Hello, Room 101 families!
It has been a long while since our last post. So many things (and challenges) have happened between then and now. First of all, I want to thank everyone for your understanding and patience during the teacher strike. Whether you supported our cause or not, I appreciate your tolerance on what happened. It was very hard for everyone (you and I) but we accomplished a lot that benefit our students and schools!
When we left off, Room 101 was in a good flow of works and activities in the classroom. Our students are remarkable and it shows so much in their daily works. Coming back from the strike, I am amazed by how much our students were back in the groove of things! We also started cooking in the classroom. We made apple sauce and enjoyed it at Sunset meeting. The children scrubbed and chopped the apples. They were very excited to taste the apple sauce that THEY made! Get ready for more cooking in the weeks to come!!!
Today, the teachers had a Montessori PD at school. We hosted 5 other public Montessori schools in Chicago. I always love this day because we get to connect and collaborate with other Montessorians in Chicago. There was one quote that I really loved. As the presenter was reading it, I thought of our 101 community. I thought of your children. I am sharing this quote with you below:
Education and Peace 101
"When I am in the midst of children, I do not think of myself as a scientist, a theoretician. When I am with children I am nobody, and the greatest privilege I have when I approach them is being able to forget that I even exists for this has enabled me to see things that one would miss if one were somebody- little things, simple but very precious truths. It is not always imperative to see big things, but it is of paramount importance to see the beginning of things. At their origins there are little glimmers that can be recognized as soon as something new is developing." -Maria Montessori
See you at school!
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This marble maze was such a popular work! The children created their own maze and problem solved how the marble came out of it.
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| Ethan tried the marble maze, too. |
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| Estela and the marble painting work. |
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| Oona tweezed out corn kennels while practicing hand-eye coordination. |
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| Lea explored Odd and Even numbers using the Card and Counters work. |
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| Chloe made a parts of a tree booklet. |
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| Olivia chose to create a Sound book after working on the Sound Box. |
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| /F/ for fan. |
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| Oona made a parts of a leaf booklet. |
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| Falcon graded the nuts and bolts so she can put this work together. |
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| Toby practiced teen numbers using the Teen board and booklet. |
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| Hudson practiced Napkin folding and indirectly explored different ways to divide a square. |
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| Estela put the life cycle of an apple in order. |
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| Nicholas used his name tag to label his work. |
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Andy and Oliver identified the different continents using the Continent Globe and Map.
"I found Antartica!" |
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| Hello from 101! |
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| Some 4-year old cycle friends working on decimal system (Bank Fetch Game). |
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| Some 4-year old cycle friends working on decimal system (Bank Fetch Game). |
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| Falcon matched fruit pictures and objects. |
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| Isabella and Sofia completing the 100 Board. |
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| "Whoa! Look at the mole's mouth!" |
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| Carlos and Oliver worked on sorting Land-Air-Water animals and objects. |
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| Oona matched different types of trees. |
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| Ariana practicing the pincer grip and handwriting using the Metal Insets. |
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| Madison and the Seasons work. |
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| Snack time! |
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| Ariana gave Sharon a presentation on the Sandpaper numbers. |
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| Apple Stamping |
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| There is a start inside an apple!!! |
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| Julieta and Ethan made a parts of an apple poster. |
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| Carlos sorted living and non-living things. |
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| Our apple sauce making set up. =) |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| We love apple sauce! |
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