24th – 26th June

Unbelievably, it’s the last few days of the school year already – what a fast year it’s been!!! We’ve had such a wonderful year with your fantastic children – thank you all so much firstly for entrusting us with your children, it’s been a real privilege to facilitate them in their learning, and secondly thank you for all your ongoing participation and support in that learning, and for all the input you’ve given to us in the school! We’ve had so many visits from family members – parents, grandparents, siblings – you’ve been a big part of your child’s year whether helping out with our school tour, sponsored walk, primary school visit, or coming into school to be part of your children’s day – it’s meant so much to the children as well as us staff, so thank you, as it has added hugely to all of our experiences this year!!

So onto this short week! We will be having lots of fun & games – musical statues, sports activities, yoga – and in between we’ll be spending precious time with your children before they head off for the summer; it’s not an easy thing to say goodbye to all the little people who are moving on to ‘big’ school after spending the last 2 years getting to know them and being part of their wonderful journey of growth & learning, but they’re ready for that step, and it’s an exciting time for them and for us all! We’re so happy to be welcoming a lot of children back for their second year in September, which is always some consolation! If you don’t have a child returning in the near future, we hope that you & your child will continue to visit any time – and this year we had several secondary school students on TY work experience who were ex-pupils of the Montessori, so there’s no excuses – we can always find a space for your children! ❤️❤️

The Children’s House will be closing on Wednesday 26th June for summer holidays,

re-opening Wednesday 28th August 

– have a wonderful summer everyone, and thanks for another wonderful year!!

17th – 21st June

Welcome to the last full week at The Children’s House – so hard to believe!!! This week we will be having lots of fun as we’ve got the legendary Angela from Super Smiley Parties coming on Thursday to do balloon twisting & make some wonderful creations for the children! We will also be having a dance party on Friday with streamers, & doing compliment circles with the children – encouraging them to praise each other & engage in positive thinking about themselves as well as others ❤️As well as this, we will be bringing those children who are finishing up in Montessori to visit the primary school here in Sallins, to see the classrooms & the layout of the school – we find it a really beneficial thing to do with the children. We then discuss the changes that will be happening for all the classes all next year, whether they are staying on with us in a different group of friends, or whether they are moving on to primary school somewhere – it’s all exciting changes for them, hard as it may be for us to say goodbye to those that are leaving!!

The Hokey Pokey

You put your right foot in, your right foot out,
Your right foot in & you shake it all about,
You do the Hokey Pokey & you turn around,
And that’s what it’s all about!

You put your left foot in…

You put your right hand in…

You put your left hand in…

You put your whole self in…

 

10th – 14th June

This week will be all about the men in our lives!! To celebrate Father’s Day on this coming Sunday, we will be celebrating the special men in our lives – not everyone might be lucky enough to have their dad around, but maybe an uncle or grandad or even a neighbour might be a positive person in their lives. The children will be making cards and pictures for those special men in their lives❤️❤️! We will also be doing our Barnardos Big Toddle this week, so it promises to be busy as well as fun!!

Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck went ‘quack, quack, quack, quack’,
And 1 little duck came waddling back!

Four little ducks…

4th – 7th June

Welcome to June everyone!!! It’s hard to believe it’s the last month of the year already, it’s really flown in! We’re going to make the most of these last weeks with your wonderful children, & this week we will be having fun with our water safety theme!! After the long weekend, the children will be doing sea shell painting, talking about water safety, doing water play & using the bubble machine outside in the garden. They will also be finishing their All About Me books & decorating their covers – finishing these books is a real end of year ritual!

Uisce Glé (Irish song)

Uisce, uisce, uisce glé,                                  Water, water, clear water,
Tá sé go deas,                                                 It is nice,
Is maith liom é!                                              I like it!