Summer Math Celebration
Last Friday, summer math was celebrated at Tobin Montessori. Calendars filled with ideas for reviewing math concepts and skills were shared last June with the intent being that just a few minutes each day spent “thinking and talking math” over the summer would help reinforce the math that has been learned. Upper Elementary celebrated their summer math work by highlighting geometry and measurement activities out on the playground. A few of the many activities included: using the trundle wheel to measure the perimeter of the playground area; identifying types of angles on the playground equipment; and measuring the area of the baseball dugout. Congratulations to all the students for completing their summer math work!

3-Year-Old Lottery
Do you have a child who will be 3 years old on or before August 31, 2017? If so, you MUST register THIS October for September 2017 entry AND to get sibling preference!

There are 3 ways to get an application:
–Go to www.cpsd.us & download application
–Stop by the office to get an application
–Send me a message at [email protected] or 617.349.6600 x153, and I will put an application in you child's backpack.

Fill the application out, bring it to me in the Tobin office between October 3rd-October 21th. I will drop it off to the FRC for you. It is that simple!

Spotlight on Maribel Diaz
This week's Spotlight is on Maribel Diaz! She's in for Kristi Obie, our Occupational Therapist who's out on maternity leave. Read on >>

Family Outreach Council
Your help makes a difference!! F.O.C. is here to support your involvement. Thank you to everyone who turned out for our first meeting of the year! Here's some of what we covered. Hope to see you at our next meeting on October 20th! Meanwhile, learn more here. And stay tuned for projects where YOU can help, even just once in a while, throughout the year. Photo: F.O.C.–Where many hands make light work.

And They're Off...
All their bags are packed and ready to go! The 4th and 5th graders left earlier this week for their annual trip to Nature's Classroom in Yarmouthport. Stay tuned to hear about their adventure!

A Young Researcher
Kabir Ahmadi, a Kindergarten student from Room 283, is presenting his research on the famous mistake made by Eric Carle. In his beloved book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle said that the caterpillar built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself and stayed inside before turning into a beautiful butterfly. Kabir explained that it was not a cocoon but a chrysalis and verified his research by using the Interactive Board. Thank you for sharing with us, Kabir!

Lucky the Bird is Back from
Summer Vacation!
So Lucky, what did you do on your Summer vacation?
Well, my friend Fay took me to her residence in Waltham for the summer. During the car ride, I started to get a little nervous but then I remembered that I had been there before during April vacation! Then I started to get very excited! Fun things happen over at the Chaisson house. Kids and grandkids stopping by. Lots of cooking out on the grill. Every time my new friend Eddy came home from work, he would put me out of the back porch where I would enjoy the nice breeze and I could talk some of my fine feathered friends! Thank you Fay and Eddy for a summer I will never forget!