Highland Montessori School

Manipulation and Invented Spelling at work

- September 10, 2014 | September 10, 2014 - rickweller

This morning several students were independently working on writing & spelling activities. [caption id="attachment_1526" align="alignright" width="300"] Motor skills develop sooner than the cognitive skills necessary for reading and writing.[/caption] It is fantastic seeing these expressions…

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New School Year

- August 19, 2014 | August 19, 2014 - rickweller comment

The first day of school is more than just the new faces that have joined our school, it is changes within school as well. Most of all this year, the beloved "nook" is now the…

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Children spill things

- July 18, 2014 | July 18, 2014 - rickweller comment

In case you didn't know… children spill things! Of course, this is not shocking news to anyone. However, children are also drawn to an orderly, clean environment. All too often we act like it's a…

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Order and the Montessori child

- June 11, 2014 | June 11, 2014 - rickweller comment

We've noticed a trend spreading among our students this spring. A couple of months ago, the maps (USA, world and continents) were very popular. There almost wasn't enough floor-space at times. As these things go,…

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Bugs

- May 30, 2014 | May 30, 2014 - rickweller

It's been a rainy spring and the bugs that come out have their blessings and challenges. The blessing is that many of our students, especially the older ones, LOVE finding bugs (mostly roll-pollies) and are…

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Making Stepping Stones

- May 20, 2014 | May 20, 2014 - rickweller comment

Our art teacher, Dorte, is on Day #3 of working with the kids to make stepping stones to put on our playground. This is a beautiful example of the kids learning about process and order…

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Lunchtime thoughts

- May 14, 2014 | May 13, 2014 - rickweller comment

See up there in the right-hand corner where it says "Lunchtime thoughts?" That's a new page that will get regularly updated. Please head there for ideas about what to pack in your child's lunchbox. Even…

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Art, yoga and Canada

- May 2, 2014 | July 18, 2014 - rickweller

It was a busy morning with some art, yoga and lots of Montessori work time. Mostly, we are grateful that one of our parents today came to school to tell us about their next vacation…

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Using the Pendulum in four easy steps

- May 1, 2014 | July 18, 2014 - rickweller

Parents, you may have noticed a new feature on our playground after Spring Break: the Pendulum. The pendulum is an excellent tool for developing eye-hand-coordination, since the "pull down to make it go up" notion is…

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Maps

- April 28, 2014 - rickweller comment

Lately, students of all ages have been enthused by maps. [caption id="attachment_1402" align="alignnone" width="225"] In this one, the older students are placing famous monuments on the corresponding continent.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1400" align="alignnone" width="300"] Texas in…

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busy hands after lunch today…

- April 23, 2014 | July 18, 2014 - rickweller

Between lunch and Zen time, the "non-nappers" have some time to work alone. Here is some of today's work….

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Passover Celebration

- April 17, 2014 - rickweller comment

Earlier this morning, we paused to celebrate Passover at school. We are grateful to Matt Berg for coming to tell the story of Passover, share some matzo with the students and hide the afikomen. Yes,…