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;) We had a Math Unit lesson on estimation and rounding using our Squaring...Read More

Dear Lower Families, We have started to see great progression and development across all areas for many of our students! We have introduced our unit on fish onto our Zoology shelf, as well as continuing many individual lessons in both math and language. We have wrapped up our Small Moment unit in Writer’s Workshop and...Read More

We have reached a new month, and with entering the first week of November, many students from both Lower communities have learned new information. In Botany, students have been exploring parts of a leaf along with different types of leaves. This week, teachers introduced an extension unit on the topic of leaves. With this unit,...Read More

We want to thank you for taking the time to meet with us last week for conferences. It is always nice to sit down with you and share all the work that your student does throughout the week, and clarify any questions that you may have. This wee,k we have begun studying Fossils. This unit...Read More

Even though it was a short week, there was still a lot happening in the classroom.  Students are focusing on completing a work cycle each day. For geometry, the third-year students were introduced to the first nomenclature packet. This nomenclature covers the basic concepts of a point, line, plane, and solid. We have also added singular...Read More

This week has brought more lessons and units of exploration for the students to study! Zooming into culture,  invertebrates were put away, and students were introduced to the exciting unit of ocean animals on our zoology shelf. Students are now investigating various areas of the ocean, ocean animals, and how such animals survive in the...Read More

g 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...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