Our Focus Lesson: Healthy Foods & The 5 Food Groups
Our class learned all about Healthy Foods this week! We talked about how healthy foods give us energy to play, learn, and grow! We also spent some time this week talking about Healthy Foods and Sometimes Foods.
We spent time discussing each of the 5 food groups as well this week. We talked about how these food groups grow and examples of each one. We took time at lunch to find the food groups that we brought to school. But the best part of the week was preparing our own snack each day! Thank you so much to the parents that donated food for snack this week!
We started the week with Dairy Foods! We ate yogurt tubes and yummy cheese cubes!Our second day was Grains! We did so well spreading butter onto slices of bread. Who doesn’t love bread and butter?Wednesday was Fruits! We practiced peeling bananas, as well as cutting bananas and apple slices. We added all of the fruits together to make fruit salad! It was our favorite snack of the week! Thursday was Vegetables! We peeled carrots. And chopped celery. And enjoyed our vegetables with hummus and ranch dressing!On the last day of the week, we learned about Proteins! We also practiced our spreading skills some more as we spread peanut butter onto crackers!
Kindergarten Lessons:
Kindergarteners learned Multiplication in Kindergarten Lesson this week. In Handwriting, they started their study on bump letters by forming the letters n and m. In Reader’s Workshop our older Blossoms practiced phonemes and isolating the middle sounds of words. And in Writer’s Workshop our authors worked on sentence structure!
Enrichment Spotlight: Science with Mr. John
There was so much giggling during this week’s science experiment! Why does a diaper hold more water than a paper towel?
Peek Into Next Week:
Focus Lesson: Healthy Habits
Bring Your Parent to Work Days: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b48a8a92da6f94-cblossom#/
Welcome back Aspen families!! We hope you had an amazing winter vacation full of fun and relaxation! Ms. Lindsey and I were so happy to see everyone this week! We missed all of you! The Aspen children seemed happy to return to school and their daily classroom activities! The classroom was bustling with academic energy, enthusiasm, and smiles as everyone missed their friends and favorite activities! This week our topic was Snow and Snowflakes! Before we could investigate Snowflakes, we had to discuss the States of Matter; therefore, Aspen learned all about Solids, Liquids, and Gases. We learned that things/objects are made up of matter and matter is made up of small particles called Molecules. We further learned that Molecules behave differently in different States Of Matter! For example, the Molecules in a solid are arranged tightly packed close together allowing Solids to hold their shape. The Molecules in a liquid are packed close together but not tightly; therefore, liquids are free flowing and change shape depending on the container the occupy. The Molecules in a Gas are moving rapidly in all directions and are not packed close together. A Gas does not have a defined shape and we cannot typically see them! After discussing the above, we engaged in a follow up Practical Life Solid, Liquid, and Gas activity. The Aspen students got to use beads pretending they were Molecules and arranged them tightly, free flowing, or bouncing all over the place (this activity is pictured below). After learning about Molecules it was time to talk snow! What is Snow? How Does it form? The Aspen students are now snow experts! They learned that snow is frozen ice crystals made up of water, discovering ice is the solid form of water! Water is a liquid, and when it freezes it becomes ice! Aspen then asked the question can water be a gas? We further discovered that water can be a gas called water vapor, and there is something called a Water Cycle. The Water Cycle and temperature play a role in the formation of snow! Aspen then had to research the Water Cycle and made the realization that clouds are condensed Water Vapor and when the water vapor condenses and becomes too heavy the cloud releases the water in a liquid state. We call this liquid state rain; however, if the temperature is cold enough the liquid will turn to ice crystals and the ice crystals will stick to pollen or dust in our atmosphere. They will then form larger crystals by combining together to create a snowflake! It was at this point that Aspen realized that when we catch snowflakes on our tongue to eat, we are actually eating dust or pollen! Wow! It was a very busy week in Aspen!! To illustrate the Water Cycle, we read the book The Drop Goes Plop by Sam Godwin and then did a very special “Make It Rain” science experiment using water, shaving cream, and food coloring. Ask your child about their busy week in Aspen!
In Kindergarten Workshop, the kindergarteners explored the concept of Multiplication using the Multiplication Bead Bars. They practiced combining multiples of a number while visually experiencing this process through the manipulation of numbered beads. In Readers Workshop, the Cardinals focused on reviewing phonograms they learned prior to Winter Vacation and then learned two new phonograms: ou and ow. Cardinals then engaged in follow-up work with ou and ow. They played “What’s The Word” and “Name that Phonogram ” where we took turns figuring out how to read various words and then located phonograms within them. The Chickadees reviewed phonics and then focused on the ending sounds within a word. The Chickadees then played “What’s the Word ” by changing only the ending sounds of phonetic words. They also reviewed the sh and th phonograms! In Writers Workshop the Cardinals focused on handwriting skills of cursive lowercase letters and Chickadees focused on vowels, vowel sounds, and how to write them.
For the week of January 9, 2023 our thematic lesson for the week will be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and diversity. We will also explore concepts regarding this topic by doing our Rosa Parks play during line time.
Fun with the PinkTower and Brown Stair Extensions!
Solid, Liquid, Gas Practical Life activity!
Focusing and concentrating to make sure no drops are spilled with the eyedropper activity!
Line Time: To honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we learned a bit about his life and his accomplishments. The students became actresses and actors as they recreated Rosa Parks making her stand on a bus in Montgomery Alabama. The students enjoyed playing the part of the bus driver, Rosa Parks, “the mean guy”, a police officer, Martin Luther King Jr., and passengers on the bus. We discussed our differences such as skin color, eye color, hair color, and gender. Then we discussed how we are similar. We talked about discrimination and segregation. We talked about if someone with red hair wouldn’t be allowed to do art “just because” they have red hair or if anyone who had blue eyes would have to go to a different classroom with less materials, broken crayons, or no books “just because” they have blue eyes. I had only boys fetch the chairs for the skit and brought that to the attention of the class. We had some very sad girls…. I did let the girls take the chairs back after the skit.
Below is a picture after the skit where everyone can sit where they want. The thumbs up means the students approve.
See how Rosa and the bus driver are holding hands?
Food For Thought: Deliveries from a “car” is a shipment but deliveries from a ship is cargo.
A Message From Mr. John (Ear Wax):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 19 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili)
Know Your Languages (Kiswahili):
Enrichment (Science):
Some were dry, some were wet, all had fun!
Peek In The Classroom:
They created this all on there own andused the Pink Tower and Brown Stairs to support the rods.A mom and daughter moment over the 100 board. PS mom was visiting for Take Your Parent To School.He is working on the Bead Chain. This material’s one aim is to aid in skip counting.Ms. Angela directing traffic!
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Skeletal System
Letter Of The Week- Q q
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bub
Next Language is Welsh
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten: We learned how to multiply with manipulatives with carry overs.
The “X” they’re making is not straight edge but the symbol for multiplication.
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Multiplication With Other Materials
Synonym Of The Week: MEAN, selfish, unkind, malicious, hurtful, evil
Sight Words Of The Week: now made
Upcoming Events: *** MLK DAY January 16, 2023 *** NO SCHOOL *** ***Don’t be that family that shows up and there is always one family that shows up, lol! ***
Grandparents Day: Thursday, January 26
Frolic, Friends, and Fun:
I can not tell them apart!The dreaded cupcake thingy eyes.Fancy Dancy Hair!Meet our newest students.
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Playing Outside):
Line Time: We started to learn about our body and how it works. We learned about our five senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste). Did you know you can “feel” with any part of your body? Of course parents know that. Who has not stepped on a Lego in bare feet and screamed in pain? But we associate touch with our fingers (hot/cold, hard/soft, rough/smooth). We hear loud noises, quiet noises, high iand low noises, “Are we there yet?”. We need light to see and if we close our eyes we can’t see. The lights being turned on at 5 am on a Saturday morning. There are good smells like cinnamon, vanilla and bad smells like a dirty diaper and vinegar. My favorite was the taste test where we tasted sweet (sugar water), salty (salt water), sour (pure lemon juice), and bitter (unsweetened baking chocolate). The children enjoyed “most” of the tastes. Hehe!!!!
The Collage of Disgust!
The first picture is a mad dash to the trashcan to spit out anything “yucky”!
A Message From Mr. John (Things Are Running Smoothly):
January Birthdays/Half Birthdays: A Montessori classroom consists of students ranging in age from three years to six years. Here is our newest three and six year old students abd some half birthdays.
Did You Know? Animals that lay eggs do not have belly buttons. It is where the umbilical cord attaches to the baby inside the mother’s womb. The umbilical cord provides nutrients from a mother to a baby mammal, allowing the baby to grow from a fetus to a full-grown baby ready to be born. In egg-laying animals, the baby never grows inside the mother, and therefore there is no need for the umbilical cord to form and nutrients to be passed along from mother to offspring. This means the bellybutton never forms.
Do you have an outty or inny?
Know Your Languages (Irish):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 16 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish)
Alumni Readers:
This former student now in the 5th grade wrote and illustratedthe book she read to the class. All of these people were students in Mr. John’s class in a span of 10 years. One of which is taller than Mr. John!
Peek In The Classroom:
Thespindle box develops early counting skills and develops the association between quantity and the number symbols 0-9. Importantly, it teaches the concept of zero. The wooden box has ten numbered compartments into which the child counts the corresponding number of tactile wooden spindles.This student is working on the Albanese assessment which h is a test linking Montessori with traditional assesments.The direct purpose of the Red Rods is to develop the child’s visual and muscular perception of length. Secondary aims include: developing the child’s coordination of movement, assisting with balance and concentration, and providing the child with the basic language of mathematics.These girls are creating their own computer keyboards and computer screens.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- MLK/diversity
Letter Of The Week- P p
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bun
Next Language is Kiswahili
Upcoming Events: *** MLK DAY Monday January 16, 2022 *** NO SCHOOL *** ***Don’t be that family that shows up and there is always one family that shows up, lol! ***
Academic Enrichment: Weekly Theme: We learned how to multiply w/o carry overs with manipulatives. We learned what the Multiplicand, Multiplier, and Product are.
5(multiplicand) x 3(multiplier) = 15(product)
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Multiplication with with carry overs
Synonym Of The Week: Sick: weak, unhealthy, ailing, infected, frail
Sight Words Of The Week: could who
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Welcome to the glass wearer club!You should have seen the other guy.The Great CornholioShe was saying “Why is everyone working on the ceiling?” And if I tried do this pose I would be taken away in an ambulance.
Your Kids Say the Darndest Things: (Pets are people too)
Happy New Year Blossoms! We were very excited to be back at school this week and see our friends. Our days were full of chatting and laughing together.
Focus Lesson:
This week we reviewed our classroom routines and expected behaviors. We settled back into our classroom after our long break. We reviewed how to be respectful of others and our materials within our room. We also took some time to talk all about our winter breaks! What we did, who we saw, what our favorite parts were. We even added a fireworks science experiment to our discussion about New Year’s Eve!
We added warm water, vegetable oil, and food coloring to a jar. We talked about density and molecules! Check our how our “fireworks in a jar” exploded!
Preschool Lesson:
Ms. Sam reviewed the Geometric Cabinet with our younger Blossoms this week. They discussed polygons and quadrilaterals!
Kindergarten Lesson:
Our older Blossoms were introduced to Multiplication this week with Mr. John in Kindergarten Lesson. In Handwriting, they worked on writing words that connect using a dip connector. Reader’s Workshop and Writer’s Workshop discussed vowels, blends, and writing words and sentences!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our newest 5 year old!
Welcome to Our New Friend!
A big welcome to our new friend that joined our classroom community!
A Special Visitor!
The older sibling of one of our students joined us this week to read us a story. We loved having her with us, she was a great reader!
Peek into Work Time: Cultural
We were all about the map puzzles this week! The Montessori map cabinet is an important work in the classroom. Children use this material as an introduction to Geography. We begin with learning the names of the different continents. As a child becomes more comfortable with an individual map puzzle, we then introduce the child to the names of the countries within the continent. Children are encouraged to trace and label the countries within the continent, sneaking in more work for those fine motor skills!
We begin our Map Cabinet lessons with the Map of the Continents. This is a puzzle map in which each continent on the Painted Globe becomes an individual puzzle piece. The child learns the name of the continents and oceans, as well as where they are located, through the Three Period Lesson. This student has mastered the Australia Map Puzzle. A child has mastered a Map Puzzle when they can consistently return all the pieces to the map without help. The child is then introduced to the names of the countries or territories. Then the child can trace and label the map puzzle, creating their own map and reinforcing what they have learned!This older Kindergarten student is tracing and labeling The United States Map Puzzle. He is learning the names of a few states per day and has had lots of questions about how many hours it would take to get to different states. (We googled these answers for him!)
Peek into Next Week!
Focus Lesson: Healthy Foods
Preschool Lesson: The Food Groups
We’ll be preparing Healthy Foods in class! Sign up here! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA5A628A3F4CF8-5foodgroups
Important Dates:
Bring Your Parent to Work Dates! We have lots of dates still available! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b48a8a92da6f94-cblossom#/
Monday, January 16: No School for MLK Jr. Day
Thursday, January 26: Grandparent’s Day! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b48a8a92da6f94-cherry3#/
Line Time: We are practicing our lines and practicing the songs for the Christmas Show.
Backstage during the Christnas Show
Did You Know? Shrimp have their hearts inside of their heads. That would have helped me with relationships in my 20s and….. 50s. LOL
A Message Mr. John (A domesticated animal):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 17 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian).
Losing your first tooth is a rite of passage.
Peek In The Classroom:
These two are collaborating on recreating this book. One girl is writing the words (she is the author). The other is drawingthe pictures (she is the illustrator). I hope they aren’t accused of plagiarism. These students are practicing their Math skills by completing these equations.He is working on a Language worksheet which is concentrating on three leter words with short vowel sounds in the middle.Students helping other students is a beautiful thing.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- 5 Senses
Letter Of The Week- O o
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bug
Language Of The Week: Irish
Academic Enrichment: Weekly Theme: Addition with the Stamp Game (Static/No carry overs and Dynamic/Carry Overs)
Kinders surrounding the Stamp Game.
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Multiplication with Golden Beads (Static/No Carry Overs)
Synonym Of The Week: Healthy: hearty, athletic, sound, strong, fit
Sight Words Of The Week: come number
Upcoming Events: Christmas Break: Monday, December 19. Returning Tuesday January 3
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
This Elf is ready for Christmas.You should’ve seen the other guy.Now that’s a big carrot,That is quite the ensamble
The past two weeks in Aspen have been full of fun, holiday cheer, and preparation for our Holiday program this coming week. The Aspen children have been busy practicing their songs and choreography for our upcoming show! They have worked hard and continue to amaze us with their ability to learn their songs so quickly. The majority of our morning group lessons have centered around practicing our songs while practicing proper stage etiquette. We also discussed vocabulary words within the songs we will be singing. For example, did you know that figgy pudding isn’t actually pudding? It is a vague term for traditional sweet and savory cakes. It typically contains a creamy layer of honey, fruit, and nuts. In fact, in England, they often call desserts pudding! The Aspen parents are in for such a special treat this coming Friday. We can’t wait to perform for you!
In Kindergarten Workshop, the kindergarteners have been practicing a top secret ASL song surprise! They are eager to share this with all of you this Friday! They have also explored addition concepts and how to add large numbers, working with the hundreds, tens, and units in our Place Value system with the Golden Beads and Stamp Game. In Readers Workshop, the Cardinals have continued to explore sentence structure, focusing on the subject and the predicate within a sentence. Cardinals then symbolized sentences and explored how having these two parts of speech in a sentence gives structure to our sentences while helping them complete their entire thought! We practiced creating our own sentences while writing them on the lines. The Cardinals also focused on leaving spaces between their words, and they also engaged in follow up worksheets reading sentences and finding the missing words. They helped the sentences make sense! The Chickadees continued their lessons on phonics, worked on sight words, learned two new sight words, and received a new reader. We read the reader aloud during Readers Workshop together. The Chickadees then completed follow up work focusing on comprehension skills from their new Reader. In Writers Workshop, both groups continued to work on their books, focusing on handwriting skills, completing sentences, and finishing their whole thought (making sense of sentences)!
Many parents have had questions regarding our Holiday Program this week. I am inserting a link that will either serve as a reminder or answer any questions you may have. If you have further inquiries feel free to ask us in person as well! Here is the link!
Holiday Program Rehearsal- Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 5:45 pm (please have your child use the restroom before dropping them of in their designated area).
Aspen Pajama Day – Friday, December 16, 2022. (Your child is permitted to wear their Holiday P.J’s)
Aspen Sharing Day(s) – Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16. (Your child is permitted to bring in a special item from home to share with their friends! ( Please do not send toy weapons).
Holiday Program- Friday, December 16, 2022 at 5:30 pm. (Please have your child use the restroom before dropping them off in their designated area).
In regards, to P.J./Sharing Day, all students attending school on Friday are permitted to wear school appropriate Holiday pajamas to school. We will have Sharing during group lesson time and afterwards we will then engage in some Holiday Fun. We will have board games, coloring fun, a Maker Station, and a Holiday Movie during the afternoon.
Gingerbread Gumdrop Addition!
Using pipe cleaners to create Candy Canes!
Decorating a Christmas Tree!
Following patterns to create snowflakes!
Snowman phonics!! Matching three letter word clue hats to their corresponding snowman!
Line Time: We are practicing our lines and practicing the songs for the Christmas Show.
Peppermint Candy Cane
Did You Know? Urine used to be used as a detergent? Yuck! In the past, urine was used to wash clothes because of its ammonia content, which helped get out tough stains. Still, some people might prefer having a dirty shirt than one that stank of wee!
A Message Mr. John (What Is Different?):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 17 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian).
St. Nicholas Day (St. Nicholas visits the school):
St Nicolas Day is observed on December 6th. If you don’t know who St Nicolas is, you’ll more than likely still know of his American version Santa Claus, or the British version of Father Christmas. The latter two give their presents on Christmas Day, but this saint gives his out on the 6th. He left each child a Milky Way Bar in their slippers.
Grace and Courtesy:
A group of students welcoming new students to the classroom.
Peek In The Classroom:
This boy is working on Equations (addition) with the Stamp Game which is a Math material. This activity introduces the child to the stamp game which lets the child practice mathematical operations at a higher level of abstractionThis boyis tracing a puzzle of a plant. He will trace, color,and label the parts of a leaf.Students reading to other students. Working with patterns is used as a pre-reading activity children develop visual discrimination, tracking, and verbal communication skills. Mathematically, working with patterns helps young children to predict, discuss relationships and functions, and provides experience with symbols representing ideas.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Practicing For The Christmas Show
Letter Of The Week- No Letter Of The Week
Rhyming Word Of The Week- No Rhyming Word Of The Week
No new languages until the next year
Academic Enrichment: Weekly Theme: Addition with the Golden Beads (Dynamic/Carry Overs)
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Addition with other materials (Dynamic/Carry Overs)
Synonym Of The Week: No Synonyms
Sight Words Of The Week: No Sight Words
Upcoming Events: Christmas Show Rehearsal: Wednesday, December 14 at 6pm to 7pm (not a dress rehearsal).
Christmas Show: Friday, December 16. Arrive at 5:30pm (take your children to the restroom. Even if they say they do not have to go!)
Christmas Break: Monday, December 19. Returning Tuesday January 3
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Just randomly doing push-ups. Children need movement.BFFs You should’ve seen the other guy!GQ!
This week our Blossoms learned about Reptiles! We learned about the characteristics of this animal group, the things that make a reptile a reptile! We know that reptiles are vertebrates, they are cold blooded, they have dry, scaly skin, they hatch from soft shelled eggs, and they breathe with their lungs. The reptile we focused on this week were turtles!
We learned the life cycle of a sea turtle. Egg, hatchling, juvenile, and adult!We also used our Reptile 3 part cards to discover different types of reptiles. Did you know that there are over 8,000 different types of living reptiles in the world?Another step of our Reptile study is to trace and label a turtle. This Kindergartener has used copy writing to label her turtle, but then also used her knowledge of writing in cursive to add additional labels!This Preschool student is also tracing and labeling a turtle. This work reinforces the parts of a turtle while also strengthening fine motor skills. One of our Kindergarten students brought in a reptile book from home and read it to the class! We love the opportunities a mixed age classroom provides!
Lighting the World with Kindness!
Check out our bulletin board this month! We’re recognizing acts of kindness throughout the classroom all month long and adding lightbulbs to our reindeer’s antlers! This student overheard Ms. Sam say how beautiful his metal inset designs were so he gifted her his work!
Enrichment Spotlight!
In Art Class, we made a tree using just lines. We worked on slowing down and getting our lines close together. We then colored in between the lines we made using different colors of green. Afterwards, we’ll paint over our tree with water and create a beautiful tree painting!In Music class, we are practicing for the Christmas Show!In ASL Class, we learned how to sign “My name is”, and voted to call our class the Electric Wolves, which we can also sign!
A Peek Into Work Time!
These best friends are working with our Pattern Completion work. This is an important pre-reading work as it encourages logical connections and reasoning skills. This preschooler is working with the Moveable Alphabet to create words using seasonally themed pictures. The Moveable Alphabet is a child’s first foray into writing, transforming thoughts into words. The child’s use of the material progresses from single words, to phrases, and eventually to stories. This child also took his learning a step further by choosing to write he words he sounded out onto the dry erase board.Check out this Kindergartener’s hard work! Writing sentences in print and in cursive!
Peek Into Next Week!
We will be busy the next two weeks! We will be practicing for our Christmas Show, decorating our shirts for the Christmas Show, and creating special gifts for our families!
Important Dates!
Wednesday, December 14 – Rehearsal at Cuyahoga Falls High School 6:00 – 7:00pm. Students should arrive by 5:45pm. Not a dress rehearsal.
Friday, December 16 – Christmas Show at Cuyahoga Falls High School! Students should arrive by 5:30pm! Show begins at 6:00pm. Cherry Blossom children should wear their green shirt, black or green bottoms, and tennis shoes.
Winter Break – December 17 – January 2. School resumes on Tuesday, January 3!
Line Time: We are practicing our lines and practicing the songs for the Christmas Show.
I want to be an elf..
Did You Know? Bangkok is the world’s most visited city.
With 22.78 million international visitors, Bangkok named the most visited city in the world for the fourth year in a row – beating Paris, London, Dubai, and Singapore.
I love Thai food!
December Birthdays: A Montessori classroom prides itself on a mixed aged classroom of ages between 2 1/2 and 6. Here is our newest 6 year old and 4 year old students.
The 6 year old is showing 6 in Sign Language not 3.
A Message Mr. John (The Dentist):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 17 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian)
Specials Spotlight (Art):
Art was a lesson in drawing straight lines to make a Christmas tree.
Alumni Corner:
We had two alumni of AMMS visit and read to the class. The girls just happen to be a current student’ssisters.
Peek In The Classroom:
Children practicing their foreign languages. Looks like they are counting to 10 in Swedish. Just a bunch of girls practicing handwriting. The two to the right are copying Hooked on Phonics books (text and pictures).This is a Practical Life or could even be a Math work. He is placing the correct amount of stones to the number. This enhances fine motor skills, focus, and the correlation between symbol and quantity. The beauty of the Montessori Classroom is that you have the opportunity for peer to peerlearning/teaching.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Practicing For The Christmas Show
Letter Of The Week- No Letter Of The Week
Rhyming Word Of The Week- No Rhyming Word Of The Week
No new languages until the next year
Academic Enrichment: Weekly Theme: Addition with the Golden Beads (Static/No Carry Overs)
10 is the magic number.
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Addition with the Golden Beads (Dynamic/Carry Overs)
Synonym Of The Week: No Synonyms
Sight Words Of The Week: No Sight Words
Upcoming Events: Christmas Show Rehearsal: Wednesday, December 14 at 6pm to 7pm (not a dress rehearsal).
Christmas Show: Friday, December 16. Arrive at 5:30pm (take your children to the restroom. Even if they say they do not have to go!)
Christmas Break: Monday, December 19. Returning Tuesday January 3
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
The dreaded Raspberry Fingersand a photo bomb.This just freaks me out.It is all about fashion.She is going to miss her BFFs
Your Children Say The Darndest Things (She will miss us):
