cademy for Children
A Montessori School and
Child Care Center
July 2015
Newsletter
Summer Registration
This summer has been going great! The
themes have been exciting and we’ve had
many families join us for the fun. We still
have a few openings. If you have not signed
up and are still wishing to do so, please let
the office know.
Academy Closed July 3rd!
The Academy will be closed Friday, July
rd
3 to observe Independence Day. We will
be open for childcare Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday.
If your child will be absent anytime during
the childcare week, please let the office
know. Have a safe holiday!
July Themes
Academy Chef
It’s time to put on our aprons and spend a
week preparing healthy and nutritious
snacks. We will measure out our
ingredients and cook with care. Discover
all the fun food can be!
French Adventures
Come experience a week of French
culture and language. Take this week to
explore a foreign language with a daily
French lesson. Have fun discovering
some of the favorite activities and foods
of the French culture!
Bears, Bears, Everywhere
Learn about a variety of bears and where
they live. Discover the unique
characteristics of the habitats that they
live in, explore the foods they eat, and the
homes they live in.
Super Science
June 29th – July 3rd
Childcare
Let’s test a little gravity, see how a volcano erupts, and
July 6th – July 10th
Rain Forest Carnival
find out what makes magnets so exciting! Come see
Academy Chef
how you can enjoy science through experiments and
July 20th – July 24th
French Adventures
art projects!
July 27th – July 31st
Bears, Bears, Everywhere
July
Aug
13th
3rd
– July
– Aug
17th
7th
Super Science
Rain Forest Carnival
Join the celebration of a rain
forest carnival. The elementary
will present our annual summer carnival.
Learn all about the exciting rain forests!
Street Fair News
The Street Fair will be held on July 16th-18th.
It will be set up on Broadway downtown but
will not affect 8th street or 1st avenue this
year. If you wish to call the Academy at
701-280-0718, the staff will assist parents
who will pick up by driving through the alley,
thus not needing to park their cars. The
door to the Academy will be locked during
the Street Fair hours.
Swimming
The Academy staff has been taking the
preschool and elementary children
swimming Monday through Thursday
weather permitting. They will swim if the
temperature is above 70 degrees. To help
the transition to swimming go smoothly,
please check to make sure that your child’s
swimming pass is sewn on your child’s suit.
If you have questions about swimming,
please contact the office. Be sure to take
towels and suits home each Thursday
evening.
Swimming and
Tennis Lessons
We are once again transporting children to
swimming and tennis lessons. The
swimming lessons are from 10:40 –11:10 at
Island Park pool. If your child attended
session one classes, be sure to check if they
passed into the next level before signing
them up for session two. Session 2 classes
begin July 6th and run through July 17th.
The Academy staff will also be bringing
students to the 9:00 a.m. tennis classes held
at Island Park. You may sign your child up
for these classes by calling the Fargo Park
District. If you have any questions or your
child is signed up for session 2 swimming
and/or tennis lessons, please let the office
know to ensure they get to their classes.
Session 3 swimming lessons at Island Park
start July 27th and run through August 7th.
Movie Days
On July 1st, 8th,15th, 22nd, and 29th,
The Fargo Theatre is offering Kid’s Flicks
movies; “Annie,” “The Land Before
Time,” “Night at the Museum: Secret of
the Tomb,” “Paddington,” and “Home”
at 1pm. The elementary class has the
option to attend these movies. The cost
per child is $5.00 which includes
admission and a drink/treat.
Elementary Sleepover
The elementary will once again have their
annual sleepover at the Academy. The
event will be August 7th from 8:00 pm to 7:00
am. All children who have completed
Kindergarten and are currently enrolled at
the Academy during the summer are eligible
to attend. The cost of the event is $30 per
child or $45 per family.
Hand Washing
We are once again asking all families to
have their children wash their hands when
they arrive as well as before they leave the
Academy. We are looking for ways to cut
down on the number of germs entering our
center as well as trying to find ways to
reduce the amount of germs being exposed
to our families. Thank you for your
assistance in this effort.
SUNSCREEN
We are asking each parent to put
sunscreen on their child before they arrive at
the Academy every day, and then the
Academy staff will reapply the lotion in the
afternoon and/or before pool time. Please
check to make sure your child has their
labeled sunscreen in their classroom. It’s
very important that we protect the children’s
skin from harmful rays of the sun.
LOST & FOUND
If your child is missing an item of clothing,
please let the office know so we can be sure
the item is returned to you. Also, please
check that the clothing in your child’s bin is
weather and size appropriate.
Classroom News
Elementary News – Ms. Renee
The first month of summer has been filled
with many field trips which have been a lot of
fun! Our themes have been “Miles of Music,”
“Little Critters,” “Starry Night,” and “Magic
School Bus.”
For the music week, the children enjoyed
music with Ms. Sue in the morning followed by
a story and art. Some of our art projects for the
week included egg shaker maracas, singing
straws, homemade bead drums, and listening to
music while painting. We even played a game
called musical painting – the children started
drawing while music played and had to switch to
someone else’s paper whenever the music
stopped. For our field trip, we took a tour of Y94
where they had a chance to record their own
voices on the radio equipment which was a lot of
fun!
During little critter week, we made spider
webs with paint and glitter, created lady bugs
from egg cartons, finger painted with insects, and
created origami butterflies. We received a visit
from the bug man and the children enjoyed
seeing the tarantula and cockroaches that he
brought along! We also visited Lindenwood Park
and searched for insects. The students found
beetles, flies, ants, and even moths!
Starry Night week was a fun week for art! We
painted mugs for Father’s Day, created sun
catchers from glue, tried painting with bubbles,
and colored our own Starry Night art work. In
celebration of art we visited the Plain’s Art
Museum and were allowed to tour their gardens
and learn about the hummingbird sculpture. The
students were able to draw their own patterns for
a hummingbird.
The last week was the week of Magic School
Bus. We read some Magic School Bus books,
made clay fossils and galaxy playdough, and we
even conducted some science experiments! We
also took a trip to Skateland and went to the play
“101 Dalmatians” put on by the FMCT. Some
children from our class were in the cast so it was
exciting to see them perform! The older children
even volunteered to make costumes so they
enjoyed seeing the costumes they helped with in
action! Over all, it’s been a very busy month!
Preprimary News – Ms. Maria
We are off to a great start this summer! We
are busy learning the rules of the classroom and
making new friends. The day consists of songs,
books, art, outside time, free play, swimming,
and snacks. The first week’s theme was, “Miles
of Music.” Every morning we learn some new
songs, read a book, and do an art activity that
relates to the theme. The art activities this week
included painting musical notes, driving cars
through chocolate pudding, using paint daubers,
painting train wheels using vegetables, and using
watercolor paints to color copies of sheet music.
The second week of summer had the theme,
“Little Critters.” The kids enjoyed learning all
about tiny animals, what they eat, and where
they live. We started off the week by gluing
small shapes onto slithering snakes. We also
mixed paints together to make a colorful turtle
shell and dripped water onto coffee filters and
markers to create snails. Finally we learned more
about frogs by making lily pads and frogs with
long back legs.
The third week we focused on the painting
“Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh. We started
by examining the painting in detail, noticing the
moon, the circular stars, the houses, and the big
black shape in the front. We had many great
ideas about what this black shape might be…
We decided to make our own starry night
pictures using paint, tissue paper, and a big black
shape. We also did a transfer art project where
we transferred paint from a piece of foil to a
piece of white paper. We enjoyed making a star
wand with wet chalk and salt “sparkles.” Finally
we used a small grinder to grind up coffee beans
and make them into a gift for Father’s Day.
The final week’s theme was “Magic School
Bus.” The kids love the Magic School Bus
books! We had a lot of fun exploring different
science themes each day. Monday we made
“space rocks” by painting rocks with glow-inthe-dark paint. Tuesday we planted flower seeds
in pots we had painted. Wednesday we made
weather spirals to hang up. Thursday we
examined eggs and learned the parts: shell, yolk,
and albumen. We also tasted a piece of an egg!
Friday we read a book about animals in the wild
and painted a magic school bus picture.
Toddler News - Ms. Brittany
Our summer in the toddler room has started
out busy. We are busy learning some more rules
in our new room and helping make our new
friends feel welcomed. Our first theme was
“Miles of Music.” We decorated wooden
maracas and sang lots of songs!
The second week’s theme was “Little
Critters.” We painted with gummy worms and
even tasted some! We also made paper plate lady
bugs and went on a nature walk. We found many
different insects and creatures! The toddlers love
going for walks in the strollers!
For the third week our theme was “Starry
Night.” We painted with corn syrup on a star for
our art and read many books. Some of the books
we read were “Papa Please Get the Moon for
Me,” “Roaring Rockets,” “Zoo in the Sky,” and
“Stars.” We sang a lot of songs as well. Some of
the songs we sang were “5 Little Spacemen,” “5
Little Astronauts,” “4 Little Stars,” “Twinkle
Twinkle Little Star,” and “Climb aboard the
Spaceship.”
The last theme was “Magic School Bus.” We
made water color sea horses and played outside
in the water table! We read many of the magic
school bus books including, “Magic School Bus
on the Ocean Floor,” “Magic School Bus
Explore the Senses,” “Magic School Bus Lost in
the Solar System,” and “Magic School Bus at the
Water Works.” We sang some songs including,
“Five Oceans,” “My Body,” “Solar System in
Motion,” and “Splish Splash!” We would also
like to Welcome Ms. Sydni to our room! She is a
joy to have in our class!
Infant News-Ms. Connie
This month has flown by quickly! Almost all
of our friends are mobile and one who is now
flipping over from tummy to his back. We are
continuing to work on milestones. Some of our
friends will start sleeping on mats soon and we
are adding more finger foods every day.
We started off the month with a week of
“Miles of Music.” There were musical notes
everywhere in all different colors. We got to sing
with Ms. Sue and we played our new maracas –
we had a lot of fun! For art we made musical
notes, guitars, and a picture maraca, all with our
hands or feet. We also read lots of books. Some
of these books were “Chica Chica Boom Boom,”
“Wheels on the Bus,” “Giraffes Can’t Dance,”
and “Brown Bear,” which happens to be Ms.
Connie’s favorite!
The 2nd week of June we had the theme
“Little Critters.” There were butterflies and
various bugs all around our room. We read many
different books and our favorites were, “Very
Hungry Caterpillar,” “Grouchy Lady Bug,” and
“Bugs in my Hair.” We also sang “I’m Bringing
Home a Baby Bumblebee,” “Ants Go
Marching,” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
For the 3rd week of June, our theme was
“Starry Night.” For books, we read “Zoo in the
Sky,” “Roaring Rockets,” and “Goodnight
Moon.” We sang “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
and “5 Little Astronauts.”
Our last theme was “Magic School Bus.” We
had buses, stop lights, back packs, and diplomas
around the room and school buses and apples on
our windows and door. We hope to enjoy the
nice weather by going on some stroller rides!
Fall information
Be on the lookout in early August for our fall
information packet in your mailbox. Some of
the information included will be the Parent
Information Night, New Student Orientation
Day, Supply List, Tuition/Full Time Childcare
Agreement and the School/Childcare
Calendar.
The first payment for fall tuition and
childcare will be due by August 9th.
Subsequent monthly billing will be made
starting September, a late fee will be
assessed after August 10th. If you wish to
make any changes in your currently
scheduled program please let Ms. DeLynda
know before Wednesday, July 22nd.
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY
FOURTH OF JULY!!!
The Academy Staff