Welcome to December, the month where everything seems to go too quickly.  We have introduced a few new units this week for our students to keep busier than usual. Our History focus is on the concept of The Fundamental Needs of Humans.  Dr. Maria Montessori believed that all humans share common basic needs which, when...Read More

We are in the final weeks of November and Fall is in the air. Anticipation for the upcoming holidays, family gatherings and hopefully some relaxation is right around the corner. We hope to see you this Saturday for the downtown holiday parade;) In the classroom, we have narrowed our focus from Insects to Bees on our Zoology shelf....Read More

We cannot believe the first couple of months of the school year have come and gone! The students continue to learn new things every day and remain working hard in the classroom. This week the students were introduced to a couple new units. For word study, the students received a lesson on ABC order. This...Read More

“It takes a village to raise a child”  is an African proverb that we take seriously.  As teachers we support our parents to work on teaching and help raise the children that cross our paths.  We meet with parents to discuss the growth of their child and in turn parents choose to support us to...Read More

Another busy week in Lower Elementary.  The students continue to practice and master skills in language and math and progress through those work areas.  In addition to being introduced and exploring the culture areas in our classroom. This week in history we are studying the Days of the Week in Lower North and the Months...Read More

This was a short but busy and exciting week. Thank you for taking the time to schedule a conference with us.The students are always so excited to know that we talk to their parents about all the amazing work they do throughout the school day. The most exciting thing that happened was the field trip to Sylvania...Read More

Within previous weeks, many lessons and topics have been introduced to students. This week, the children in both Lower classrooms were presented with a new zoology lesson. Stemming from the prior invertebrates work on the shelf, students are able to uncover the world of insects! Perhaps the largest numbered species on Earth, children will be...Read More

We are enjoying the beautiful fall weather outdoors this week.  The cool weather has been a welcome relief from the heat that we had earlier this school year.  Students have also been aware of the falling leaves and noticed their parts that were introduced last week during our Botany lesson. In the classroom, we have introduced several new...Read More

Happy October! This is the month we look for normalization in the classroom.  We are well on our way! We are exploring leaves on our Botany shelf.  Students are learning the parts of a leaf, discovering the names of different kinds of leaves, and learning what the leaves’ job is.  It is a perfect time...Read More

We are studying the Timeline of Life for History. This unit allows the children an opportunity to focus on a specific Period and/or Era that they find most interesting. They are able to look, draw and read about all that was developed in each one. In addition to the creatures and plants, they are able to...Read More