Sourdough Montessori: November 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Stone Soup

"Bring what you've got, put it in the pot, 'cause we're making stone soup."

Every fall we read the book Stone Soup with the children and get to make a community soup. It is a great way for us all to learn about how a small contribution from each person, can benefit the group as a whole. Each child brought a vegetable to share and Anne Gibson helped them prepare the food for the soup. Thank you all for the food donations, and thank you Anne for cooking with the kids.

We're excited for Stone Soup.

Josie adds a vegetable while Megan reads the story.

Mabel shares her vegetables.

Mia adds a tomato.

Anne helps Turner & Connor peel carrots.

Anne works with Josie, Walter, & Mia.

Luka chops carrots.

Maya gets ready to peel a potato.

Music with Jackie

Ever heard your child sing the song "Johnny Appleseed, Johnny Appleseed..." or watch them scamper around pretending to be a squirrel? Every Thursday morning the children get a special visit from Jackie, our music teacher. I was lucky enough to sit in with one of groups, and their faces and smiles showed how much fun they were having. They really enjoy breaking up into small groups and using their voices and bodies to make music.

Acting out a song.

Moving with the music.

Making a rhythm with our hands.

Scampering around like squirrels.

Sourdough Squirrels.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Halloween Festivities

Our Halloween celebration at Sourdough Montessori was nothing but Fun. Halloween group lessons were set up around the school, the children participated in a costume parade, and even The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything visited our classrooms. A big thank you goes out to Sarah Meltzer and Ania Bulis who played games and crafted Halloween masks with the children.
Hope you all had a fun and festive holiday!