Our February had some rather unusual weather and the children have noticed all of the rapid changes. One day it is very cold and then a few days later it is very hot. But, the one thing that the children have truly noticed is that spring is on its way even if the groundhog said six more weeks of ...
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January Has Come and Gone
January has come and gone. It was a busy month in our classroom!
Thank you for your participation on Parent Information Night. Seeing the presentations with materials your children worked on was fun.
Another special event this month was Parent-Child Night where your little ones were so ...
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Running Up the Numbers in Elementary
If your child brings home math work, you may be surprised to see enormous numbers. What’s this all about?
The Montessori Elementary Math materials and practices support the manipulation and comprehension of large numbers. Using large numbers is not the goal, but it happens that Montessori Math ...
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Developing Math Skills
January was a busy month for our students. They returned to school from their holiday break with a lot of excitement and eagerness to get started again with working in the classroom.
Many of the students are working very hard with their math skills. These included wonderful lessons for ...
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year VFKH families! We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing winter break.
Holiday Celebrations
We had a wonderful December and the children enjoyed learning about the different holidays celebrated during this time. We read about Hanukkah and the miracle of light. With the help of ...
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Holiday Celebrations in the Toddler Classroom
December is a busy month for everyone, including our toddlers. Throughout the month, we celebrated Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s in the classroom.
During the Hanukkah celebration, children saw the lighting of the Menorah, heard the story of Hanukkah, received a dreidel, and played the ...
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Holiday Fun
What a joyous and busy month we had in December! The children enjoyed learning about Hanukkah and the miracle of lights with the lighting of the menorah, playing the dreidel game and exchanging coins, and listening to our Hanukkah stories.
The children worked very hard to prepare for the ...
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Developing Our Writing Skills
All the students are enjoying this nice stretch of good weather and the children love talking about all the beautiful colors of the leaves. This is a great time of the year to go on a short nature walk in your backyard, around the neighborhood, or even in a local park. See if your children ...
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