Last week was a busy
and exciting time in Room 106. The students made new friends and reconnected
with classmates as the new first year and the returning second and third year
were together for the first time. Our new students were each given an older buddy
to help them navigate in the school environment. The students got to know each
other a little better as the first few students presented their “getting to
know me” sharing, a small collection of items that tell about their interests.
Another daily highlight
for our students was joining their friends in Room 107 for the presentation of
the five Great Lessons. These Montessori lessons are given at the start of each
school year and open the area of the curriculum for further exploration and
study. The students enjoyed the lessons
and the follow-up activities. After the first lesson the students used oil
pastels to draw their impressions of the beginning of the universe on black
paper. Many students chose to draw volcanoes. After the lesson on what makes
humans special the students traced their hands and wrote several words to tell
what they love inside of the hand.
Inspired by the history of writing, the students created their own
messages on paper from brown paper bags. After they crumpled the paper it resembled
the animal skins that people used before the invention of paper.
We are looking forward to many more exciting weeks of learning.
Submitted by: Mrs. Reynolds & Ms. Sonia
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