DOBSON MONTESSORI SCHOOL NEWS
April 27-May 4
KINDERGARTEN
As we transition into our May unit, “From Caterpillars to Butterflies”, we welcome Painted Lady caterpillars to our classroom. Everyone is excited to watch as they munch their food, grow, and spin their chrysalis. They will hatch into butterflies in May and be ready to fly just as our kindergarten students are ready to fly into first grade. Students will track the metaphosphoric every day in the coming weeks. This week we will label the parts of the caterpillar and learn scientific vocabulary such as thorax and proleg. We will read Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. and then make beaded segment caterpillars. As a fun science experiment, children will making moving caterpillars using water and tissue paper! Each Friday of the month, students will create a butterfly life cycle spinner craft with multimedia materials showing the stages of development. This week we will complete the larvae stage.
PRIMARY
As we wrap up our “Westward Ho” unit, we will welcome the “Ole Woodford Boys” to our classroom for a sing-a-long. Students will first make model banjos and then play to songs from the 1800’s. Trevor and Rylan will be bringing their fiddle and banjo’s to share with the class. We are completing our journals and felt board stories. Students will get to be the teacher as they present their story to their peers. They all did a great job living in history and creating a story imagining a life in the past. We will bring our felt boards and journals home to share with our families.
INTERMEDIATE
We conclude our investigation of “Africa” as students present their posters to their peers on Monday, April 27. Our new unit for May is “Independent Study”. Students will get to pick their own topic to investigate this month! We will brainstorm ideas this week and then pick something we don’t already know much about to delve into for the month. We will send home the parameters for the project later this week. Students will also enjoy an art masterpiece lesson in which they will learn about a famous artist and then create artwork in the style of that artist. We will display our work in the classroom for Mother’s Day tea. On Wednesday, May 6 we will go on a field trip to see The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane presented at the Herberger Theater by Childsplay. We can only take four parents to allow seating for students. If you wish to chaperone, please sign up in room 3. Parents will pay the discounted fee of $16 for their admission; the school will pay for the students.
UPPER DIVISION & HIGH SCHOOL
What an outstanding play we have prepared for our audience! Romance, comedy, sword fighting, dance, surprises, and an evening of amazing fun for our guests and families. Come see “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and honor the incredible hard work of our students! Everyone has a speaking roll onstage plus there will be a fun Renaissance market, Greenshow by the K-6th grade students, and the best actors since Shakespeare’s day. The opportunity to be part of an acting company is life changing for our students as they develop public speaking abilities, team skills communication confidence, discipline and commitment as they uphold their part of the play, and empathy as they experience diverse characters and perspectives. Let’s fill the house and support these outstanding students!
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Our K-6th grade students will have the opportunity to present two songs as the Greenshow at the beginning of the play and then love seeing their older mentors on stage. The action and comedy fits all audiences regardless of age. Adults will be amazed at the quality of this show! Not a dull version, you will laugh till you cry and be talking about the acting, costumes, set, performances, stunts, music, and more for weeks to come. Please come support this annual event. We want a sold-out house to thank our students for their hard work!
TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY
We set aside a day each year to say thank you to our wonderful teachers for the incredible work they do each year. Every one of our teachers spends countless hours going above and beyond to provide your child with the best learning opportunities. Our top test scores attest to the academic results, but the more important things are invisible as we work to raise the “whole child” to be kind, responsible, engaged, articulate, creative, and motivated. You can help by signing up in the office to help with the event and making a donation to join other families in saying thank you to our staff. Teacher Appreciation Day is May 7th.
SUPER SUMMER 2026
Art! Reading! Engineering! Math! Games! Field Trips! Animals! Thinking Skills! It’s all happening at Super Summer ’26. Students in K-6th start with a workshop “Lego Lunatics” in which they will learn to program a computer to move a Lego robot! Check out the brochure for more outstanding opportunities coming this summer. Sign up now; classes are filling.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 “Midsummer Night’s Dream” 7 PM
Thursday, May 7 Teachers’ Appreciation Day
Friday, May 8 Mother’s Day Tea 2:00-3:00
Tuesday, May 19 High School Graduation 6:30 at Guild of the Vale
Wednesday, May 20 Kindergarten Graduation 9:15 on the amphitheater
Thursday, May 21 Last day of school
Tuesday, May 26 Super Summer ’26 begins