Cooking Project- Easter Egg Sandwiches

Children crack and peel boiled eggs, after a thorough hand wash of course.
They loved doing this part and felt so capable.

Mrs. Merrill Spreading and Serving sandwiches. The children are so patient and join in a discussion about "trying new things" while they wait to be served.

Easy and delicious!

These are all the ingredients for Egg sandwiches: Boiled eggs, dill relish, chopped green onion, chopped celery, chopped parsley, mayonnaise, mustard, seasoned salt, bread.

Every child tried their sandwich and all but one loved it and even wanted more. I was so pleased that they were adventurous eaters!
I've noticed kids are a lot less picky when they help in the making process.

April News

Its April! I hope everyone had an enjoyable spring break! We had a few warm days here and there and hope to see many more this month. In Montessori we will be studying plants and flowers this month. We will be looking for budding trees and flowers. We will learn how important plants and flowers are to us. The children will do plant care works and plant their own seeds and watch them grow. A variety of gardening activities will be available to them also.

St. Patricks Day!

Don't they look like a bunch of Leprechauns!

Only 3 months Left of school! Wow! Time flies when you’re having fun.

Good News! Mrs. Merrill is pregnant! This is her last baby and even though it came as a shock, she is very happy. She is due the first week of September and plans on starting school a few weeks late next year.

Your children are all doing very well. Mrs. Wood and I are busy busy every day giving lessons to the children. They are so driven to learn!


GREEN GREEN GREEN
St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday March 17, 2009
Everyone needs to come to school wearing at least a bit of green or they might get pinched.
We will be having a fun green tasting activity and reading stories about leprechauns and pots of gold. We will also be learning about rainbows and reviewing our colors with fun games.



Spring Break!
No, I’m not kidding it really is going to be spring someday soon (I hope)!
There will be no school Tues. March 24-26

Another frequently asked question about Montessori:
What makes a Montessori Teacher different?

In the simplest terms, a Montessori director teaches individually. Picture a traditional classroom: the teacher stands at the front of the classroom in which the students are all sitting in desks, all receiving the same lesson at the same time. This is the factory approach that is convenient for school systems, but not conducive to learning. In the traditional school environment the child is treated as an empty vessel, with information poured in at the same rate to all children until the bell rings.
In a Montessori classroom your child is taught individually or is small groups. This allows the teacher to get immediate feedback and to be sensitive to how well the child is absorbing the lesson and what questions or needs the child has. Simply put, there is nothing that works so well in education as individual attention.
Each Montessori Teacher has been trained in the science of observing children.
They have also been trained on how to teach using the Montessori Materials, all of which have been scientifically designed to enhance the learning experience.
In fact the word “teacher” is not always used in the Montessori classroom. A teacher is someone who knows something and gives it to you. A Montessori teacher is often called a director or a guide, because what they do is direct the child toward what he needs to teach himself. The Montessori Director has been trained to observe your child and to determine his or her level of development, and what guidance the child needs to progress to the next level.
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