Students continue to learn about presidents for History, contractions in Word Study, and measurement for our Math Unit. Our new unit this week was in Zoology. We have concluded our study on fish and are now learning about mammals. It is the last classification of vertebrates that we have in our course of study. We borrowed...Read More
This week we studied contractions for Word Study. The students are learning how to write words as contractions and go from a contraction to two separate words. We continue to explore Simple Machines for Science and the Western States for Geography. Next week, the 2nd year students will have a separate lesson on the Western...Read More
Only a couple of months of the school year are left, and still many units for the students to be presented with and explore! This week students were given new history lessons. Students were presented with the unit over U.S. presidents. Students will be learning about different presidents, such as Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow...Read More
Have you stopped in to visit our classroom? If not, we invite you to schedule a time to see what your child is doing and how learning happens in a Montessori room. You will also be able to experience the use of many of the Montessori materials. We are a busy group, and there is...Read More
This week was exciting! We planned special events for the week-long observance and celebration of Montessori Education Week. Our students enjoyed everything from wearing our favorite color to pajama day! Thank you for being a part of our school community! In word study, our older students received a lesson on using the dictionary. These students are becoming...Read More
Thank you for meeting with us for conferences last week. We appreciate your support and your time! This week your child began studying a new vertebrate, the bird. With this unit, they discovered the parts of a bird, the different kinds of beaks, nests, and other interesting facts. We have also begun studying prefixes,...Read More
This week students were presented with a new history unit on famous Americans. As this unit is on our shelves, students can learn about different Americans who changed the world throughout the years. Some famous Americas include the Wright Brothers, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, and many more. Students will explore different works...Read More
Students have begun work with fractions for our new Math unit. They have started using fraction metal insects to discover 1 whole, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and 1/5. Later on, students will work to identify a shaded fraction and an unshaded fraction of a shape. As the work progresses, they will order fractions on a...Read More
Our new Science unit for the month is on the Skeletal System. Every person has a skeleton made up of many bones. Students are learning that our bones have three main jobs: to move, protect delicate vital organs, and produce blood cells in the bone marrow. Other activities on the shelf include learning the common...Read More
We experienced our first snow day cancellation this week. The students were excited to tell us how they spent their day in the snow! We have moved on to a new Word Study Unit. We are practicing our ABC order and using guide words to locate words in a dictionary. This will be useful for...Read More
