First, the Montessori class would like to thank all the Moms and Grandmas and Aunts who joined us for our Mother's Day Tea on May 11. Our students worked so hard at learning their songs and poem, making gifts, and also chopping up all that fruit for the fruit salad!
This month, we are exploring plants and seeds. This week, in particular, we are learning about the parts of plants we eat. On Monday, we learned that we eat the root of the carrot plant; yesterday, we ate the leaves of the spinach plant. For the rest of the week, we will eat common vegetables that are stems, seeds, and even flowers. We are also finding out what it takes to make seeds grow into plants. Each child is sprouting corn seeds in ziploc bags, so that they can see what happens and how the seed changes. If all goes well, we will plant the sprouted seeds in our garden. It is also the time of year to transplant the sprouts from our decomposed pumpkin into the garden. With any luck, we will grow more corn and pumpkins, and thus the circle of life will continue. The next two events for our class are the Spring Concert on June 1, 7 pm, and our End of the Year Picnic on June 8, 10 am. Please mark your calendars for both events. For the Spring Concert, please bring your child to the Montessori classroom by 6:40 pm on June 1. You may then find a seat in the gymnasium. Our class will be among the first performers, after which we will return to the classroom. You may pick them up from the Montessori, classroom. We are doing this because we realize that it is close to bedtime for some of our students, and staying for the whole concert may be too difficult. Tomorrow, Thursday, our class will enjoy an Ice Cream Sundae Bar, courtesy of the Mineo family! This will be a morning event (hooray for an ice cream brunch!), as the Mineo family had the winning bid at the Spring Auction. Hopefully, we will eat picnic-style, in the fresh air and sunshine.
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Ms. Teresa is just one of the three fantastic teachers in St. Mary's Montessori Children's House! |