Weekly Theme: This week the kindergarten students did addition with carry overs (dynamic)/carry overs in multiple columns/with empty columns using the Stamp Game, color bead bars, and multiplication booard. They are displaying an “X” for multiplication.
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive writing sentences.
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 18 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish).
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Measuring with a ruler
Synonym Of The Week: None due to Christmas Show practice
Sight Words Of The Week: None due to Christmas Show practice
Adding None due to Christmas Show practice to the languages
This was our last Mo Willams book for Reading Group. We read My Friend Is Sad. In the book, Elephant is sad and Piggie tries to cheer him up by dressing up as a cowboy, robot, and a clown, but this does not cheer Elephant up. It ends up that Gerald did not know that it was Piggie in the costumes and all he wanted was his friend, not the clown, robot, and cowboy. Piggie jokes at the end that Gerald needs new glasses.
During the readings, the students listended to me read and repeated the words after me. We had discussions about how the characters were feeling in the book, and why Piggie would tell Gerald he needed new glasses. The group wrote responses to prompts such as, what they were wondering about and why the robot, cowboy, and robot didn’t cheer Gerald up.
The students are posing for the last reading group before the new year.
A Peek Into The Next Reading Group
-The studens will be starting the Junior Great Book series.
-The students will be listening to stories and poems.
-The students will participate in comprehension and evaluative activities.
Scrubbing potatoes for the Stone Soup Celebration.
Go BUCKEYES!!!!!!! beat ttun.
Thanksgiving Break: We return Xonday Decexber, 2nd
Christxas Show: Practice: Wednesday, Decexber 11 @ 6:00 px– 7:30 px
Cuyahoga Falls High School Auditoriux, 2300 4th St. Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221United States
Show: Friday, Decexber 13 @ 6:00 px– 8:00 px
Cuyahoga Falls High School Auditoriux, 2300 4th St. Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221United States
ALL STUDENTS ARRIVE AT 5:30px (Doors will open at 5:30px)
Take thex to the restroox before dropping off. Even if they say they don’t have to.
************** Day Of Show ************** ************ NO AFTERCARE ************
Attire: Beige and white. Ask Kelley, Taylor, or xyself and refer to the exail.
We had such a fantastic week learning all about being thankful!! Together we read some amazing books that taught them what it really means to be thankful. We also had a great discussion on wants vs’s needs!! Your kiddos did such a great job on this, so we decided to make a chart out of it!! Together we also created our own class book about everything we are thankful for. It’s in our library, so come check it out!!! Ms. Amanda also had our friends create different crafts that gave them a better understanding of what it means to be thankful:)
Take a look at our wants vs needs chart up above and down below our class is working hard drawing and writing what they are thankful for.The movable alphabet is such an awesome tool that teaches reading, spelling, and writing. It’s one of my favorite works!The purpose of the sandpaper letters is to teach the child the sounds of the alphabet by means of muscular and visual memory. The child is encouraged to trace the symbol over and over again until the shape of the letter becomes part of the childs muscle memory.One of our Kindergarten students is working on our North America puzzle. He is taking his time coloring and labeling the different countries .
Acedemic Enrichment Corner:
Weekly Theme: We learned how to multiple to the thousand static/column without carryovers with manipulatives. I told the students that multiplication is merely adding multiple times. We learned what the multiplicand and multiplier are.
X for multiplication
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive three letter words cat, red, pit, mop, cup
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 19 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili).
Next Week: Weekly Theme: GO BUCKEYES
Synonym Of The Week:
Sight Words Of The Week:
Adding no languages to the languages
Reading group:
This week in reading group we started a new book called Waiting Is Not Easy. Together we read the book and talked about what we were wondering about durine the story. They then wrote out their answers in their booklets. We also led a discussion about a time that we all felt tired of waiting for something and how we felt during that time. We had a blast!!!
“The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins with minuteness and ends in magnificence.” -Charles Caleb Colton
Having previously taught in a Montessori Primary classroom (ages 3 to 6), gives me a unique understanding and sense of awe when I present Upper Elementary lessons. I presented many math and sensorial lessons when I taught preschool and kindergarten with the understanding that they were foundational lessons for work later in the Elementary curriculum, but I never really understood what they would be doing with the concrete lessons and materials they used as Primary students. When I get to present lessons like “The Algebraic Binomial,” I always love the look on the faces of the students as they learn more about a material they used at the age of 3. Have you ever wondered what the Binomial Cube is really about? Find out below!
Our students first solved the equation 23^2 by writing the binomial in expanded form and distributing the multiplier among the multiplicand. After solving the equation and building it on our pegboard, we assigned letters to each part of the binomial. We again distributed and came up with a simplified formula. I showed the students how it resembled the lid of The Binomial Cube and told them we had found the formula for the lid: a^2 + 2(ab) + b^2!
Lower Elementary
These third year friends are learning about the function of the pistil in a flower. They learned that the pistil is the female part of the plant and is where the seeds are stored to be pollinated by the stamen, or the male part of the plant. We discussed different pollinators in our lessons and took notes for future lesson review!This student is working to record the different types of leaf margins. During our lesson, we reviewed the parts of the leaf before learning the names of the types of margins that leaves can have. Each second year student will be creating a book with examples of leaves with different margins!
Upper Elementary
Our fourth year students are continuing their study of chemistry with an introduction to the history of chemistry. They assembled our timeline and are answering questions about chemists and discoveries together. They were so surprised to see how long ago chemistry was studied!Our fourth year students were also excited about their math lesson this week. They began their study of the divisibility of numbers by researching rules for divisibility of 2, 5 , and 25. After their lesson and recording of divisibility rules, these students worked together to determine if certain numbers were divisible by 2, 5, and 25. Did you know that a number is divisible by 25 if the last two digits of that number are 25, 50, 75, or 00?
Enrichments
These first and second year students are working together to sing, “Where Are You, Christmas?” Many of our students auditioned to sing it in the Christmas Show and the students chosen have been working hard to sing this challenging song!
REMINDERS:
Send in anything you signed up to bring Monday for our meal together Tuesday!
NO SCHOOL – Wednesday, November 27 – Friday, November 29
Nutcracker Ballet Field Trip – Driving details to come
Line Time: This week we talked about pilgrims and how they came to the New World on the ship called the Mayflower. It was a long journey and when they finally got there they had to hunt for their food and build their own shelter. The children were surprised that there was not a Target to get blankets, Giant Eagle to get food, Home Depot to get building materials. We learned that the first Thanksgiving probably didn’t have turkey but instead had pheasant, eel, and fish. As a side note (didn’t discuss in class) there was no Black Friday.
November Birthday: A Montessori classroom is comprised of children ages 3 years of age to 6 years of age. Here is our newest four year old.
What’s The Diff?: What is the difference between seeing a concert and seeing a show? I am thinking when you use the term “show” it is a small, intimate venue with about 200 of your closest friends (Musica, Peobody’s Down Under). A concert most likely will be held in a venue about 2,000+ people (Blossom, The Q). As you can tell I like “shows”. Some pics as I was leaning onto the stage of the last two “shows” I attended. lol. One last thing are you seeing a group or a band?
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 17 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian).
Peek In The Classroom:
These friends are working on the continent puzzle map. They are tracing, labeling, and coloring the seven continents. This work not only will learn help them with geography
This boy is working on a decimal work found in the math area. This work will introduce the child to the concept of the decimal system (10’s). To make the child familiar with the names and relative sizes of the columns of units, tens, hundreds, and thousands. With this work I tell the children the magic number is “10”. for example ten units equals one ten, ten tens equal one hundred, 10 hundreds equals on thousand.
This girl is diligently working on the Metal Insets. Metal Inset work can help the child to; Grip and hold the pencil (and hold the pencil upright) Refine hand control to steady the pencil. Develop movements of straight and curved lines, in preparation for letter formation or a continual line which can assist with cursive.
This girl is in a stage we call a sensitive period. Montessori sensitive periods refer to a period of time when a child’s interests are focused on developing a particular skill or knowledge area. During this time Maria Montessori describes as the child’s absorbent mind. This student has been working on Geometry for the last three weeks. We will track her interest and see how far she goes in this area.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- GO BUCKEYES!
Letter Of The Week-
Rhyming Word Of The Week-
Next Language is
Upcoming Events: Thanksgiving Break: We are off Wednesday, November 27th and returning Monday December 2.
Christmas Show: Practice: Wednesday, December 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Cuyahoga Falls High School Auditorium, 2300 4th St. Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221United States
Show: Friday, December 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cuyahoga Falls High School Auditorium, 2300 4th St. Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221United States
ALL STUDENTS ARRIVE AT 5:30pm (Doors will open at 5:30pm)
Take them to the restroom before dropping off. Even if they say they don’t have to.
***************** Day Of Show ***************** *************** NO AFTERCARE ***************
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
You shoulda seen the other guy.
Laughter is good for the soul! We all should do more of this.
Weekly Theme: We learned how to multiple to the thousand static/column without carryovers with manipulatives. I told the students that multiplication is merely adding multiple times. We learned what the multiplicand and multiplier are.
X for multiplication
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive three letter words cat, red, pit, mop, cup
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 19 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili).
The past couple of weeks we talked about Thanksgiving and being thankful. The students shared what their families do for Thanksgiving and learned that we all have our own traditions. The students also reviewed why the Pilgrims and Indians ate a meal together. Each student shared what they were thankful for to create a classroom thankful turkey.
A peek into next week: Christmas Show Practice
Kindergarten: Multiplication
The past couple of weeks the kindergarten students used the stamp game to discover that multiplication is simple repeat addition.
A peek into next week: Multiplication
Reminders:
11/27 – 11/29 Thanksgiving Break | NO SCHOOL
Enrichment Highlight:
This week in Taekwondo the students practiced following muti-step instructions and left and right coordination by punching targets.
Work Time:
USA Puzzle: This child is putting the USA puzzle together while also learning the names the states.Sequence Cards: These children are practicing the order in which events happen. First, you put toothpaste on your toothbrush. Second, you scrub your teeth. Last, you dry your face.Cursive Chalkboard Writing: This child is practicing writing his name on a chalkboard. He is developing multiple skills involving his eyes, arms, hands, memory, posture and body control.Movable Alphabet: This child is practicing blending and forming words using the different letter sounds he has mastered to write a complete sentence “The wig is on the pig.”
This week we talked about the Pilgrims and Indians. The students learned that the Pilgrims came from England to our country for religious freedom. We read books about what the Pilgrims experienced during their journey on the Mayflower and once they landed at Plymouth Rock.
A peek into next week: What I am thankful for
Kindergarten: Addition
This week the kindergarten students used the stamp game to discover that when you put two small numbers together (addends) you get a larger number (sum) and that this process is called addition.
A peek into next week: Multiplication
Reminders:
11/22 Fall Progress Reports
11/27 – 11/29 Thanksgiving Break | NO SCHOOL
Enrichment Highlight:
For science we mixed liquid glass with different metal salts to create a chemical jellyfish.
Work Time:
Sequence Cards: This child is practicing the order in which events happen. First, the egg cracks. Second, the chick pecks his way out. Last, the chick dries its feathers.Table Scrubbing: This child is using many motor skills while also remembering the order and sequence of each action to successfully table scrub, which naturally leads to the development of concentration.Short 4 Bead Chain: This child is practicing counting by multiples of 4. He starts by counting the chain and labeling it (4, 8, 12, 16) then he reads the multiples.
