This Week in the Oak Room
- At March 24, 2013
- By CGMontessori
- In Oak Room
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Welcome Spring! Even though it doesn’t feel like it, the first day of spring was Wednesday! We all have spring fever and are going outside when the temperature crawls to higher than 32 degrees. We have enjoyed observing the children keeping track of the temperature throughout the day and making predictions about how high it will get. The children keep us well informed when it gets high enough for outdoor play. We are looking forward to warmer days and our upcoming spring planting!
Your children continue diligently completing so many jobs in the classroom. Please remember that your children are particularly sensitive to language development at this age range. A change of seasons is an ideal time to keep giving them new vocabulary and talk about the changing environment around them. We all lead such busy lives, but it’s important to model for our children the ability to slow down and notice details around them and assign words to what they see.
After we return from spring break we will be traveling to Africa in our geography area of our classroom. If any families have any items or artifacts to share or display, they would be greatly appreciated.
A reminder: conferences are next week. Thank you to all of the families that have already signed up. We look forward to discussing all of the children’s progress with you.
Child quote of the week:
“You can remember a turtle is a reptile cause it will rip your head off.” – Luke
“Only through freedom and environmental experience is it practically possible for human development to occur.”
Maria Montessori