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Singing the blues and in the pink. . . for the Charity Challenge!
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Julie, Mr. Nick and Mr. Chris
recently had to “bite the bullet” and dye their hair for the tie
between the girls and the boys for the Student Council-sponsored
Charity Challenge. The girls in the school collected items for Eveline Rivers,
and the boys collected items for the SPCA. It was a tight race near the end!
Many items were collected for these organizations. The items filled four
large refrigerator boxes. Thank you to all students and parents who
supported this service project.
 
Fantastic First Grade
Sr. M. Stephanie
This has been a busy time of the year. We first graders had a very special friendship stew with Mrs. Adkins class to help us celebrate Thanksgiving. The picture shows us at our festive table. We each told what we were thankful for and sang a few songs before eating. We had a great time!
The first graders have been learning many things. In Math, we have been studying about even and odd numbers. We have been discovering all kinds of blends in words such as th and ch. Alphabetizing words can sometimes be a challenge especially when you have to look at the second and third letters. Now, for Advent we are preparing our hearts for the coming of the little Lord Jesus. We have chosen to draw names for prayer partners to help us on our Advent journey. May you and your family have a Blessed Christmas!
Are You Smarter Than a 4 Year Old?
Mrs. Brandy Radney & Mrs. Julia McDonald
Welcome back Montessori families! Our school year has started off with a BIG BLASTOFF! The students are so eager and willing to learn already. As a student myself this year, I am finding similarities in our teachings in the Montessori classroom that coincide with my schooling in college. For example, in my college algebra class, we are learning binomials ( - ) and trinomials (a +bx+c). This is a piece of work that is presented in our Montessori classrooms in the form of a 3-D puzzle. I find this fascinating that we are already instilling an algebraic foundation for our students! How exciting is that?!
 
In our language area, students are showing a great interest in learning to read. As we read books, aloud or silently, students are pointing out letters or words that they recognize. This shows that our method of teaching language allows our students to recognize these letters or words outside of the environment in which they were taught. This is a big accomplishment! Also, as we are reading to our students, we are developing a higher level of thinking for them by asking certain questions about the book and having them answer, sometimes having them hypothesize what may happen next. This helps with reading comprehension, which plays a vital role in their future education.
As directresses, we look forward to watching how absorbent our students’ minds will become throughout this school year. |
