October Recap:

October has been a fun and exciting month. We had some amazing local visitors come out to join us for our health and safety week. A local dentist came out to tell us why it is important to take care of our teeth. We learned all about eating healthy foods and the importance of brushing and flossing. The tooth fairy came along with the dentist and passed out some lovely swag. Some local fire fires from Cal Fire also came to teach us about fire safety. They brought a fire truck and a fire engine with them. They also brought some of their awesome equipment that they use to keep our community safe. Our friends even had the opportunity to use the fire hose! This was an exciting experience for our friends.

We also had our Fall Carnival month as well. Our children were filled with excitement waiting for our Fall Carnival to emerge. Thank you to all of you that came to volunteer! We appreciate all of you! We love hosting events here at Belltower so that we build bonds with families and build a sense of community. Our book fair was also a big hit. Kiddos were excited to stop by and check out some of the amazing books we had to offer. Books are a great way to get your children reading and increase their vocabulary. We also had our open house this month. You all had the opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers to see what they are doing as well as some of your children’s work.

September Recap:

This has been and exciting month here at Belltower Montessori. We had a great start to our new school year. Thank you for everyone that came out to our Back to School Night! It was nice seeing all of you. It is important to get a feel of what your children do throughout the day here as they learn to grow and thrive. All our events encourage families to come out and meet our staff as well as fellow classmates as we grow a sense of community to make sure we give our children the best start possible to their growing minds. We have had some great new additions to our staff family. We have Ms. Thompson in room 7 that has joined Ms. Amtey as a co-teacher. We also have Ms. Janelle as a lead teacher in room 4 as well as Ms. Blanca as her assistant. All our new staff members have experience working with children and have brought their own unique vibrant personality ready and enthusiastic about their roles here at Belltower.

The infant toddler class merge has been transitioning smoothly. Our friends are adjusting and learning to navigate around the room while getting used to the class schedule. It is such a joy to see our young babies learning from observing their classmates just a few milestones ahead of them. Our second preprimary classroom is starting to fill up. We have lots of new friends this year full of energy and ready to learn. Our elementary school room has grown to 15 children! We are excited about our growth here at Belltower. Thank you all for the support through the adjustments.

Our enrichment programs are going great. Our primary and elementary children have opportunities to participate in enrichment programs that include computers, Spanish, music, art, and cooking. Children love learning new things and having hand on experiences.  We strive to introduce our children into many different activities to get them learning, exploring, and using their imaginations.  Please remember to sign up for snack host. Snack host reaches our students in so many ways. Our shy students get a chance to blossom and let their friends learn about them through foods they enjoy. Students also get the chance to taste foods they may not have ever tasted before.

Summer Recap: 

This summer was full of exciting events while children learned to grow and thrive. The children enjoyed the in-house field trips. The reptile show filled the kids with excitement as they got to touch scaly creatures that they would not normally see in our everyday lives. We also added a few new shows to our adventures this summer. We added the petting zoo as well as the bubble show. I am so glad that we were able to offer these fun activities to our children here are Belltower. Now that our summer is coming to an end we are excited about our new school year. We would like to extend our greatest welcome to Ms. Frazier who is our new Assistant Director. She has ten plus years working with children and was also a behavioral therapist prior to joining us. She is a wonderful addition to our family here at Belltower.

June Recap:

This was an eventful month.  Happy Father’s Day to all our Dads.  The child really enjoyed golfing with their dads.  We are closing out our school year and are overwhelmed with joy on all the wonderful accomplishments of our children here at Belltower.  They have all reached new milestones and are always thriving to learn more.

Our Kindergarten and First grade graduation was a true success. We are so very proud our graduates and all their accomplishments.  They have truly been an example and encouragement to their fellow class mates. I would like to thank our Parents who have gone over and beyond to make this school year a great success.  Our staff has also work tremendously hard to give the children their very best. We look forward to our new school year and new accomplishments.

May Recap: 

I’m amazed we accomplished so much in such little time this month. Our month started off with our Annual Mother’s Day Tea Party. Every room was filled with love, laughter and excitement from all our children. Each room had so much to offer. One room had a dance party while another had an elegant tea party with hats and tea and proper etiquette. Dads really pulled through for our mothers that day tea by helping to serve our wonderful mothers her at Belltower.

The second week of May was devoted to our Teachers, we had Teacher Appreciation Week. We started off the week with beautiful bouquets compiled from all the children bringing in a single flower. The rooms looked and smelled beautifully! The next treat was gifts from our children and school items our teachers had on their wish lists. Along with the help of parents, we had a successful Pot Luck Lunch for our teachers. One of my favorite days was Thursday, students were to bring in a portrait of their teacher. Let’s just say we have many artists at Belltower. The children’s pictures were incredible. It was a blessing to see how much the children know and enjoy their teachers company. The last day of the week our teachers were spoiled with cards and gifts, they were so pleased and thankful for the love bestowed upon them. Teacher Appreciation week gave our teachers so much encouragement and confidence of their daily hard work and thankful for the wonderful families and children they teach.

Book fair was accompanied by our Parent Teacher Conferences the 3^rd week of May. Tons of family friendly books were on display. From infant books to beginning reader books we had everything for everyone, including cookbooks for parents! We want to thank the parents who helped during book fair and appreciate the gesture, we couldn’t have done it without you!