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Volunteers are needed for CURBSIDE Dropoff-- please email Lala if you can help! lala@hamiltonparkmontessori.com

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Wanna Carpool??

Click the button below to answer our poll and help match you with other families!

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// weeks of September 6 & 11 //

Learning to hold the ring in a line

Watering plants from home

Enjoying a cookie at Open House

Building relationships during Phase-In.

Learning to change shoes

Creating a picture with a red dot art marker

Our good morning circle

Welcome Back!

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Our annual Ice Cream Social is next Thursday, September 14th, 6-7pm. Join us! This even is super fun, low key and YUMMY!

Are you interested in becoming a Parent Rep for your child's class? Were you a rep last year and want to continue? Click here or the image above to submit your information!

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HPMS.life

7,646 unique visits // 22.6k page views

These are the stats from our first year-- pretty impressive. HPMS.life is THE spot to find out what's happening and when in our community. Check back often. New content is posted every Friday! Important links are ALWAYS available at the top of the page.

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HPMS is starting a new lunch program with Smartlunches! Click below to sign up & receive updates. Deliveries start on Sept 18th.

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Oh, what a great year it's been!

Circle Room students have been talking about what they like to do in school.  When asked what their favorite work is:

Ameya said "I like the car (ramp) work!"

Andrew pointed to the wooden train set.

Arjun A. pointed to the Numbers and Pegs work, saying "yeah!"

Arjun K. chose the Color and Number Matching work.

Connor pointed to the Brown Stairs and said "This one!"

Ellie exclaimed "The Tower work!", pointing to the Pink Tower.

Elaina pointed to the Knobbed Cylinder work.

Greta said "The baby work. I have a new baby (doll) at home from Grandpa!"

Maxwell said "Fire engine book."

Myra chose the Fall picture matching work.

Neil mentioned going to the park.

Noah asked for his teacher to read "If You Give a Mouse a Mouse a Cookie."

Rithvik said "The cars go down the ramp."

Ryna said "Play dough is my favorite!"

Samaira said "Painting!"

Silas said "I like to read books."

Vir said "The train track."

// Last couple of weeks of school //

// week of May 22 //

// week of May 8 //

Exploring the geometric solids: cylinder, cube, cone, prism and sphere

Preparing to take home our finished tie dye shirts

Tie dying our shirts purple

Making a Springtime creation

Nomenclature for parts of the bird

// week of May 1 //

Practicing to walk to the park without the ring rope

Having a picnic in the park

Matching objects to picture of the butterfly's life cycle

Pasting cherry blossoms onto our tree

Dexterity! Pouring colored water from a larger container to two smaller containers

// week of April 24 //

Creating a picture story

Observing spring changes on a stroll through the park

Having fun with the parachute during Movement Matters

Presenting the life cycle of a butterfly in circle

Butterfly matching work

// week of April 17 //

Hanging Bead Stair work

Our field trip to Trailside Nature Center

Working with Environmental Labels to encourage word recognition 

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The Spring Fling is coming! Mark your calendars for Friday, June 2nd! Tickets will go on sale shortly but in the meantime, we need your help in gathering some amazing auction items. Click here to donate an item or service, and stay tuned for more information from your parent reps about putting together a classroom basket to be auctioned.

This year's theme is 'Let's Get Active' with proceeds benefitting the PE Program.

The Exploration Fair is coming! Next Thursday, April 28th from 4:30-5:30, HPMS students from K-Middle School will display and share projects they've been working on. Come see all of their diverse interests and passions!

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// week of April 3 //

Promoting creativity through independent collage art

Pasting clovers onto our 1 through 5 counting books

Using a mortar and pestle to crush cloves

// week of March 27 //

Developing fine motor skills with Name Tracing Work

Further exploration of magnets-moving a magnetized car

Stringing beads to make a bracelet

Expanding our vocabulary in Spanish with sea creatures

Walking the line with two wooden pails requires concentration and balance 

// week of March 20 //

Lowercase letter formation using a magnetic stylus

Thank you to all the parents for joining us during Work With Your Child Week.

We welcome Spring by introducing Mr. Robin during circle time

Counting is fun!

// week of March 13 //

Exploring geometric shapes

Introducing the trampoline in Movement Matters

Strengthening hand-eye coordination with the eye dropper

Sensorial bin with "orbeez"Sensorial bin with "orbeez"

// week of March 6 //

Introducing the Number Rods 1 through 5

Magnetic one to one numeral correspondence

Using yarn to recreate Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" through music and movement 

Welcoming our new friend, Chloe to Circle Room

Warming up for Movement Matters!

// week of February 27 //

Thank you to all the Circle Room Families for the generous gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week!

Celebrating Dr. Seuss birthday by making "Cat in the Hat" hats

For Montessori week, we placed the red yarn in order, from longest to shortest.

Reading "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss during circle time

Red Rod extension work: laying out the red yarn to create a maze

February Specials Roundup!

Here are some great photos from the month of February in Art, Music, PE & Spanish!

// week of February 20 //

Heart-shaped chalk rubbing work

Reinforcing the shape and sound of the letter "b"

Working alongside a friend to piece together "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" puzzle

Revision: Walking through the maze as an extension to the Red Rods

Building a train with wooden blocks

// weeks of February 6 & 13 //