This Week in the Oak Room
- At February 17, 2014
- By CGMontessori
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What a fun week in the Oak room. We celebrated Valentine’s Day with activities, the history of the holiday, a fun party and a surprise “fancy” candle lit lunch. Thanks to all of our parents who were such a big help, as always. We all had such a good time!
We are continuing our study of the weather and will be trying some science experiments this coming week to learn about rain, thunder and rainbows.
We have begun our geography unit on Australia. This week we talked about instruments, food and lifestyles in this area of the world.
We are proud to announce a near perfect attendance for the Spring conferences last week! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to meet with us. We enjoyed sharing the daily experiences we have with your children and bragging a little about their progress! Our class is full of such bright and caring kids!
Please note that we will be having an open house for both of our buildings in the first weekend of March. Please tell friends and co-workers about our wonderful schools and encourage them to attend!
Child quote of the week:
Miss Holly (during circle): “How do you think the celebrating of Valentine’s Day started?”
Dean: “Not good.”
Have a great weekend, Miss Holly.
This Week in the Oak Room
- At February 10, 2014
- By CGMontessori
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We are happy to report that the Oak room is healthy again. We recently had fevers and colds run their course, but we all seem to be on the mend! We have used this opportunity to remind the children of the importance of hand washing. We are encouraging the kids to wash (with soap) for the duration of the “abc song” or “Happy Birthday.”
What a winter we are having! This frigid and snowy season has given us the ideal opportunity to start talking about weather. We are implementing our daily weather tracking chart and learning about predictions, clouds and the weather changes that occur with each season.
We have enjoyed learning all about Antarctica in the Oak room, but are ready to travel to another continent. Our next area of study in geography and culture will be about the continent of Australia. If any of our families have artifacts from this region of the world and would like to share, we would love to see them!
Happy Birthday to our friend Andrew! He is 4!
There are still available openings for conferences next week if you haven’t already signed up! Please remember that we do have before and after care available for our students during our conference times. We are looking forward to meeting with our Oak room families to discuss their students’ progress.
Valentine’s Day is next week! We are looking forward to our class party on Thursday, Feb. 13th. Children who choose to bring in valentine cards for their friends will need to bring in enough for 21 students please. As usual, our party will take place at 2:30 that afternoon and parents are always welcome!
Child quote of the week:
Grant: “Meanie, meanie, minie, mo. If I pick you, you get to wear my star wars pajamas.” (Sadly, Miss Darci and I were not chosen.)
Have a great weekend, Miss Holly.
This Week in the Oak Room
- At January 27, 2014
- By CGMontessori
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Wow is it cold. I hope all of our families are staying warm and safe during these frigid winter conditions. However, the weather was quite appropriate for learning all about Antarctica and its inhabitants.
For our science lessons we have been learning about different classes of vertebrates, and where humans fall into this list. We discovered that we are in the mammal class and have been exploring the “bones” of the human body. We will continue with the human body unit and soon learn all about our organs and other body systems.
Thanks to our friends and families who attended the open house at the new school in Whiteland. We are all very excited about this new addition and appreciate your support!
Conferences will be here before we know it! You will be able to sign up soon at Brenda’s front desk. We always enjoy discussing the progress of your children and look forward to the opportunity to touch base with our CGM families. Sign up early to get the spot that best fits into your schedule!
Ever wonder why your child is spending so much time pouring, stringing beads and sweeping the floor at school? Well, our Practical Life walk thru on Monday, January 27th is your opportunity to find out just how important this area of the classroom and curriculum are to future success in language, math and overall self confidence. I hope you will join us for this enlightening exploration and discussion!
Child quote of the week:
Collin: “I’m going to sit and do my job but I am never ever never doing it.”
Have a great weekend, Miss Holly.
This Week in the Oak Room
- At January 21, 2014
- By CGMontessori
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We are “snow” excited to be back in the Oak room to start a brand new year! The children came back ready to visit with friends and get to work.
Speaking of snow, we are currently studying the differences between the four seasons, and learning all about the continent of Antarctica. Next week be prepared to hear all about the lives and trials of the Arctic penguins. We will be starting a special unit all about our waddling friends!
It was great to see many of our families at the open house for the new Indiana Montessori Community School. We are very excited about this addition to our Montessori family and greatly anticipate it’s official opening! The school is located on Route 31 just south of Whiteland Road. The next open house will be held on March 1st.
Ever wonder why your child is spending so much time pouring, stringing beads and sweeping the floor at school? Well, our Practical Life walk thru on January 27th is your opportunity to find out just how important this area of the classroom and curriculum are to future success in language, math and overall self confidence. I hope you will join us for this enlightening exploration and discussion!
Have a relaxing weekend and enjoy time well spent with your amazing children!
- At December 16, 2013
- By CGMontessori
- In Oak Room
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May the celebrating continue. This week in the Oak Room we traveled to Sweden to learn about the European holiday of St. Lucia’s Day! The children made star and candle headbands and enjoyed a presentation by our own Miss Kristen all about this special day. She also helped us make some delicious St. Lucia rolls!
The children in Sweden also like to make gingerbread treats for this holiday, so we took the opportunity to make our own gingerbread boys and girls as well as a fun gingerbread boy craft to go along with the traditional gingerbread man story!
We will be spending our last week before break talking about the Christmas season and what it means to give to others and this important time with our families. Our class party will take place on Thursday afternoon. If your child would like to bring in a class gift, we will be having them open those at our first circle and putting them with any other “donations.” This is an excellent opportunity for us to teach the children the joy of giving something without having to get something in return.
The children will also be getting their classroom cleaned up before the break. This includes cubbies! Please check on Friday to make sure that all items except changes of clothing and nap packs are taken out of the cubbies so that they may be cleaned over the break. Thanks for the help!
This Week in the Oak Room
- At December 07, 2013
- By CGMontessori
- In Oak Room
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December is the month of many celebrations at Center Grove Montesssori! This week we talked about Hannukah and St. Nicholas Day. We made latkes, lit our menorah and played many games of dreidel. We also made special paper shoes for St. Nicholas to leave a treat in. The children really enjoyed learning about the differences and similarities of these holidays to those we celebrate with our families.
Next week we will be discussing the European holiday of St. Lucia. Also, we, of course, will be making our usual Christmas crafts and baking some delicious treats for our party on the 19th. From 2-3 pm on that day we will be having our Christmas celebration with games and treats to share. In lieu of staff gifts we ask that gift givers bring in an item for our classroom. A wish list will be posted on the bulletin board by the front door.
A reminder: we have had a few issues with children not having a change of clothing at school. Please take the time to check your child’s cubby to make sure they have everything they need.
Please Note:
It is getting chilly outside. Please remember that we do take the children outside if the temperature is above 32 degrees, so they need to have appropriate outdoor clothing. With the cold mornings and warmer afternoons, we find dressing in layers to work best in keeping the kids comfortable.
Child quote of the week:
Andrew: “These onions don’t like my eyes.”
This Week in the Oak Room
- At November 25, 2013
- By CGMontessori
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What a busy week! All of the children were so active and busy doing jobs and playing with friends. We spent a lot of time this week making discoveries about Native Americans as well as the pilgrims that came across the ocean on the Mayflower. Many of you may have seen our wonderful totem poles at the front of our hallway. We appreciate that so many of our families took the time to help their child make such wonderful additions to the pole. You can really see the student’s personalities in every creation!
Nice headband Andrew!
We are only in school for Monday and Tuesday of the upcoming week, so we will be spending our time talking about Thanksgiving, baking and the older children in our classroom and the Maple room have been practicing a play to perform for their younger peers. This will be a lot of fun for all of us!
Happy Birthday Evan and Ava!
Please Note:
Please take the opportunity during this break to update or check your child’s change of clothes in their cubbies. We prefer two sets of clothes that are seasonally appropriate. Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Child quote of the week:
Miss Darci: “Ava, what do you want your Native American name to be for your headband?”
Ava: “Distracted…”
This Week in the Oak Room
- At November 20, 2013
- By CGMontessori
- In Oak Room
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With the onset of the cold and flu season, we have been practicing a lot of personal care skills such as hand washing, face cleaning and nose blowing. We always encourage the children to take care of their bodies by eating well, resting and keeping themselves clean. They are all doing very well with these lessons, but practice makes perfect, so keep up the reinforcement at home please!
Thanks to our parents for the very entertaining and educational Diwali celebration! We really appreciate the thought and care that went into the classrooms. The children had a wonderful time and were so excited to try so many new things!
Hopefully all of our families are diligently working on those totem pole cans. We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s creation and putting together our class pole. Our plans for Thanksgiving this year will cover the traditional history of the interactions between the pilgrims and the native americans through stories and playacting. On our last day before our short break, we will celebrate together by baking and making our own butter!
Happy Birthday Collin and Madison!
Please Note:
It is getting chilly outside. Please remember that we do take the children outside if the temperature is above 32 degrees, so they need to have appropriate outdoor clothing. With the cold mornings and warmer afternoons, we find dressing in layers to work best in keeping the kids comfortable.
This Week in the Oak Room
- At November 11, 2013
- By CGMontessori
- In Oak Room
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What a busy week! The children in the Oak Room have been working hard on jobs, Dia de los Muertos activities and having fun with friends. We spent a lot of our time talking about Mexico and the tradition of the Day of the Dead celebrations. We were pleased to learn that the children were very interested in why this holiday is celebrated and what the children of Mexico do to honor the special people in their lives who are no longer with them.
Next week we will be joining with the Maple Room to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights celebrated in India. This is a great favorite with the children so we are looking forward to those activities and tasty foods!
We will soon begin our preparations for Thanksgiving and learning about the history of this American holiday. Please look for a coffee can and instructions that will be sent home as a family craft activity. This will be your child’s contribution to our totem poles!
Please Note:
Thank you for your cooperation with the new nap routine. The nap packs are a great success and the children seem to enjoy the responsibility of taking care of their pack and getting ready for nap all by themselves.
It is getting chilly outside. Please remember that we do take the children outside if the temperature is above 32 degrees, so they need to have appropriate outdoor clothing. With the cold mornings and warmer afternoons, we find dressing in layers to work best in keeping the kids comfortable.
Good friends working together!
This Week in the Oak Room
- At November 04, 2013
- By CGMontessori
- In Oak Room
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We were happy to be back and ready to work this week after our Fall Break! The children were all eager to share what they did and where they travelled to during our time apart. We did a lot of celebrating this week with birthdays and Halloween. What a fun time with good friends!
This week we began our study of North America. There are several jobs out exposing the children to the different countries and cultures in our diverse continent. This coming week we will be celebrating Dia de los Muertos and learning about Mexico and the people that live there.
Happy Birthday to Brady and Laasya…they’re 5!
Halloween 2013
Look for more pictures on our Facebook Group!
Child quote of the week:
Levi: “Miss Darci? How are your children behaving today so far?”