Our Spring Song Fest and Plays were fantastic! The children did a great job and I believe everyone truly enjoyed seeing their child/children perform on stage. Each and every one of the children had a great time and practiced for weeks to make it a true success. Once again thank you to all of our ...
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Gardening Has Started
I want to thank all of our volunteer parents who helped the students with their first day of gardening. The children's gardens look wonderful and very welcoming. The children are looking forward to watching their gardens grow with all of the variety of seeds and bulbs they planted. This is a ...
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No Need to Re-create a Montessori Classroom at Home
common question that many parents often ask during our special events at school is "Where can I buy these materials from the classroom so I too can have them at home for my child?" Although it is wonderful that our parents want to enhance their child's development at home in this way, it is not ...
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Merry Christmas and Have a Happy New Year
Ms. Phelen's class would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday break. We hope all of you have a good time visiting family and friends and have a wonderful New Years. In January we will be adding a new student and would like to welcome Jack Cogswell and his family to our school. ...
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Grace and Courtesy Coffee and Conversation
Recently we invited our parents to a wonderful coffee and conversation about Grace and Courtesy in a Montessori classroom and how to apply some of these ideas at home. What is Grace and Courtesy? Grace can best be defined as being the harmony between one's body and mind. For a young child, grace ...
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Discovering the Fall Season
The students have been learning how nature changes around them as Fall approaches. The younger students have gone on short nature walks on the school grounds, had little conversations about their adventures, and made a variety of art projects. The older students have been working on an extended ...
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Happy Diwali
Last Friday, the children had a great time celebrating Diwali: the Festival of Lights with their friends and volunteer parents. We read a delightful book about Diwali and why we celebrate this wonderful holiday. The children were invited to dress up with traditional clothes, make beautiful sand ...
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Falling is Coming
I want to thank both Mrs. McQuade and Mrs. Fine for helping the children prepare the gardens this past week. The children loved having the chance to explore, tend the weeds and plant some fall flowers. They were able to see what their vegetable garden had produced for harvesting-a variety of ...
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