Connections Pines Montessori School
August 2026
Welcome Back... Backyard!
Upcoming Events COMPASS NIGHTS Last Week! Dates are below
International Day of Peace Guided: After school until 4:00 Unguided: Until 6:15 pm
No School Labor Day
Monday, September 7rh
In the Peace Garden Friday September 18th
After school until 4:30 pm
Friday September 11th
Mark your calendars More details to come Each night is 6:00-7:30 August 25th
Primary
August 26th Lower
August 26th
Middle
August 27th Upper
Upcoming Events Come See Me Work
Fall Parade
Guided: After school until 4:00 Unguided: Until 6:15 pm Wednesday and Thursday, October 21st and 22nd
8:45 - 9:15 am Friday, October 30th
Thanksgiving Family Feast 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Friday, November 20th
3:00-5:00 pm Thursday December 17th
Synch your family calendar with your Pines calendar!!! These are just the Full Family events for the Fall Semester. Keep reading your messages in the APP for details as we get closer!!!
Our Backyard is BACK Our new Pines Pitch is very popular! Games both on and off the field!
Baby frog enjoying our new umbrellas!
NEW Dig area is seeing loads of NEW constrcution.
Birds eye view of our Pines Pitch and our Elementary picnic tables.
Our Backyard is BACK
This is custom a Pines build! Soon, it will have two rows of azalezas planted to make it a “living” play piece.
Constructed for Primary this has a 20 foot crawl tube, a rock cliimbing & rope pull wall, two benches, three slides and an elevated walkway.
Our Backyard is BACK
We observed how you were sitting and created this!
Pines Pathways
As we get closer to placing our last pieces in the backyard we want to stitch them together with a Pines Pathway. A lovely walking and stroller trail.
Our Backyard is BACK Up next..
A Pickle Ball/ Badminton court is coming soon too!
We are installing a “bird’s nest” swing that can accomodate several students at once... and a “pole forest” that is inspired by a school Ms. Patty visited in Poland.
Play in the Park
Right before the GIANT thunder storm...we were able to enjoy PinesCones and hang out together.
Kitchen Connections Pines Ranch Dressing Ingredients
2 oz of cream cheese The juice of one lemon The zest of one lemon 12 oz of Greek yogurt 3/4 tsp. of Vegeta (seasoning) 1/4 tsp. dried dill 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
Enjoy!
Place the cream cheese in the mixer bowl, fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix the cream cheese until soft. Add the Greek yogurt, a little bit at a time, and mix well until soft. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Adjust the seasoning, taste the dip directly from the mixer. Garnish and serve, transfer the mixture into a serving bowl. Top with an extra sprinkle of chopped cilantro, a pinch of red pepper flakes, or a tiny drizzle of olive oil. Add a pinch more salt or a squeeze of lime juice if you prefer a tangier finish. Serve immediately alongside tortilla chips, warm pita wedges, or crisp cucumber and carrot sticks.
Shelf life up to 3 days when stored in the fridge.
The EVENT Experiences Honey Harvesting
Big thank you to the Gabelman family for opening their home and bee hives for this EVENT experience.
Thank you to the Scherr family for purchasing this day!
The EVENT Experiences
NOT just for the kids! Check out these ADULT ONLY Expereices and sign up! Turkish Coffee $55 Join Egyptian-born Dr. Ibrahim Abou-Saad for Ottoman history of Turkish coffee! This includes making and tasting along with Turkish treats!
Wine and Art $55 Our Middle School teachers Ms. Catherine and Ms. Valerie will host while you enjoy a fun night of painting while you enjoy a drink.
Smokehouse Dinner $80 Ms. Catherine and her husband Beau will open their home for a super casual evening and provide all the delicious meats and sides for you to enjoy. Just bring your favorite beverage!
Baking with a Twist $55
Feel free to invite your “Non - Pines” friends*! *They will be friends soon!
Make 12 fast friends with Ms. Peyton and Ms. Skyla in our Pines kitchen while we bake and talk. Bring your favorite beverage to share. Recipe and ingredients included with a box of goodies to take home
These are ADULT ONLY Experiences
Click HERE to sign up
“Humble” Brag We are so very honored to celebrate with these dedicated Montessori Teachers. Ms. Adriana - 29th year.
Ms. Jessica - 25th year.
We also celebrate that two more faculty memebers have completed their Montessori Credentialing. Ms. Ashley- Infant/Toddler
Ms. Gabbie- Primary
This brings Pines to a total of 24 Montessori trained teachers!
This means that the ratio of Montessori teachers to Each morning the teachers prepare thestudents is 1 to 10 at Pines*! outside with new work. *This is really unheard of! But wait... there’s more!
“Humble” Brag Number 25 and 26 are beginning their training very soon. We are so grateful for the support you give Pines to make this possible. Ms. Jenna
Ms. Jocelyn
They both will become Infant and Toddler trained.
This is INCREDIBLE! This summer we completed our Culinary Teaching Classroom and Chef Liz will pioneer this. Later this month we will welcome Chef Chef Liz- Executive Chef Chef Eric- Executive Chef for Culinary Teaching Eric- formerly an for Food Service Exective Chef for Memorial Herman Hospital. We cannot wait to introduce him to everyone! Chef Eric, his wife and daughter live in Kingwood. Chef Liz will be on maternity leave for the rest of semester welcoming her second son. Chef Eric will join our incredible kitchen team. Chef Liz has trained the teachers to carry on and cook in the classrooms until she returns!
Snack Shopping @ Pines We have re-imagined all of our snacks at Pines!
REAL photos!
Prepping Snack @ Pines
A welcoming and prepared shelf. Walking “home” with today’s groceries
Prepping Snack @ Pines
Our Kitchen Library will open soon! While Chef Liz is away the teachers can “check out” Instapots, blenders and more to cook in their classrooms! Thank you for supporting this at The EVENT. Each classroom has a complete set of cutting boards and cutting utensils appropriate for their community. Fruit & veggies are flying off the shelves because the children are prepping the snacks!
Snack Shopping @ Pines
Each morning a new, fresh and rotating selection of fruits and vegetables are on display for our Snack Shoppers to choose from.
Getting Ready for the Year We gathered around for a presentation about the importance of our culture at Pines. How Pines works does not happen by accident. The faculty and staff spend countless hours deeping our practice and recommitting ourselves to our Montessori pedogody.
Check out our NEW demonstration mirror!
Chef Liz presenting how to prepare our fresh fruits and vegetables to our new Culinary Teaching Classroom.
Getting Ready for the Year Dr. Maria Montessori is “modeling” our new Pines T-shirt! We will make them available for purchase in both children and adult sizes soon!
The HOT work of summer!
Ms. Jackie and Ms. Lisa sanding a shelf and our new mirror that came in pieces!
So grateful for the folks that helped us in the blazing sun!
Forward Towards FIFTY
We are planning for our 50th School Year... NOW! The “Party” will begin on Saturday, May 1st 2026 at Here is super quick timeline of Pines.
and will conclude on Saturday, May 2nd 2027!
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