Montessori Matters
February 14, 2020
“The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art.” – Junot Díaz
In this case, “the art” is storytelling: the storytelling of a good book, whether fiction or nonfiction. I was walking down the MSA office hallway seeing the happy children with their parents as they lined up to purchase a good book. It felt like Christmas just happened – the excitement was just that palpable. One of my Lower Elementary readers, that I have the joy of working with, stopped by my office with his grandmother (of course – who isn’t a pushover for this kind of event?) and showed me his new acquisitions. I had just worked with him that morning on his emerging reading skills and this afternoon, I could see the glimmer in his eye – that now he KNEW he was well on his way to being able to read them “all by himself.”
Also interesting - a quick question asked out of curiosity to adults in the office: “How many of you read books on Kindle?” Not one of them did! (I had to admit that I have many on my Kindle; my “patience quotient” is almost zero.) But still much preferred is the “feel and smell” of a physical book that opens its pages to be underlined, starred, noted with personal thoughts.
And as a grandmother myself, I was lucky enough to know to save my own children’s favorite stories so that I could read the slightly discolored but loved pages again to their offspring.
Yes, this is an unpaid ad to remind you that the Book Fair is open until this Wednesday -- only two days left!
And yes …. It is once again, to remind all of us (me included) to put down the technology and engage in the discovery of a new Potter adventure, the newest travel memoir, or the latest bestselling book on “How to Make a Million AND Donate to Your Favorite Non Profit.” (Still looking for that rich uncle! Ha!)
- Karen Holt
Dates to Remember
Remember that you can always check the MSA website calendar for upcoming calendar events.
February 13-19 - Scholastic Book Fair
February 15 - Deadline for Priority Enrollment (discounted fee through Tuesday morning)
February 16 - GAMAC presents Anderson's Got Talent 2020 (see note below)
February 17 - President's Day, no school, extended day only
February 20 - Spring Benefit parent volunteer meeting (see information below)
February 20 - Last day for personalized yearbook orders
March 2-6 - Play week
April 25 - Escape to Kokomo - Spring Benefit & Auction
Priority Enrollment Deadline
Change of Address
Thank you,
Dr. Hill
Yearbook Personalization
Book Fair Open Through Wednesday!
NEW this year: you now have the option to set up a student eWallet in order to allow your child to make purchases at the on-site MSA fair cash-free by clicking the Get Started button in the Go cash-free! section at the link above.
We look forward to seeing you at the fair! See below and this gallery for images of the fair or click this photo sphere link to take a sneak peak of the fair.
GAMAC presents Anderson's Got Talent 2020
Spring Benefit Parent Volunteer Meeting
Grandparents and Special Person's Day
Singing Valentines
Paper Circuits
Peaceful Work Time
Rooster Dissection
Afternoon Activities on Valentine's
Lunchtime Ping Pong
Amphitheater Staircase Update
Montessori School of Anderson
Email: mdabney@msasc.org
Website: msasc.org
Location: 280 Sam McGee Road, Anderson, SC, USA
Phone: 864-226-5344
Facebook: http://facebook.com/MontessoriSchoolofAnderson