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Reading Literacy Skills
Dear LAPMS Niles Families and Friends,
Happy Wednesday!
At LAMPS, our children are guided to experience the different phases of reading development from the two-year old classroom through Kindergarten. Early exposure to books and literature instills a love of reading. As children explore the world of books by simply leafing through the pages or looking at the pictures, their young minds open up and they begin their path to independent reading. With a prepared environment, children will build the foundations for learning to read and write.
Help us support reading literacy skills! Join your child to the Scholastic Reading Club at Niles by ordering books through Scholastics. We encourage parents to order online using PCZBD as the activation code.
Scholastic Reading Club Order forms are available in your child’s classroom.
Director, Niles Fremont
October Blog
Dear LAPMS Parents and Families,
Our warmest greetings to all of you! We are happy to welcome our parents and families to our second month of the new academic year. There are two wonderful events happening this month.
On Thursday, October 29th is the Pumpkin Patch Day! Children will pick their pumpkins with their class from the grass field area by the flagpole. The Pumpkin Patch schedule for each class is in your child’s classroom. If you wish your child to participate in the Pumpkin Patch, the cost of one pumpkin is $3.00. Please pay in cash to your child’s teacher on or before Friday, October 16th.
On Friday, October 30th is the Halloween Parade. Children will parade one classroom at a time around the paved area of the courtyard. The order of the parade is in your child’s classroom. Children are looking forward to dressing up for the parade! Costumes must have a positive theme. Costumes that are offensive, scary, or depict violence and inappropriate images will NOT be allowed. Children may NOT bring toy weapons such as knives and swords. Masks may only be worn for the parade, and must not obstruct the child’s vision.
Halloween gift items to celebrate the spirit of Halloween: Parents may bring gift items (educational items only) to share to your child’s classroom on Friday, October 30th to celebrate the spirit of Halloween. Stickers, mini-notebooks, and erasers are some examples of gift items to share.
Gift items or goody bags must NOT include candy, gum or any type of food which contains nuts or eggs.
Gift items are accepted in your child’s classroom starting Monday, October 5th. Please turn in any gift items or goody bags to your child’s teacher.
We appreciate all your support and generosity in guaranteeing the success of these events.
Traditional Preschools vs. Montessori Schools
An excellent early childhood education is invaluable for children of all learning levels. It’s an important first step in developing skills and talents, work habits, socialization, and participation. Before enrolling a child in preschool, many parents seek to explore different educational methods to ensure their child’s future success in kindergarten and beyond. Most parents will look at either traditional teacher-centric preschools or a Montessori preschool. Understanding the similarities and differences between these two teaching methods is essential to figuring out which will be right for you and your child.
Traditional preschools are considered to be teacher-centric. The teacher is the focus of the classroom and students must listen to a lesson and then do it when they’re told. On the other hand, in a Montessori preschool, the child is the focus and teachers serve more as guides. Children set their own pace for learning and teachers work one on one with students, developing lessons based on their progress in the class. Children are also typically the same age in a traditional preschool and have no real interaction with children of other ages. They are expected to be on the same level developmentally, intellectually, and socially. Montessori preschools group children aged 3, 4, and 5 together so that older students may serve as role models for younger ones and share what they have learned. Children are allowed to learn and discover individually and only work in groups if they choose.
In both traditional preschools and Montessori schools, there are still rules and guidelines that all children must follow. While the majority of those rules in a traditional preschool will focus on doing tasks exactly as instructed, participating in a group setting, and completing work on time, a Montessori school will have rules about creating an active learning environment and focus more on relationships with other students, respecting each other, and self-constructive activities. While traditional preschools may have assigned seats for children, which they may not leave unless given permission to do so, Montessori schools allow children to freely mingle with each other while visiting the different learning areas set up for them.
If you are interested in giving your child a Montessori education, Learn and Play Montessori School (LPMS) provides an academic curriculum that encourages your child to learn with all five senses and be an independent thinker. We provide preschool, Pre-K, kindergarten, and after school programs for children in the San Francisco Bay Area. With five locations in Fremont and Dublin/San Ramon, there is sure to be a campus near you! Our accredited Montessori and early childhood education teachers are trained to provide the highest quality of support and guidance for your child. Contact us today by visiting us online at https://www.learnandplaymontessori.com to find out more about the programs we offer and how we can contribute to the successful development of your child’s natural creativity!
NIles Graduation 2015
It was amazing to see the parents, teachers and the room 2 children assembled together in celebrating one of the most memorable moments of their life–the graduation exercises.
With all the preparation, the teaching and learning procedures, time and effort and the wisdom, last Thursday morning of June 4th, all these were put to a celebration day. We witnessed how the children walked to the stage to receive ribbon and certificate for their accomplishment. Adding up to the highlight of the celebration was when the children sang the national anthem, graduation song and the Learn and Play Montessori song composed by our Music teacher. We witnessed happy faces from parents as they take pictures of their children. Everybody deserved a big round of applause! We are happy as one big family here at Niles!
Thank you for being a part of out family!
Happy graduation and congratulations to all!
1st Annual Art Exhibit at LAPMS at Niles
The 1st Annual Art Exhibit last April 20th was a great success!
The courtyard looked like an art gallery filled with a wide-variety of artwork from children ages 18 months through 6 years old. From different kinds of lines and curves, scribbling, coloring, tearing of papers and pasting to the clay or wood sculpture are just incredible patterns and images when put together and that these artwork are creations from our own children.
Positive comments from parents and visitors who came to our Open House were our inspiration to serve and care for our children.
Congratulations to the children! Keep up the good work!
Thank you to all parents and teachers for the patience and hardwork you put together to have this kind of event!
Earth Day at Niles
It’s Earth Day! How did you celebrate Earth Day? Here at Niles, the teachers taught a lesson across the curriculum about taking care of the planet earth and its environmental problems and issues. There were classes that made pollution and reforestation posters. The older children prepared a short skit on proper disposal of waste or garbage at school.
Thank you for the Earth Day idea from the late US Senator Nelson who launched this event in 1970. Globally, people are benefiting a lot from it.
1st Annual Science Fair
Science Fair at Niles happened yesterday. Science Fair participants started registering their projects with smiles and excitement on their faces. The courtyard was filled with colorful display boards and projects from rooms 2,3,4 and 5 children. Tables were adorned with souvenir items, giant books on display, and a remarkable array of science materials, from little creatures such as insects to specimen, displays such as rattlesnake skin, sea sponges and bones of animals. One of the highlights of this science fair was the hands-on table where students were able to view slides under the microscope. The raffle added more excitement to the participants. Whenever a ticket was about to be picked, the crowd held their breath as everyone anticipated their ticket numbers to be picked. The parents took pictures and video while their child presented the experiment.
All the hard work and effort from each LAPMS family, every participant, and the LAPMS team made this science fair event a memorable and educational experience not only for our young children, but the parents as well.
Great participation for all! Parent involvement at our school is A+.
Art exhibit
Art Exhibit is coming! The children started submitting their artwork today. The courtyard will be filled in with beautifully created and crafted art projects by our young innovators and artists at Niles.
Parents are welcome to view the artwork on Monday, April, 20, 2015 at 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. in the courtyard.
We are proud of our parents and children to be a part of our BIG FAMILY! LAPMS Niles Family!
