What a short week to celebrate Martin Luther King Day and a surprise snow day! The students enjoyed being back together exploring so many of the works that have been presented this second half of the school year. Practical Life, Art and Sensorial lessons were the focus this week. Students were introduced to using a...Read More
Classroom News January 16, 2026 Hello Families, Here’s the weekly update from the MSBG Adolescent Classroom! Below you’ll find important upcoming dates, followed by highlights from our work together this week. Mark Your Calendars January 19 – Dr. MLK, Jr. Day [no school] January 20 – Extracurricular Activities begin again! First Week of February (TBD)...Read More
Hello and happy long weekend! Here are some highlights for this week: 1. Students have been learning the U.S. Constitution in History. 2. Students have been learning about the human brain in science. 3. Students have been working on biome and literature circle projects to present to the class soon. 4. Student-led conferences are February...Read More
This week we have switched Science units with each other. The Lower North students are studying muscles, while the Lower South students are studying the Skeletal System. These units introduce the body and are separated by systems. Within each unit, the students are able to explore the ways that their bodies work and how to keep...Read More
This week we have switched Science units with each other. The Lower North students are studying muscles, while the Lower South students are studying the Skeletal System. These units introduce the body and are separated by systems. Within each unit, the students are able to explore the ways that their bodies work and how to keep...Read More
A new science unit was explored this week all about magnets! Students began to identify objects that were magnetic or non-magnetic. A large magnet was used to find items in our classroom environment and record if they were magnetic or non-magnetic. Magnetic putty and using a magnet to track a marble through a maze were...Read More
This week brought us new Science and Geography units! The students began to study Animal Tracks and the science behind different tracks, patterns and habits. Our next Geography unit introduced My School and allows the students to explore their place in a learning environment, match Montessori work and nomenclature, and write about why they love...Read More
This week in our classroom, our toddlers explored sponge work and whisking work with water. These practical life activities supported the development of important skills such as hand strength, fine motor control, and concentration. As the children worked with soapy water and practiced water transfer, they engaged in a fun and meaningful sensory learning experience....Read More
Welcome back from Winter Break and Happy New Year! We began the week reviewing our classroom responsibilities and sharing about our holidays. Bouncing on the exercise ball was a fun, new movement lesson for our core! New sensorial and math units were introduced this week. Sound and no sound was explored using our sense of hearing....Read More
Happy New Year! We can’t believe it’s January, 2026! The students returned from Winter Break remembering the routines and working diligently. They have become very normalized and we are happy to see them working and learning. Each day they make a plan for the day and get straight to work. Most will choose a work from each subject...Read More
