Hello families! This week, the fourth years started with long division. We use Montessori Materials called “Racks & Test Tubes” to make a tangible path to understanding the logic behind long division. The students practice grouping beads from Test Tubes onto a wooden board that represents the place value of each divisor. The purpose...Read More

  Hello Families! Our students have been presenting their homework projects to the class. A sixth-year student presented a ‘liquid sand’ project, explaining that using an air compressor would expel pressurized air through tubing that had tiny holes drilled into it. This air system lays beneath a bucket full of sand, and when air moves...Read More

  This week we jumped back into our studies for our Math and Language units. Students work with Montessori Materials such as the Large Bead Frame and Peg Board. Three different colors are featured on the Peg Board- green for units, blue for tens, and red for hundreds. Students lay out the pegs to visually...Read More

  We hope Thanksgiving brings you reasons to be grateful! Reflecting on this year, we are grateful for our students, your support and our wonderful community here at MSBG. Happy Thanksgiving! Read More

This week students studied the forces of air and lift in science. They also considered the factors of density, mass, and weight while conducting experiments on buoyance, measurement, and creating paper airplanes. Our students had an airplane contest with their own paper airplanes they constructed. In order to create them, students had to use their...Read More

This weeks students started working on a two week long geography project where they construct a market corresponding to nation from around the world. The goal is to learn and better understand the concepts of trade, environmental protections, imports/exports and market design. The lesson is supported with information on national health, culture, and international news....Read More

What a fun last few weeks! It is hard to believe that we were just at camp last Wednesday! Thank you for your help and support in making that trip happen for our students! It was a pleasure to connect with you during the conferences last week. We appreciate all of your support and input. ...Read More

  We’ve exercised our minds and bodies by playing strategic ‘capture the flag’ in our Woods property. Ms. Sam’s  P.E. curriculum has focused on using Montessori practices of grace, courtesy, and sportsmanship in our activities. We’ve elevated physical education into social habits and advanced learning skills. The students hold group discussions on their rules and...Read More

Hello families and parents! This week we started with our math and language lessons. Students completed the abstraction of multiplication materials that they started using in Lower Elementary. For this, they color in a binomial square of a checkerboard, which helps visually represent the multiplication of multi-digit problems. They also worked on math problems that...Read More

   For our science unit this year we’re working on the Universe Studies. Monday we learned about things like the life cycle of a star, supernovas, and neutron stars. Ms. Kristine showed us how to make a quadrant. A quadrant is a scientific instrument used to measure angles. Students used straws, paper, yarn, and a...Read More