It is hard to believe that November is already here.  The year seems to be going very fast and we are busy at work creating a wonderful learning environment for your children.

      I have decided to add some photos of the children to help you understand what your child is doing in school and to give
 you an idea of where your child might be moving next. The works on our shelves progress from easy lessons to more difficult lessons, and you will be able to see this progression in the photos.

      I hope you enjoy seeing your child at work!

     As the Holiday season approaches please take the time to review the November and December calendars.  We have many special events scheduled, as well as Life Celebration Days, camps and Spanish enrichment opportunities for your child. It is important that you keep track of these scheduled events.

     In circle this month we will be learning about sorting and patterns, some new peace activities, and all about Native Americans. Your children will learn new songs, poems and music that reflect what they are reviewing in class.

     As the cold weather approaches, please remember to dress your child appropriately - shoes, socks, boots, and especially coats,  some children may also benefit from hats and mittens.
In order to enjoy our outdoor time it is important for your child to be warm.  Please remember that if you desire, a pair of boots may be left at the school for those days when they are needed.

     In late October, Ms Jocelyn and I attended a special conference about peace activities in the classroom.  Your child will be talking about "Love Lights", new Silence extensions, and Black Elk's Medicine Wheel Vision of Peace just to name a few of the activities we will be creating for our classrooms.

    We wish everyone a very special Holiday season!  Thank you for your support and allowing us to spend this special time with your children.
Ms Linda & Ms Jordan

In our sensorial area children learn colors, shapes, seration and grading.  Many of our extensions include tracing, cutting and gluing skills to complete the work.

The activities in Practical Life area are where all children start in a Montessori classroom.  These works help children to develp concentrations skills, develop patience and encourage children to repeat the works until they have mastered them. 

In our Math area children are learning numbers 1-10, addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, 100 board, patterns, measuring and many other mathmatical skills.

 One of the first steps in learning to read and write.  Student follow directions in a multi-step process that involves, social skills, pouring skills, preparation skills, self-care skills and cleaning up just to name a few.

Practical life includes water works, spooning, pouring, tweezing, pinching, sewing skills and many others.

In our Language area, children are learning sounds, sight words, blends, matching things that go together, picture to object matching, the moveable alphabet, story writing, word building and many, many more language skills.

In Geography many students are making maps, learning about Asia and Europe, Learing about people in our community, and making sand maps of the continents.

In Science many of our students are experimenting with color mixing, learning about leaves, learning about how things grow and how to take care of them, as well as using magnets, weighing and measuring, and recording what happens in their experiments.

Special events in our classroom include Birthday celebrations, visitors, pre-k events, and Holiday presentations.

Advanced design in the Sensorial area.

Students are working on several types of reports.

  Students are learning about patterns, creating them, extending them, and naming them.

Learning to multiply using the Pythagoras board and number charts.

Students are learning to add fractions together to make a whole. Students select a card, which directs them to select a fraction piece, they put it in their beaker and then select additional pieces until they have created  a whole number. ( 1 )

 Students learn about nouns and create a noun book - this book contains several pages and is an extensive writing project as well.

Students are learning to create cards for others as well as learning to address evelopes.

 Students select a drawer from our story box, using the objects inside, they phonetically spell words, a teacher takes dictation creating a story for the child.  All phonetically spelled words are underlined in the story.