Hello Aspen families!! Welcome to the Aspen Blog where we fill you in on all of the weekly happenings and adventures in Aspen! The past two weeks have focused on the transition from the home environment to the school environment while acclimating to our schedules, routines, and navigating the classroom! We have had so much fun seeing old friends and making new ones! Many new friendships have already been established and it has been a blast getting to know each other! Ms.Angela and I are honored to have the opportunity to teach your child and we are looking forward to a great year!
In regards to morning Group Lessons, we have focused on our Procedural Movement Lessons or the “How To’s” of the Montessori classroom! The Aspen students have learned; how to walk the line, how to raise their hand during lesson time, how to listen politely (one person talks at a time), how to carry a mat, how to unroll and roll a mat, and how to carry a tray! At the same time, the Aspen children also learned our Good Morning Song and the Days Of The Week Song! Ask your child to sing them for you! In fact, this week we even began our calendar work learning the names of the Days Of The Week and how to find the date on a calendar! We were also very lucky to celebrate three Birthdays!!! Thank you to those children and their families who brought in special treats for us to celebrate!!
This week Aspen also got to begin their Enrichment schedules! We had music with Ms. Lisa, Art with Ms. Lindsey, and Science with Mr. John!! We had so much fun in each of our Enrichment Classes and the Aspen students excited to learn more!!
Next week, Aspen will be learning all about Seasons and The Months! See you on Tuesday!!!
Fun with Kindergarten Follow-Up work!! Tracing the Fish Puzzle.
Learning about the Continents!
Cylinder Block Extensions!!
Learning all about quantities with the Number Rods and Cards!
Exploring Practical Life activities! Learning how to weave ribbons!!
Using “Sound Detective” skills to match picture clues to their corresponding letter sounds!!!