Montessori Buzz – Nov. 11, 2025
Dear MA Families and Friends,
We’re sharing the Buzz early this week because of today’s Elementary and Junior High Remembrance Day Assembly.
Elem/JH Parents – If you haven’t already, please see the reminder and parking map under Notices for details about today’s event. Don’t forget to inform your child’s teacher when you leave the assembly.
Reminders
Friday is a PD Day
There is no school for our students on Friday because of the PD Day.
Parking at our downtown locations
We’ve received some feedback from our neighbours recently. Please ensure you’re following the rules of the road and adhering to the No Parking signs near our downtown locations. Do not block or turn around in our neighbours’ driveways. Thank you for making drop-off and pick-up safe for everyone.
PJ Day is Friday, Nov. 21
Our Junior High students are leading a cozy initiative: Pajama Day! As part of Montessori’s Charitable Giving, the event will support ChildCan, a non-profit that helps children and families affected by childhood cancer. ChildCan offers meaningful assistance, such as parking passes, comfort items, and reminders that no child faces cancer alone. On PJ Day, the Junior High students will collect loose change donations to help fund this important work.
Save the Date: Family Skate is Jan. 29
Our annual night out of the ice is back! Plan to join us on Thursday, Jan. 29, between 7:30-9 p.m. for this FREE event that takes place at Storybook’s beautiful skate trail! We’ll share more details in the New Year.
Phys Ed Updates
We’ve got a lot of sports action happening. Some details are not finalized yet; we’ll share the locations as we learn more.
Senior volleyball playoffs
- Boys are November 19 (location TBD)
- Girls are November 25 (location TBD)
Senior hockey (Years 6-8)
Notes will go home with all players that are interested.
- November 24 at Argyle – 8am
- December 1 at Argyle – 8am
Swim to Survive program (Year 3)
Year 3 students will participate in the Swim to Survive program – a note with all the details will be shared with families this week. This program runs for three consecutive Wednesdays starting on Nov. 19 at Centre Branch YMCA.
Upper El Girls’ soccer
Last week, our Upper Elementary girls participated in a soccer intramural today at the BMO Centre. They played great and tied for first place — way to go!!
From the community
Magic of Lights discount code for MA Families
Magic of Lights returns to London from Nov. 21-Jan. 3 at Fanshawe Conservation Area. MA Families can save using the code: MOLGRPS12 when you purchase tickets to Magic of Lights online: https://magicoflights.com/locations/london-on/ (Note: online fee apply).
Photos from the week
Toddlers making juice
A quintessential Montessori activity—our Waterloo Toddlers had a blast making juice last week!
Big work alert in Casa
As the Casa students settle into their groove, we’re seeing beautiful displays of concentration and resilience in their “big work”.
UE’s “Rock Pancakes”
The food preparation that starts in Toddler gets creative as the students progress through our program. Last week, the Year 4 students from both UE1 and UE2 enjoyed some Rock Pancakes to wrap up their unit on the Lithosphere!
