AVM Kitchener

📚✨ Author Spotlight of the Month ✨📚

This month, we’re featuring I Like This, You Like That by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Eve Coy—a sweet, rhyming story about friendship, differences, and finding common ground. 💛

Through two young friends who discover that they don’t always like the same things, the story shows children that we can have different interests, preferences, and opinions while still appreciating and caring for one another. 🌈🤝

Books like I Like This, You Like That can help encourage conversations about kindness, acceptance, respect, and celebrating what makes each of us unique—values that connect beautifully with building a caring and inclusive classroom community. 🌱✨

📖 Want to read it together?
🔗 Purchase the book here: https://www.indigo.ca/products/i-like-this-you-like-that

Have you read this one with your child? Tell us what they thought in the comments! 💬💛

🕊️✨ International Day of Peace is a time to celebrate kindness, understanding, respect, and the ways we can help create a more peaceful world together. Even the smallest acts of compassion can make a meaningful difference. 💛

Learn Through Stories! You and your little ones can explore these ideas together with The Peace Book by Todd Parr. With colourful illustrations and child-friendly messages, this story introduces children to the many ways peace can be found and shared in everyday life. 📚🌎

📖 Learn through stories here: https://www.indigo.ca/products/the-peace-book

What does peace look like in your family? 🕊️

✨ Yom Kippur is an important day in the Jewish faith centered on reflection, forgiveness, and making things right. It offers a meaningful opportunity to think about our actions, our relationships with others, and how we can move forward with kindness and intention. 💛

Learn Through Stories! You and your little ones can explore this occasion with Sammy Spider’s First Yom Kippur by Sylvia A. Rouss, illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn. Through a child-friendly story, the book introduces young readers to Yom Kippur and some of the traditions and values connected to the day. 📚

📖 Learn through stories: https://www.amazon.ca/Sammy-Spiders-First-Yom-Kippur/dp/0761391967/ref=asc_df_0761391967?mcid=c99efbe6a57c3166b8f21fafa9e30791&tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706840526771&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1250268111466188911&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9192240&hvtargid=pla-563395545259&psc=1&hvocijid=1250268111466188911-0761391967-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1

How do you encourage your child to practice kindness, forgiveness, and reflection? 🌱

Kindness and courtesy are at the heart of Montessori education. From offering a friend a turn to saying “excuse me” when passing, children practice kindness in small, consistent ways that shape how they treat others — and themselves.

A long-term study highlighted by UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center followed children from childhood into adulthood. Those who showed more pro-social skills — like helping, sharing, and cooperating — were more likely to succeed in school and work and less likely to face serious challenges and troubles later in life. Teaching kindness today truly supports their future tomorrow.

💬 Read more about the study here: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/kind_kids_lead_to_healthier_communities?.com

🍎🍯✨ Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and is a special time for reflection, new beginnings, and gathering with family and community. Traditions such as hearing the shofar and enjoying apples dipped in honey help welcome a sweet new year. 💛

Learn Through Stories! You and your little ones can learn more with Rosh Hashanah Is Coming! by Tracy Newman, illustrated by Viviana Garofoli. This engaging story introduces young children to the traditions and excitement surrounding Rosh Hashanah in an accessible and meaningful way. 📚✨

📖 Learn through stories:https://www.amazon.ca/Rosh-Hashanah-Coming-Tracy-Newman/dp/1467779881/ref=asc_df_1467779881?mcid=9c9737dc30983190bef4176555eb7332&tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706833952787&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1372257520340716989&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9192240&hvtargid=pla-522414228411&psc=1&hvocijid=1372257520340716989-1467779881-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1

What traditions help your family celebrate new beginnings? 🌟

🎒✨ September’s Family Challenge is here! ✨🏫

This month, encourage your child to take part in packing their own school bag! From checking that they have everything they need to placing each item inside, this simple everyday routine is a great opportunity to build independence. 💛

Packing their bag helps children develop responsibility, organization, independence, and practical life skills while giving them confidence in preparing for their own day. Small responsibilities can make a big difference! 🌱✨

We’d love to see your little one taking on the challenge! DM us a photo of your child packing their school bag for a chance to be featured on our account. 📸🎒

🎒✨ Welcome back to AVM! ✨📚

A new school year means new beginnings, new friendships, new discoveries, and so many opportunities to learn, grow, and achieve. 💛🌱

We’re so excited to welcome our students and families back into our classrooms and begin another wonderful year of learning together. To all of our returning students—and those joining the AVMS family for the very first time—we wish you a happy first day of school and an amazing year ahead! 🏫✨

Here’s to a year filled with curiosity, confidence, growth, and plenty of special moments along the way. 💚

🍓🥕 It’s time for our August Parent Question! 🍌🍝

What is your child's favourite thing to eat right now? 💛

Comment below and share! Whether it's fresh fruit, homemade pasta, crunchy veggies, or a favourite family recipe, we'd love to hear what's currently at the top of their menu. 🍎✨

Food preferences can change so quickly during childhood, and it's always fun to discover the meals and snacks little ones are loving. We can't wait to read your answers!

✨ From Casa to JK!

Our little graduates are ready for their next big adventure in Junior Kindergarten! We’re so proud of how much they’ve grown and learned. 🌱

Wishing our Casa graduates an amazing start to their JK journey! ❤️