Within the past month or two of school, a lot has happened within the classroom communities. The students have learned so much already, and normalization within the classrooms has begun. This week, students were presented with zoology, language, and botany lessons.  For zoology, the students are now diving into learning about the ocean and its...Read More

This week, we extended our studies on invertebrates to building invertebrate shelters. The students researched what kind of environments invertebrates in our area live in and built them with materials from nature. They then placed their structures in an area outside on the grounds, and will spend a few minutes observing any visitors over the...Read More

In a Montessori classroom, Practical Life activities are very common.  The idea behind the Practical Life activities is for the children to learn everyday life skills.  In the Lower Elementary rooms, students apply what they learned in the Early Childhood classrooms and take care of their environment with classroom jobs.  The classroom jobs/responsibilities are chosen by each...Read More

This week started off with much anticipation and excitement about the field trip to Johnston’s Fruit Farm, which, to say the least, was a success! The kids loved having the opportunity to pick their own pumpkin and apples, as well as learning about the growing, harvesting, and storage process. The petting zoo was also one...Read More

We have entered the month of September with keeping students engaged in learning while introducing new units! In Word Study, students were presented nursery rhymes. Students will be able to apply their knowledge obtained from the previous Word Study unit on rhyming, while exploring different childhood rhymes. Aside from learning nursery rhymes, the children have...Read More

We hope you all enjoyed Labor Day weekend. It sounds like many of you had some fun adventures. We are continuing to work on getting our school routine down and building a strong and peaceful community. As the assessments have come to an end, the students are learning where to find the work they plan and...Read More

The upcoming three-day weekend will be well deserved for both students and teachers.  It has been a very busy week!  In order to reach normalization in the classroom, there is much orientation going on.  Students have been taking in an immense amount of information regarding the routine in the classroom, as well as expectations and responsibilities with academics.  Many...Read More

This week, we are truly winding down from the school year and working on closing our classroom community.  The children are working on scrubbing and cleaning the classroom chairs and tables.  They are also scrubbing slipper boxes, book bins, and some shelves.  As the week goes by, they will be bringing home items that they will...Read More

With Spring being in full force now, we have unwelcome visitors on the playground. The mosquitoes and ticks are out. If you would like your child to apply bug spray at recess time, please send in a bottle with their name on it. You can also send in sunscreen. We will send these home at...Read More

The month of April has quickly come to an end and May is in full swing! The lower elementary teachers and students have been hard at work in preparation for this final month of the school year. Many new units were presented throughout this week. New to our word study shelf is the unit on...Read More