June Recap:

As this school year comes to an end, we want to take a moment to say “Thank You” to all of our families for allowing Pacific Coast Montessori Academy to be your child’s school. On behalf of the faculty and staff, we are grateful and honored to be a part of your child’s early childhood education. For those of our students continuing with us for summer and fall, we have a fun-filled summer curriculum planned. For those students who will be graduating and moving on to new schools, we wish you all the best and encourage you to stop by and visit!

For June, our unit of study was Community Helpers. The children had a blast with all our special guests! We started the month with a visit from the Lomita Sheriff. Deputy Kellogg and Deputy Lopez let us explore their patrol cars and spoke about being officers. E.M.T.’s also joined us from McCormick Ambulance. The children loved seeing the big red rucks and their lights. Some of the children had the chance to ride on the gurney! We also had a visit from one of our very own families. Dr. Jill and her assistant Brooklyn visited us and showed us what a surgeon does. The children were amazed at all the tools and instruments and getting a surgeon hat! Finally, we had a visit from our local dentist. The children loved seeing how we care for our teeth, what healthy foods are good for our teeth, and the importance of attending the dentist.

We celebrated our dads this month with a fun daddy drop-off! Dads brought their putters and had some putting practice on the lawn with the kiddos. All the children enjoyed the special day!

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! To end June, we hosted our graduation for our children entering kindergarten and first grade. The children were so proud to walk in their caps and gowns. The best part was the pizza!

Finally, I want to wish everyone a wonderful summer. In the words of A.A. Milne, “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

Summer News:

During the summertime, we will step back from our daily tasks and enjoy whatever the summertime brings us. We have scheduled in-house field trips, water play days, and a summer carnival! We will start the summer by getting in the Red, White, and blue spirit with our Party in the USA theme. Afterward, we will dive into new weekly themes to keep our curriculum fresh and fun for the children. The children will enjoy a new addition to our water days with a new water slide.

As a reminder for all the upcoming summer fun, we ask if you could please apply sunscreen to your children in the morning; the teachers will reapply in the afternoon.