We were gearing up for the International Festival.
Green was the color of the day in honor of Sean O’Keefe.
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
International Festival:
It was a great night seeing the International Festival. Your children worked hard preparing, practicing, and performing Friday evening. Kudos to the kids!Thank you for the parent helpers and to those who donated to the Bake Sale.
Did You Know? (Chirp Goes The Cricket):
To estimate the temperature in Fahrenheit using cricket chirps, count the number of chirps in 14 seconds and add 40, or count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and add 37. The rate at which crickets chirp is roughly related to the temperature, a phenomenon known as Dolbear’s Law. No need for The Weather Channel app and who had the patience to do this? The obvious answer is Dolbear.
A Word From Mr. John (New Glasses And Why):
What is going on with my sweater?
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog).
Know Your Languages (): Not until after the International Festival
Sean O’Keefe Pays A Visit:
Let the chaos begin!
Specials Spot(Library):
The Stow Library came and talk and read about magical creatures.
Peek In Our Week:
These two students are working on the Six and Seven Long Bead Chain.The Long Bead Chain allows students to observe the logical progression of numbers, aiding in the development of number sense and an understanding of mathematical relationships.
He is proudly displaying his work on the Solar System.
A student welcoming a visitor. We welcome Grace and Courtesy in the classroom. The definition of the word grace is elegance, beauty, and smoothness of form or movement. It means dignified, polite, and decent behavior. In a Montessori environment, it also implies thoughtfulness, concentration, and poise. The word courtesy comes from the word cour, meaning heart.
The kindergarten students completed their research trifolds. They worked very hard on this project.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Ancient Egypt Letter Of The Week: U u Rhyming Word Of The Week: ben Next Language: Hebrew
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Nouns and Verbs Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until the International Festival
Next Week in Kindergarten: Articles: A An The Synonym Of The Week: DRY: dehydrated, arid, parched Sight Words Of The Week: they that
Kindergarten student acting out they’re favorite verb and I am not sure what they are doing.
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
Future Happenings:
*NO SCHOOL for Spring Break – March 22 through March 30 {Return Monday March 31} *NO SCHOOL for Easter – Friday 4/18 through Monday 4/21 {returning Tuesday 4/22}
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
You should have seen the other guy.
One of the rites of passage of a child is losing a tooth. Trust me there is a tooth in his hand and a space in his mouth where the tooth was. It caused quite a stir.
Who would have thought two girls would have the same dress?
I wish I could get away with this.
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Little Bros and Midnight Snacks):
Lookin up at the ceiling and noticing it is the International Festival and Chinese crafts.
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
Did You Know(You make a lot of snot):
Snot or mucous is one of the bodies multi-purpose ways of protection. Not only does it stop dust being breathed in but it also helps fights infection. Even when they are not ill, humans can produce 1 litre of snot every day. Do you need to borrow a tissue?
Unfortunately, this is a common sight in the classroom.
A Word From Mr. John(More dentist stuff):
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog).
Know Your Languages (): Not until after the International Festival
A look at poop:
George finally relieved himself. This bowel movement and urine is bigger than most. The brownish green is the bowel movement and the white is the urine. Actually, the students stood in line to see. Most were impressed.
We had a visitor:
We were greeted by a bat Wednesday morning. I was unable to catch the critter and Animal Rescue was called. I was amazed by the volumes of the screams (mostly from the female adults). I told people I got bit and needed to go home. I was going to put white vinegar and baking soda in my mouth and “foam at the mouth” but Kelly put the kiebasch on that.
Specials Spot(Art):
I guess they worked with chalk.
Art Museum Field Trip:
A peek at our field trip to the Akron Art Museum. This annual field trip exposes the students to different kinds of art supported with hands on lessons. FYI… every student in the Buckeye classroom was present.
Peek In Our Week:
She is working on the Snake Game which is a Math work. This is a wonderful activity for children, and they always enjoy making the beautifully colored snake. This activity teaches the child linear counting, reinforces the exchanging procedure, it prepares the child for addition as well as this activity teaches the child how to make bonds of ten.This student is experiencing False Fatigue. She is rolling around with a marker in her mouth. False fatigue is a term used for the work cycle in which the focus is lost. It happens after an interval of working hours. With the passage of each minute, the classroom might get louder, and you will notice the kids are getting distracted from their work. It will end in about 10 minutes then the student regains her focus. Fun with bugs. She is exploring different and exotic insects with a magnifying glass. Sweeping the mess he made and inspecting his work. This an example of Care of the Environment. Care of Environment exercises foster love for the environment, help children connect and engage with the classroom, and encourage the child to interact with the environment, exhibiting respect and love. Such exercises also help the child form a connection with their home environment, in which they find a personal responsibility towards it.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Preparing for International Festival Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Next Language is not until International Festival is over.
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Consonants and Vowels Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until the International Festival
Next Week in Kindergarten: Nouns and Verbs Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
The kindergarten students are doing research on the country they chose for the International Festival. We start with coloring the country’s flag.
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
Did not happen due to the field trip.
Future Happenings:
*International Festival – Friday, March 21 *NO SCHOOL for Spring Break – March 22 through March 30 {Return Monday March 31} *NO SCHOOL for Easter – Friday 4/18 through Monday 4/21 {returning Tuesday 4/22}
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
One of my intangibles of my “job”.You should have seen the other guy or cat. The new snake is getting a lot of attention.Looking at each other through a magnifying glass.
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things( All About Lions):
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
Did You Know(Do not mess with a silver back)?:
A silverback gorilla can lift more than 1,763 pounds (800 kg) of dead weight. This is about twice as much as a well-trained weightlifter. That’s nothing I bench pressed 1905lbs my junior year in high school. lol
A Word From Mr. John(Bring Back The Spit Sink):
This is far more respectable than the suction. Right?RIGHT?
March Birthdays:
A Montessori Classroom prides itself on a multi-aged classroom. Here are our newest 6 and 5 year old students and a 4.5 half birthday.
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog).
Know Your Languages (): Not until after the International Festival
Specials Spot(Art):
Making shirts in Art.
Spring forward!
Peek In Our Week:
Look how they flock to the visitor. Kindness abounds in the Montessori classroom. A lesson in Grace and Courtesy.
He is doing equations with manipulatives.
They are working on the 5 chain where they skip by 5, find the square of 5, and find the cube of 5.
They are working with the Knobless Cylinders found in the Sensorial Area. They are exploring, what we call, an extension. Montessori extensions help children build on their knowledge of materials, develop their skills, and challenge their thinking.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Preparing for International Festival Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Next Language is not until International Festival is over.
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Geometric Solids Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until the International Festival
Next Week in Kindergarten: Consonantsand Vowels Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
Just a fun picture of my kindergarten students.
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
We learned about Roman Numerals this week. I always say the special number is 10. Just take a guess why they are making an “X” and it’s not because they are straight edge. Lol
Future Happenings:
*Akron Art Museum Field Trip– Friday, March 14th. It is FREE! *International Festival – Friday, March 21 *NO SCHOOL for Spring Break – March 22 through March 30 {Return Monday March 31}
Spring forward!
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Ya shouldah seen the other guy.
I am loving the hair as much as she is loving life.
The students love the goats and the goats love the children.
Good times in the Buckeye Room with an obvious photo bomb.
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things(Ooo LaLa. I think that’s French):
They are showing off their oriental fans and boomerangs.
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
Did You Know(The Pope Can NOT Be An Organ Donor)?:
Vatican officials say that after a pope dies, his body belongs to the entire Church and must be buried intact. Furthermore, if papal organs were donated, they would become relics in other bodies if he were eventually made a saint. This is crazy stuff.
A Word From Mr. John(Doopa):
A Visitor:
We had another U of A college student visit our classroom. She had such a great rapport with the students and the children loved her.
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog).
Know Your Languages (): Not until after the International Festival
Specials Spot(Music):
Music with Ms. Lisa and Jerry the Giraffe.
Peek In Our Week:
She is working on the Snake Game. The purpose of the Montessori Snake Game is to introduce young children to basic addition concepts, specifically focusing on combinations that make ten, by allowing them to manipulate colored beads to build “snakes” that represent different number combinations, thus helping them visualize and practice addition through a hands-on activity; it also aids in developing fine motor skills and understanding number relationships. She is working on the Color Bead Bars found in the Math area. A color bead bar, typically used in Montessori education, is a visual tool that helps children learn basic math concepts like counting and quantity by associating a specific color with a particular number of beads on a bar, allowing them to easily grasp the relationship between color, quantity, and number through hands-on manipulation. Look at the children greeting a visitor. This part of Grace and Courtesy in the classroom. Grace and Courtesy lessons in Montessori teach young children how to interact with others in a polite, respectful, and considerate manner.Look who is reading the Max books!
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Preparing for International Festival Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Next Language is not until International Festival is over.
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Construction Triangles Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until the International Festival
Next Week in Kindergarten: Geometric Solids Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
The kinders worked with polygons in Kindergarten Lesson.
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
No Special Kindergarten Group due to awful pain stemming from root canal.
Future Happenings:
*Akron Art Museum Field Trip– Friday, March 14th. It is FREE! *International Festival – Friday, March 21 *NO SCHOOL for Spring Break – March 22 through March 30 {Return Monday March 31}
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
These crazy eyes freak me out!Snack is a crowd favorite in the classroom.Fancy hair. You ca get this look by braiding wet hair. Leave it braided until dry. Unbraid the hair and tahdah fancy hair. You’re welcome for the tip.He looked different… he wasn’t wearing his glasses? No! He shaved his mustache? No! Oh…. he got a haircut. Actually, he got all his hairs cut. Looks to me a number two clipper was used.
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things(Trials and Tribulations of Piercing Ears):
Someone from the church let us borrow some Chinese “dodadds”for the International Festival.
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
Did You Know(Fingerprints)?:
Identical twins do not have the same fingerprints. Because of environmental factors that affect their development in the womb. Fingerprints are influenced by both genetics and environmental factors, such as the position of the fetus in the womb, blood pressure, and nutrition. I never thought about this.
You already know the answer.
A Word From Mr. John(I’m Pooped. Do people still say this?):
A Visitor:
We had a student from the University of Akron that is going for her teaching degree visit our classroom. These are the children she worked with.
Another Visitor:
A mom and son from Panama came to the school to talk about their country and field3d many good questions. If you are knowledgeable on a country or know someone get ahold of Kelly A.
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog).
Know Your Languages (): Not until after the International Festival
Specials Spot(Library):
Stow Library comes to AMMS once a month and this month’s theme was dinosaurs!
Peek In Our Week:
She is working on the Trinomial Cube. The primary educational objective of the Trinomial Cube is to teach children to solve a three-dimensional puzzle, representing the trinomial equation, through visual and tactile exploration.
They are making creations with cubes and squares.
They completed animal puzzles. One went an extra step and labeled the parts. Montessori Zoology Puzzles encourage a natural curiosity about animals and the environment. By visually and physically interacting with representations of animals, children become more interested in the different species they encounter in everyday life.
Practical life activities in Montessori provide scope and sequence for everyday routines and practices. Practical life in Montessori is purposeful activity, develops motor control and coordination, and develops independence, concentration, and a sense of responsibility. The exercises in practical life cover two main areas of development: care of self, and care of the environment.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Preparing for International Festival Letter Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Next Language is not until International Festival is over.
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Construction Triangles Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until the International Festival
Next Week in Kindergarten: Geometric Cabinet Synonym Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival Sight Words Of The Week: Not until after the International Festival
They are pointing to the triangles they drew (equilateral, isoscoles, and scalene).
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
In Special Kindergarten Group we collected data on the color eyes of the students and visually presented the data on a bar graph and a pie chart.
Future Happenings:
*Akron Art Museum Field Trip– Friday, March 14th (details to follow) It is FREE! *International Festival – Friday, March 21 (details to follow) *NO SCHOOL for Spring Break – March 22 through March 30 {Return Monday March 31}
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
No money here.
How does one get green marker on their forehead?
Who wears the rock and roll bangs better? If you don’t know to the right is Akron’s own Chrissy Hynde.
Just some goofy smiles
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things(Sharing with Mr. John):
Presidents Of The United States – We first learned about George Washington and how he was our first president and was the General of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln came from a poor family, freed the slaves and was president during the Civil War. We were introduced to Franklin D. Roosevelt and how he was president during World War II and how John F. Kennedy fought for equal rights. We then learned that Donald Trump was current president. The children were taught that the president’s wives are called the first lady and that the president lives in the white house in Washington DC, and flies on a jet called Air Force 1. We discussed what responsibilities the President has. The children came up with keeping us safe, keeping the world safe, and running the country.
Presidents Of The United States Of America (Wasn’t that a 90’s band? Goin to the country. Gunna eat a lot of peaches!)…
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: U u Rhyming Word Of The Week: bet
Did You Know(Elephants Can Not Jump)?:
Elephants are unable to jump because their legs are designed for stability and strength, not for jumping. Their bones point downward, which prevents them from springing off the ground. I would of thought it was because of their weight.
A Word From Mr. John(Antiquin’!):
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog).
Know Your Languages (Tagolog):
Specials Spot(Art):
Makin hearts.
Peek In Our Week:
A proud girl showing off her fine motor skills of tracing, coloring and labeling. Montessori Zoology Puzzles encourage a natural curiosity about animals and the environment. By visually and physically interacting with representations of animals, children become more interested in the different species they encounter in everyday life.He is working on the Vowel Tree/Vowel Substitution a pre-reading work. The vowel tree reinforces skills for all learners; tactile learners, auditory learners, and visual learners.She is working on the snake game which is a Math material. The Montessori Snake Game aims to enhance children’s memorization of addition combinations and subtraction facts, providing a hands-on approach for them to practice addition with combinations of 10 and subtraction with minuends of 10 or less.The older students are taking an assessment of Aimsweb which translates information from the Montessori environment to traditional schools.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Preparing for International Festival Letter Of The Week: Not this week Rhyming Word Of The Week: Not this week Next Language is not until International Festival is over.
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Fractions Synonym Of The Week: APPROPRIATE- suitable, fitting, apropos, correct, proper Sight Words Of The Week: would about
Next Week in Kindergarten: Construction Triangles Synonym Of The Week: Not this week Sight Words Of The Week: Not this week
Kinders, they want to have fun.
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
No SKG this week due to our in-service day.
Future Happenings:
*NO SCHOOL for President’s Day – Monday, February 17th *Akron Art Museum Field Trip– Friday, March 14th (details to follow) It is FREE! *International Festival – Friday, March 21 (details to follow) *NO SCHOOL for Spring Break – March 22 through March 30 {Return Monday March 31}
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
A very happy Super Bowl win for this excited boy!Yous shoulda seen the other guy. Her words were “I know I look ridiculous.”I was hearing the barrage of “Mr. John, take a picture.” Of course I caved.Deep thoughts about a goldfish snack.
Hibernation, Adaptation, Migration- During the winter months is a great time to learn about Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation. Migration is seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. Such as all those birds flying south in the Fall. Hibernation is the condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a state of dormancy. Bears and even reptiles and amphibians. Sometimes Mr. John in his man cave with a TV remote in hand. Adaptation is the action or process of being adapted or adapting. Over time animals may develop thicker fur during the colder months or have blubber to keep them warm in arctic weather.
Adaptation… we found how it feels to have a layer of blubber like a penguin. They placed one hand in water without butter and one in a bag of butter. Needless to say we had some very cold hands.
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: T t Rhyming Word Of The Week: bed
Did You Know(Neck Ties = Brain Damage, lol):
Wearing a necktie can reduce blood flow to the brain up to 7.5%. This can happen because the tie squeezes the arteries and veins in your neck. No wonder I was in a fog when I worked in the business world.
One of my favorite shows as a child was “Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp. They were talking chimps that were spies.
A Word From Mr. John (Never buy canned greens):
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish).
Know Your Languages(Swedish):
Weird ScenesInside the Nature Center:
A snake and his mouse/ A girl and her snake. She watched the entire process from the strike to the disappearance of the tail. She asked many good questions about this event.
A Visit From The Dentist/Dental Hygienist:
She explained what are good and bad foods, how to brush are teeth, and other fun filled activities.
Peek In Our Week:
She is intently working on the 100 Board. The Hundred Board is a key Montessori Mathematics material, which helps children make the leap from the recognition of numbers, to understanding how they belong in a sequence.
She is working on the Continent Puzzle Map that is found in the Cultural Subjects Area. Montessori continent puzzle maps teach children geography through hands on exploration. They help children understand the world by building spatial awareness and a sense of the relative sizes and locations of continents and countries.
Both of them are working on language workbooks.
He is writing numbers from 1 to 100. This will help his fine motor skills, concentrations, and help him recognize the pattern of the ten column.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Presidents of the USA Letter Of The Week: U u Rhyming Word Of The Week: bet Next Language is Tagolog
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Greater Than > , Less Than < , equal to = Synonym Of The Week: FAT- Overweight, big, bulky, heavy, plump Sight Words Of The Week: more these
Next Week in Kindergarten: Review Telling Time Synonym Of The Week: APPROPRIATE- suitable, fitting, apropos, correct, proper Sight Words Of The Week: would about
Kinders making their favorite symbol…
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
We collected data on eye color last week. This week we transferred that data to a bar graph. Three children have blue eyes, 1 green eyes, 5 have brown eyes, and 2 have hazel eyes.
Future Happenings:
*NO SCHOOL for Teacher In-service Day – Friday, February 14th
*NO SCHOOL for President’s Day – Monday, February 17th
*Akron Art Museum Field Trip– Friday, March 14th (details to follow) It is FREE!
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
The boy has skills.
I have the kinders fill my water bottle and put flavoring in it. I got new flavors and they were pretty excited.
She was really getting into a story she was telling me
This week in Aspen we traveled to the Arctic and the Antarctic! We bundled up in our Arctic gear and braved the cold as we explored both the North and South Poles ! In doing so, we learned that the Arctic and Antarctic are so cold and frigid because they are far away from the Equator. Aspen learned that the Equator is the imaginary line that hugs our Earth like a belt.The closer we get to the Equator the warmer it gets because the Equator receives the most direct sunlight. The farther away you are from the Equator the less direct sunlight hits the earth surface and it gets colder . We also discovered that each of these super cold places are home to different types of animals. These animals that live in these harsh environments have found ways to adapt to living in such extreme environments. Therefore, the vocabulary terms adaptation, migration, and hibernation were also introduced this week as we learned how these animals manage to survive arctic temperatures. During our exploration of Polar environments, we discovered that many of the animals living in these areas have adapted by having a thick layer of fat called blubber to help keep them warm. During the work period, we listened to relaxing classical music while viewing scenery and wildlife from the Polar Regions, while engaging in cultural activities and Polar science experiments. This week the Aspen children got to experience what it was like to have blubber with our Blubber Experiment. We got to stick our hands into icy water! Our experiment involved placing one of our hands into a bag that was surrounded by Crisco oil (representing blubber). We then placed our other hand into a plastic bag with no Crisco ( blubber). The Aspen students got to see how long each hand could brave the icy cold water while determining which hand was kept warmer. It was decided unanimously through experimentation that the bag with the blubber was warmer! This experiment showed us just how amazing adaptations can be and how well blubber protects these animals! Aspen then spent the week exploring a variety of Cultural activities exploring the Life Cycle Of A Penguin, labeling penguins, and exploring various animal adaptations! Did you know, that Polar animals have rounded bodies with shorter limbs to reduce surface area and retain heat, and some animals have fur on the bottom of their paws to protect them from the cold while helping them to grip icy surfaces easier? Aspen learned this and more! Ask your Polar Explorers what they learned this week.
This week Aspen also had Grandparents Day. The Aspen students got to be teacher for a day and taught their grandparents math, language, cultural, sensorial, and practical life lessons. It was an absolute pleasure to meet your family and the Aspen children truly wowed their grandparents. We would also like to thank you for participating in our book fair encouraging the importance of literacy and learning!
Next week we will be revisiting our lessons involving adaptation, hibernation, and migration while focusing on hibernation! Sunday is Groundhogs Day! Will he see his shadow??
Exploring the Life Cycle Of A Penguin!
Moveable Alphabet Fun! Building phonetic words using our Sound clues!! A great Sound Detective looks at each clue when sounding out words!!
This week we delved in the subject of the five senses. We decided the sense of touch is not limited to your fingertips but almost everywhere on your body(did you ever step on a Lego in your bare feet?). The foot sends a message to the brain and the brain tells you that you should say “OUCH!” We can hear loud/soft, high/low pitched sounds. As the sound travels though or ear canal and hits our eardrum the vibrations send a message to the brain on what kind of sound you hear. We see with our eyes and see bright and dark colors. We smell with our nose and particles land in the cilia. Then the cilia sends a message to the brain and the brain decides if the smell is good or bad. We have taste buds on our tongue and when the food or drink hit the buds a signal is sent to the brain. The brain then tells you if it is yucky or yummy. We experimented with all senses but the experiment of taste was the most fun…. see below The Wall Of Disgust.
After drinking Lemon Juice(Sour)
After eating unsweetened baking chocolate(bitter)
The spitfest that ensued after the baking chocolate.
Line Time (the other stuff): Letter Of The Week: S s Rhyming Word Of The Week: bup
A Word From Mr. John(I “heart” Grandparents Day):
Did You Know(I am sure this brings so much joy to every little girl in Scotland.):
Scotland’s national animal is a unicorn. In Celtic mythology, the unicorn represented purity, innocence, masculinity, and power.
A Gander At Grandparent’s Day:
Cultural Subjects:
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish).
Know Your Languages(Swedish):
Chinese New Year(Year of the Snake):
Year the snake 2025 – The snake is a wood animal, which represents growth, flexibility and tolerance.
Peek In Our Week:
Two students working on the knobbed cylinders and It did turn into a race. Children begin working with the Knobbed Cylinders from the age of three years old. They are primarily used to teach children to visually discriminate between dimensions; however, as competency grows, child can begin to differentiate with touch.She is working on matching lids to the bottles which promotes visual discrimination and fine motor skills. It may look like she is pained to work with this material but she really enjoyed it.Dilegently practicing her cursive.She is tracing and labeling internal organs. When she finishes an organ she shows me, I quiz her on the organ, and she gets the answer correct.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Pollution, Recycling Letter Of The Week: T t Rhyming Word Of The Week: bed Next Language is Tagolog
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Reviewing Telling Time Synonym Of The Week: SKINNY- thin, lean, emaciated, scrawny, slender Sight Words Of The Week: other some
Next Week in Kindergarten: Review Telling Time Synonym Of The Week: FAT: overweight, big, bulky, heavy, plump Sight Words Of The Week: more these
The kinders are choosing their own books and writing them down on their wish list.
Special Kindergarten Group/SKG:
Sorry, no pics. It’s been a crazy week. We took a count of how many boys and girls were in the lesson. We also recorded the color of eyes of the student. With this information we will put the gathered data in a chart form.
Future Happenings:
–NO SCHOOL for Teacher In-service Day ‐‐ Friday, February 14 -‐
–NO SCHOOL for President’s Day — Monday, February 17th —
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
You shouldah seen the other guy!Cutey Patutey!One of my feeder crickets escaped. The children observed with a magnifying glass. Eventually, they drew and labeled his parts.She came back from holiday with a new hairstyle. We be jamming, mon!
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things(States and Things):
This week the children had a thrilling time learning about dinosaurs! They explored how dinosaurs lived millions of years ago and discussed fascinating facts like how these creatures were reptiles, with some being carnivores and others herbivores. They also learned about the important role paleontologists play in discovering dinosaur fossils. The kids were especially curious about why dinosaurs went extinct, and we delved into the idea that an asteroid may have hit earth causing dirt and dust to go into the atmosphere, blocking out the sun. The children enjoyed many hands-on activities, including digging through a sensory bin to unearth dinosaur bones, labeling different dinosaur parts, and matching each dinosaur to its corresponding skeleton. It was a ROARsome week!
Grandparent’s Day
Our special Grandparent’s Day was a heartwarming celebration, where grandparents were invited to visit and spend quality time with their grandchildren. They enjoyed a collaborative work session, where grandparents and Blossoms worked together on various Montessori work activities. It was a joy to see them share in the learning process. Families had the chance to explore the book fair, picking out new books! The excitement continued with a fun and science experiment with Mr. John! What a wonderful day, and we’re so thankful that our grandparents could join us!
Enrichment Spotlight – Music with Ms. Lisa!
In music class, the children were captivated by the story of Peter and the Wolf, learning how each character was represented by a different instrument. They enjoyed listening to the music and identifying the sounds of the instruments, helping them connect the story to the melodies and rhythms that brought it to life.
Coming Up Next!
We will be starting our unit on the HUMAN BODY next! This unit always sparks some great questions and fun dinner conversations!
Wednesday, Feb. 5: 100th Day of School! Dress like you are 100 years old and celebrate with a pizza party!
