Montessori Academy Chicago

Thanksgiving Holiday
2018-11-22 - 2018-11-23
No Student or Staff Attendance

Academy Closes at 4pm.
2018-11-21
No Extracurriculars

Continued Parent Enrichment: Primary Math and the Road from Concrete to Abstraction
2018-11-14 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Everyone should learn math the Montessori way! Come join the
Primary teachers as they guide you through the unique process of
math acquisition for children ages 3-6. The math curriculum in the
Montessori classroom is laid out from concrete concepts to abstract
concepts. The child learns the processes of math first before he or
she learns facts. Through the application of five main components
(numerical, decimal system, linear counting, math operations and
abstraction) and preparation from Practical Life and Sensorial the
child’s mathematical mind is made.

Admissions Coffee Chat
2018-11-13 09:00 - 10:30, 2018-10-23 09:00 - 10:30, 2018-10-02 09:00 - 10:30
Our Admissions Coffee Chats provide prospective families with the opportunity to learn more about each program and tour our state-of-the-art facilities. These informal information sessions help interested families become acquainted with our community and offer the chance to ask our faculty, administration, and current parents questions about the school. A morning at the Academy includes basic information on our programming, Montessori pedagogy and history, and the admissions process.
RSVP is required. Please send an email to admissions@montessoriacademychicago.localhost.me. Adults only, please.

Parent-Teacher Conferences
2018-11-09
No Student Attendance

Academy Closes at 4pm
2018-10-31
No Extracurricular Activities

Continued Parent Enrichment: United Nations Day and Classroom Cultural Diversity
2018-10-24 17:30 - 18:30
Join the Academy Elementary, Kindergarten and Middle School
students as we celebrate global diversity in honor of United Nations
Day. Students will host a potluck of dishes from around the world
and each student will prepare a write up about the country and
the culture. MMUN students will share information regarding the
program’s impact on education and society

United Nations Day
2018-10-24

Continued Parent Enrichment: Literacy at MAC (for Kindergarten and Elementary students)
2018-10-17 17:30 - 18:30
The literacy team at MAC will be implementing the Units of Study
Reading and Writing program for grades K-6. This new reading
program’s mission is geared toward making our students skillful and
avid readers and writers. We will share the components and process
of making a successful impact on our student’s literacy development.
The Units of Study program was developed by Teacher’s College
Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. The Academy
has joined the thousands of schools that have implemented the
TCRWP’s Units of Study for Reading and Writing program for grades
K-6. We believe the approach to balance literacy developed by
the TCRWP are aligned with the process of reading and writing in
Montessori classrooms from primary through middle School. The
Units of Study program will not replace the Montessori Method of
teaching reading and writing. Instead, it will enhance our literacy
goals by ensuring our students are armed with strategies and skills
that will make them even more successful.

Continued Parent Enrichment: Art, Music, Gym, and Technology at the Academy
2018-10-09 17:30 - 18:30
We are thrilled to launch the Academy Enrichment Department this
fall! Join the new Academy Enrichment Department to discover how
music, art, gym and technology at the Academy will enhance your
child’s learning and stimulate their creativity and self expression.
At this event you will have the opportunity to learn more about
how enrichment programming at the Academy will incorporate
co-curricular integration, tying into themes and subjects being
covered in our classrooms and customized for each class to suit the
needs of Academy students at all of our levels. We can’t wait to share
with you the plans that have been developed specifically with your
children in mind!

Columbus Day-In-Service Day for Staff
2018-10-08

Continued Parent Enrichment: Emotions Matter- Emotional Intelligence, Coping, and Cooperation at Home and School!
2018-10-03 17:30 - 18:30
Children have a wide array of feelings and experiences at home and
school each day that impact how they interact and cooperate. Come
explore the science of emotional intelligence and discuss ways we can
help children cope AND cooperate, and manage their feelings safely.
Join us for an interactive workshop to learn about how our school
is working to create a positive emotional climate for learning and
developing RULER skills at school. Learn how emotional intelligence
and RULER skills can guide cooperation, caring, and regulation at
home. Presented by: Meghan Greeley, LCSW, School Social Worker.

Continued Parent Enrichment: Welcome to Elementary
2018-09-27 17:30 - 18:30
Come join us for a discussion of Montessori philosophy at the
Elementary level!
In this session we will map out the whole child using Dr. Maria
Montessori’s philosophy of all the planes of development.
Items to be discussed are:
• Focus on the changes of developmental planes of lower and upper
elementary students
• Overview of lower and upper elementary curriculum including our
exciting new Columbia University Reading and Writing Program!
• Implementing Executive Functioning Skills in Elementary
• Short video to highlight a balance of expectations for a successful
and happy child
Mr. Jason from the Polaris community would like to host a parent
book club. The title of the book How to Talk so Kids Will Listen. And
Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber will be discussed.
This will be a great opportunity to engage with our community and
show you how to best navigate your Elementary child! This CPE is
geared towards Polaris and Antares parents, but we welcome anyone
from the Academy community who is interested in learning more
about our elementary program.

Continued Parent Enrichment: Toileting in the First Three Years of Life
2018-09-25 17:30 - 18:30
Toilet learning is a natural process and should be done at a pace
to promote comfort and independence in the child. Encouraging
children to become aware of their bodily functions during the
sensitive period of development for toileting allows for less distress
when the child is older and more physically able to control their
toileting abilities. The Montessori approach to toilet learning is
to begin at birth and continue throughout the first three years of
life. Come and learn more about the Academy’s approach to this
important developmental stage. This event will be hosted by our
Lower School teachers and will include take away material that will
assist you in becoming a toilet learning expert.
