a part of our school
community, and as we continue to grow, we strive to make ea
month of this school year an even better Montessori experienc
for you and your child.
The New Year has already seen many great changes. The
updated after school program includes violin and Spanish
lessons, new themed crafts and science lessons.
We look forward to sharing our new blog and Facebook page
soon, which will highlight more of our weekly activities and
display photos so that we can improve our communication to
our families and grow our community as a school.
We will plan a parents night soon so families of students can
meet with teachers and staff and greet one another.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Class Updates
Do you need the Early
Bird program or after
hours care for your
child?
2/1: Feb. Tuition Due
2/14: Valentines Day
2/21: Fall 2012 Enrollment
2/28: Happy 4th Birthday
to Yash!
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GAMSGreater Atlanta
Montessori School
Butterfly News
Volume II: Issue 2February 2012
Important Dates We Love Our Students!
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Practice and encourage
Montessori lessons at home this
month. Here are some tips:
At mealtimes, encourage yourchild to use good table
manners, help with the
preparation of the food, and
identify the variety of colors,
textures and names of the
foods on the plate.
During meals, turn onbeautiful music instead of the
television.
Use your creativity to makeValentines for neighbors,friends or family members.
Children love to use their
hands and imagination to
create beautiful objects.
Show your child coins or billsthat display past Presidents.
This could be a good lesson in
counting or ordering coins by
size too.
Montessori
At HomeMs. Josephines PrePrimary Class has enjoyed working with shapes
and colors. These young children are starting to recognize their
names on their coat hooks and cubbies and are working
independently at stations such as play-dough rolling, painting, and
stamping- practicing and improving their fine motor skills.
Ms. Gentrys Primary Class has also been busy. Many of the
students are actively learning about patterns and counting, and are
recognizing many types of plants and vegetables in preparation for
Spring gardening.
If you are interested in
assisting with this years
planting, or would like to
bring in fresh flowers, please
let us know. We love our
Parent Volunteers!
February is the month of Valentines Day. If your child wants to participate in a
Valentines card exchange with his/her classmates, please remember to bring in cards*
by Tuesday, February 14th
. Creating a homemade card would be a wonderful winter
afternoon activity for you and your child to share together! Be sure to have your child
practice writing his/her name on the card if they are able. You are welcome to send
in goodies (ex: 1-2 candies, stickers, pencils, balloons) with the cards, but please do
not send in anything containing nuts. Thanks, and have a Happy Valentines Day!
*PrePrimary Class sends in 10 cards, Primary Class sends in 6 cards to exchange.
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Please remember to always
provide a healthful and complete
breakfast for your child before
school. The morning snack
provided at GAMS should not
serve as the 1st meal of the day,
though we find children are
requesting a snack first thing inthe morning prior to starting their
school work.
Thanks to all the parents who
have already provided the weekly
snack. The kids love the fresh
fruit, crackers and cheese
especially!
For more information about
Violin lessons email
Unless your child participates in the Early Bird Program* before school, please
drop off your child promptly at 8:30 a.m. and pick him/her up at
12 noon for the Half Day Program,
3 p.m. for the Full Day Program, and /or
6 p.m. for the After School Program.
Recently families have begun arriving late in the morning or are dropping off
their child before official school hours.
In order to have the appropriate staff caring for the students at all times we must
adhere strictly to the start and end times of your enrollment.
If your familys schedule has changed and requires an early drop off or late pick
up once in a while, please contact our office in advance to schedule extra care.
This is a $15/hr fee payable to the teacher on staff that day.
*The Early Bird Program is available from 6:30-8:30 a.m. for $150/mo.
The 2012-13 School Year
Enrollment Information
will be sent home later this
month. Please send back
all forms promptly to secure
your place in our classroomthis Fall. We look forward
to continuing your childs
Montessori Education!
