Peek In Our Week ||| Thee Buckeye Room ||| Week Of 10-27 Thru 10-31-25

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Insects, Arachnids, Invertebrates:
This week we explored insects which have a head, thorax and abdomen, 6 legs and two antennae. Now sing to the tune of “head, shoulders, knees, and toes….. head, thorax, abdomen. six legs and two antennae. You get the gist. Some insects are ants, flies, and butterflies. Then looked at arachnids which has a head, abdomen, and eight legs. Some arachnids are spiders, ticks, and scorpions. Both insects and arachnids are invertebrates. Other invertebrates include, worms, snails, and jelly fish. *** Side note… All bugs are insects but not all insects are bugs!

Our classroom Arachnid makes an appearance. Charlotte meet Charlotte.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: K k
Rhyming Word Of The Week: ox

A Word From Mr. John (To chew or not to chew):

An Alumna Visitor:

She was a student of AMMS about 16 years ago and is now pursuing her degree education at the University of Akron. She came back to observe my classroom for one of her classes.

Cultural Subjects:

Did You Know (Neck Tie) ?
The modern necktie originated in France in the 17th century, inspired by the neckerchiefs worn by Croatian mercenaries during the Thirty Years’ War. These Croatian soldiers tied colorful cloths around their necks to hold their uniforms together, and the French were so taken with the style that King Louis XIII adopted it, naming it the “cravat” after the French word for Croat, “la Croate”. The cravat quickly became a fashion statement and evolved over time into the modern necktie.  

Some useless information. When working in the business world I owned more than 100 ties.

Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 10 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian).

Know Your Languages (Russian Reduex):

Specials Spot (Music):

Much movement in Music Class.

Peek In Our Week:

He is working on a math material named the Spindle Box. The spindles clarify the idea that the symbols represent a certain quantity of separate objects. To introduce the concept of zero and its symbol. To reinforce the natural sequence of the numerals.
She is working on matching consonant blend (beginning sound) to the appropriate picture. The purpose of a Montessori consonant blend picture matching activity is to build phonemic awareness and reinforce phonetic reading skills by teaching children to recognize and associate consonant blends with corresponding images. Children match picture cards to the isolated blends or to word cards, helping them understand that each letter in a blend retains its sound.  
My kindergarten students volunteer every day to clean the tables after lunch. One sprays while the other dries. Great teamwork they came up with by themselves.
She is working on language Three Part Cards. The aim of Montessori three-part cards primarily build vocabulary by teaching children the names of things through a hands-on, self-correcting process. For younger children (3-6), they link a picture to its written label; for older children (6-9), they introduce definitions to build comprehension and critical thinking.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Dinosaurs
Letter Of The Week: Ll
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bot


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time: To the minute
Synonym Of The Week: NEW: novel, fresh, original, current, unused
Sight Words Of The Week: how each

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time: Currency (coins)
Synonym Of The Week: OLD: ancient, elderly, used, mature
Sight Words Of The Week: said by

The Kindergarten Students proudly showing off their clock work.

Future Happenings:
*Parent Teacher Conferences: Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25
*Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday November 26th returning Monday December 1
*Fall Back, Time Change: Sunday November 2 at 2am

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

Whats different? He’s not wearing his glasses, no. He shaved his mustache, no. Oh, he got a haircut!
The new girl having fun.
I don’t know what was happening but they were having fun.
The famous tongue of concentration.

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Painting Pictures):

Peek In Our Week # The Buckeye Room # Week Of 10\20 thru 10\24\25

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Birds:
This week we learned about birds. Of course they are vertebrates and are warm blooded. They are born from hard shelled eggs and have feathers. Most birds fly but some do not. The penguin and Ostrich do not fly and are called flightless birds. Some birds that the students mentioned are Eagles, Parrots, Toucans, and Peacocks.

I thought I saw a puddy cat (which is a mammal).

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: J j
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bip

A Word From Mr. John (Shorts In Winter):

Cultural Subjects:

Feeding Time (to the tune of Closing Time). The students are curious and fascinated by the dining habits of the animals.

Did You Know (where the term “Baker’s Dozen” (13) originated)?
The term “baker’s dozen” originated in 13th-century England, when laws mandated that bakers sell bread by weight. To avoid severe penalties for selling bread that was slightly underweight, bakers would add an extra loaf to each dozen to ensure they never fell short of the required amount.  

Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 10 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian).

Know Your Languages (Russian):

Specials Spot (Art):

In Art class they created squirrels and their habitat.

Trunk or Treat Halloween Bash:

Peek In Our Week:

He is working on the Spindle Box. The Montessori spindle box is an early math tool used to help children understand the relationship between a number’s written symbol and its physical quantity. It reinforces concepts of counting, numerical order, and zero, while also helping to develop fine and gross motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and a “muscular impression” of quantity.  
Look who is reading.
This week we leaned about birds. These two matched the bird cards and writing the manes of each bird.

She is working on the Sandpaper Numbers. The purpose of Montessori sandpaper numbers is to teach children the symbols and names of numbers 0 through 9 through a multi-sensory, tactile experience. By tracing the textured numbers, children develop a muscle memory for their shapes, which prepares them for writing and helps them connect the name and the symbol. This foundational material builds a link between the visual shape, the tactile feel, and the auditory name of each number.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Insects, Arachnids, Invertebrates
Letter Of The Week: K k
Rhyming Word Of The Week: ox


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time: To the Quarter Past (:15)
Synonym Of The Week: COLD: freezing, chilly, frigid, frozen, cool
Sight Words Of The Week: use your

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time: To the minute
Synonym Of The Week: NEW: novel, fresh, original, current, unused
Sight Words Of The Week: how each

Future Happenings:
*Parent Teacher Conferences: Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25
*Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday November 26th returning Monday December 1

Special Kindergarten Group: Cancelled due to Trunk or Treat

Kinders making their own time by positioning their hands.

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

Good to the last drop (crumb).
Dapper boy. He makes Mr. John’s hair look bad compared to his.
I play a game in my head what did they have for breakfast? I’m thinking vanilla yogurt.
Buddies!

Your Kids Say the Darndest Things (Mom, Dad Et al.):

Peek In Our Week ^^ Thee Buckeye Room ^^ Week Of 10/13 to 10/17/2025

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Thee Buckeye Bulletin

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Fish:
Fish are animals that live in the water and are, you guessed it, vertebrates and they are also cold blooded. Fish are born BOTH alive and from jelly eggs. This depends on the species of fish. Fish feel slimy to the touch. Some fish include, swordfish, perch, trout, bass, betta, goldfish, and sharks.

It is the 50th anniversary for the film and yes I saw it in the theaters when it came out.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: I i
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bin

A Word From Mr. John (Turning on your furnace):

Cultural Subjects:

Did You Know (Where the phrase came from)?
“Scot free” means to escape without punishment or penalty. The term originates from the Old English and Scandinavian word “scot,” which meant a tax or payment. To be “scot free” meant to be free from paying taxes or other obligations, and the phrase evolved to mean escaping from any type of consequence. 

Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 10 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with Lebanese dialect, Italian, ).

Know Your Languages (Italian):

Specials Spot (Library):

Every Three weeks the Stow Library visits, reads a story and does interactive works with the children.

Peek In Our Week… Grace and Courtesy Edition:

An older student giving a lesson to a younger student.
Students gather around a visiting student helping her and making her feel welcome.
I just mentioned in passing that I needed the take home folder box. She immediately brought it to me even though it is as big as she is.
He was not working at this table but he took it upon himself to push all the chairs in the room under the tables.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Birds
Letter Of The Week: J j
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bip


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time: To half hour (:30)
Synonym Of The Week: HOT: burning, boiling, scorching, blazing, sizzling
Sight Words Of The Week: she were

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time: To the Quarter Past (:15)
Synonym Of The Week: COLD: freezing, chilly, frigid, frozen, cool
Sight Words Of The Week: use your

Future Happenings:
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th
*Parent Teacher Conferences: Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25
*Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday November 26th returning Monday December 1

Special Kindergarten Group:

This week we graphed the results of the weight of the kinders and a nice picture.

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

Two buddies
In the Montessori there is much movement in the classroom, lol!
Loosing a tooth is a rite of passage.
The dreaded Yellow Hand Syndrome. At first I thought she had Juandice but she just rubbed dandelions on her hands.

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Cars):

Peek In Our Week ** Thee Buckeye Room ** Week Of October 6 thru October 10, 2025

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Amphibians:
This week we looked at the animal called the Amphibian. The word Amphibian means of two worlds. They are born from jelly eggs and spend the first half of there life in water then the second half of their life is spent on land. They are vertebrates (have a backbone or spine) and are cold blooded (the body temperature is the same as the environment around them. They also have skin that is moist and soft. Some amphibians include frogs, toads, and salamanders.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: H h
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bit

A Word From Mr. John (Time is on my side (Rolling Stone’s song). Maybe not so much):

Cultural Subjects:

Did You Know (Ethiopia Uses A Different Calendar)?:
Ethiopia uses a unique calendar that is about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar, featuring 13 months (12 months of 30 days and a 13th short month called Pagumē) and a different New Year’s date. This calendar, known as the Ethiopian Calendar, stems from the ancient Alexandrian calendar and is deeply connected to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Its discrepancy in years is largely due to an earlier calculation of Jesus Christ’s birth compared to the Gregorian calendar’s calculation, reflecting Ethiopia’s historical independence from colonial powers like the Roman church that adopted the Gregorian system.  

Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 10 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with Lebanese dialect, Italian).

Know Your Languages (Italian):

Specials Spot (Music):

Incorporating egg shakers in music class.

Peek In Our Week:

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends, Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends (you know the song). Another example of Grace and Courtesy.
Look who is reading!
Look what you can find in a book? Pumpkin our Corn Snake.
These mats were not his but he saw they weren’t in use. He took it upon himself to roll them and put them away. This is what we call Caring For The Environment.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Fish
Letter Of The Week: I i
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bin


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time to the hour
Synonym Of The Week: CALM: peaceful, quiet, inactive, serene, slow
Sight Words Of The Week: for wish

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time: Half Past the Hour
Synonym Of The Week: HOT: burning, scorching, blazing, boiling, sizzling
Sight Words Of The Week: she were

Kinder students learning how to tell time to the hour (O Clock)

Future Happenings:
*NO SCHOOL: Monday October 13th
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

A magnifying glass table bringing joy to students.
What is going at at George’s cage? The excitement is that he pooped.
You should’ve seen the other guy.
A baby with a diaper “tooting”. As you may know bodily functions tend to be a crowd favorite at this age.

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Dogs named Mr. White, Porter, Pinot!):

Peek In Our Week ||| Thee Buckeye Room ||| Week of September 29 through October 3, 2025

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Thee Buckeye Bulletin

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Reptiles:
We slithered into learning about reptiles and what makes a reptile, a reptile. First, reptiles are vertebrates as all the animals we will discuss. They are cold blooded and are born from hard shelled eggs. Many people think snakes are slimy but they are dry and scaley as all reptiles are. Our classroom reptiles are Crusty (Crested Gecko), Spots (Leopard Gecko), Pumpkin (Corn Snake), Milky Way (Ball Python), and the class favorite George (Bearded Dragon).

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: G g
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bid

A Word From Mr. John (Time, time, time to the tune of Hazing Shade of Winter by Simon and Garfunkle or The Bangles):

The scientific explanation…. Yes, a toilet paper roll seems to run out faster near the end because the radius of the roll gets smaller, meaning each full rotation dispenses less paper than before. While you pull off the same length of paper each time, the roll must spin faster to compensate for its shrinking size. This effect combines with a change in rotational inertia to make the paper feel like it is disappearing more quickly. 

Cultural Subjects:

Did You Know (Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust)?:
Here’s an interesting (and gross) science fact for you: According to researchers at Imperial College London, humans shed around 200 million skin cells each hour—and they have to go somewhere when we’re indoors. If the idea of skin dust isn’t sitting well with you, you should know that a report from the American Chemical Society found that a skin oil called squalene naturally helps reduce indoor ozone levels by up to 15%—so it’s not all bad.

EEWWWWWWWWW

Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 9 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with Lebanese dialect).

Know Your Languages (Arabic with Lebanese dialect):

Specials Spot(ASL, American Sign Language):

Peek In Our Week:

She is working on the Knobless Cylinders. The purpose of Montessori knobless cylinders in a “matching” context is to develop a child’s capacity for visual discrimination of dimensions, such as height and diameter, by requiring them to independently identify and order cylinders from thickest to thinnest or shortest to tallest. This challenges the child to use their own judgment rather than a physical knob or slot, fostering concentration, independence, and spatial awareness.

A kindergarten student being tested with the Aimsweb program.
The purpose of Montessori Sandpaper Letters is to teach children letter sounds and phonetic awareness using a multi-sensory approach, engaging touch, sight, and sound to create strong muscle memory for forming letters and prepare them for writing and reading. Children trace the sandpaper letter shape with their fingers, connecting the tactile experience of the letter’s form to the sound it makes, which lays a crucial foundation for both reading and writing.
She volunteered to tie my shoe and she said I might trip and fall. She is showing what Montessorians call Grace and Courtesy. The purpose of Montessori Grace and Courtesy lessons is to provide children with explicit instruction in social skills, fostering empathy, self-control, communication, and respect for others to build harmonious communities.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Amphibians
Letter Of The Week: H h
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bit


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Landforms
Synonym Of The Week: ACTIVE: lively, energetic, dynamic, vigorous
Sight Words Of The Week: you his

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Telling Time; To the hour
Synonym Of The Week: CALM: peaceful, quiet, inactive, serene, slow
Sight Words Of The Week: for wish

Future Happenings:
*NO SCHOOL: Friday October 10th through Monday October 13th
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th

Kinders working on landforms.
SKG (Special Kindergarten Group) a little stir crazy after collecting data (how much everyone weighs).

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

Two princesses and a dapper boy.
You should have seen the other guy.
Who does it better? He came up with this face with on his own and no prompting….
I am a loud sneezer and when I sneeze this boy always brings me tissues.

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Food):

Peek In Our Week()Thee Buckeye Room()Week of September 22 to September 26, 2025

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Thee Buckeye Bulletin

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Mammals:
This week we learned what makes a mammal a mammal. First of all mammals are warm blooded (their bodies regulate the body to a certain temperature) and are vertebrates (have a backbone or a spine). Mammals have hair or fur and are live bearers (born alive). Some thing that is truly unique about mammals is that when young they consume mothers milk. Most mammals live on land but the dolphin and whale are mammals that live in the water and the bat is the only mammal that can fly. Did you know people are mammals? Ask your parents or grandparents about the TV show Flipper. The last line in the description is good to know, lol.

“Flipper” refers to a famous fictional Bottlenose Dolphin character from a popular 1960s TV series and film, portrayed by real, trained dolphins. The show depicted Flipper as an intelligent, helpful companion to a family, though it’s important to remember that wild dolphins are not as tame and can be dangerous.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: F f
Rhyming Word Of The Week: big

A Word From Mr. John (Backing out of the garage. Its not as easy as you think):

Cultural Subjects:

Did You Know (The brain is mostly fat)?:
Yes, the brain is predominantly composed of fat. Approximately 60% of the brain’s weight is made up of lipids, which are fatty substances. These lipids play crucial roles in brain structure, function, and protection. It’s important to note that not all fats are harmful to the brain; healthy fats, such as omega-3 fatty acids, are essential for brain health. I remember in elementary school a popular insult was to call someone a fat head.

Foreign Languages: 
Your children can now count to ten in 6 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese).

Know Your Languages(Japanese):

Specials Spot(Science):

We discovered something called Cylinder Strength by placing several books on a cylinder made of rolled construction paper.

Rosh Hashanah:
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, a time for prayer, self-reflection, and repentance that begins the High Holy Days. Key traditions include attending synagogue, hearing the blowing of the shofar (a ram’s horn), and eating symbolic foods like apples dipped in honey to signify a sweet year ahead.

Peek In Our Week:

She is working on the the Memory Game which is a Math material. The purpose of a Montessori math memory game is to help children learn to associate numbers with quantities, develop memory and concentration, reinforce numeral recognition, and practice counting and sequencing in a fun, hands-on way. I show her a number and she goes across the room and retrieves that number of popsicle sticks to me. These games also encourage fine and gross motor skills, foster turn-taking and cooperation, and build a strong foundation for more abstract mathematical thinking.  Look how the movement produces a joyful experience in math.
She is working on the Binomial Cube found in the Math area. The purpose of the Montessori binomial cube is to serve as a concrete, hands-on representation of the algebraic concept (a+b)³, allowing children to develop spatial awareness and pattern recognition through a 3D puzzle while simultaneously building dexterity and visual acuity. 
She is working on a math work called Cards and Counters. The purpose of Montessori Cards and Counters is to help children move from the abstract concept of numbers to a concrete understanding of quantity, reinforcing number sequence (1-10), and introducing the concepts of odd and even numbers. This hands-on math activity develops natural number sense and numeracy by having children match the correct number of counters to their corresponding numeral card, strengthening their understanding of numerical quantity and order.  
Ever since the science class that featured the Density Bottle the student have been enamored with the works pertaining to density. I see two Density Bottles and the Magic Submarine Bottle.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Reptiles
Letter Of The Week: G g
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bid


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Biggest to Smallest (Galaxy to your address)
Synonym Of The Week: SAD: miserable, gloomy, depressing, downtrodden, glum, unhappy
Sight Words Of The Week: from he

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Landforms
Synonym Of The Week: ACTIVE: lively, energetic, dynamic, vigorous
Sight Words Of The Week: you his

Future Happenings:
*NO SCHOOL: Friday October 10th through Monday October 13th
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

The rite of passage for children loosing a tooth…
Sometimes you just don’t ask. I look up and see this and the hands stayed, what seemed, forever.
What is the common theme? Cuteness. Craziness? Or something else?
I wonder if I am the only one that gets her eye roll?

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things
(Caraaazy):

Peek In Our Week ::: Thee Buckeye Room ::: Week Of 9/15/25 thru 9/19/25

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Thee Buckeye Bulletin

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Living and Non-Living:
This week we learned the difference between what is living and what is non-living. We focused on what makes something a living thing. We learned living things reproduce or have offspring and they grow. Living things eat or take in nutrients, breath or exchange gases. The question was posed if plants are living things. They are since they meet all of the above qualifications.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: E e
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bad

A Word From Mr. John (Blankets):

Cultural Subjects:

Did You Know (The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.)?:
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the “octo-” prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the “thorpe” remains a mystery. One theory claims that it comes from the Old English word for “village,” based on the idea that the symbol looks like a village surrounded by eight fields!
#Mr. John

Foreign Languages: 
Your children can now count to ten in 6 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek).

Know Your Languages(Greek):

Specials Spot(Science):

Eggs float in salt water and sink in fresh water.

The Pumpkin Patch:

Peek In Our Week:

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Mammals
Letter Of The Week: F f
Rhyming Word Of The Week: big

He is working on a Language material that matches pictures with the beginning consonant blend.
The Montessori blue consonant matching activity introduces children to consonant blends and digraphs, helping them decode and spell longer phonetic words by blending individual consonant sounds. 
She is working on the Teen Board. The purpose of a Montessori Teen Board, also called the Seguin Board, is to help children aged 4-6 understand and connect the quantities and symbols of teen numbers (11-19). It allows children to see that teen numbers are formed by a static “ten” combined with a changing unit (1-9)
He is working on the Knobbed Cylinders found in the Sensorial area. The primary purpose of Montessori Knobbed Cylinders is to develop a child’s visual discrimination of size and hand-eye coordination, helping them to perceive and differentiate dimensions like height and diameter. This sensorial material also refines the child’s perception of dimension, prepares them for math concepts like grading and comparison, and offers a self-correcting activity that builds independence and a sense of accomplishment.  

He is working on the Vowel Tree (Vowel Substitution). The Montessori Vowel Tree’s primary purpose is to teach and practice blending, particularly the changing middle vowel sounds in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, to develop decoding and reading skills in early learners. 


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Ohio and Surrounding States
Synonym Of The Week: HAPPY: cheerful, content, jovial, joyful, merry
Sight Words Of The Week: are was

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Biggest to Smallest (Galaxy to your address)
Synonym Of The Week: SAD: miserable, gloomy, depressing, downtrodden, glum, unhappy
Sight Words Of The Week: from he

OH – IO… Miss Sara was a good sport and filled in for the “i”

Special Kindergarten Group aka SKG:
Cancelled This Week

Future Happenings:
*Picture Day: Wednesday 9/24/25
*NO SCHOOL: Friday October 10th through Monday October 13th
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

The Buckeye Class “chillaxing” outside.
A cricket got loose and the hunt begins.
More boys are being found in the classroom this year.
BFFs

Peek In Our Week +++ Thee Buckeye Room +++ Week Of September 8, 2025 to September 12, 2025

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Thee Buckeye Bulletin

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Food Groups:
This week we learned about the Food Groups. Grains and Cereals (healthy cereal, pasta, rice, crackers, bread…), vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and my favorite eggplant), fruits(blueberries, strawberries, grapes, and my fave mango), protein(beef from cows, pork from pigs, turkey, chicken, lamb, and some beans), dairy is my favorite food group (milk, cheese, yogurt, and we agreed that ice cream is a dairy food). Then there are sweets and treats and eat with discretion. I often wonder why chocolate and pierogies are not there own food group.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: D d
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bag

A Message From Mr. John (Riding in the “way in the back”):

Cultural Subjects:

September Birthday: A Montessori classroom prides itself on a multi-age classroom. Here is our newest 5 year old.

Did You Know (Kangaroos can not move backwards)?:
Because of their long feet and large tail, kangaroos can’t walk or hop backwards. This is one of the reasons the kangaroo appears on the Australian Coat of Arms, representing a nation that is always moving forward.

Foreign Languages: 
Your children can now count to ten in 6 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French).

Know Your Languages(French):

Specials Spot(Music):

Ms. Lisa utilizes a lot of movement in her Music Lesson.

Peek In Our Week:

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Living and Non-Living
Letter Of The Week: E e
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bad

Sorting is an activity toddlers begin to enjoy as they enter the sensitive period for order. In a world so big, order gives them a sense of control and comfort. One way toddlers create order is through categorizing, or sorting.
These students are working on the Knobless Cylinders. The Montessori Knobless Cylinders are a Sensorial material designed to refine a child’s visual perception of size, height, and diameter, fostering concentration, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and logical sequencing. By challenging children to stack and arrange the cylinders into gradations without knobs, the material promotes independence, problem-solving, and a foundational understanding of concepts like tall, short, thick, and thin, which are crucial for future math learning.  
They are creating an extension for the Brown Stair and Pink Tower. The purpose of a Montessori extension is to provide children with a deeper, richer, and more creative learning experience by applying the skills and concepts from original Montessori materials to new situations, fostering deeper understanding, critical thinking, and increased engagement. Extensions encourage children to continue using Montessori resources in creative ways, develop imagination, build vocabulary, and connect classroom learning to real-world experiences

She is working on the Color Bead Bars. Montessori color bead bars help children learn and visualize mathematical concepts, such as counting, place value, addition, subtraction, and multiplication, through a multi-sensory approach. Each bar has a consistent color and a number of beads, with the color directly associating to the numerical value to enhance memory and understanding of quantity. This concrete, hands-on method allows children to experience and internalize abstract math facts, building a solid foundation for future mathematical understanding.


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
North America and it‘s surrounding waters and bordering countries
Synonym Of The Week: SLOW: unhurried, gradual, sluggish, stagnant, lethargic
Sight Words Of The Week: see her

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Ohio and Surrounding States
Synonym Of The Week: HAPPY: cheerful, content, jovial, joyful, merry
Sight Words Of The Week: are was

Special Kindergarten Group aka SKG:

Cancelled This Week

Future Happenings:
*Ramseyer Farms Field Trip: Friday 9/19/25 (no before care or after care)!
*Picture Day: Wednesday 9/24/25
*NO SCHOOL: Friday October 10th through Monday October 13th
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

Fixing hair in the morning to look presentable. LOL Why bother?
You shoulda seen the other guy.
I thought to myself… GULP!
The return of Spots our Leopard Gecko.

Your Kids Say The Dardnest Things (Something about a dog… I think):

Peek In Our Week *** Thee Buckeye Room *** Week Of 9/1/25 to 9/5/2025

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Healthy Habits:
This week we learned about things that keep us healthy. The number one thing is to wash our hands for as long to sing the ABC song washing our palms, fingertips, back of our hands and in between our fingers. We cough and sneeze in side of our elbow. Also, we discovered eating healthy and exercising are great ways to keep healthy. We now know that sleep rests our bodies and mind.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: C c
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bap

A Word From Mr. John (Hershey Candy Bar or Hershey Kiss?):

Cultural Subjects:

Did You Know (How many hearts does an octopus have)?:
The answer–Octopuses have three hearts, which is partly a consequence of having blue blood. Their two peripheral hearts pump blood through the gills, where it picks up oxygen. A central heart then circulates the oxygenated blood to the rest of the body to provide energy for organs and muscles. Does this mean they are super romantic?

Foreign Languages: 
Your children can now count to ten in 5 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German).

Know Your Languages (German):

Specials Spot(ASL):

Our first ASL class and it rocked as you can see by the participation!

Peek In Our Week:

He is working on a sorting material found in the Sensorial area. Grouping objects by color, size or shape is a developmental milestone for cognition – which is learning, thinking and problem solving. Sorting and matching things helps develop visual perceptual skills, thinking and memory skills. These important brain skills help with attention and problem-solving.
He is working on Color Box 2 found in the Sensorial area. Look at his concentration (tongue). The primary purpose of the Montessori color tablet box 2 is to develop visual discrimination of color using primary, secondary and tertiary colors. The secondary purpose of this activity is to help the child develop a sense of visual order. It guides the child to take out the colorful tablets from the box and match them.
See how they teamed up to scrub the table tops. The Montessori table washing activity serves both a direct purpose of cleaning and an indirect purpose of developing a child’s coordination, concentration, sense of order, independence, and fine motor skills. 
Reading is an important part of the Montessori curriculum.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Food Groups
Letter Of The Week: D d
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bag


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Hemispheres, Equator, Prime Meridian
Synonym Of The Week: FAST: hurried, speedy, brisk, quick, swift
Sight Words Of The Week: up so

Next Week in Kindergarten:
North America and it‘s surrounding waters and bordering countries
Synonym Of The Week: SLOW: unhurried, gradual, sluggish, stagnant, lethargic
Sight Words Of The Week: see her

Crazy kindergarten smiles.

Special Kindergarten Group aka SKG:

This week in Special Kindergarten Group we graphed the results of the data collected the week before (Height of the students).

Future Happenings:
*Ramseyer Farms Field Trip: Friday 9/19/25 (no before care or after care)!
*Picture Day: Wednesday 9/24/25
*NO SCHOOL: Friday October 10th through Monday October 13th
*Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

Combing hair in the morning? Why even try?
Put your hands in the air. Wave them like you don’t care.
George our bearded dragon came out for a visit.
Something was different about him. I asked if he wasn’t wearing his glasses, no. I asked if he shaved his mustache, no. Oh, he got a haircut.

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Charlie the cheeky dog):

Peek In Our Week !!! Thee Buckeye Room !!! Week of 8/25/25 thru 8/29/25

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Ground Rules:
Again, we talked about what is expected in a Montessori classroom. One thing I wanted to mention is when I call a student’s name I have them reply “Yes, Mr. John” instead of what or ya. You can practice this at home.

Other Stuff:
Letter Of The Week: B b
Rhyming Word Of The Week: ban

Did You Know (Listerine)?:
Listerine, beyond its oral hygiene uses, can be employed for various cleaning tasks around the house due to its antiseptic and antimicrobial properties. It can be used to clean floors, glass surfaces, toilets, and even to freshen up garbage cans. (enter a snarky comment here).

A Word From Mr. John (WWII):

Cultural Subjects:

Foreign Languages: 
Your children can now count to ten in 3 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish).

Know Your Languages:

Specials Spot(Science):

We inflated balloons with carbon dioxide (Mr. John’s favorite gas) by mixing baking soda and vinegar.

Peek In Our Week:

She is working on Color Box 2. Look at that focus (notice the tongue) The primary purpose of the Montessori color tablet box 2 is to develop visual discrimination of color using primary, secondary and tertiary colors. The secondary purpose of this activity is to help the child develop a sense of visual order.
He is working on the Knobbed Cylinders. The purpose of Montessori knobbed cylinders is to develop visual discrimination of size and dimension, fine motor skills and coordination for writing, problem-solving, and indirectly prepare for mathematical concepts like sequence and comparison. These self-correcting, sensorial materials require children to use a pincer grip to remove and place cylinders into matching holes, enhancing hand-eye coordination and building a foundation for later academic learning.
He is working on a language work/Three Part Cards. Montessori Vowel Extension Cards (VEC) help children learn to read and spell by isolating and practicing the different sounds that vowels can make.

He is working on the Movable Alphabet. The purpose of this material is to teach reading, spelling, and writing by allowing the child to construct words.

Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Healthy Habits
Letter Of The Week: Cc
Rhyming Word Of The Week: bap


Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

This Week in Kindergarten:
Cardinal Directions and Continents
Synonym Of The Week: Boring: mundane, lifeless, drab, dull, monotonous
Sight Words Of The Week: up so

Next Week in Kindergarten:
Hemispheres, Equator, Prime Meridian
Synonym Of The Week: FAST: hurried, speedy, brisk, quick, swift
Sight Words Of The Week: see her

Welcome to the world of cursive.

Special Kindergarten Group aka SKG (not the first week):

This week we measured the height of the kinders and we will measure again in May of 2026. We will also graph and compare height and weight.

Future Happenings:

Ramseyer Farms Field Trip: Friday 9/19/25
Picture Day: Wednesday 9/24/20
NO SCHOOL: Friday October 10th through Monday October 13th
Trunk or Treat: Friday October 24th

Friends, Frolic, And Fun:

BFF
What do you see in this Wojac Test? I see two mean clowns.
She is dancing to the classical music being played in the classroom.
Sometimes you just don’t ask.

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things(Wondering About Mountains):