This week students were presented with a new history unit in both of the classrooms. In Lower North, students were given a lesson on Famous Americans. While this history unit is out students will have the opportunity to learn about different Americans who have changed the world throughout the years. Some of these Famous Americans...Read More

This week Lower North is reviewing Days of the Week while Lower South is studying Months of the Year. We added some extension work to our Simple Machine Unit with the help of Rube Goldberg. The students were offered a variety of materials to create an obstacle course using several simple machines. They first drew...Read More

It’s been a busy week! The students were given many new unit lessons. Our newest Math unit is graphing. Younger students were given lessons on graphs, including the pictograph, bar graph, and the circle graph. Older students were shown how to plot a coordinate. Activities on the shelf will allow them to explore this concept further. We have...Read More

We hope you enjoyed Montessori Education Week last week! This week has been a return to our typical schedule, with new units being introduced and continual progression through all curricular areas. We have introduced our unit on Simple Machines onto our Science shelf, leading to many hands-on experiments throughout the classroom. The children are learning about...Read More

Happy Montessori Education Week! This week was filled with school spirit and all about showing appreciation for the wonderful people within the MSBG community from the staff, families, and to the students.This special week kicked off by having a school wide assembly to show how amazing MSBG truly is along with each classroom creating something...Read More

We hope you all enjoyed the extended weekend. We want to thank all the families for meeting with us to discuss their child and all the work they do during the school day. Last week we introduced the Biome extension maps and activities. The students are continuing to study these maps and take their interest further by researching...Read More

Even though it was a short week, there was still a lot happening in the classroom. On Monday, each student got to decorate a bag for Valentine’s Day.  On Wednesday, they put their valentine’s in alphabetical order and delivered them.  It’s always fun for the students and teachers to share cards and gifts with one another. On...Read More

It has been a nice return to a more “normal” week without any crazy winter weather! The students have enjoyed their shorter weeks, but have been displaying normalization in the classroom. There has been much excitement about being in school for 100 days already and celebrating all they have learned. Students are continuing their math, language, and...Read More

The month of January has quickly come upon us and is already reaching its end. As the second half of the school year continues, the children show their love of learning new information each and every day. This being a short week, there were no new unit lessons given. However, a continual exploration of the...Read More

This week we have switched Science units with each other. The Lower North students are studying muscles, while the Lower South students are studying the Skeletal System. These units introduce the body and are separated by systems. Within each unit, the students are able to explore the ways that their bodies work and how to keep...Read More