Author Archives: Shilo Lucyk

Hi class, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week we worked on evaluating memoirs. The goal is to recognize what makes a memoir mediocre and what makes a memoir great. I asked all students to read three memoirs written by … Continue reading →

On the 22nd and the 23rd of January, the seventh through ninth graders are participating in a Grace and Courtesy seminar. Remember to spend your time wisely in Language Arts class so you can get all of your annotations and … Continue reading →

More than a hundred years in the future, our country as we know has fallen apart. The ice caps have melted some fifty years in the past, and that caused part of the world to flood and our country to … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, This week we launched our new unit focusing on the power of words. We chose a word to anchor us in our goals and created our super cool word wall. Today we’re moving on to a reading about … Continue reading →

Hi 9th graders, All your hard work is coming to a close next week at the International Festival. To keep you on track, please remember: Your research paper is due either on December 12th or 13th. Please print it before turning … Continue reading →

Our 7th and 8th-grade students started a unit on debates this week. To launch the unit, we watched this video. It is inspiring, so we wanted to share it. If you are a student who was absent, please check the … Continue reading →

Maria Montessori Academy Parents Association (MAPA) is very excited to announce that effective December 1, 2017 we will be using Track it Forward to schedule and record volunteer hours.  We feel that using track it forward will help us provide … Continue reading →

Dear ELA Community, We’re starting a new checklist this week. It’s been uploaded to the checklist page on this blog. I’ll have a copy for everyone, but if you lose yours, you can find and print one here. During the … Continue reading →

Hi parents, As you know, our job shadow project is happening this week. Most of our 7th and 8th graders will be out either Thursday or Friday for their shadow. When your student is for this experience, we ask that … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! Please remember to bring the book you selected for independent reading to class with you each time you come. As I posted and explained, the ability to select the book you want to read in class comes with … Continue reading →