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This week, students have jumped back into the classroom routine with exciting lessons across multiple subjects: they explored energy transformations in science, delved into factoring and fractions in math (with some fun Taylor Swift songs to help with math facts), learned about organism evolution in biology, studied the timeline of ancient civilizations, and practiced collective...
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Welcome to December, the month where everything seems to go too quickly.  We have introduced a few new units this week for our students to keep busier than usual. Our History focus is on the concept of The Fundamental Needs of Humans.  Dr. Maria Montessori believed that all humans share common basic needs which, when...
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We introduced an engaging and special Montessori math material this week-the squaring chains.  These materials explore the concept of skip counting, sets and multiplication.  Younger students can explore them sensorially, while others utilize the number tags to label and extend learning. On the practical life shelf, we added lacing cards and putting on gloves and...
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Welcome back from Thanksgiving break and Happy December! We began this week with the next Geography on Houses and Homes. We discussed what houses look like all over the world and each friend described what their own homes look like and are made of. Our bell table opened this week as the first bell was...
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Welcome to December, the month where everything seems to go too quickly.  We have introduced a few new units this week for our students to keep busier than usual. Our History focus is on the concept of The Fundamental Needs of Humans.  Dr. Maria Montessori believed that all humans share common basic needs which, when...
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Happy December! Welcome to a very busy season for our adolescents. This week saw the soft opening of our microeconomy, Mustang Cafe. While there are a few kinks to iron out, the introductory gambit was a rousing success. Thanks to everyone who participated and gave feedback. It was a wonderful learning experience and we will get...
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We are in the final weeks of November and Fall is in the air. Anticipation for the upcoming holidays, family gatherings and hopefully some relaxation is right around the corner. We hope to see you this Saturday for the downtown holiday parade;) In the classroom, we have narrowed our focus from Insects to Bees on our Zoology shelf....
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Our week began with a fun music class involving families! Thank you to everyone who was able to join Miss Jenn and the students, they truly enjoyed it! We also learned about peaceful yoga and managing stress from the Wood County Hospital presentation, and practiced methods of meditation. We continued fall-themed practical life lessons this...
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We began the week celebrating Miss Brenda’s birthday! Students used our golden bead material to build and discover her age as she traveled around the sun! Many works this week reflected practical life skills leading into our community gathering and feast. These works included silverware sorting, rolling napkins, table setting, using a baster, and folding...
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We are in the final weeks of November and Fall is in the air. Anticipation for the upcoming holidays, family gatherings and hopefully some relaxation is right around the corner. We hope to see you this Saturday for the downtown holiday parade;) In the classroom, we have narrowed our focus from Insects to Bees on our Zoology shelf....
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