CMS is closed next week, November 20 - 24th, for Thanksgiving break!
Thankfulness and Gratitude
With the Thanksgiving break on the horizon next week, we are thinking a lot about thankfulness and gratitude. It's fun when you look up the words in dictionary and see that gratitude is defined as being thankful and thankful is defined as feelings of gratitude. But what is it really! The Harvard education school has a project called Making Caring Common, which has some great stuff on helping kids develop gratitude. Essentially feeling gratitude is appreciating positive things in your life, be they people, activities, our surroundings and so forth. Developing it asks us to think a bit more about "the why" or what it is about those things that makes them positive for us.
I encourage of all you to take a little time next week, however you celebrate the holiday, to acknowledge the things in your life that you are thankful for and why. Then ask your child what they are thankful for. I'm sure they have some big ideas on that topic! Here's a few ideas of ours...grateful for friends who work with us, grateful for the beauty of nature, grateful for our teachers, and grateful for sunny weather!
Sign Up Now for December 8th!
The Nova class has had so much fun planning and carrying out these events. Kids ages 5 and up can hang out with Nova Adolescent Community students and guides for a fun filled evening, and we raise funds for the Nova class spring trip. Click here for more info and to register your child. So make plans now for some holiday shopping time and sign up for the December 8th Parent's Night Out.
Space is limited so be sure you grab one of the remaining spots! While you're at it, make plans now for some holiday shopping time and sign up for the December 8th PNO.
CMS Calendar
- Nov. 17th - Last day for Fall Enrichments
- Nov. 17th - Nova portfolio night
- Nov. 20 - 24th - No School, Thanksgiving break
- Nov. 27th - Classes resume
Cold weather Spriit Wear is here!
The mission of Community Montessori School is to provide authentic Montessori education
in a nature-rich environment that cultivates collaboration, curiosity,
love of learning, and respect for oneself, others, and the world.
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