Montessori Buzz – June 3, 2025
Our Family & Friends event is Thursday
Plan to join us Thursday after 4 p.m. at Storybook Gardens for our annual school-wide Family & Friends social. Food will be available at the Village Square. Families who prefer to avoid the lineups are welcome to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy.
In case of rain: we’ll send a push notification via the MA Parent App by noon; the rain date is next Tuesday, June 10. If Thursday’s event is postponed, we will run our after-school program.
Raffle Reminder!
Please send back your raffle tickets as soon as possible. A reminder, you can buy them, sell them or send them back for us to recirculate! Find all the details in the Raffle Ticket letter (PDF) that was sent home, along with a detailed list of all the prizes!
Extra tickets are on sale at the front desk in the administrative office at 719 Waterloo St. until the draw on June 12, 2025 at 3pm. You do not need to be present to win.
For questions about the raffle, or if you would like additional tickets sent home, please contact Tonya at tdendrinos@montessori.on.ca or 519-433-9121 ext. 233.
Photos from the Week
Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day
What a perfect day for our visitors to stop by our classrooms. A grandparent visiting from Trinidad offered some beautiful words after her visit to Lower Elementary. “This … is was what learning should be. It should take place in a shared space where children are at ease to be themselves and guided gently. Thank you for Grandparents’ Day!” We are so happy to host our grandparents and special friends each year so they can see for themselves the beauty of the Montessori learning environment.
Toddler serving – Instagram video
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher … is to be able to say: ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” – Dr. Maria Montessori
https://www.instagram.com/p/DKHsOtpAVxG/?next=%2F
This video has garnered over 5,000 views on social media. It’s such a perfect example of mastering a task and how our Toddler students can work independently.
Lower El’s Montessori Magic
There was some serious Montessori Magic captured in Lower Elementary last week. In the top photo, our LE2 students were engrossed in their work; although this peaceful focus often surprises our visitors, we know that this is common in the Montessori learning environment. In LE3, the Year 3 students demonstrated just how ready they are to move up to UE — teaching the geometry lesson to their friends perfectly.
Year 2 art
The Year 2 students are learning the difference between drawing from their imagination and trying to replicate an existing image. They are developing such patience and diligence to focus on all the details. There is still work to BEE done, but during the process they are expressing great pride in their accomplishments!
Last week’s track meet
Congratulations to all our athletes that took part in the track meet last week at Western University. We had many individual successes. Thanks to everyone who came to cheer us on!
From the community
Our London Family Vigil is this Friday, June 6
The Youth Coalition Combatting Islamophobia is hosting a small gathering in memory of Our London Family. All Londoners are invited to join or observe and participate in a series of prayers to honour and remember Our London Family in hopes of continuing the healing for our community. Parking is available at St. John Catholic French Immersion School (1212 Coronation Drive).
- Date and time: Friday, June 6 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Location: 1435 Hyde Park Rd, (Northeast corner of Hyde Park and South Carriage Rd, on grassed and parking lot area)
https://london.ca/our-london-family
CISV London – transformative experiences for students
Have you heard of CISV? We are dedicated to providing transformative experiences that inspire youth to become active global citizens, committed to creating a more peaceful and just world. Through our educational programs, we encourage personal growth, intercultural dialogues, and shared responsibility for shaping a future where diversity is celebrated and conflict is resolved through empathy and cooperation.
Want to learn more? CISV will be at the Gathering on the Green in Wortley Village this Saturday, June 7 10:00am-5:00pm. https://www.cisvlondon.ca/
The deadline for children interested in attending the international summer camp program in 2026 is June 30, 2025. Email london@ca.cisv.org for more information.