Weekly News
April 28-May 2
KINDERGARTEN
We wrap up our “Around the World” unit study with one more field trip! On Monday, we go to the Hackett House in Tempe, home of the Sister Cities showcasing cultures from around the world. Our docents will conduct hands-on activities and teach lessons about cultures from the sister cities program. We need one more driver! Please arrive at 9 AM for this experience. In May, we are exploring “Alice in Wonderland”. We will hear the story and recreate scenes from the book using our imaginations and creativity. We will learn to tell time with the White Rabbit and make a running rabbit craft. Why is the rabbit always late? We will develop discrimination abilities by classifying objects as bigger and smaller. In the story, Alice shrinks and grows larger. Our own faces will become the center of flowers as we discuss empathy. What would you say to Alice about her adventures down the rabbit hole?
PRIMARY
Our “Nifty Fifty” study concludes with a “Nifty Fifty Expo” on Tuesday and a field trip to the AZ Historical Society Museum on Wednesday. Our students have learned a song to help remember the 50 states and will share that with our families during the exposition. In May, we are studying “Magnets and Electricity”. We start with learning about the causes and effects of electricity. What makes lightning? Why are some things magnetic and others are not? We will do an experiment and create lightning in a jar and learn that magnets can attract and repel. Everyone loves hands on science!
INTERMEDIATE
Thank you to everyone who attended our Poetry Festival last Thursday. Having opportunities to perform their poems shows students that their work is valued and important. It also helps to build confidence and public speaking skills. Our final thematic unit for this school year is Career Investigations. Students will select a career and research the topic to learn more about jobs in the real world. They will also interview someone in a selected career. We will learn how to ask open ended questions and speak politely to our adult interviewee. We will learn about some “dirty jobs”. Would you like to be an oil rig operator, sewer inspector, or coal miner? What jobs would you enjoy? Perhaps you will be a scientist! On Tuesday, May 13th, we will go on a field trip to the Arizona Science Lab to participate in a hands-on workshop about rocketry. Students will build and launch their own rockets! Parents are welcome to chaperone this full day trip; sign up in room 3. We will leave at 9 and return by 3. Everyone will need to bring a sack lunch with a beverage and a water bottle. Do you have a career you would like to share with our class? We would love to have you visit, even for a few minutes, to share your job with our students. Just let us know what day and when fits your schedule!
UPPER DIVISION & HIGH SCHOOL
We are in final rehearsals for “Romeo and Juliet”. Students will rehearse in costume and make up on Monday and polish blocking and scene work. Remember to arrive at the auditorium at 9 AM on Thursday and Friday. Students will return to the theater on Saturday at 5 PM. This is an amazing show and we are proud that all our students are able to participate. Everyone has worked so hard! While this is a tragedy, the first half of the play is very funny and the second half is gripping and exciting. Invite all your friends; we want to fill every seat to honor the work of these amazing actors.
HIGH SCHOOL SEATTLE TRIP
Students have raised all their own money for their end of the year study trip. Thank you to everyone who has supported their many fund raisers. Students plan their own itinerary and book all the reservations, plane tickets, accommodations, and activities as part of their practical life experience. And what a trip they have planned! They will visit the Space Needle, Pike Market, Museum of Pop Culture, Waterfront, Seattle Aquarium, Underground History Tour, Pioneer Square, Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum, Pacific Science Center, Guided Historic Ghost Tour, and go kayaking on the bay! They depart on May 6 and return on May 10. Make sure your student has the new travel ID or a passport.
SUPER SUMMER ‘25
What are you doing this summer? Don’t be left scrolling a screen on the couch! Join your friends for amazing workshops at Dobson Montessori School. Keep your academics fresh with a change of pace featuring lots of hands-on activities, field trips, games, friends, and learning. But don’t wait…classes are filling.
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRESENTS “ROMEO & JULIET”
Almost sold out! Limited tickets still available! Younger students get to see their mentors on stage and also perform songs in the Greenshow. Adults will be amazed at the quality of the show! Sword fighting, dance, romance, drama, comedy, and incredible acting by our upper division and high school students. There will be a renaissance market before the show and during intermission featuring fairy hair wreaths, friendship bracelets, wooden swords, weavings, and magic potions for sale. All handmade by our students! This annual event is fun for all! We promise you will be entertained! Tickets are only $10 and are available in the office.
4TH QUARTER ESA PAST DUE
Thank you to everyone who submitted their 4th quarter ESA invoices to the state. However, we still have many families with tuition past due. If you have not yet submitted your invoice, please take a moment now to do so if you forgot.
Mother's Day Tea...May 12 See invitation attached to your weekly newsletter email!