Welcome back. We hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving break! We are back into the swing of things here in the classroom. For our Language work, we have added antonyms to the synonym work on our Word Study shelf. For the Writer’s Workshop, we are beginning opinion writing. Our students are exploring Biomes for our...Read More

This week students were introduced to new word study units. One new unit covers synonyms. This unit allows children the opportunity to learn about many words that mean the same thing. Some of these works include matching synonym work along with worksheets to heighten the understanding of synonyms. This language unit not only encompasses children...Read More

In our Lower Elementary classrooms, we rotate most of our cultural units in a 3-year cycle, with the exception of the Botany and Zoology units. Work on the shelf progresses in difficulty, and rarely do students progress through all of the work on the shelf In their first year.  This week we have introduced the...Read More

Thank you for meeting with us for conferences last week.  We appreciate your support and your time.  Remember, if you ever have questions, contact us via email, and we will get back to you as soon as we can.  We want to continue to work together to help your child succeed. Each month in lower elementary we...Read More

This week we have introduced Story Problems for our Math Unit Shelf. The students are practicing reading information in a short paragraph, recognizing and recording the facts that are needed to solve the problem, and realizing the keywords used to know what process will be used to solve the problem. Thank you for your support....Read More

Within the past two months of school, a lot has happened within the classroom communities. The students have learned so much already, and normalization within the classrooms has ensued. This week, students were presented with geography, language, and botany lessons. For geography, the students were introduced to the “reading a map” unit. Within this unit,...Read More

In the Lower Elementary classroom, Zoology is a favorite among the students because many are interested in the natural world.  We follow our study of living things by following the Timeline of Life that was introduced with the Second Great Lesson.  We have completed our study of invertebrates and have moved on to the study of fish, the...Read More

Happy October! This is the month that we look for normalization in the classroom.  We are well on our way! This week, students were introduced to a new unit in history. This unit stems from the Second Great Lesson, The Coming of Life. On the shelf, students can explore works pertaining to The Timeline of Life...Read More

We continue to move forward with new lessons and continue to build our classroom community. Montessori education focuses on the whole child, so while we have academic lessons, we also work just as diligently on peer interactions and conflict resolution. The Wood County Parks visited us on Tuesday. In coordination with our Botany Unit, we...Read More

The fifth week of school has quickly arrived! Each day the children become more acclimated to the classroom environment. As time goes by, students continue to express their passion for learning! This week both lower classrooms have introduced new units within the math and language curriculum. In regards to math, the students were presented with...Read More