Try talking without having your tongue touch your teeth. You sound pretty silly, don't you?
The students in the Elementary class sure did! They learned that not only do your teeth help with chewing your food, but they are equally important for communicating. Dr. Sarah Pavlow, a local orthodontist, and her assistant Robin recently visited the students and shared facts about teeth and the steps we need to take to ensure that they are healthy.
Brookeside Montessori’s Annual Science Fair!
The students in the Elementary class participated in this annual event on January 22. Each student worked on their project for several weeks using the scientific method of question, research, hypothesis, experimentation, and drawing a conclusion. At the science fair students shared their projects with the school community, practicing public speaking skills.
The Elementary class at Brookeside Montessori are participating in a special community service project. They have been visiting Frederick Living, A Retirement Community. On their first visit the students planted bulbs in a flower bed. Since then they have celebrated a birthday with one of the residents, participated in games and crafts, and right before the holidays went caroling.
This fall the Elementary students at Brookeside Montessori enjoyed lessons and activities on different bird species. Looking through the regurgitated parts it was exciting to find bones. We also went on a field trip to Hawk Mountain. It was a beautiful day for a hike and a picnic. Students relied on the guides to point out the different migrating birds and eagerly looked on through their binoculars.
On October 6 the Brookeside Montessori Elementary class visited Art Fusion, 254 E. High Street, Pottstown, PA. The students viewed the latest exhibit Her Story, an educational show featuring artwork inspired by women’s history. Miss Julie read a story about women's suffrage, Marching with Aunt Susan. Afterwards the students were tasked to pick an important cause, develop a slogan, and then create a banner. "Who can tell me the name of a famous American?" The students have some amazing answers for that question now.
