This was a short but busy and exciting week. Thank you for taking the time to schedule a conference with us.The students are always so excited to know that we talk to their parents about all the amazing work they do throughout the school day. The most exciting thing that happened was the field trip to Sylvania...Read More
Within previous weeks, many lessons and topics have been introduced to students. This week, the children in both Lower classrooms were presented with a new zoology lesson. Stemming from the prior invertebrates work on the shelf, students are able to uncover the world of insects! Perhaps the largest numbered species on Earth, children will be...Read More
It definitely felt like Fall in our Early Childhood Classroom as many of our new works were centered on the season and the holidays. In practical life, we explored gourd polishing and washers on a mini pumpkin – practicing fine motor skills. Also, sponge squeezing is a work that directly aims to strengthen hand-eye coordination...Read More
Within previous weeks, many lessons and topics have been introduced to students. This week the children in both Lower classrooms were presented with a new zoology lesson. Stemming from the prior invertebrates work on the shelf, students are able to uncover the world of insects! Perhaps the largest numbered species on Earth, children will be...Read More
We continued increasing our fine motor skills as pin-punching was added to the pre-writing shelf. This work allows the child to focus on pincer grasp as they pin holes around a shape and then use hands to punch it out. Our new science unit was about land, air, and water. Students also discovered what animals...Read More
Toddler was busy building coordination, concentration, and muscle this week. They made orange juice and learned where to put their dishes when they were done.Read More
This week we had a lot of work that allowed us to strengthen our fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. These works included transferring pennies into a bank, and using a hammer/mallet to pound tees into clay, foam, corkboard, or playdoh. In writing, students used a marker to write on a mirror. The next dressing...Read More
The Toddler classroom continues to improve its gross and fine motor skills. This week, they made pumpkin bread, stirring the batter, spraying pans, and helping cut the bread.Read More
We are enjoying the beautiful fall weather outdoors this week. The cool weather has been a welcome relief from the heat that we had earlier this school year. Students have also been aware of the falling leaves and noticed their parts that were introduced last week during our Botany lesson. In the classroom, we have introduced several new...Read More
This week, we began our new special math unit, fractions! Students explore different parts of a whole to understand this new concept. The Montessori Fraction Skittles allow the child to feel 1, ½, ⅓ and ¼ and compare the parts. Our practical life shelves integrated the new works of pouring 1-2 and hammering, both are...Read More