After Winter Break, we went over the ground rules. Typically, after this break, students are a bit distracted by the busy holiday season. I do have to say this group handled the transition very well. Next week is back to the salt mines.
Other Stuff: Letter Of The Week: N n Rhyming Word Of The Week: bel
A Word From Mr. John (Happy, Merry to whatever you choose):
Cultural Subjects:
Did You Know (Tumors Can Grow Teeth and Hair)? A type of tumor called a teratoma can contain fully developed tissues, including bone, hair, and even teeth.
Foreign Languages: Your children can now count to ten in 12 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Tagalog).
Know Your Languages (Tagalog):
Special Spot: (Library):
This session of Library Time focused on The Olympics.
Peek In Our Week:
She is working on the First Introduction To Decimals. The purpose of the Montessori introduction to decimals (using golden beads and cards) is to provide a concrete, sensorial understanding of place value (units, tens, hundreds, thousands) and the base-10 system, showing how quantities are grouped and exchanged, building a strong foundation for abstract math by making concepts like “ten units make one ten” tangible, and developing logical thinking and number sense. She looks rather surprised. She is working on the Color Bead Bars. Montessori colored bead bars serve to make abstract math concepts concrete, helping children visualize numbers, develop number sense, and learn operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication) through multi-sensory, hands-on activities, using consistent colors to represent each number (1-10) and build a strong, sequential foundation for elementary math. They connect quantity (beads) with color, size, and symbol, fostering deeper understanding and memory. Do you see how the five bead bar matches her outfit????She is working on Cards and Counters. Montessori cards and counters are a hands-on math tool to teach children the concrete concept of numbers, connecting abstract numerals (1-10) with their physical quantities, reinforcing one-to-one correspondence, counting, number order, and introducing the visual distinction between odd and even numbers through pairing the counters. I taught her a nifty trick for wrapping a rubber band around objects.
Peek Into Next Week: Weekly Theme: MLK, diversity Letter Of The Week:O o Rhyming Word Of The Week: bin
Academic Enrichment aka Kindergarten:
This Week in Kindergarten: Carry Overs / Exchanging Synonym Of The Week: MEAN: selfish, unkind, malicious, hurtful, evil Sight Words Of The Week: could who
Next Week in Kindergarten: Addition with Golden Beads-Static and Dynamic Synonym Of The Week: NICE: kind, pleasant, delightful, good, helpful Sight Words Of The Week: now made
When exchanging or carrying over, the magic number is 10! They are showing 10 with both hands and sign language.
Special Kindergarten Group:
This week in SKG we learned about the Great Lakes…. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. Did you catch the acronym? HOMES
Future Happenings: NO SCHOOL: January 19th. MLK Day Grandparents Day: January 27 (Tuesday) from 9:00 am to 10:45 am NO SCHOOL: February 13 (Friday) In Service Day NO SCHOOL: February 16 (Monday) President’s Day Elementary Wax Museum: February 20b (Friday) from 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm
Friends, Frolic, And Fun:
Two cool boys,BFFsComforting a classmate when she was crying.No explanation needed for this cute pic.
