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It’s hard to believe that our school year is almost over! We continue to close our class community. Each student scrubbed out their cubby from the year. We made friendship pins and delivered them to our friends as we honored all the memories and friendships that were made! We also had our last food preparation...
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The hallways were filled with the smell of cinnamon this week! It was our turn for the special annual bread-making process! Each child used all their practical life skills learned from the entire year! They were so proud of this culminating work, and we hope you got to enjoy their bread together at home! In...
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We began the week with our Festival of the Arts! Our students did an excellent job showcasing their musical skills at our program! We also enjoyed being an audience for the other grades’ performances! Our last geography unit was introduced; my universe. The full “my place in the world” was reflected through the nesting boxes....
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We introduced a new science unit this week, all about insects! Children explored, matched, identified, and labeled the parts of many different kinds of bugs! In Practical Life, we introduced washing a baby doll for the care of others. This multi-step work also helps to reinforce how to care for yourself when washing in a...
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This week we continued our polishing skills by polishing a ceramic bunny and an egg. Our next geography unit was a world focus on the continent of Australia. The Estimation Jar was introduced for another mathematical concept of “making your best guess” about a quantity. In movement, we used our sense of touch to match...
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Happy Spring! We celebrated the first day of Spring by making dirt pudding with worms! Children helped make chocolate pudding, crushed Oreo cookies, and tonged worms. We also had many new units this week! We are learning about the human body in science and money in math. Human body study includes learning about our organs,...
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  This week brought on many St. Patrick’s Day-themed works! We had a green-themed sensory bowl, sponge-painted a stencil Irish hat, and used a straw with paint to “blow” paint on a shamrock. In Practical Life, we continued learning about tools as we learned about using the ratchet and screwdriver. We also used tools such...
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  This week brought many new units! The concept of graphing was our new math unit this week. We introduced graphs through bar graph work to collect and gather data in order to learn about topics like colors, shapes, farm animals, and race cars. Students also created their own bar graphs. As we continue our...
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  Happy Montessori Education Week! What a fun and memorable week we all enjoyed together! We are so grateful for our school, families, staff, and, most importantly, children, who all encompass the love of learning and support in a Montessori environment. In addition to our fun-themed days this week, we created peace people to reflect...
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  We learned about this President’s day this week and discussed George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We also introduced our new geography unit about our country, The United States of America. Children explored famous landmarks, flag folding, and our USA puzzle map. In Practical Life, wood polishing was added to the shelf as well as...
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