We hope all our mother’s out there had a nice Mother’s Day this past weekend. Many of our students shared that they either purchased flowers for their moms or visited a nursery with flowers. We’ve transitioned from the Digestive System in Science to focusing on Botany. This time of year is a perfect time for the...Read More
Another full and busy week. The smell of spring is in the air. To compliment the season, we are studying bees for our zoology unit. We are learning about the pollination process,the life and importance of bees. Our 2nd year students are continuing their state research for their final presentation of an Eastern/Southern state. While the...Read More
With the season of spring finally arriving, the lower elementary teachers took an opportunity to introduce the next unit for zoology. This work contains creatures classified as invertebrates. These creatures being, insects! Students will explore a multitude of insects from the creepy crawlers, ones with six legs to many legs, the buzzing bugs to the...Read More
It has been a great week, both outdoors and indoors. We were excited to feel some warmer breezes as the week progressed. Indoors, we were pleased with the work the children were doing and accomplishing. This week we introduced a couple new units. For Geography, the Lower North classroom has begun their study of North America. ...Read More
While the students continue to master the math process and move on to new individualized lessons, we have also introduced a new math unit. We are learning about fractions. The students enjoy working with our fraction metal insets. They are also investigating fractions with number lines, comparing fractions and equivalencies, story problems, adding/subtracting and reducing fractions. This is one of...Read More
The students had a lot of fun participating in Montessori Education Week. It is always a comfort to see children enjoying books and reading. On Wednesday, in collaboration with the theme of reading for this week, the students watched a virtual reading from author Alice Walker. She read her book Sweet People Everywhere, which is a...Read More
We would like to thank everyone who met with us for conferences. Being able to go over your child’s progress within the classroom is something very important to not only the teachers, but the parents as well. This opportunity also informs parents of the learning experiences their child has been given throughout the past couple...Read More
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 was MSBG’s 100th Day of School. In the Lower Elementary classrooms, there were several activities that the students took part in. These activities included: alphabetizing 100 sight words, completing 100 math facts, categorizing 100 words, sitting silently for 100 seconds, building a structure with 100 Legos, and making 100 snowflakes after...Read More
We can not believe it is February already. This school year is flying and the students are busy. We are preparing and looking forward to conferences with you in the next couple of weeks. This is a great time to discuss your child’s progress as well as any questions or concerns that you may have....Read More
This week students had the opportunity to learn about a new word study unit covering synonyms. Through this unit students learn that synonyms are words that have a similar meaning. On the word study shelf, students have the opportunity to explore activities and learn about many words that are synonyms. Prior to learning about synonyms,...Read More
