Asia

 

Dear Lower Elementary Families,

In the weeks ahead, our classrooms will study the continent of Asia and its people.  The students will examine objects from everyday life, use some of the spoken and written languages, cook native recipes, and learn about art, literature and the music of Asia.

Each child will research a country in Asia and share it with the class.  We will celebrate the end of our Asian studies with a cultural reports and a luncheon. The date will be determined soon.

In order to make this a hands-on experience, we'd like to gather materials from Asia.  If you have any items that you think would enhance our Asian study, could you please let our classes borrow them? Here are some suggestions...
1.  Books, magazines, newspapers
2.  Toys
3.  Money
4.  Kitchen items
5.  School supplies
6.  Clothing
7.  Music
8.  Instruments
9.  Art work

We welcome guest speakers...parents, relatives, friends...who have traveled or lived in Asia and anyone who has a related experience, story, dance, game, or favorite Asian recipe to share.

You can enhance your child's learning by visiting your public library to check out books on Asia.

Thank you!  We appreciate your interest and support!

 

Submitted by: Room 106 and 107

Mighty Mustang Boot Camp

Giving

Read a thesaurus very carefully and you will see ‘TMA families’ as a synonym for benevolent. Our boxes are bursting with Toys for Tots. The front desk is groaning under the weight of hats and mittens to keep the children of La Casa de Amistad cozy and Portage Manor will have bingo prizes for a year.

 

A huge ‘Thanks’ to all of you!

 Submitted by: Terri Foley

You're Invited!

The entire school is buzzing with holiday fever! The students have been working hard at learning our holiday songs for the annual Holiday Sing-A-Long. So open up those lungs and be prepared to sing!

The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes would like to invite you, your families and friends to come join in the holiday fun. All of our children and community will be singing on Friday, December 21^st at 10 a.m. in the gym to kick-off the winter break. We love our diverse community and want to also ask if families would please bring items that either celebrates your family’s culture, heritage and/or holiday. We will place these items at the center of our sing-a-long circle and ask for your family to share with the community the items meaning or representation.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Submitted by: MaKayela Collins

Upper Elementary Update

The Upper Elementary students continue to travel through time and across the oceans in history and literature. The fifth years are researching explorers in North America.

 

 

The 6th years are in China (history) and (Vietnam) literature. In connection with this study, The students went out to lunch at the new Vietnamese restaurant "Bowl of Pho". We also made rice balls in class.

 

 

 

 

The fourth years are studying ancient Egypt and are working on their mummy making skills.

 

 

 

 

Submitted by: Helen Mufoletto

TMA’s 2012 Mock Presidential Election

TMA’s Library was recently decorated in red, white, and blue when it served as the community polling place for the school’s mock presidential election. Students from Kindergarten through Junior High were able to experience the voting process first hand. As students entered the Library, they checked in at the registration table, signed their names on their class list, and received ballots. With ballots in hand, students moved on to voting booths to mark their ballots. Their final stop was to deposit their ballots in our official ballot box, the same one used in past TMA mock elections.

 

This year TMA even had absentee voting!  Since Lower Elementary students were scheduled to spend Election Day at the Ludwick Farm, all of those students voted on Monday, November 5.  After the rest of the school voted on Tuesday, final results showed that Barak Obama and Joe Biden received 68 votes and Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan received 45 votes. Most students enjoyed the whole process. We hope voting in this mock election will inspire many of our TMA students to become life-long voters!

 

 

 

 

Special thanks go to Junior High volunteers, who assisted Kindergarten voters, and to Upper Elementary volunteers, who assisted Lower Elementary voters.

 

Submitted by: Lin Brooks