We’ve made it through the first 6 weeks of school! It has been such an amazing and positive experience. I am really loving this school year. I’m excited about all of the things that we are learning and working on. I love your children. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of their educational journey. The end of the first six weeks marks the end of our Normalization period. If you are interested in coming to observe the class or volunteering, please let me know.
In Language Arts, we have been learning about writing informative essays. We have had some fun lessons on how important it is to use proper punctuation when writing. We have begun our spelling/vocabulary groups. We are doing dyad reading a few days a week. The 6th graders have had some lessons on all of the types of pronouns and how to use them properly. All of the students are working on grammar and parts of speech.
We are working on a wide range of topics in Math, from place value and rounding to square root to prime factorization. I love that in addition to learning the core math standards as grade level groups, Montessori also allows students to work more individually in the areas that are appropriate to the development of that child.
Our class does not currently have a room parent. If that is something you would be interested in taking on, please let me know.
We would love to have more parents sign up to bring snack for our class. We currently have 22 students. If you can help, please sign up here: https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/events
The students were assigned a book report home project a couple of weeks ago. I sent home a paper listing 3 options the students could choose from. I understand that not all of those papers have made it home. If you have not received this assignment, please let me know and I will send a digital copy through e-mail. This home project is due on October 11th.
As always, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns! kgonzales@mariamontessoriacademy.org Have a fantastic weekend!
Kirsten