Amarillo Montessori Room 4

February already??

2009-02-03T10:33:00.000-08:00

This month's theme is 'Can Learn About Pets', the color is Pink, the shape is a Heart, and the kids are learning about pets. We have books about Pet Stores, kittens and other pet type animals. The kids are liking the pink work we have out on the shelves a lot. We will be making some Valentines in class so watch for paint to be under the nails of our little ones.

We also have a lot of cold bugs going around our classroom the last week or so, we hope everyone gets better so we can do all our exciting projects.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!!

New Year and New Month

2009-01-22T10:52:00.000-08:00

January is the Blue month, the theme is 'I Can Explore', Snowman is the puppet and we have snowflakes up. We have soft and hard balls to feel, talking piggy banks to hear, and vanilla scented heavy work to smell. We have been getting new work for the shelves and the kids are enjoying all the new stuff a lot.
We forgot to welcome Emma to the class last month!!!
We want to welcome Presley and Avie to the class this month!!!! We now have 10 friends in our class.
We are working on Extravaganza projects for the class, so please ask us what you can do to help.

I Can Go !

2008-12-09T10:48:00.000-08:00

December is finally here, how fast the first half of the school year has gone by.
This is a new month in the curriculum "The Tod Squad Can Go", the color is Green, the puppet is a Dog, and the theme has to do with transportation. We are enjoying making cars zoom across the floor, building the rubbery trucks, and putting the cars together that will make noise when put together right.
Mrs. Moreno, Ms. Mika and Miss Abuk are hoping that everyone has a safe Holiday Break! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

New Month

2008-11-10T10:54:00.000-08:00

November snuck up on us. We have a new theme for the month it is "I Can Be Healthy." The color is Brown, the shape is a Square, the puppet is a Giraffe, and the kids are learning the names of fruits and vegetables. The vocabulary cards for this month are; Spoon, Corn, Cereal, Tissue, Washcloth. The poem for the month is Peas Porridge Hot.
Welcome our new kid: Gavin Snell. He came from the Infant House last week to join our class.
We will also be missing two of our own, Jackson and Kwaku have moved to Room 3 this week. We are going to miss them a lot but are so proud of the progress they've made and their ability to move up to the next class!!

We are all well now!!

2008-10-17T11:00:00.000-07:00

We have had a good week everyone is back and feeling better. We would like to thank the parents that bought the class books from our wish box at the book fair this week.
We have noticed the children talking more understandably this week and repeating more the past few days.
WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF FAMILY PICTURES FOR THE WALL!!!!!

What's going around??

2008-10-09T10:20:00.000-07:00

This week we have had alot of our kids out sick. We hope everyone returns by Monday with a clean bill of health. We are still taking every possible measure to keep our room germ free. These toddlers are still exploring with their mouths on EVERYTHING and they are all still getting in new teeth. The teething process includes low grade temps (under 101.0), clear runny noses, and lots of drooling. We also have many with allergies which have many of the same symptoms as teething.
REMINDER: As the weather is getting cooler we will still go outside to play, so please send a jacket with your child to school.
WE STILL NEED FAMILY PICTURES!!!!!!!
Scholastic Book Fair is coming next week, so if you can sign up to work.

We are excited to say we have a new student in class, he came from the Infant house.
HELLO, Quinn!

Second month theme

2008-10-02T10:10:00.000-07:00

We are starting a new theme this month it is "I can pretend," the color is Orange, the shape is still a circle, and the puppet is a cat. We will be encouraging the kids to use their imaginations. The kids will also be talking about the leaves changing colors and the weather getting colder. If you could talk to your kids about the color of the leaves and the cool wind, we would love for you to see how much your kids are understanding.
We are encouraging the kids to use sign language and their words everyday. We are seeing some that are remembering to use both more. This is helping communication in our class.
WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF SOME FAMILY PICTURES FOR OUR WALL!!!

Settling In

2008-09-22T10:48:00.000-07:00

We are starting our 4th week of the color Red and the shape circle. The children are settling into our routine and adjusting well. For example: when they see us get out the rug they know it is line time and to sit on it to sing. We sing the same songs every day in the order. They also know that when we come in from outside to go wash their hands.

WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE STILL NEED OUR FAMILY PICTURES!!!!!

Week 3 Pictures

2008-09-11T10:36:00.000-07:00

2008-09-11T09:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome Parents of Room 4

2008-09-05T09:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome to room 4. The teachers are Mrs. Moreno, Ms. Mika and Miss Abuk.
We are enjoying getting to know your children so far this year.

This month we are learning about the color RED, Teddy bears, Circles and getting on a schedule.

We are still needing our Family pictures for our Family wall, if you could help us out in getting those to school.

Thank you so much for sharing your children with us this year.