Interested in presenting an Art Appreciation topic at The Montessori House this school year? If so, drop by the school Monday, October 19 to see one in action (via the TV monitors) and learn how it’s done. Diana, chair of the Art Appreciation Committee, will present artist Wassily Kandinsky to all our Montessori classes on the following schedule Monday, October 19:

• South Classroom: 9:15 a.m.
• East Classroom: 9:30 a.m.
• South Classroom: 12:30 p.m.

By the way, the Guggenheim Museum currently has a wonderful Kandinsky exhibit through January 13, 2010.

On October 8, children across the globe are reading Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar to break a world record for the largest shared reading experience.  Our Montessori House children were part of this effort, called Read for the Record, and added at least 75 to the worldwide count!

After hearing the story in class today, every child at school received his or her very own copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  This lovely gift was arranged by Tracy — mother of Montessori House pupil Liliana — who works with Pearson, one of the supporters of Read for the Record through the Pearson Foundation.  So, send your thanks to Tracy, Pearson, and the Pearson Foundation.

We won’t know until the end of the day if we broke the world record.  If you’d like to participate by reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar to your child tonight, you may be counted at the Read for the Record website: http://www.readfortherecord.org

Maria