Buckeye Room Bulletin

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Amphibians- This week we looked at the Amphibian.  We talked about how the Amphibians are vertebrates, cold blooded (the body temperature changes to the temperature that surrounds the amphibian), their skin is soft and moist, and they are born from jelly eggs.  Some examples of Amphibians are toads, frogs, and salamanders.  We learned that the term amphibian means of two worlds.  Amphibians are born in the water but live their life on land.  Below is the lesser know frog from the English cartoon Danger Mouse named Baron Silas Greenback.

 A Message From Mr. John (Another Conundrum):

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 10 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian).

Know you Languages (Russian):

Alumnus Visit:

Peek In The Classroom:

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Fish

Letter Of The Week- I i

Rhyming Word Of The Week- Bin

Next Language is Romanian

Academic Enrichment:
Weekly Theme:
This week we looked at the five animals which are mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds. Look at the fancy dancy chart showing what makes that certain animal that certain animal.

Handwriting:
We practiced writing in cursive vowel blends of Yy Zz Aa Ee

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Parts Of plants, Arachnids, and Insects

Synonym Of The Week: HOT, burning, scorching, blazing, boiling, sizzling

Sight Words Of The Week: she were

Upcoming Events:
Halloween Party- Friday, October 29, 2021 (details to follow)

Book Fair- Monday, October 25, 2021 through Monday, November 1, 2021

P/T CONFERENCES- Friday, November, 12, 2021 (details to follow)                                                         **** NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ****

THANKSGIVING BREAK- Wednesday, November 24 to Sunday November 28 (returning Monday, November 29)

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (My Sister):

The Buckeye Room Bulletin

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Reptiles- This week we learned about reptiles and what makes a reptile a reptile.  Reptiles are vertebrates, cold blooded (body temperature changes to the temperature around them), they are born from hard shelled eggs and their skin is dry, with scales.  Some examples of reptiles are snakes, turtles, and lizards.  Below was my childhood Saturday TV entertainment (notice how it is in black and white?).

Who Is Afraid Of Snakes? I Ain’t Of No Snakes (tune of Ghost Busters)

Did You Know?
Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? This is known as the Mpemba effect. Evaporation is the strongest candidate to explain the Mpemba effect. As hot water is placed in an open container the water begins to cool, the overall mass decreases as some of the water evaporates. With less water to freeze, the process can take less time.  My thoughts is that it is a misnomer due to less ice is produced.  But who am I to say?

October Birthdays:
A Montessori classroom prides itself on a mixed aged classroom of ages between 2 1/2 and 6. Here is our newest 5 year old student.

A Message From Mr. John (How We Start Our day):

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 10 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian).

Know Your Languages (Italian):

Peek In The Classroom:

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Amphibians

Letter Of The Week- H h

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bit

Next Language is Russian

Academic Enrichment:
Weekly Theme:
We looked at ten different land forms. We looked at the pairings of islands and lakes, bays and capes, peninsulas and gulfs, and chain of lakes and archipelago.

Handwriting:
We practiced writing in cursive Vv, Ww, Xx

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Parts Of Animals

Synonym Of The Week: CALM, peaceful, quiet, inactive, serene, slow

Sight Words Of The Week:  for with

Upcoming Events:
Halloween Party- Friday, October 29, 2021 (details to follow)

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Your Children Say The Darndest Things (My Sister Lily)

The Buckeye Room Bulletin

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Mammals-This past week we learned about Mammals.  Mammals are vertebrates (have a spine or backbone), warm blooded (their body temperature does not change), have hair or fur, live bearers, and eat/drink mother’s milk when young.  Some mammals live in the water such as dolphins and whales.  The only mammal that can fly is the bat! Cats, dogs, elephants, and rats are mammals.  Oh, and people are mammals as well. “Are we not men? We are MAMMALS………. ”

I have to do this every year…. If you want to play Six Degrees Of Separation for DEVO, Mark Mothersbaugh’s (front man for DEVO) brother does the confirmation classes for my church.  Also, I do childcare at the church and I have cared for his niece’s children.  I know useless but interesting information.  Bonus trivia: Mark Mothersbaugh went to Woodridge High School.

Did you know?
Since football season is upon us it would be apropos to share this knowledge of the defensive term of “Blitz”.  The term “Blitz” comes from the German word blitzkrieg, which means, “lightning war.” In World War II, the Germans employed this tactic which emphasized mobile forces attacking with speed and surprise.

A Message From Mr. John (Music Fills My Soul):

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 10 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect).

Know Your Languages (Arabic With The Lebanese Dialect):

Peek In The Classroom:

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Reptiles

Letter Of The Week- G g

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bid

Next Language is Italian

Academic Enrichment aka kindergarten:
Biggest to smallest where we live- We discovered we live in the vast galaxy of the Milky Way (not the candy bar), then we are still in space and live in a group of planets called The Solar System. Then the planet we live is the planet Earth.  Once we touched down we found we live in the Northwestern Hemisphere and live on the continent of North America.  Once we found land we live in the country of The United States Of America and live in the great state of Ohio (Go Buckeyes).  We all live in Summit County but live in different cities and have different addresses and phone numbers. What a journey it was!

Handwriting:
We practiced writing in cursive Ss, Tt, Uu

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Landforms

Synonym Of The Week: ACTIVE: lively, energetic, dynamic, vigorous

 Sight Words Of The Week: you his

Upcoming Events:
Picture Day- Tuesday, October 5, 2021 

Halloween Party- Friday, October 29, 2021 (details to follow)

Frolic, Friends, and Fun:

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (I Like School):

Buckeye Room Bulletin

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Living and Non-Living-  This week we talked about living and non-living things. Your children now know what makes a living thing.  All living things reproduce, grow, eat or take in nutrients, breathe or exchange gases, and need water. We are all in agreement that plants, animals, trees, grass, are living things!  My shoe is not a living thing nor am I at 5:00 am.  Some of the parents are not living until they have had their coffee.  My youngest son’s shoes may or may not be living.  I do not get close enough to tell due to the smell and I may have seen them move on their own….  Boys that are 15 1/2 years old, SMH.

Fun Fact:
No Mosquitos In Iceland?
Iceland is one of the few habitable places on the planet that is mosquito free and nobody really seems to know why. It’s not nearly as cold as Antarctica, which is so frigid that mosquitoes (and people, for that matter) could never survive exposure to the elements there for long. There is only ONE mosquito in Iceland and is it the one that has lived in a jar of alcohol at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History ever since the 1980s, when a scientist captured it in an airplane.

A Message From Mr. John (My Conundrum):

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 8 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese)

Know Your Languages (Japanese):

Peek In The Classroom:

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Mammals

Letter Of The Week- F f

Rhyming Word Of The Week- big

Next Language is Arabic with the Lebanese Dialect

Academic Enrichment aka kindergarten:
Since we live in the great state of Ohio I felt it was needed to become familiar with the states that surround our home state. We started with Ohio which is the Buckeye State and the abbreviation is OH.  We then looked at the state to the east of us named Pennsylvania (not Transylvania) which is called the Keystone State and the abbreviation is PA. We traveled south and discovered West Virginia which is the Mountain State and the abbreviation is WV. Moving to the west we ran into Kentucky which is the Blue Grass State and the abbreviation is KY.  Moving more westward is Indiana or the Hoosier State (what is a Hoosier anyway?) and the abbreviation is IN.  To my chagrin I introduced the students to TSUN.  I can not bring myself to even say the name….  xichigan  wolverine state.  

Let us end not on a low note like the last sentence in the previous paragraph and present the “official” things for the state of Ohio…

Mammal: White Tail Deer
Fossil: Trilobite
Tree: Buckeye
Bird: Cardinal
Flower: Red Carnation
Drink: Tomato Juice
Rock Song: Hang On Sloopy

*****  Notice how most of these things refer to Buckeye Football/ being red or scarlet.  Also, why does Hang On Sloopy have importance to Buckeye Football?  *****

Handwriting:
We practiced writing  in cursive  Pp Qq Rr

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: From biggest to smallest and smallest to biggest (Milky Way to your street address).

Synonym Of The Week: SAD: miserable, gloomy, depressing, downtrodden, glum, unhappy

Sight Words Of The Week: from he

Upcoming Events:
Picture Day- Tuesday, October 5, 2021 

Halloween Party- Friday, October 29, 2021 (details to follow)

Frolic, Friends, and Fun:

Your Child says The Darndest Things (Mario Cart):

Buckeye Room Bulletin

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Food Groups,
This week we had fun learning about the food groups in our class. Grains and Cereals (pasta, rice, bread, cereal, crackers), Fruit (apples, grapes, kiwi, mango which is my favorite), Vegetables (cucumbers, carrots, potato, broccoli, eggplant, which is my favorite) Dairy (my favorite… milk, cheese {I love cheese/smoked gouda}, yogurt), meats (beef, pork, chicken), and proteins, fats and sugars and how many servings we should have per day.

Fun Fact:
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep.
This ridiculously cute behavior is an effort to avoid floating away from their partner while they sleep. Sometimes they hold hands in groups, producing a “raft.”

A Message From Mr. John:

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 7 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek)

Know Your Languages:

Peek In The Classroom:

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Living and Non-Living Things

Letter Of The Week- D d

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bag

Next Language is Japanese

Upcoming Events:
Ramseyer Farms- Friday, September 24, 2021.   Check your child’s take home folder for the field trip permission forms and return promptly.

Academic Enrichment:

Weekly Theme:
North America–  Since we live on the continent of North America I thought it would be a great idea to identify some of the larger countries (Canada, Mexico) that border the U.S.A.  Also, we identified bodies of water (Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Hudson Bay, Gulf Of Mexico, and The Great Lakes {H.O.M.E.S.}) that “touch” and are in our continent. We also reviewed the Cardinal Directions of North, East, South, West (Never Eat Soggy Worms).

Handwriting:
We practiced writing  in cursive M m, N n, O o,

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Ohio and surrounding states

Synonym Of The Week: HAPPY: cheerful, content, jovial, joyful, merry

Sight Words Of The Week: our was

Frolic, Friends, and Fun:

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things:

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Healthy Habits-  This week we learned how stay healthy.  We learned that we need to wash our hands thoroughly and keep our whole bodies clean by taking shower, baths, washing our hair, and brushing our teeth.  We now know how long to wash our hands by singing the ABC’s which is a good idea but we decided it would be too difficult to sing while brushing out teeth. Another way to keep healthy is to cover our sneezes and coughs with the inside of our elbow to trap germs from flying all over the place. Another healthy habit is to get enough sleep to rest our bodies and our minds. Exercise such as running, biking, climbing, and even walking leads to a healthy body and mind.  We discovered if we eat healthy food like fruits, vegetables, protein, and limited sweets that is good for our bodies.  More on that next week.

A Message From Mr. John (Whatcha saying Willis):

Fun Fact:
Pigs Don’t Sweat-  If someone tells you they’re “sweating like a pig” you might want to point out to them (if you’re that sort of person) that if they were being biologically accurate, that would mean they were not sweating at all. Swine are born without sweat glands, so when they need to cool off, their only option tends to be to find a cool puddle of mud in which they can roll around.

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 6 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French)  Also, I will be posing a video with the language added for that week.   Oh ya, take a gander at the video below.

Know Your Languages:

Peek In The Classroom:

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Food Groups

Letter Of The Week- D d

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bag

Next Language is Greek

Upcoming Events:
Nothing is on the near horizon but it is never too soon to prepare and plan my birthday party which is in May.  Milkshakes and smoothies welcome in the morning.

Just In… Ramseyer Farms on Friday, September 24, 2021.   Check your child’s take home folder for the field trip permission forms and return promptly.

Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
Hemispheres-  The kindergarten students and I went over hemispheres, The Equator, and The Prime Meridian.  Actually, the hemispheres are made by The Equator and the Prime Meridian.  The North and South Hemisphere are created by The Equator and the East and West Hemisphere are created by the Prime Meridian.  We delved further and identified the Northwestern, Northeastern, Southwestern, and Southeastern Hemispheres.  that was not as daunting as one would expect.

Handwriting:
We practiced writing  in cursive Jj, Kk, Ll

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: North America/Surrounding Bodies Of Water/ Canada, USA, Mexico

Synonym Of The Week: SLOW, unhurried, gradual, sluggish, stagnant, lethargic

Sight Words Of The Week: see her

Frolic, Friends, and Fun:

Your Child says The Dardest Things:

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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!

A Message From Mr. John:

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

August Birthdays:
A Montessori Classroom consists of 3 to 6 year old students.  Here are our newest 4 and 5 year old students.

Fun Fact:
Flamingos bend their legs at their ankles and not their knees.

Peek In The Classroom:

Ms. Angela presenting a group lesson to new students.

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Healthy Habits 

Letter Of The Week- C c

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bap

Next Language is French

Upcoming Events:
Labor Day- ****No School Monday September 6, 2021. *****  There is always one family that shows up.  Who will it be this year? LOL

Sign up for Remind and Transparent Classroom.

Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

Weekly Theme:
Continents and Cardinal Directions

Handwriting:
We practiced writing  in cursive Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Hemispheres, Equator, Prime Meridian

Synonym Of The Week: FAST:  hurried, speedy, brisk, quick, swift

Sight Words Of The Week: up so

Frolic, Friends, and Fun:

Your Child Says The Darndest Things:

Buckeye Room Bulletin

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This week we looked at “inner space” which is simply anything under the water.  We first started out by learning that there is fresh water and salt water.  We then learned about high and low tides and how the moon affects tides.  of course, we talked about what lurks beneath the surface of the ocean.  Below is the fascinating cuttlefish.

Did you know (This is fascinating)?
Dolphins often sleep with one eye open in order to avoid being eaten by sharks. How do they manage to do this? They put one half of their brain to sleep, while the other half is still conscious and functioning. Basically, the dolphin will shut down half of its brain and the corresponding eye will also close.  Why does this remind me of a Metallica song?

A Message From Mr. John (A Collector of Things, Again):

My Hair:
I will get a haircut this weekend!!!  I have not had my hair this long since I got the debut album by Van Halen. 

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)

Impromptu Nature Lesson (The students witnessed our tarantula molting):

Peek In The Classroom:

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Safety

Letter Of The Week- Nope

Rhyming Word Of The Week- No way, man

Next Language is We be done with that

Academic Enrichment:
Weekly Theme: Capitalization and end of sentence punctuation

Handwriting:
We practiced writing sentences in cursive.

Next Week:
Weekly Theme: Review

Synonym Of The Week:  In your dreams

Sight Words Of The Week: Not even close

Upcoming Events:
Memorial Day: Monday, May 31, 2021   *****  NO SCHOOL *****

Last Day Of School/Field Day: Thursday June 3, 2021

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

HA! Another raccoon shirt.

Hair Twins?

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (My brother eats a lot):

Buckeye Room Bulletin

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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.  We watched a few video clips about the Solar System and danced to the Sun Song by They Might Be Giants! How cool are these guys??

Did You Know? (Conspiracy Theorists chew on this):
Three presidents, all Founding Fathers, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe died on July 4.  Presidents Adams and Jefferson also died the same year, 1826; President Monroe died in 1831. Coincidence? You decide.

    

A Message From Mr. John (Collector of Things) :

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- Oceans

Letter Of The Week-U u

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bec

Academic Enrichment:
Line Time: Interjections, YAY!  When showing a lot of emotion and excitement we use an explanation mark !  When the emotions are not as strong we use a period .

Handwriting:
We practiced writing sentences in cursive.

Next Week’s Lesson:
Weekly Theme: Capitalization and punctuation at the end of a sentence

Synonym Of The Week: Done with that popsicle stand

Sight Words Of The Week: Been there done that

Upcoming Events:
Memorial Day: Monday, May 31, 2021   *****  NO SCHOOL *****

Last Day Of School/Field Day: Thursday June 3, 2021

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (A girl and her pig):

Buckeye Room Bulletin

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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
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
And we have a sorority of female Bettas in the room!

                                             

 

Did You Know? (Have you ever seen pics of this?):
The heads on Easter Island have bodies.

The iconic stone heads protruding from the ground on Easter Island are familiar to most, but many don’t realize what lies beneath the surface. In the ’10s, archaeologists studying the hundreds of stone statues on the Pacific Island excavated two of the figures, revealing full torsos, which measure as high as 33 feet.

 

May Birthdays:
A Montessori Classroom is comprised of students ages from 3 years to 6 years.  Here is our newest 4 year old and newest 6 year old students. 

A Message From Mr. John ():

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- The Solar System

Letter Of The Week-O o

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bod

Academic Enrichment:
Line Time: We added the preposition to our plethora parts of speech.  The preposition is a “where” word (over, under, sideways, down {maybe not sideways, but Over Under Sideways Down is a cool Yardbirds song}) and is not a Werewolf!

Handwriting:
We practiced writing sentences in cursive.

Next Week’s Lesson:
Weekly Theme: Interjection, YIKES!

Synonym Of The Week: Sneaky:  underhanded, dishonest, tricky, secretive, sly

Sight Words Of The Week: way my

Upcoming Events:
!!!!!  Mr. John’s Birthday  !!!!!

Memorial Day: No School, Monday, May 31, 2021

Last Day Of School/Field Day: Thursday June 3, 2021

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things (His glasses and how he looks different with his glasses off):