This week brought us new Science and Geography units! The students began to study Animal Tracks and the science behind different tracks, patterns and habits. Our next Geography unit introduced My School and allows the students to explore their place in a learning environment, match Montessori work and nomenclature, and write about why they love...Read More
This week in our classroom, our toddlers explored sponge work and whisking work with water. These practical life activities supported the development of important skills such as hand strength, fine motor control, and concentration. As the children worked with soapy water and practiced water transfer, they engaged in a fun and meaningful sensory learning experience....Read More
Welcome back from Winter Break and Happy New Year! We began the week reviewing our classroom responsibilities and sharing about our holidays. Bouncing on the exercise ball was a fun, new movement lesson for our core! New sensorial and math units were introduced this week. Sound and no sound was explored using our sense of hearing....Read More
Happy New Year! We can’t believe it’s January, 2026! The students returned from Winter Break remembering the routines and working diligently. They have become very normalized and we are happy to see them working and learning. Each day they make a plan for the day and get straight to work. Most will choose a work from each subject...Read More
Welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed a peaceful winter break. We began our week reviewing our classroom procedures, including how to carefully use our classroom rugs and walk safely in our environment. The students seemed very happy to be back in the classroom! Our first new work of January was drawing snowy scenes with...Read More
Happy New Year! We can’t believe it’s January, 2026! The students returned from Winter Break remembering the routines and working diligently. They have become very normalized and we are happy to see them working and learning. Each day they make a plan for the day and get straight to work. Most will choose a work from each subject...Read More
Hello! We hope you all had a great break and are getting back into the swing of things. Here are a few highlights from this week: 1. Overall, there has been good productive energy in the classroom. 2. Students are starting work on the US Constitution in history. 3. Students are starting work on the...Read More
Classroom News January 7, 2026 Hello Families and welcome to 2026! Here’s the weekly update from the MSBG Adolescent Classroom! Below you’ll find important upcoming dates, followed by highlights from our work together this week. Mark Your Calendars January 19 – Dr. MLK, Jr. Day [no school] January 20 – Extracurricular Activities begin again! First...Read More
This week, our toddlers explored creating a collage using a variety of materials. As they worked with different textures and shapes, the children engaged in rich sensorial exploration. This activity also supported the development of fine motor control and concentration as they carefully selected, placed, and glued each item. Through this process, the children experienced...Read More
Here are some highlights from this week: 1. Many students got to help count out the total amount that was donated from families to the Brown Bag Project. 2. Several students had a lesson in writing checks (and made a giant one for the Brown Bag Project)! 3. The Band Concert on Monday was a...Read More
