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Lamplighters FAQs
Let’s start with your burning questions. The answers are
all right here
1. Where is the lost and found?
For starters, please make sure to label EVERYTHING.
The lost and found in the office has seen too many aban-
doned backpacks, toys, hats, mittens, and really really
really nice clothing. Good news is, we donate it all every
2 months so that other people in need can benefit, and
we don’t end up with an overwhelming and overflowing
lost and found basket.
old may be sitting by a teacher, ever-so-carefully pour-
ing water from one tiny pitcher to another. Several
children kneeling on the floor may be intently strug-
gling over a puzzle map of South America.
So let’s talk a little more about what Montessori “toys”
are like. We call them “materials” or “works”.
Montessori Materials Are Appealingly Designed
If your child does, G-d forbid, lose something, be sure
to check the office lost and found as soon as you notice!
We also try to post a picture of the item on the Facebook
Group to find the owner before we donate the basket--
be sure to look out on there for your child’s lost items.
2. Where can I drop off Box Tops?
Our PTO has kicked off the box top initiative! You can
find the big jar of box tops in the hallway -- You can stick
your box tops in there-- every penny counts, so thanks
in advance!
3. Why are there no toys, dolls or dress up
clothes? My child LOVES playing with those!
(Preschool parents--we’re looking at you!)
If at first glance, the classroom looks hopelessly boring,
trust us–it’s not. Children love it.
In a Montessori preschool classroom, you might see a
4-year-old boy forming hebrew words using 3-dimen-
sional letters called “the movable alphabet.” A 3-year-
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Throughout the room, children will be sorting, stack-
ing, and manipulating all sorts of beautiful objects
made of a range of materials and textures. Many of
these objects will be made of smooth polished wood.
Others are made of enameled metal, wicker, and fabric.
Also available to explore are items from nature, such as
seashells and birds’ nests.
How can a preschool-aged child be trusted to handle
fragile little items independently? Montessori teach-