Look At What We Can Do!

Room 101 was very busy last week! Children met new friends, learned new procedures and received so many presentations. I can already tell that our class is an inquisitive bunch! They were all eager to start working. 

This week, we will continue to practice our routines and procedures. I will also be showing more presentations especially to the new students. They are working hard in completing the work cycle. They are practicing how to choose a work, identify if it is a rug or table work, choose a work space, work and then put the materials away for the next user to go on to the next task. This process is practiced daily by your children. It has so many components that range from planning to respecting others. Through out the school year, this cycle will become extended into a long period of time. At our school, the uninterrupted work cycle is 2 hours (approximately).  

Please check out this article with a brief explanation of the work cycle (This one talks about the typical 3-hour cycle in Montessori.)

Also useful is this website for some common Montessori terms I will use in our blog.

**Teacher Assistant Update: We welcome Mr. Nick in our classroom! We are excited to have him join our class while we wait for Ms. Castillo. I will send more info on Mr. Nick later on today.

Please find below some of the children working towards a longer work cycle:

Santi is focused and concentrated on his work!

Children are choosing independent work based on what they have been presented.

Garvit is matching some famous landmarks in the world.

Stefan is proud of his creation!

Ibrahim explores his face during an activity at Kindergarten Time (Self-Portrait), while Noah works on his.

Leslie is adding details to her self-portrait.

Kindergarten is fun according to Daniel and Natalie. =)

Can you hear the busy buzz of Room 101?

I am presenting the Pink Cubes. You can see some of our friends are eager to try the work!

Leslie and Sophia R. playing, "I Spy" while building their vocabulary.