Line Time: Ground Rules: What a wonderful start to our school year! This week we learned about the ground rules in our classroom. We learned the expected behaviors for work time and were introduced to new work trays in the Practical Life area so that we can strengthen our fine motor skills. We learned how to roll and unroll a mat. The four main rules are 1) No running in the classroom. 2) Listening Ears. 3) Keep our body to our self. 4) Treat people and the room with respect. We are learning how to shake hands, look each other in the eye while shaking hands, and reply with pleasantries when I say good morning (students respond “Good morning Mr. John). What a great start to a great school year!
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Upcoming Events: Labor Day- ****No School Monday September 4, 2023. *****
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Line Time: This week we learned about the ocean (and the sea, lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks). The main this they have in common is they all have water and water life lurks under the surface such as fish, dolphin, clams, shrimp, and even mermaids. We learned that these bodies of water are good for the environment if kept clean. They are the major producers of oxygen and I call them the lungs of the Earth.
Words from Mr. John(Mr. Dostall/Time waits for no one!):
A What’s the Diff (concerts/shows)? : What would you consider a concert? What would you consider a show (seeing a band)? My interpretation of the said question is as follows. A concert is more than 2,000 people in a large venue. You may be able too see the band but usually there are jumbo screens to help you see the performers. On the other hand a sow is less then 2,00 people in a small venue. You can see the band from where ever you are. I prefer a show! Below are a few recent shows I’ve attended. Yes, I wait 2 hours before the doors open so I can get next to the stage.
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 27 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Irish, Kiswahili, Irish, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Farsi, Turkish)
Peek In The Classroom:
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Safety
Letter Of The Week- That is in the rearview mirror.
Rhyming Word Of The Week- Not anymore!
Next Week’s Lesson: Weekly Theme: Review. Kindergarten Graduation Rehersal
Synonym Of The Week: Done with that popsicle stand
Sight Words Of The Week: Been there done that
Upcoming Events: Last Day Of School/Field Day: Thursday May 25, 2023
Line Time: Solar System- Put on your space suit and get ready to explore our solar system. We started with discussing the planets nearer the sun then worked our way to the furthest reaches of our solar system. Mercury is our first planet and is the closest to the sun. Venus is the second planet. Even though it is further away from the sun than Mercury it is the hottest planet in our solar system. The third planet is near and dear to our hearts. It is the planet earth. It is the only planet in our solar system that has life. The next planet is Mars and is known as the red planet. The next planet is the biggest planet in our solar system and has a big red storm that has been raging for centuries. That planet is Jupiter. Saturn is the next planet and has really cool ring around it that are pieces of rock and ice. Uranus is next and it spins up and down instead of side to side like all the other planets. Neptune is the last planet in our solar system. I did not forget about Pluto. Oh! Poor Pluto. Pluto was once a planet but now has been demoted to a dwarf planet. As a side note learned that most planets were named after Roman Gods and Goddesses.
Did You Know? (More They Might Be Giants): They Might Be Giants has a really cool children’s CD about science and a parent gave it to me decades ago. Also, a few of their songs were featured in Tiny Toons. I saw these guys circa 1990 during the Flood Tour. They were a fun alternative band! Remember Malcolm In the Middle? The theme song “You’re Not The Boss of Me” ? YEP… You got it. LOL
A Message From Mr. John (It aint mine):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 27 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Irish, Kiswahili, Irish, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Farsi, Turkish)
Yoga Class:
Enrichments (Music):
Peek In The Classroom:
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- The Earth Letter Of The Week- O o Rhyming Word Of The Week- bod
Academic Enrichment: Next Week’s Lesson: Weekly Theme: Interjections Synonym Of The Week: SNEAKY: underhanded, dishonest, tricky, secretive, sly Sight Words Of The Week: way my
Upcoming Events:
Last Day Of School/Field Day: END OF YEAR BASH! Thursday, May 25th (last day of school)
Kindergarten Graduation Wednesday, May 24th 4:00pm !!!!!!!!!! NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE !!!!!!!!!!
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Your Children Say The Darndest Things (I want to be a Recycle Man):
Line Time: Animals Groups- This week we talked about what groups of animals are called. Here is a list of what we learned…
Pack of dogs Muster of peacocks Pride of lions Gaggle of geese Murder of crows School of fish (3 strange days) Pod of dolphins Heard of cows, horses, and elephants CONGRESS of Baboons Mischief of rats (I am tearing) Not a Flock Of Seagulls (I ran) but a colony of seagulls
What’s The Diff? Potatoes au gratin and scalloped potatoes are both potato side dishes involving minimal prep time to make a rich, creamy, starchy treat. These two dishes have many things in common, but there are also subtle differences between the two. I spared you a 6 paragraph explanation and bullet pointed the similarities and differences.
Similarities: Both are baked. The potatoes are sliced similarly. Both are baked.
Differences: Au gratin potatoes use breadcrumbs. Scalloped potatoes don’t use cheese. Au gratin potatoes are sliced thinner.
Goodbye Allie:
May Birthdays: A Montessori classroom prides itself on a multiaged classroom. Here are our newest 5 and 29 year olds.
A Message From Mr. John(The buffet line):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 27 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Irish, Kiswahili, Irish, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Farsi, Turkish).
Peek In The Classroom:
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Solar System
Letter Of The Week- I i
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bud
Academic Enrichment: Line Time: Conjunctions (act like a bridge between two sentences)
Next Week’s Lesson: Weekly Theme: Prepositions (Where words not Werewolves)
Synonym Of The Week: DULL: dark, dreary, somber, boring, tedious
Sight Words Of The Week: there their
Upcoming Events: Field Day/Last Day Of School: Friday, May 25
Line Time: Baby Animals- This week we looked at names of baby animals. I started out by saying that most people call human children “kids” and in reality a kid is a baby goat. with that said here are some other baby animal names.
Did you know? A Jiffy is an actual measurement of time. Computer scientists say it’s about 1/100th of a second; electrical engineers clock it at around 1/60th of a second, but physicists view it as the time light takes to travel the radius of an electron. Next, I will research if the terms “tad” and “smidgeon” are actual words for measurements of length. I use those two words often when I get a haircut.
Words from Mr. John (I like what I am seeing):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 27 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, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Hindi, Farsi, Turkish).
Enrichments (Art):
Peek In The Classroom:
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Animal Groups
Letter Of The Week- B b
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bud
Academic Enrichment: Weekly Theme: Adverbs, they describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Conjunctions (they like as a bridge)(and but or)
Synonym Of The Week: BRIGHT: shiny, glowing, dazzling, lighted, vivid
Line Time: We talked about how our plans may be interrupted, changed, or cancelled. Basically, sometimes things do not go the way we planned them and when that happens we have to adjust and make the best of the situation. We went over new things at the new school and learned where the classrooms and more importantly the restrooms are located. Ahhhh, those life lessons at such a young age.
Did You Know?: Are you a fan of The Office? Do you bop your head when the theme songs comes on? Well, originally the theme song was to be “Better Things” by The Kinks. This is one of my all time fave songs because it is so full of hope and good wishes. FYI… I saw The Kinks on this tour circa 1984. Bonus- name two artists that either did a cover or sang this song with The Kinks.
A Message From Mr. John (AMMS Strong):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 26 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, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Hindi, Farsi, Turkish).
Bring Your Parent To School:
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Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Animal Babies
Letter Of The Week- A a
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bib
Upcoming Events: International Festival- TBA
Academic Enrichment: Weekly Theme: Adjectives, they describe nouns and pronouns.
Next Week’s Lesson: Weekly Theme: Adverbs (describes verbs {adjectives and other adverbs})
Synonym Of The Week: SMALL, tiny, miniature, minute, little, petite
Sight Words Of The Week: word then
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Your Kids Say the Darndest Things(Does not like new people?)
Line Time: This week the students were introduced to the continents in preparation for the International Festival.
Did you know you can get your eyeballs tattooed?: If you’re looking to get your entire body tattooed, you don’t need to stop at your eyeballs! Many hardcore tattoo fans are getting the whites of their eyes injected with ink of all kinds of colors ranging from green to purple. However, there are some risks involved such as pain and prolonged blurred and double vision.
Message From Mr. John (9.5 days off):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 27 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, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Hindi, Farsi, Turkish).
Our high school intern Allie:
Peek In The Classroom:
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Practicing International Festival
Letter Of The Week- No Letter Of The Week
Rhyming Word Of The Week- No Rhyming Word
No new language will be presented
Academic Weekly Theme: Nouns and Verbs Next Week: Articles
Synonym Of The Week: No synonym of the week.
Sight Words Of The Week: No sight words of the week.
Upcoming Events: A few days off and other stuff.
DAYS OFF: -No School: SPRING BREAK- March 27 through April 2 — Returning Monday April 3 -Early Release/No Aftercare: Good Friday April 7. ***** Dismissal 12 noon/NO AFTERCARE ***** -No School: Easter Monday, April 10
OTHER STUFF: International Festival (REHEARSAL): Wednesday, April 26 at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm … Cuyahoga Falls high School/Big Auditorium (details to follow)
International Festival (MAIN EVENT): Friday, April 28 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm … Cuyahoga Falls high School/Big Auditorium (details to follow)
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Your Children Say The Darndest Things (The reason I do not like jellybeans):
Line Time: This week we took a look at life cycles of humans, frogs/toads, and butterflies/moths. Humans have relatively boring life cycle compared to the butterfly/moth and toa d/frog. As humans we are born, we live, we die. YAWWWWN. The toad and frog start with being jelly eggs in the water. They hatch into tadpoles and eat algae, then they turn into a froglet which has a head of a frog and a tail. Then the tail falls off and an adult frog/toad lives the rest of its life on land. The butterfly/moth starts as an egg. The a caterpillar is hatched and it eats A LOT. Then a caterpillar spins its (butterfly) chrysalis/ moth spins a cocoon. Then a buttery comes out of its chrysalis and moth comes out of the cocoon. I posed the question “which came first the egg or the butterfly?” This created some heated conversation!
Did You Know? (Cotton Candy was invented by a dentist) It is not known whether William Morrison had an ulterior motive for inventing the soft confection, but the dentist no doubt helped ensure others in his profession continued drawing in plenty of customers. In 1897, he partnered with candy-maker John C. Wharton to develop the Cotton Candy machine (which at the time was known as “Fairy Floss”), and it’s been bringing kids cavities ever since.
A Message From Mr. John (I think I got the crud)
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 27 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, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Hindi, Farsi, Turkish)
Know Your Languages (Turkish):
Enrichments, sort of (upper elementary’s experiment):
Shaun O’Keefe (our reappearing class leprechaun):
Shaun O’Keefe causes a quite a ruckus! That cheeky leprechaun.
Views from the Shamrock Classroom:
Peek In The Classroom:
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Preparing For The International Festival
Letter Of The Week- Y y
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bac
Next Language is No New Languages will be Introduced
Academic Enrichment: This week we learned all about vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonants (the rest of the letters).
Next Week’s Lesson: Weekly Theme: Nouns/Verbs
Synonym Of The Week: No synonyms this week
Sight Words Of The Week: have this
Upcoming Events: A few days off and other stuff.
DAYS OFF: -No School: SPRING BREAK- March 27 through April 2 — Returning Monday April 3 -Early Release/No Aftercare: Good Friday April 7. ***** Dismissal 12 noon/NO AFTERCARE ***** -No School: Easter Monday, April 10
OTHER STUFF: International Festival (REHEARSAL): Wednesday, April 26 at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm … Cuyahoga Falls high School/Big Auditorium (details to follow)
International Festival (MAIN EVENT): Friday, April 289 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm … Cuyahoga Falls high School/Big Auditorium (details to follow)
Line Time: We had fun this week looking into the world of art. We went over the primary and secondary colors. We learned there are different ways to create art such as, drawing with pencils, coloring with crayons, and painting. We looked at artists such as Michael Angelo, Pablo Picasso, Monet, and Andy Warhol.
Did You Know? (Ringo Star played only one drum solo while he was with The Beatles):
Ringo would never do drum solos, Paul Mcartney said. He hated drummers who did lengthy drum solos. We all did. And when he joined the Beatles we said, ‘Ah, what about drum solos then?’ and he said, ‘I hate ’em!’ We said, ‘Great! We love you!’ And so he would never do them. Except one which was done on the last song (The End) of the last album (Abbey Road) of The Beatles. Truly an end of an era!
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 26 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, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Hindi)
Enrichments (Music):
Akron Art Museum Field Trip:
March Birthdays: A Montessori classroom prides itself on a mixed aged classroom of ages between 2 1/2 and 6. Here are our newest 4 and six year old students.
Next Week’s Lesson: Weekly Theme: Consonants/Vowels
Synonym Of The Week: Wet: damp, moist, soggy, drenched, soaked
Sight Words Of The Week: have this
Upcoming Events: DAYS OFF: A few days off and other stuff. -No School: SPRING BREAK- March 27 through April 2 — Returning Monday April 3 -Early Release/No Aftercare: Good Friday April 7. ***** Dismissal 12 noon/NO AFTERCARE ***** -No School: Easter Monday, April 10
OTHER STUFF: International Festival Line Request: This communication was sent via email and Remind.(( Any questions just ask )).
I am so excited that spring is just around the corner. We celebrated our first week of March with celebrating wonderful Dr. Seuss. We had the best time wearing silly socks, wearing crazy clothes and hair, wearing their favorite hat, and picking their vocation (OH! the Places You Will Go) Wow! what a fun week.
Wacky Wednesdaybrought in some interesting hair and outfits.Green Eggs and Ham day not Billy Joe Armstrong Day.Top to bottom…. Doctors and Nurses, Science Teacher, Surveyor, a mom, and two artists.Left to right…Toy Maker, A Buckeyes, a dog??? Magician, Businessman.Hail! Hail! The gang’s all here!
Hibernation- During hibernation, an animal’s body temperature, heart rate, breathing, and other metabolic activities slow down significantly in order to conserve energy. While resources are scarce, hibernation allows animals like bears, chipmunks, and bats to use their stored energy much more slowly. Or when Mr. John is on Christmas Break!
Migration- A seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. Such as birds flying south for the winter. Like people who move to Florida for the winter, hehe.
Adaptation- A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. We did an experiment where we dipped our hands in cold water then dipped them again in cold water with butter protecting our hands
We learned about adaptation using butter in a baggy and ice water. A hand in ice water gets cold and a hand in butter stays warm. This explains how a layer of blubber works.
Did you know (My dream. Pun intended) Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.
A Message From Mr. John (Fish Fry):
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 26 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, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish, Serbo-Croation, Cebuano, Malay, Farsi)
Know Your Languages (Farsi):
The Office (Why do I hear a certain theme song?):
Kudos to our knowledgeable and friendly office staff.
Peek In The Classroom:
Montessori Tens Board with Beads, also called Seguin Board B or Seguin Board 2 teaches a child (3-5 yo approx.) to associate the quantities and symbols from 10 to 90. Using the Tens Boards, the child explores the number names of the tens and the sequence of numbers 11–99.Do you see the pattern he created by himself.Reading Hooked On Phonics books
In a Montessori classroom movement is very important. This is an action shot of her working on the memory game in the Math area. Playing memory games is not only fun for children of all ages in the Montessori classroom, they also provide an opportunity for developmental growth. Memory games can improve brain functions and lead to better retention, attention, and concentration, all while lengthening focus. She is given a number she the walks or in this care skips across the room and counts the appropriate number of popsicle sticks and brings them back to me.A gathering of girls. I don’t mind this due to they are polishing their social skills, learning to take turn talking, and not interrupting. Look how happy they look.
Peek Into Next Week:
Weekly Theme- Art
Letter Of The Week- X x
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bel
Next Language is Hindi
Academic Enrichment: Weekly Theme: Geometry
Next Week: Weekly Theme: More Geometry – 3D shapes
Synonym Of The Week: DRY, dehydrated, arid, parched
Sight Words Of The Week: they that
Their best right angle (90 degrees).
Upcoming Events: A few days off and other stuff.
DAYS OFF: A few days off and other stuff. -No School: SPRING BREAK- March 27 through April 2 — Returning Monday April 3 -Early Release/No Aftercare: Good Friday April 7. ***** Dismissal 12 noon/NO AFTERCARE ***** -No School: Easter Monday, April 10
OTHER STUFF: Akron Art Museum Field Trip: Thursday, March 9 (from 9 am to 12 pm) IT IS FREE! (Forms sent via Remind and in take home folders)
International Festival Line Request: This communication was sent via email and Remind.(( Any questions just ask )).
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
That tooth was hanging by a thread. Then the next day she comes in looking like this.You should have seen the other guy.Just a staged fun pic.The baby roaches are growing. Does anyone want a few for pets?
Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (Going places with the rents):