Highland Montessori School

We LOVE our playground

- January 18, 2017 | January 18, 2017 - rickweller 1 Comment

[caption id="attachment_2700" align="alignright" width="300"] Our playground is a place for imaginative play, whether alone or with friends.[/caption] Much of the time our students spend at school is focused on developing their sense of order in…

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Holiday materials come to our shelves

- December 7, 2016 | December 16, 2016 - rickweller comment

[caption id="attachment_2686" align="alignright" width="228"] Perforating a shape in an exercise of fine motor skills, and patience.[/caption] A Montessori classroom is ever-changing. Of course, the pink tower, counting beads, red rods and many more materials are…

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Thankful for our Multi-age Classroom

- December 1, 2016 | December 1, 2016 - rickweller

As we finish up our fall semester, we reflect on where we've come since August. This fall, like past years, we have enjoyed a new cohort of two-year-olds. It is lovely to watch them learn how…

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A time for gratitude

- November 17, 2016 | December 1, 2016 - rickweller

As we approach Thanksgiving, our students are sharing their gratitude in many ways. Last week, we started a book of gratitude, in which the students can write (or a teacher may write for them) something…

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Circle of Life

- November 2, 2016 | November 2, 2016 - rickweller

Our students have had several examples of the circle of life recently. Death can be a topic that adults hesitate to discuss with children, but in truth it is all around us. In October, we…

today our crowd included superheroes, unicorns, pokemon and Star Wars Heroines

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Halloween Sing-a-long and Parade

- October 28, 2016 | October 28, 2016 - rickweller comment

Many thanks to all of our parents, students and the weather for a wonderful morning! [caption id="attachment_2632" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fun singing spooky versions of our favorite songs. Here, we found "a little pumpkin, under a…

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Pumpkin Carving

- October 26, 2016 | October 26, 2016 - rickweller

Many thanks to one of our moms who came to school this morning to help our students work with pumpkins out on the playground. Everyone had the chance to draw or stamp on a pumpkin,…

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Our pet butterfly, Foldy

- October 19, 2016 | October 19, 2016 - rickweller

A couple of weeks ago, we received 10 caterpillars for our classroom. In a little over a week, they had each made their chrysalis, only this year the butterflies emerged much more quickly than they…

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Special Friday Visitors

- October 7, 2016 | October 7, 2016 - rickweller

Five of our caterpillars made cocoons last night, and that wasn't even the most exciting thing that happened today! We also had not one, not two, but THREE special visitors! First, we had a special…

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Outdoor Music Class

- September 23, 2016 | September 23, 2016 - rickweller

Yesterday Mrs Laura stayed a bit longer than usual and joined the students on the playground for an extended music class. It was even more kinesthetic than usual, with versions of "High and Low," "I'm…

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Montessori and the Growth Mindset

- September 12, 2016 | September 23, 2016 - rickweller

Dr Maria Montessori's curricula have been used in schools for over 100 years. One of the main concepts behind of her ideas is control of error; the material design sets the child up for success--and growth--through small, acceptable…

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Air, Land or Water

- September 1, 2016 | September 1, 2016 - rickweller comment

One of the popular themes so far this year has been our "Air, Land or Water" materials. Part of our Montessori Science curriculum, these works can come in a variety of forms; check out two…