The children have been working very hard to learn their songs, as well as acting out the expressions needed for their character to come to life. There is such a delightful hum of music in the air as the children repeat the songs in their little hearts and minds as they work throughout the day. In ...
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School News
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
The students have been enjoying a little bite of the Irish culture all this week. They loved hearing about St. Patrick and the Leprechauns, eating soda bread with real Irish butter and discovering coins in their classroom that the magical wee people left for them. The afternoon students ...
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Elementary – Maple Sugaring
Maple Sugaring on Monday was wonderful! The elementary students were enthralled by the process. They had studied it beforehand and were able to answer many of the questions asked. They learned the process of how to get maple sugar from maple trees and how to tell certain indigenous deciduous trees ...
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There is Excitement in the Air
Our class is getting excited about our Spring Play and Songfest on April 9th. The afternoon children are practicing everyday and look forward to presenting “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” We are so lucky to have so many good singers and quick learners in our class. After playing the music one day, ...
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Teacher in Service Day
Just a reminder that Friday March 11 is a Teacher in Service Day! ...
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Elementary Montessori and Math:
Why do the children write their own math problems? Why doesn't the teacher write them? The math materials are just like any other materials in the classroom--the children choose what they would like to work on based on the goals they set with me at one-on-one conferences and their own progression ...
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Maple Sugaring Field Trip
Can you believe that spring is on its way! The children enjoyed their trip to the nature center and learning about Maple Sugaring. Each student had the opportunity to taste the difference between real maple syrup and what we often think is maple syrup such as Aunt Jemima or Log Cabin. Each sample ...
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Yum! Maple Sugaring
We are saying “goodbye” to February and “hello” to March. We’re hoping that we’ll have a nice warm early Spring! Last week our class visited the Great Valley Nature Center. First of all we want to thank all of the parents (and grandparents) that so willingly and graciously transported our children. ...
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