Primary Level Program

Teachers	Ms. Amy Barnes	Ms. Jahan Nikdel	Ms. Rose O'Toole
Assistants	Ms. Jeli Poulin	Ms. Ana Carrilero	Ms. Michele Coggon
Student Ages	2 1/2 – 6 yrs old
School Hours	Half day: 8:30 am – 11:45 am Full day: 8:30 am to 2:45 pm
Required Supplies	Primary Classroom Student Supplies List
Wish Lists	Ms. Amy	Ms. Jahan	Ms. Rose
Lunch	Packed lunch and/or catered option
Parents Weekly Snack Schedule	Ms. Amy's Snack Schedule	Ms. Jahan's Snack Schedule	Ms. Rose's Snack Schedule
Parent Contacts
Scholastic Book Orders Contact	Ms. Amy's Class:	Ms. Jahan's Class:	Ms. Ann's Class:

Age Range and Class Hours

Students in the Primary Level Program range in age from 2 1/2 to 6 years old. Until a child turns five years old, he/she remains in the half-day program. When a child turns five, he/she is evaluated to enter the full-day program.

Half-day hours:
8:30 am to 11:45 pm
Full-day hours:
8:30 am to 2:45 pm

Snacks and Lunch

Students who leave at 11:45 do not bring their lunch to school. Students who stay for the full day and those who stay for Lunch Bunch and After Care are asked to bring their lunch to school.

For details about snacks and lunch, see the Food at School page.

Parent–Teacher Conferences

Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled each year in November and March. This conference is obligatory for both parents and is in addition to any other conferences you may wish to arrange throughout the year.

Classroom Wish Lists

As each classroom grows, many Montessori educational materials are available for teachers to introduce to the children. In the links below, you will find that our teachers maintain a "wish list" for things that they anticipate your child will soon be ready to explore. If you would like to contribute funds for any of the items on these lists, please contact the ILMS Office.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the Primary Level of Montessori Education is divided into the following five areas:

Practical Life
Sensorial
Language
Mathematical
Cultural

Practical Life

The exercises of Practical Life include activities which help children in their growth toward greater independence. Their purpose is to develop inner discipline, organization and self esteem. Children with high self esteem are happier, have more friends and are willing to tackle tough learning assignments. It is through the Practical life exercises that the children are able to increase their understanding of sequence, refine their coordination, and lengthen their span of concentration.

Sensorial

The Sensorial materials are specifically designed to help the children develop their perceptual abilities, visual and auditory discrimination, and the ability to compare and classify. These skills are powerful and necessary for the development of the written language.

Language

Language begins immediately and is continuously woven into the life and work of the class. The language materials offer children the ability to understand the phonetics alphabet, composition of words, both read and written, and an understanding of the syntax and order of language.

Mathematics

The Mathematics materials make numbers and calculation easily accessible to even the youngest of children and in a way to provide a firm foundation for all later work. Children do not memorize addition and subtraction facts, but rather learn them by actually performing the operations with concrete materials. On the other hand, these same facts may require many hours of drudgery and drill when introduced at a later age and in an abstract form.

Cultural Extensions

The Montessori Classroom is a living education and is limitless. In addition to the work done in the above areas, the children are given experiences in science, music, art, history, geography, biology and botany.

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"...where every child is honored."

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