Here’s the weekly update from the MSBG Adolescent Classroom! Literature Students have now read the first six chapters of The Outsiders and are holding their second Literature Circle discussions. The next section of the book delves into more serious themes, and students may bring thoughtful questions and strong reactions as the plot develops. Writing We’ve launched our...Read More

The EC East classroom began their new Science unit this week, Apples! The students had the opportunity to sort and label different varieties of apples and explore apple nomenclature, writing booklets and puzzles. We even taste-tested different apple varieties and voted on our favorite! Practical Life introduced cutting clay and clipping clothespins – both directly...Read More

We hope you all enjoyed Labor Day weekend. It sounds like many of you had some fun adventures. We had our first Science experiment this week. We tested the power of sunlight! Ask your child about the steps and outcome;) We are continuing to work on getting our school routine down and building a strong and...Read More

We hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! We continued our fine motor skills this week in Practical Life through our fine motor baskets. Fine motor baskets include items for the students to manipulate skills such as zipping, snapping, opening/closing, and twisting. Our first dressing frame was added to the classroom to help with the...Read More

We had such a fun week together! Our studies took us into the history of writing and the history of math, where students not only listened to fascinating stories but also experienced history with their hands, experimenting with Mandarin scrolls, writing in cuneiform, making their own paper, and rolling out a Timeline of Math. We...Read More

We hope you all enjoyed Labor Day weekend. It sounds like many of you had some fun adventures. We are continuing to work on getting our school routine down and building a strong and peaceful community. As the assessments have come to an end, the students are learning where to find the work they plan and...Read More

Here’s the weekly update from the MSBG Adolescent Classroom! In the classroom, students have read the first three chapters of The Outsiders and are holding their first Literature Circle discussions. Their focus is on character traits, stereotypes, societal pressures, and discussion questions they’ve developed themselves. For our Microeconomy, we currently have three active projects: Quail...Read More

We began our week with new practical life work – tonging one-to-one and opening and closing.  We utilized our fine motor skills to transfer, along with learning the skills of open, twist, and zip.  On the art shelf, we created collages using our torn paper from our work last week.  In sensorial, we added our...Read More

The upcoming three-day weekend will be well deserved for both students and teachers.  It has been a very busy week!  In order to reach normalization in the classroom, there is much orientation going on.  Students have been taking in an immense amount of information regarding the routine in the classroom, as well as expectations and responsibilities with academics.  Many...Read More

The first full week of school is behind us, and it was full of fun and excitement! Our toddler class has been busy settling into their new routines, making friends, and adjusting to their classroom environment. We can’t wait to continue supporting them as they reach these milestones, and many more to come!Read More