It has been a wonderful first week of school! Your children are extremely kind and hard working. We hope they are enjoying class as much as we are enjoying them. Monday, we did the first great Montessori lesson on the beginning of the universe and today we did a fun archeology dig through the Island of P’sta (we...Read More
Our Early Childhood East classroom has enjoyed a beautiful first full week of school! Thank you again for helping us during orientation week to establish our foundational lessons such as walking, unrolling and rolling a rug, using the snack table and the traditional Montessori lessons of grasping, pouring and spooning. This dedicated time is truly...Read More
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. We are off to a positive start, and the adventure is just beginning. The foundational lessons of the Montessori curriculum for Lower Elementary are called “The Great Lessons”: The Coming of Life on Earth, The Study of Early Humans, The History of Writing, and The History of Mathematics. These lessons...Read More
Welcome Back to MSBG! With Orientation Week in the rearview mirror, I wanted to share with you some of the things we will be doing throughout the next few weeks. Firstly, our Fall Camping trip is fast approaching. This is a great opportunity for our adolescents to start the new year by bonding and sharing...Read More
Happy last day of school! This year has been a whirlwind of shared experiences. It feels like just last week we were at Camp Wilson or cooking for Brown Bag. Then we were hatching 50 quail eggs, and now we have ten new classroom pets in our room. Remember in December when Nora, Ella, and...Read More
This week is bittersweet as we finish closing our classroom and saying goodbye to our friends and community. We enjoyed the last few days together with some fun activities including sharing in our favorite games and building LEGOs with Lego challenges throughout the morning! We had a special good-bye ceremony where we reflected on our...Read More
It is hard to think the 23/24 school year has already come to an end. This time of year is always bittersweet. We are able to make final memories through these last days of school, however, we also say goodbye to our 3rd year students as they will be moving on to their next adventures....Read More
It is hard to think the 23/24 school year has already come to an end. This time of year is always bitter sweet. We are able to make final memories through these last days of school, however, we also say goodbye to our 3rd year students as they will be moving on to their next...Read More
This week we are truly winding down from the school year and working on closing our classroom community. The children are working on scrubbing and cleaning the classroom chairs and tables. They are also scrubbing slipper boxes, book bins, and some shelves. As the week goes by they will be bringing home items that they will...Read More
As we close our classroom community for the year, we are working on preparing our environment for the summer. Cubby scrubbing is a work for the students to clean their space as well as utilize all of the practical life skills learned this year. Older students pair with younger students to work together on this. ...Read More
