Montessori Buzz – Jan 13, 2026
Dear MA Families and Friends,
Family Skating: RSVP via Google form
Our annual Family Skate event is happening on Thursday, Jan. 29. Please complete this Google form to let us know if you’re planning to join us that evening by Wednesday, Jan. 28: https://forms.gle/iZWmGBXsQGjx8qKZ7
This event is open to MA Alumni, so if you know of any who might want to join us for a fun night on the ice, please send them this registration link.
Heads-up: January Update letter
On Thursday, we’ll share a message from our Executive Director, Tina Brown, with updates on projects, re-enrolment, upcoming activities, and summer programs. It’s packed with important details, so we encourage parents to take a few minutes — maybe with your favourite beverage — and give it a read! Watch for the push notification Thursday afternoon.
Elementary Hot Lunch Registration Open
Elementary hot lunch and milk orders for February 2 – June 19 are available online starting today. The deadline to order is Friday, January 23. After the deadline has passed, the orders will be closed. If you need assistance with ordering, please contact the Main Office before the deadline.
PLEASE NOTE: Most items require you to select different options for the meal, so please read each item carefully and choose only one.
IMPORTANT: Please review your complete balance when you place your orders online at https://mahotlunch.campbrainregistration.com/ to ensure that everything is paid in full. Payments can be made online, or you can drop into the Main Office to pay by cash, cheque, credit, Apple Pay or etransfer to payments@montessori.on.ca (putting your child’s name and the reason in the Notes section)
Photos from the week
Casa Peace Mat
The Montessori Peace Mat is a special piece of work consisting of a beautiful mat and a small hourglass timer. This work is usually for one child: The child takes it out, sits on the mat and practices quiet and reflection while the timer runs. The other children in the classroom practice respect by ensuring not to interrupt the child’s mindfulness practice.
Recently, two friends underwent this practice together. The teacher looked over and observed the beauty of this choice; two children showing self-discipline and respect for each other’s mindfulness practice.
Casa sensorial extensions
In Montessori, sensorial extensions are activities introduced after a child has mastered the basic presentation of a sensorial material. These extensions are designed to deepen a child’s understanding, challenge their memory, and encourage creative application of concepts like size, color, and dimension.
UE1’s classroom pets
There was lots of excitement this morning in UE1. We welcomed two tiny hamsters to our classroom environment.
They were the topic of name debates and a vote. We’re thrilled to introduce Lucy and Penny!
The students are so excited to get to know our new additions, and we’ve discussed all the responsibilities they will take on caring for our new pets!
