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 given a lesson on Famous Americans. As this history unit is out, students will have the opportunity to learn about different...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, children discover the parts of a bird, the different kinds of beaks, nests, and other interesting facts. We have also begun studying prefix, suffix,...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 U.S. Presidents. Students learned about Presidents such as Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, and many more. In addition, students will explore various works on the shelf, from making...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 Muscular System. The Muscular System is responsible for the strength and movement of the human body. Students are learning that we have three different types of muscles: involuntary, voluntary, and cardiac.  Other activities on the shelf include parts of an eye, labeling the different muscles,...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

After coming off a nice three-day weekend, the students were introduced to many new lessons within this short week of school. These new lessons covered units in Grammar, History, and Zoology. In Grammar, students were introduced to a lesson on sentence analysis. Within the Montessori curriculum, sentence analysis allows children to extend their knowledge on...Read More