Highland Montessori School

Transporting Us Inside this August

- August 18, 2023 | August 23, 2023 - rickweller

In early August HMS teachers returned, with our annual ritual of preparing the classroom for a new school year. With this unending heatwave we have also re-organized our normal daily schedule to accommodate the blistering…

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International Tastes

- June 25, 2023 | June 30, 2023 - rickweller

Now serving: Brigadeiros! This spring when we began studying desserts a conversation was started among kids and adults. What we thought might be a few weeks' study of food and nutrition was lengthened by the…

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Lessons from Nature

- April 18, 2023 | May 10, 2023 - rickweller

The last butterfly was released on Monday, May 8, nearly 4 weeks to the day after our teeny, tiny caterpillars arrived at school. This is a long span of time for our young students, and…

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The Great Montessori Baking Unit

- March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2023 - rickweller comment

Yes! You read that right… we are studying desserts this spring! In search of a theme for activities that truly excite these young ones, what better than cakes, cookies, pies and ice cream! We came…

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Unending Curiosity

- February 28, 2023 | March 3, 2023 - rickweller

"Little scientists" is a phrase often batted around. Its popularity is not a surprise to teachers of young children. Kids are inherently curious about everything around them. This winter at HMS has been no exception.…

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Sugar and Spice and…

- December 20, 2022 | March 3, 2023 - rickweller

December is such an exciting month for so many reasons. After the change in weather after Thanksgiving, the children get so excited about the Holiday Season. So of course seasonal materials finds their way into…

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Gratitude all around us

- November 27, 2022 | March 3, 2023 - rickweller

This month we are particularly grateful for our community. October and November have not at all been normal months for us, but with flexible teachers and parents, the kids have had a wonderful time. We…

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We Love October

- October 31, 2022 | November 1, 2022 - rickweller

October brings not just the cooler weather, but we are finally settling in after the start of the school year. We get to go camping together. We enjoy the playground more and more. Of course,…

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Freedom and discipline

- September 28, 2022 | October 3, 2022 - rickweller

One sunny afternoon last winter, our playground saw a group of children spontaneously gather each other for a game. Not just a simple imagination-type-game, but this group of children between the ages of 2 and…

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The Instruments of Intelligence

- August 18, 2022 | March 3, 2023 - rickweller

Every August, after weeks of preparation by our wonderful teachers, we welcome returning students back to school. They return to a classroom with many of the materials they know well from last year, and some…

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Stage of Life

- June 7, 2022 | March 3, 2023 - rickweller

Tucked in the back of our playground is a wonderful little spot. Some may call it a deck, but we call it "The Stage." One of its first uses back in 2013 was to stand…

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Springtime means…

- March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2022 - rickweller

Springtime is always so much fun at HMS, both inside our classroom and outside on the playground. It means we can hang up our coats early in the day. It means the trees are getting…