Peek In Our Week *** Thee Buckeye Class *** Week Of November 13, 2023

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Line Time:
Native Americans/Thanksgiving-  We talked about Native Americans and how Indians were named Indians.  On student informed us that Christopher Columbus landed in North America but thought he was in India.  Hence, the name.  We talked about how Native Americans were indigenous.  Then the Pilgrims came over from Europe on a ship called the Mayflower.  The pilgrims had a rough go of it at the beginning because they didn’t have enough blankets or food.  They could not just go to Target or Giant Eagle to get supplies because at that time there were just woods and wild life. 

Food For Thought:
Why are things transported on land called a shipment but things transported by boat called cargo? MIND BLOWN!

Thoughts From Mr. John (Ear Bug):

This is the song. It was filmed at my villa in Greece when I wasn’t using it. The Cure asked. I said yes.

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 15 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew)

Know Your Languages (Hebrew):

Specials Scene(Music):

Frieda Frog saying hello to the children at music.

Peek In The Classroom:

She is working on the math material called the number rods with numbers. The Number Rods help children learn the names of numbers, and identify the symbol and their sequence and learn to correctly associate between the spoken number and its quantity. Children grow to understand that each rod represents a unique quantity and that each number is represented by a single object as a whole, separate from others.
Children love learning about geography while perfecting fine motor skills. She traced the continents and poked (with a large push pin) and placed the continents to the map. Poking improves fine motor skills in toddlers while also getting familiar with the shape and boundaries of each continent.
The Montessori Change Game, also called the Exchange Game, is a classic Montessori math activity. The purpose of the Change Game is to give children the opportunity to experience how small quantity categories can be exchanged for larger quantity categories and still total the same amount. Ask your child what the magic number is.
Cards are placed at the top of the tree and read slowly. Once the first word/nonsense word is read, the card is slid up the trunk reading all the words and deciding if they are real words or not. This material gives the child plenty of work with the changing middle vowel sound that often needs a lot of practice. This is a popular pre-reading work.

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- The Game!

Letter Of The Week- Taking a break to practice for the Christmas Show

Rhyming Word Of The Week- Taking a break to practice for the Christmas Show

Next Language is Korean

Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. Ohio
Math.. Fractions
Language.. Adverbs
Geometry.. Large Hexagon Box

Next Week:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. biggest to smallest (Galaxy to street address)
Math.. Fractions
Language.. No School
Geometry.. No School

Synonym Of The Week: Not til 2024
Sight Words Of The Week: Not til 2024

I thought it would make a cool album cover.

Future Happenings:
–Bring Your Parent To School: Mondays and Wednesdays starting November 20, 2023… follow the link to sign up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382628-buckeye#/
–Thanksgiving Break: No school from Wednesday November 22 thru November 26. Returning Monday November 27.

-Christmas Show:
Rehearsal- Wednesday December 13…6pm to 7pm NOT a dress rehearsal at Cuyahoga Falls High School
Christmas Show- Friday December 15…6pm to 7:30pm at Cuyahoga Falls High School
-Christmas Break: Friday December 22, 2023 returning January 9, 2024

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Another set of twins.
Another example of you just don’t ask why a student puts a backpack on their head. But someone thinks it is funny.
She got tired of waiting for me to fix her binder pages so she taught herself.
He said it was so easy he can roll a mat with his eyes closed.

Your Children Say The Darndest Things (my little sister):

Peek into our Week – Cherry Blossoms – week of 11/13/23

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Focus Lesson: Reptiles

We continued our vertebrate animal study this week by learning all about Reptiles.

What makes a reptile a reptile? Reptiles are cold blooded, have dry scaly skin, lay soft shelled eggs, (most) do not take care of their babies, and they breathe with lungs. We learned that there are so many neat things that reptiles can do! Snakes can smell with their tongues. Chameleons can change color depending on how they are feeling. Some lizards can detach their tails and grow new ones. However, our favorite reptile to learn about was the sea turtle! We really loved reptile week!

Preschool Corner:

This preschooler is copy writing, using the month label on our calendar!
This preschooler is working with our Colored Bead Bars. She is matching quantity to symbol.
Look at that proud smile as this preschooler works with our Spindle Box to practice quantity and symbol.

Kindergarten Corner:

Another proud smile from this Kindergartener as he works with our Square Chains from the Bead Cabinet. He is practicing the multiples for 9, 8, 7, and 6!

Operation Christmas Child:

We participated in Operation Christmas Child on Friday. We were able to pack a shoebox full of gifts, such as fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items and a letter that we wrote! These boxes will be delivered to children in need around the world! We are so grateful that we were able to help others this holiday season!

Come work with us!!!

Bring Your Parent to Work Days begin on Monday! If you are able to, sign up for a time slot on one of our allotted days and come work with us! Visits are approximately 30 minutes, and you will be able to observe the classroom as a whole for about 15 minutes and then work alongside your child for another 15-20 minutes. It is a wonderful way to experience our classroom setting and spend some very special time with your child! Sign up at the link below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382631-cherry#/

Peek into Next Week:

Focus Lesson: Thankfulness

November 22-24: No School! Happy Thanksgiving!

December 13: Christmas Show Rehearsal

December 15: Christmas Show

December 22-January 7: Winter Break! School resumes Monday, January 8th.

Peek into our Week – Cherry Blossoms – week of 11/6/23

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Focus Lesson: Animal Classification – Mammals & Birds

We have continued our study of the Animal Kingdom over the past two weeks. Our Blossoms are currently studying groups of Vertebrates. We started with Mammals and Birds!

What makes a mammal a mammal? We learned that mammals are warm blooded, covered in hair or fur, breathe air with their lungs, give birth to live babies, take care of their babies, and babies drink their mother’s milk.

What makes a bird a bird? We learned that birds are warm blooded, covered in feathers, breathe air with their lungs, hatch from hard shelled eggs, take care of their babies, and don’t have teeth – they have beaks!

With each of these classification studies, the children have been introduced to different species of mammals and birds, as well as the parts of one specific animal. For mammals we learned about the parts of a horse, and for birds we were introduced to the parts of a bird in general but encouraged to look through our various bird books to see how birds look different.

These two children are working together to determine if an animal is a mammal or not a mammal. Just one of the ways we review the characteristics of animals!
This child is working with our Mammal 3 Part Cards under the watchful eye of Douglas, the goat (who is a mammal by the way).
This child is working with our Bird 3 Part Cards. All of these birds within this work can be see around your backyard at home or around the school!

Our Favorite Visitor – Charlotte

Mr. John surprised us with a visit from Charlotte, the tarantula and one of his hissing cockroaches. As a group, we reviewed what we know about arachnids and insects while observing these animals more up close. Thank you Mr. John!

Peek into Work Time:

All smiles for Dynamic Addition! We’ve started practicing carrying over with our Equation of the Day!
Check our those beautiful cursive u’s!
Such a beautiful watercolor painting!

Peek into Next Week!

Focus Lesson: Reptiles

November 17: Operation Christmas Child Packing Party

November 22-24: No School – Thanksgiving Holiday

Come work with us! Bring Your Parent to Work Days! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382631-cherry#/

Peek In Our Week ::: Thee Buckeye Room ::: Week Of November 6, 2023

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Line Time:
Dinosaurs-  We traveled back in time and discovered some fascinating things about certain dinosaurs.  We learned that dinosaurs no longer exist and that they are extinct.  We know dinosaurs exist because scientist found their bones or fossils.  From these fossil we saw that some teeth were long and sharp to tear flesh from it’s prey which belonged to meat eaters or carnivores (T Rex).  Some teeth were flat for grinding plants, leaves, and branches and belonged to plant eaters or herbivores (Brachiosauras).

Dino from the Flintstones

Did You Know:
Why Swiss Cheese Has Holes? Carbon dioxide given off by the bacteria used to make Swiss cheese creates the air bubbles in the process, resulting in those holes that we refer to in the industry as “eyes.” The size of the eyes does not have an effect on the taste of the cheese and can be controlled through temperature, storage time and acidity.

My children say Swiss Cheese smells like stinky feet. What are your thoughts on Swiss Cheese?

November Birthday: The Montessori Classroom prides itself on having a multiage cclassroom. Here is our newest 5 year old student.

Message From Mr. John (Star Struck):

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 14 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog)

Know Your Languages (Tagolog):

Specials Spot (Art):

The old hand turkey craft.

Peek In The Classroom:

She is working on consonant/vowel blends. This will help her with advanced reading.
The key purpose of the Moveable Alphabet is to prepare children for writing, reading, and spelling. The child’s use of the material progresses from single words, to phrases, and eventually to stories. In this way, the Moveable Alphabet teaches children how to symbolize their own thoughts, and begin to write creatively.
She is working on the memory game where I show her a number and she goes across the room the retrieve the correct number of sticks. Memory game incorporates movement, elements of suspense, control, and academic learning. Look at her expression of excitement.
She decided to “go all in” with her work on sand paper letters by taking out all of the letters.

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Pilgrims

Letter Of The Week- M m

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bop

Next Language is Hebrew

Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

Weekly Themes:
Geography.. OH IO
Math.. Fractions
Language.. Adjectives
Geometry.. Small Hexagon Box

Next Week:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. Ohio
Math.. Fractions
Language.. Adverbs
Geometry.. Large Hexagon Box

Synonym Of The Week: Not til 2024
Sight Words Of The Week: been down

A “nice” pic with a bit of spunk from the kinders.

Future Happenings:
–Operation Christmas Child: Friday November 17, 2023
–Bring Your Parent To School: Mondays and Wednesdays starting November 20, 2023… follow the link to sign up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382628-buckeye#/
–Thanksgiving Break: No school from Wednesday November 22 thru November 26. Returning Monday November 27.

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Pretty In Pink.
Did they call each other to plan on wearing the matching pants?
She is practicing dance. I’d be walking with a cane if I attempted this.
Quite the ladies man.

Your Child Says The Darndest Things (My Brother’s Birthday):

Peek In Our Week “”” Thee Buckeye Room “”” Week Of October 30, 2023

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Arachnids, Insects, Invertebrates- This week we broke away from vertebrates and looked at some invertebrates. Namely, insects, arachnids, and some other invertebrates. We learned that insects have a head, thorax, abdomen, six legs, and two antennae. Some examples of insects are the ladybug, bee, butterfly, and ants. Arachnids are a bit different and have a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax) and an abdomen. Some arachnids include spiders, ticks, and scorpions.  

Who remember Atom Ant?

Breaking out the insect and arachnid.

Did You Know: Be nice to crows
Crows can recognize human faces and remember them for their entire lives. They’ve also been known to leave gifts for humans. My question is if you anger a crow how long do they hold a grudge?

Message From Mr. John (Let the Music Move You): For general admission shows I get to the venue 2 hours before doors open to get against the stage.

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 15 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish)

Know Your Languages (Swedish):

Specials Spot (Music):

Music class implements movement which is very important at this age.

Peek In The Classroom:

In the foreground he is working with the language material, Opposite Cards. In the background she is working on the Binomial Cube which is found in the sendorial area.
She is learning how to write from 1 to 100.
She is working on the knobless cylinders that can be found in the sensorial area. This material strengthens fine motor skills and visual discrimination. Did you notice she discovered the relationship in regards to height?
She us working on the trinomial cube that is housed in the sensorial area. As with all Montessori sensorial materials, the cube has both a direct and an indirect purpose. The direct purpose of the binomial and trinomial cubes is for the child to practice the steps to properly disassemble and build the cube, while refining dexterity and visual acuity.

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Dinosaurs

Letter Of The Week- L l

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bot

Next Language is Tagolog

Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

Weekly Themes:
Geography.. North America Bodies of water
Math.. Division with Golden Beads and other materials (no borrowing)
Language.. Adjectives
Geometry.. Construction Box (blue rectangle box)

Next Week:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. Ohio
Math.. Fractions
Language.. Adjectives
Geometry.. Small Hex Box

Synonym Of The Week: OLD: ancient, elderly, used, seasoned, mature
Sight Words Of The Week: how each

Just having fun.

Upcoming Stuff:
–Parent/Teacher Conferences: (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS): Friday November 10, 2023… follow the link.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45429935-2023#/
–Operation Christmas Child: Friday November 17, 2023
–Bring Your Parent To School: Mondays and Wednesdays starting November 20, 2023… follow the link to sign up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382628-buckeye#/
–Thanksgiving Break: No school from Wednesday November 22 thru November 26. Returning Monday November 27.

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

I never understood the mismatch craze.
His sweatshirt is stuck on his head.
Who wears it better my student or Mike Reno of Loverboy?
Peace, Love, and Donuts!

Your Child Says The Darndest Things (My dogs):

Peek In Our Week ___ Thee Buckeye Room___Week Of October 23, 2023

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Thee Buckeye Room Bulletin

Line Time:
Birds- This week we learned about what makes a bird a bird. We learned a bird is a vertebrate and is warm blooded. A bird is born from a hard shelled egg and has feathers. Not all birds can fly and the ones that can not fly are called flightless birds which include penguins, ostriches, and the dodo bird. The jury is still out if chickens can fly.

I say, I say, That boy ain’t right.

Did You Know:
Napoleon’s chief of staff organized the hunt. He bought more than 3000 rabbits from local farmers as he wanted to impress his boss. Napoleon and his guests turned up one summer morning in a field, ready to hunt as many rabbits as possible. When the bunnies were released the rabbits didn’t scamper away in fear. Quite the opposite — they bounded toward Napoleon and his hunting party. Napoleon and his buddies soon found themselves bombarded with a barrage of fluffy bunnies.  This reminds me of the Monty Python scene in The Life Of Brian.

Run away. Run away…

Message From Mr. John (Hot Blooded):

I do not think Foreigner has any original members but they’ve played Blossom the last two years and they sound great.

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 14 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian)

Know Your Languages (Romanian):

Impromptu lesson of going through an owl pellet. We found fur, claws, and many small bones.

Specials Spot (Science):

They are pointing at the clay in the shape of a bowl floated while the clay sphere sank.

Trunk or Treat Celebration:

It was like hearding cats, yoysk.
Parent and grandparent helping with Trunk or Treat!

Peek In The Classroom:

Tracing and Coloring the Fish Puzzle. Can you find where he drew the fish heart(s)?
Tracing and punching the continents (with a push pin).
Making Tens with the color bead bars. Montessori bead bars are introduced to the child to teach them the counting concept and color recognition. Counting with ten bar beads is a practical method for learning complex mathematical operations, like addition and subtraction efficiently. Do you see she went in order 1/9, 2/8 then did the opposite 9/1, 8/2?
She is learning to count, write, and identify numbers from 1 to 100.

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Insects and arachnids

Letter Of The Week- J j

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bip

Next Language is Swedish

Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

Weekly Themes:
Geography.. North America
Math.. Division golden beads no borrowing
Language.. Pronouns
Geometry.. Construction Box (rectangle box 2)

Next Week:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. North America
Math.. Division with Golden Beads and other materials
Language.. Adjectives
Geometry.. Construction Box (blue rectangle box)

Synonym Of The Week: COLD: freezing, chilly, frigid, frozen, cool
Sight Words Of The Week: use your

Kinder students in alphabetical order which they did on their own.

Upcoming Stuff:
Parent/Teacher Conferences: (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS): Friday November 10, 2023… follow the link.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45429935-2023#/

Operation Christmas Child: Friday November 17, 2023
Bring Your Parent To School: Mondays and Wednesdays starting November 20, 2023… follow the link to sign up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382628-buckeye#/
Thanksgiving Break: No school from Wednesday November 22 thru November 26. Returning Monday November 27.

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Sometimes you just do not ask.
Mighty oaks and sprouts. Our tallest and shortest students.
Loosing teeth is a right of passage. This student has crossed that line quite often.
I said there was something different about her. I asked: Did you get a haircut? No Did you shave your mustache? giggling, no. OH! you’re wearing your glasses!!!

Your Child Says The Darndest Things (TMI about her brother):

The children learned that mammals are the only animal that eats/drinks mother’s milk!

Peek into our Week – Cherry Blossoms – week of 10/23/23

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Our Focus Lesson: Vertebrates, Invertebrates, & Arachnids!

This week we started our study of the Animal Kingdom. We began with the two biggest categories – Vertebrates and Invertebrates! Vertebrates have a backbone and are classified into 5 groups – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. We will spend a week on each of these categories over the upcoming weeks. Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone. We will learn about 2 groups of invertebrates this school year – insects and arachnids. However, we were also introduced to some other categories this week – crustaceans, worms, mollusks, sponges, corals, and jellyfish!

Speaking of Arachnids… we learned all about arachnids this week, but mostly about SPIDERS! Spiders have two body parts and eight legs. There are many types of spiders, some are poisonious and others are not. We learned the life cycle of a spider – egg sac, eggs, spiderlings, and spiders. We learned the parts of a spider. And we ended the week with an adorable spider craft!

Preschool Corner:

Some of our older Preschoolers were introduced to one of my favorite work activities this week – the Moveable Alphabet! We use the Moveable Alphabet for so many concepts, including isolating the beginning sounds of words and sounding out words phonetically! This material allows children to work on their writing skills without the pressure of forming each letter – although we work on that skill within the classroom as well!

Kindergarten Corner:

Kindergarteners from all of the primary classrooms participated in their first “Author Share”! At the end of each Writer’s Workshop unit, the children read one of their pieces of writing to their peers. We celebrate the hard work of our friends as well as practice some public speaking skills. I am so very proud of my favorite authors! At the end of the Author Share event, Ms. Kelley surprised the group with a fun, Halloween themed reading game of choosing words out of a cauldron and using their “sound detective” skills to read the words!

TRUNK OR TREAT!

We had SO MUCH FUN at our Trunk or Treat event! We started the day by decorating our classroom and then played some games with our wonderful parent helpers! We saw so many wonderful trunks during Trunk or Treat and ended our day by watching Room on the Broom!

Peek Into Next Week!

November 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School for Students

November 17: Operation Christmas Child Packing Party

November 22-24: No School – Thanksgiving Holiday

Important Links!

Conferences Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45429988-2023#/

Come work with us! Bring Your Parent to Work Days! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382631-cherry#/

A Peek at our Week – Cherry Blossom – week of 10/16/23

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Our Focus Lesson: Trees

This week the Cherry Blossom class learned about Trees! We learned the parts of a tree from the roots and trunk (stem) to the branches and leaves. We know that each part of the tree has some very important jobs to do. The roots soak up the water for the tree, but also hold the tree into the ground and keep it from falling over. The trunk holds the tree up. The branches hold the leaves. And the leaves collect sunlight and turn it into food for the tree so it can grow. We also discussed the life cycle of a tree. Seed, seedling, young tree and older tree. Some trees also have blossoms that grow into fruit to spread their seeds. Other trees, like oak trees and maple trees, just drop their seeds to the ground. We will return to plants and talk more about how seeds spread in the springtime!

This preschooler built the Parts of a Plant puzzle on her work mat, and then worked with Ms. Tonya to label the different parts of the plant.
This Kindergartener traced the Parts of a Plant puzzle and is using his knowledge of letters to read the label, and label his tree diagram.

Preschool Corner:

Preschoolers practiced What Does Not Belong skills in the Language area this week. Our younger preschoolers continued to work on counting with one to one correspondence and number recognition in Math, while our older preschoolers were introduced to Colored Bead Bar Addition. They were introduced to the Knobless Cylinder boxes and their extension cards this week in the Sensorial area of the classroom. Preschoolers also reviewed Characteristics of Living Things while classifying plants vs. animals.

This preschooler sorted pictures into Plants or Animals while also reviewing what animals need to grow and what plants need to grow.
This preschooler is completing addition equations using the colored bead bars.

Kindergarten Corner:

Kindergarteners reviewed the Parts of a Leaf and Parts of a Tree this week in Science. Not only did they learn new vocabulary words through this work, but we also talked about the important jobs each of these parts do for the plant. We discussed two of my favorite words – chlorophyll and photosynthesis! Students also had their final swing letter assessment in our Cursive Handwriting lessons. We’ll be moving onto curve letters next week! In Math, Kindergarteners have been working with the Golden Bead materials to work on their addition skills. Each day they have an “Equation of the Day” on the board to complete using the Golden Beads. They’re doing so well! In Language, Kindergarteners continue to work through their reading skills at their own pace.

This Kindergartener labeled the Parts of a Leaf by reading the labels and placing them where they go. We also reviewed what each part of the leaf is responsible for.
This Kindergartener is working on his Equation of the Day using the Golden Bead materials!

A Peek into Work Time:

This preschooler is working with the Pink Tower Extensions to explore the Pink Tower in a different way.
All children in our classroom are learning the names of the Continents. We will practice this concept in many ways throughout the school year. This preschooler is coloring a world map, using our specific continent colors.
This preschooler is working with the Teens Board, but with the numbers mixed up. This allows the child to focus on the symbol and match the appropriate quanitity when they are ready for more of a challenge.

Enrichment Spotlight: ASL!

We love our Friday ASL lessons! This week we learned how to sign numbers, and then read a Halloween counting book where we practiced signing the numbers and the Halloween characters we saw in the book!

A Peek into Next Week!

Focus Lesson: Vertebrates/Invertebrates & Arachnids

Friday, October 27: Trunk or Treat event!

Friday, November 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School for Students

Friday, November 17: Operation Christmas Child Packing Party

Peek In Our Week ()()() Thee Buckeye Room ()()() Week Of October 16, 2023

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Fish- We learned fish are vertebrates or they have a backbone or a spine.  They are cold blooded (their body temperature changes to the temperature around them) and have slimy and scaly skin.  The unique thing about fish is that some fish are born alive and some fish are born with jelly eggs.  Some examples of fish are Trout, Bass, Sharks, and Swordfish.  And one more important point is that fish live in water.

I saw this when it was in the theaters.

Food For Though: Do you know that you do not realize you fell asleep until you wake?

Message From Mr. John (Clouds):

My guilty pleasure. For the longest time I thought the title was “Clouds” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L1UngfqojI

Cultural Subjects:
Your children can now count to ten in 13 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic in the Lebanese Dialect, Italian, Russian)

Know Your Languages (Russian):

Specials Spot (Music):

Tambourine fun in music class.

Peek In The Classroom:

Composing numbers reinforces the association of quantity and symbol. This work students can compose from 1 to 9,999.
She is working on exchanging quantities. The Montessori Change Game, also called the Exchange Game, is a classic Montessori math activity. The purpose of the Change Game is to give children the opportunity to experience how small quantity categories can be exchanged for larger quantity categories and still total the same amount.
She is doing the 10 board. Another exercise in the relationship between symbol and quantity. Do you see the pattern she created?
Montessori education emphasises practical life activities that help children develop independence, concentration, and coordination. One such activity is braiding, which can be introduced to children as young as three years old. Braiding helps develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and a sense of order.

Peek Into Next Week:
Line Time- Birds

Letter Of The Week- I i

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bin

Next Language is Romanian

Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:

Weekly Themes:
Geography.. Hemispheres Equator, Prime Meridian
Math.. Subtraction golden beads/other materials (carry overs)
Language.. Pronouns
Geometry.. Construction Box (rectangle 1)

Next Week:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. North America
Math.. Division golden beads no borrowing
Language.. Pronouns
Geometry.. Construction Box (rectangle box 2)

Next Week:
Synonym Of The Week: COLD: freezing, chilly, frigid, frozen, cool  

Sight Words Of The Week: use your

Another nice kindergarten picture.

Upcoming Stuff:

Trunk or Treat: Friday October 27 2023… Details sent via email
Parent/Teacher Conferences: (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS): Friday November 10 2023… Details to follow.
Bring Your Parent To School: Mondays and Wednesdays starting November 20, 2023… follow the link to sigh up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A8A92DA6F94-45382628-buckeye#/
Thanksgiving Break: No school from Wednesday November 22 thru November 26. Returning Monday November 27.

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Two girls NOT happy about being told to STOP WORKING!
Being serenaded as the girls count to 100.
I call this the back hug.
Cousin It’s cousin?

Your Child Says The Darndest Things (Strong opinions about socks):

Peek In Our Week ||| Thee Buckeye Room ||| Week Of October 9, 2023

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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 ever not so popular frog Baron Silas Greenback from the cartoon Danger Mouse. One of my fave cartoons as a young adult.

Weird Scenes Inside The Goldmine:

…I’m happy, hope you’re happy too.. What song is this?

Did You Know?:

The only letter in the English language with more than one syllable is W with three syllables and it’s sound begins with the d sound. MIND BLOWN!

dub uh you/ dub ya/ double you

Cultural Subjects:

Know Your Languages (Italian):

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).

Enrichments (Art):

Peek In Our Week:

This material focuses on the understanding of the consonant blends, either in the beginning, or ending of the word, or both, as well as a short vowel sound. It is also a focus on the reading skills. There are instructions and an answer key included with the Montessori Blue Language Series.
A scene in Practical Life. In the forefront a boy hammers golf tees into a pumpkin. Behind him a student uses eye droppers to mix colored water (primary) together to make secondary colors.
Last week she mastered the relationship of quantity and symbol for the 10s. She advanced to building numbers from 10 to 99 using the golden beads. The aim is 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.
She is working on the sand paper numbers. The direct purpose of the Sandpaper Numbers is to teach children the symbols that represent each number, allowing them to visually identify any number from 0 – 9. In Montessori education this is specifically taught separately to counting from 0 – 9, where children often fall back on rote memorisation.

Peek Into Next Week:

Line Time- Birds

Letter Of The Week- J j

Rhyming Word Of The Week- bip

Next Language is Russian

Academic Enrichment:

Weekly Themes:
Geography.. Hemispheres
Math.. Subtraction with golden beads (no borrowing)
Language.. Articles
Geometry.. Construction Box (triangle

Next Week:
Weekly Themes:
Geography.. Equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres
Math.. Subtraction golden beads (carry overs)
Language.. Pronouns
Geometry.. Construction Box (rectangle 1)

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

Sight Words Of The Week: for with

Kinders pointing at their favorite kindergarten teacher. Lol

Upcoming Events:

Trunk or Treat: Friday October 27 2023… Details sent via email
Parent/Teacher Conferences: (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS): Friday November 10 2023… Details to follow.

Thanksgiving Break: No school from Wednesday November 22 thru November 26. Returning Monday November 27.

Friends, Frolic, and Fun:

Fancy Space Hair comes apart way too soon.
Charlotte enjoying a gut loaded, calcium powder cricket.
Snug as bugs in a rug.
A perfect gift from a student. My back will never itch again.

Your Kids Say The Darndest Things: (My Sister)