What a busy week we've had! We've gone through our first five days of a regular school schedule. Every day, the children have worked on choosing work, finding their own appropriate work space, and, when finished, returning it to the shelf ready for the next person to use. It is a new responsibility for some of our young students. All children have also practiced sitting peacefully at circle, lining up to walk to specials, serving themselves snack, and asking teachers for help. These are the base skills needed for academic work to begin. We've also had a couple of fire drills.
Our four- and five-year-olds have begun drawing and, when appropriate, writing in journals every morning. Since this is the first task of their school day, it is important for your child to come to school on time, so as not to miss out on this important handwriting practice. Our five-year-olds have also begun choosing projects from the teacher-composed weekly work lists. Work lists are used to ensure that the Kindergartner is learning and practicing the appropriate skills for their level, while giving them choice in their work. Work lists help our Kindergartners learn about time management and negotiating priorities. Ideally, when a work list is completed before Friday, the student may choose work on his or her own. Next week, we will begin studying apples, our theme for September. We will learn about the parts of apples, how they grow, identify different kinds, and by the end of the month, we will use apples to prepare a special dish together! On another note: about half of our class has signed up for Remind texts or e-mails. If you haven't, please do so. You can text @mheadt to 81010 OR email [email protected] (the subject line can be blank), to automatically sign up for messages from the Montessori Children's House teachers.
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Ms. Teresa is just one of the three fantastic teachers in St. Mary's Montessori Children's House! |