Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

We had a large work block day today.  The students should be finished their first explorer page, if they have not completed it, it needs to be completed for homework tonight.  They should be starting their independent research on the explorer of their choice.   Homework tonight:  - Explorer good copy  -  warm outside clothes   - home reading  - fast facts practice Have a good night! 

This morning we had another rotation of our literacy stations.  I have been working with the students in my station on subject and predicate and today we talked about compound subjects and compound predicates in sentences.  This afternoon they carried on working on their Explorer project.  Their rough copies should be completed by this point.  Their good copies should be handed in by Friday at the latest. Homework tonight:  - home reading  - library tomorrow  - unfinished work (notes were given to students today about missing work)  - gym tomorrow  - bake sale tomorrow   - warm clothes for outside! Have a good night. 

We had our muscle quiz today.  We also had a fast facts practice.  To end the day we had our Classroom Family Fun afternoon with the other Montessori class.  We played Minute to Win It games and tried some coding. Homework:  - home reading  - French Olympic athlete if not complete  - Explorer rough copies if not complete  - no school Monday Have a wonderful weekend! 

It was a very busy day in the classroom today.  We discussed Quebec Carnaval and looked at the activities that take place during this celebration.  We also had Mr. Michel come in and speak with us today about the importance of music and dance. Homework:  - home reading  - muscle system quiz tomorrow  - puzzle maps (very overdue)   Have a good night! 

This afternoon we worked on our sewing project.  The students played Pumpkin Patch Throw-down in gym today.  Most of the day was spent as a work block.  We are working hard to finish our explorer writing.   Homework tonight:  - home reading  - muscle quiz Friday   - puzzle map colouring if not completed (this is VERY overdue!)  - Word Study Lessons nine and ten if not complete Have a good night! 

We started creating some poetry this morning.  We will continue to work with it through the week.  We had a work block at the end of the day today.  The children also worked on their Explorer projects today. Homework:  - home reading  - library books back tomorrow  - gym tomorrow  - muscle quiz Friday Have a good night!