Montessori Movie Night

Having so much fun with friends at our Montessori Movie Night!

Movie Night

Don't forget to bring your form tomorrow so you can join us for Montessori Movie Night!

Montessori Movie Night

Games and Writing Fun

Games and Writing Fun!

 

Lower elementary students experienced first hand the games children played during the pre-civil war era. They also explored the art of writing during this era.

 

 

Early Dismissal Today

A Winter Weather Advisory for Richland County was issued around 10 a.m. by the National Weather Service. Based on the current forecast calling for the potential of winter weather that may impact travel conditions, Richland School District Two will dismiss early today, Wednesday, January 3.

Middle schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Elementary schools will dismiss at 1 p.m. High schools will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. All after-school events and activities, including after-school care, are canceled at all schools and district facilities.

Thank you for adjusting your family’s schedule so that our students and employees arrive home safely before winter weather possibly impacts travel conditions.

Service Learning Projects

Serving Our Community

Community service is an integral part of the Montessori philosophy. Teaching our students ways to care for and give back to our community is a pillar of our program. Currently our students are participating in two community service projects.

Operation Bedroll

We are excited to partner with Spring Valley High School in working on Operation Bedroll. Our students are collecting plastic bags and turning them into plarn (plastic yarn). All ages are actively involved in the process. The primary students (3 year olds through 5 year olds) fold the bags and prepare them for our lower elementary students (1st through 3rd graders). The lower elementary students cut the bags into strips and pass the strips along to our upper elementary students (4th and 5th graders), where they turn the strips into a plastic type yarn called plarn. They eagerly send the plarn to our Spring Valley High School partners, where they weave the plarn into bed mats that are easily transportable and water resistant for our homeless community. This will be a year long community service project for our students.

Below is an example of a plarn bedroll displayed by Jane Hiller from Sonoco.

Palmetto Health Children's Hospital

We are also partnering with Palmetto Health Children's Hospital by collecting items for the holidays. While Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital accepts donations all year, unexpected hospital stays during the holiday season can be especially difficult for families. Each year Child Life organizes a Holiday Market. Donations are used to set up a “store” and parents/caregivers are provided with tickets to redeem for gifts. The Holiday Market enables families to “shop” for gifts without having to leave the hospital.Our students are excited to participate in collecting items for these families to "shop" for gifts for their loved ones. Due to safety and health concerns, the hospital asks that all donations are new items.

Each grade level is collecting items for specific age groups. Please see the lists below if you are interested in making a donation.

Surprise Visit

A Special Surprise!

This morning one of our primary Montessori students received the best surprise of all. His father came home from a two month long deployment and surprised him this morning by visiting him in his class!

Watch the surprise unfold!

 Fletcher shows dad around his classroom.