Dear Parents,
Hope you are enjoying the break from the hot temperatures! We are happy to see the children getting acclimated to their Gimmel environment.
Science is an important part of our Montessori curriculum! The fundamental lesson about the differences between living and non-living has been introduced. Our students are learning the concepts through sorting objects and pictures into the two categories, based on whether they exhibit attributes such as breathing, growing, moving. and reproducing. Further, our older friends are growing their individual indoor plant and observing the growth to understand that it is living. They are super excited to take it home and care for it. The younger friends are learning to water the plants in the classroom as a practical lesson, under the guidance of Morahs; this activity also underlines the concept of living vs. non-living things.
We have started introducing the Montessori color mixing activity with the primary colors. Part of this activity is science and part of it is sensorial. Color is one of the foundational components of art making. It helps children explore the world around them, recreate it in their unique ways, and talk about their art. Learning color mixing helps children to develop creativity, where they experiment with different colors to create any hue imaginable.
As we start our work-cycle at 9 AM, we would love to have all our students present to start our day promptly.
Also as a followup, we mentioned last week about our Share Day (Show and Tell program) that is held every Tuesday. Please help your child to bring one item of their choice to show to their classmates, and remember this item should be small enough to fit into a backpack.
Have a wonderful week!
-Morahs Uma, Kara, Kenzie, Chaya