This week started off with much anticipation and excitement about the field trip to Johnston’s Fruit Farm, which, to say the least, was a success! The kids loved having the opportunity to pick their own pumpkin and apples, as well as learning about the growing, harvesting, and storage process. The petting zoo was also one...Read More
Hello Families, Here’s the weekly update from the MSBG Adolescent Classroom! In the Classroom Literature Students have now read the first nine chapters of The Outsiders and are holding their third Literature Circle discussions. This part of the book deals with some heavy, adult-leaning themes, including: injury and death, pregnancy, and personal revelations. The students will finish...Read More
This week started off with much anticipation and excitement about the field trip to Johnston’s Fruit Farm, which, to say the least, was a success! The kids loved having the opportunity to pick their own pumpkin and apples, as well as learning about the growing, harvesting, and storage process. The petting zoo was also one...Read More
This week, our toddlers were introduced to a new climbing structure. As they explored the bridge and ramp, they built balance, coordination, and sensory awareness. Alongside these movement activities, our toddlers also enjoyed exploring colors and textures through painting. This art activity supports their fine motor development and encourages creative expression.Read More
Introducing our Geography curriculum was a focus this week in Early Childhood. Our sandpaper globe was introduced as well as our colored continent globe. The first puzzle map, the hemisphere map, was demonstrated and introduced the continents and their names. In Sensorial, students explored our Geometric Solids, teaching visual discrimination of size and also our...Read More
What a wonderfully, busy week we had! We completed our family photo book and placed it in the peace corner for the children to look at. We also completed our “peace bundle” compiled of each individual’s peace stick they painted that represents them. When put together into a bundle, it now represents our classroom community and...Read More
Our pre-writing shelf opened this week as the tracing box was introduced. The tracing box allows us to use our fingers in dry beans to create shapes, lines, and letters. It helps prepare our fingers and hands for formal handwriting. In Practical Life, clipping was added to the shelf. Students use their fine motor skills...Read More
We have entered the month of September with keeping students engaged in learning while introducing new units! In Word Study, students were presented nursery rhymes. Students will be able to apply their knowledge obtained from the previous Word Study unit on rhyming, while exploring different childhood rhymes. Aside from learning nursery rhymes, the children have...Read More
This week in our toddlers’ classroom, the children practiced cutting and matching plastic vegetables. These activities support fine motor development by encouraging cutting, grasping, and holding skills. These fun exercises also help children build coordination and develop logical thinking skills. Cutting and matching vegetables introduces children to real-life tasks in a safe, hands-on way, while...Read More
We have entered the month of September with keeping students engaged in learning while introducing new units! In Word Study, students were presented nursery rhymes. Students will be able to apply their knowledge obtained from the previous Word Study unit on rhyming, while exploring different childhood rhymes. Aside from learning nursery rhymes, the children have...Read More
