We are hoping everyone had an eventful but relaxing Labor Day Weekend. The extra day was well deserved after our two full weeks. The students (and teachers) worked hard. We closed out our Great Lesson stories with The Fifth Great Lesson: How Numbers Began. The students have really enjoyed these stories. They are meant to spark...Read More
Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year. This week has been BUSY! We are very excited and charged to get this year rolling. The students came back ready to be in Lower Elementary! The first few weeks are packed with classroom routines and procedures, as well as assessments and review lessons. We have begun: The First...Read More
We are getting closer to the end of the 2023 school year. While the students continue to choose academic work as usual in the classroom, many are finishing their projects. For example, the 2nd year students presented their State research reports, and the 3rd year presented their Imaginary Island projects. All are working on...Read More
The end of the school year is quickly approaching! With only a couple of weeks left, teachers are presenting lessons less, and students are working more on finalizing projects along with reviewing works in language, math, and culture. The second-year students are wrapping up their State Research projects, and the third-year students are busy working...Read More
Our classroom has been busy this week! First, our third-year students visited the BG Community Center for the Bike Safety Program and saw some neat performances. We also got to celebrate the Festival of the Arts by watching our friends perform and then perform ourselves on Wednesday. In Math, we started learning about story problems...Read More
As we approach the end of the school year, excitement and anticipation begin to take over. However, there is still work to be done in the classroom. Our 3rd-year students continue working on their Imaginary Island project, and our 2nd-year students are finishing their Western State research projects. Once they are finished, they will present their final...Read More
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
