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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School News
Violin Morning
Hugo's mother, Jennifer Fleeger, came to visit our classroom one morning and treated the class to a violin show. The elementary class even joined us to watch the show. Ms. Fleeger first showed the children her violin, then she explained its parts and how she takes care of it. They ...
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Diwali!
Last Friday, the Primary and Elementary students celebrated Diwali! Mr. and Mrs. Koli and Mrs. Rajeswaran taught the children about this wonderful Hindu festival of lights, sharing their own personal customs of the holiday. The children enjoyed learning about the food, the oil lamps, the clothing, ...
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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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Play dough Fun!
Play dough is one of the favorite activities in the classroom. To keep our supply of play dough going, we spent one afternoon making more. The children participated in the mixing of the ingredients, (flour, salt, vegetable oil, cream of tartar, water and food coloring) kneading, and ...
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Soccer and “Dress Down Day” in the Elementary
Last Friday the elementary students enjoyed playing soccer together! They play soccer every Friday afternoon, if the weather allows. The students also enjoyed the first "Dress Down Day" of the year. "Dress Down Day" is the first Friday of every month, and the students are permitted to wear ...
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Family Pictures
Our class has been very busy the past few weeks, and are getting more and more comfortable with each other and with the classroom. I would like to thank all the parents who joined us for our school activities, like Tea and Tissues and the September Social. I hope everybody enjoyed themselves, and ...
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