Author: Leigh Roper

Hello Families, It is certainly a busy new year, with four sweet new additions to our classroom. We have enjoyed getting to know Andrew, Ellis, Gunner, and Sebastian and these boys have absolutely stolen our hearts. Gunner is already starting to feed himself with a spoon and Katherine has joined us at the community lunch … Continued

Happy New Year to all of our families. This new year brings us all kinds of exciting new experiences and new friends. This month we’ll welcome Ellis, Gunner, and Andrew. Our friend Reese has graduated mid year to Miss Regi’s Toddler 1 class, but you still get to see a few really cute pictures of … Continued

Good morning families, I just wanted to reach out and thank each of you again for donating to our classroom. The children certainly enjoy the new books and flash cards from the The Copeland, Flowers, and Nelson families. They coincide with what we are working on in the classroom. We spend a lot of time … Continued

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Montessori families. Tomorrow is my favorite get together of the school year. It is a great opportunity to meet other families, and the food is always delicious. You are welcome to pick up your children and take them with you to enjoy lunch or you may simply leave them … Continued

This week I’d like to thank all of you for making time to meet with me for parent teacher conferences. As a parent I know it is difficult to take off work to meet with a teacher. I gain so much insight from our conversations especially since they are all so little. It allows us … Continued

      Halloween is quickly approaching, and I love to have a pumpkin in the classroom. It’s sensory work, language development, fine motor work, and just plain fun for our little ones. My favorite work every fall is pumpkin washing with the children.? I will begin scheduling conferences next week. If there is a … Continued

If a picture speaks a thousand words, I wonder what these pictures say to you as parents. Thank you for choosing Montessori for your children, thank you for choosing our school, and thank you for packing the most beautiful lunches for your children I have ever seen. I want to thank The Copeland family for … Continued

  Good morning families, I hope you have a fun filled day of sunshine and cookouts today. Our time in the classroom has been so valuable and the children are developing new concepts and fine motor skills. They are getting more independent each day and I’m also hearing new language daily. Sweet Katherine is rolling … Continued

It was wonderful to be back with the children this week. We welcomed our new friend Reese and enjoyed Back to School Night on Friday. I bought some new work for our classroom and cannot wait for the children to discover it tomorrow! Please remember to apply sunscreen and bug spray before school. (As long … Continued

Everyone is moving around the classroom faster and more efficiently than ever. We have seen creeping, crawling, pulling up, and even cruising out of our little babies! As children develop mobility their curiosity peaks in new objects around the room. This sparks the innate love of learning and also improves their gross motor skills as … Continued