Students Are Loving Their New School

A little behind posting these, but here are some stories submitted by a couple of parents from our new school's first week:

When Tommy came home on the first day, I asked about school (of course!) and he said it was really great. When I asked him about his teacher (Dawn) he said, I quote, "She's really nice. She always smiles. All the time." It was just about the nicest thing I've ever heard said about anyone. :) Tommy is loving the new school, and I'm loving that. Thanks for all the hard work and big dreams!


.....(and) another one, from my niece, Kaziah. She is in second grade at GO, and on Monday night they came over for tacos. She told me that school "is fun like summer camp, but you learn a lot too!" She proceeded to explain to me that the rock she was holding was volcanic, and pointed out how 'glassy' it was. Cute!

~ Mia B.

and one more:

Dear GO friends,


I had to write and tell you how incredibly touched I have been by the outpouring of warmth and enthusiasm by all of "our" GO staff. Each day I pick up my children, and each day they tell me that their days were AWESOME! Ray loved being a stand in "Transformer" on his first day and I know he welcomes each job with enthusiasm. Madison has been quoted as saying, "Mom this is not school, it's summer camp"! They are both budding scientists, Madison being an extreme science NUT. I am happy to hear of the experiments which have already taken place in her classroom. They loved hearing of the "Big Bang Theory" today, and seeing the volcano erupt.


With many difficult things happening in my children's lives at the present time, it's great to know that they have such a nurturing environment to grow in each day, in addition to the love and support they receive at home. We look forward to growing with GO over the next several years.


Warmest wishes,
Kitty F.

Thanks, Mia and Kitty for your letters!  Any parents with more recent anecdotes or quotes from their kids, we'd love to hear them.  Please submit them to blog@goldenoakmontessori.org .