Montessori Buzz – May 12, 2026
Dear MA Families and Friends,
Art Expo is TOMORROW!!!
Thank you to our faculty and students for their hard work preparing this MA-zing event. And thank you to our sponsors for supporting this celebration of creativity: Presenting Sponsor MS2 Productions; and Gold Sponsors Sutherland Creations and Spark Techies. https://montessori.on.ca/art-expo/
PD Day + Holiday = Extra-long weekend
Friday, May 15 is a PD Day, so there is no school for our students; the school is closed on Monday, May 18, in observance of Victoria Day. Enjoy your extra-long weekend!
MA PD Day Camps
- The Academy Circus: PD Day Camp – May 15. 2026 | The Academy Circus or email info@theacademycircus.com.
- Spark Techies is also hosting a Camp on Friday. Find details online: May 15 PD Day Camp
A minimum number of campers is required to run these camps. Please consider supporting these local businesses, and register your child today!
Fundraising Update
We’re So Close! Let’s Finish This Together and Blaze the Trail
As a school community, we believe in creating environments where children can move, explore, and grow with confidence. Thanks to your generosity, we are now 75% of the way to making our new gym floor a reality.
With just a few weeks left, we have $15,000 to go.
Every contribution—no matter the size—helps create a space where our students can develop coordination, resilience, and a lifelong love of movement. Together, we can reach our goal.
Here’s the power of collective giving:
- 300 families giving $50
- 150 families giving $100
- 60 gifts of $250
- 15 leadership gifts of $1,000
- or one transformational gift of $15,000
At Montessori Academy, we often talk about small steps leading to big growth. This is one of those moments. Donate today! Montessori.on.ca/blaze-the-trail
Last Call: RSVP for Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day
Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day is Friday, May 29! If you have not already, please complete the RSVP form that your classroom teachers shared a few weeks ago.
Photos from the Week
The Silence Game
The Montessori Silence Game is an important exercise that helps children develop self-control, self-regulation, reflection, and environmental awareness. Through stillness and quiet observation, children learn to become more aware of their bodies, movements, sounds, and the space around them. The activity encourages concentration, inner calm, listening skills, and respect for others in the environment. It also supports emotional regulation by helping children practise pausing, controlling impulses, and finding peace within themselves.
The Stamp Game
The Montessori materials are designed with the students in mind. The Stamp Game allows Casa students to complete complex operations using the tiles to represent thousands, hundreds, tens and units.
Very special guest in LE1
LE1 welcomed the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, into their classroom last week. We love it when royalty stops by to visit.
A day at the museum!
On Friday, our Lower El students ventured to the London Children’s Museum for a fun-tastic day of discovery and learning!
A trip to the theatre
On Wednesday, our senior students went to The Grand Theatre to take in the hit musical “Come From Away.”
