This week we added yoga cards to our movement shelf.  Students can use the movement rug to practice these poses during work time.  On the art shelf, we added sponge painting a shamrock.  Our food preparation lesson this week was preparing a pancake! Students used many practical life skills including tonging, spreading, pouring and cutting in...Read More

Thank you to all the families who joined us for Music in Our Schools music class! It was so fun! In the classroom this week we added accessories to our hair care works to explore styling! Our next food preparation work was preparing and eating a pancake. The children spread the butter, poured the syrup,...Read More

This was a short but exciting week. We introduced a new word study unit and are now working with prefixes and suffixes. The students are discovering how affixes added to root words change the meaning of a word. We had a wonderful trip to the Hayes Museum on Tuesday. The students were able to explore...Read More

  This was a short but exciting week. We introduced a new word study unit and are now working with prefixes and suffixes. The students are discovering how affixes added to root words change the meaning of a word. We had a wonderful trip to the Hayes Museum on Tuesday. The students were able to...Read More

Over the next few days, several MSBG teachers are taking part in professional development at the American Montessori Society Conference here in Colorado. The conference is an inspiring opportunity for educators to explore innovative teaching strategies, share best practices, and deepen their understanding of Montessori principles. Our Pi Day celebration was a huge hit! We...Read More

It was a busy week in Early Childhood East! Our lessons began with the introduction of our new science unit – Transportation! This work explores different forms of vehicle movement and allows the students to use their imagination while learning what types of vehicles move between land, air and water. These lessons also included an...Read More

A new week along with a new month! This first full week of March has been filled with new lessons and the hopes of warmer weather coming soon! This week, two units within the science curriculum have been switched amongst the lower classrooms. These units being weather/wind and the water cycle along with clouds. In...Read More

We had many new units of study this week! In Practical Life, we added hair care where children used a variety of tools to take care of and groom a variety of hairstyles and hair lengths. This work helps prepare them to develop their own self-care routine and skills. In science, we discovered and learned...Read More

A new week along with a new month! This first full week of March has been filled with new lessons and the hopes of warmer weather coming soon! This week, two units within the science curriculum have been switched amongst the lower classrooms. These units being weather/wind and the water cycle along with clouds. In...Read More

Hi families! We’ve had a great week in our classroom. Our third-year students celebrated Move Up Day with enthusiasm and creativity, from engaging work time to a vibrant Mardi Gras presentation complete with Pączkis. Who could forget the lesson on Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, which left everyone intrigued and a little spooked! Sixth years enjoyed their...Read More