The Brookeside Montessori School Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten class made and sold dog treats as a fundraiser for the SPCA of Montgomery County. We took the money and bought dog, cat, hamster, guinea pig, rabbit, and ferret food and delivered it to the animals in the shelter at the SPCA of Montgomery County.
Each year the students at Brookeside Montessori work on collaborative art pieces that will be auctioned. The proceeds from the auction benefit the Home & School Association (HSA). This year HSA purchased new playground equipment, sponsored school assemblies, and provided for special classroom projects.
Students in the Brookeside Montessori PM Enrichment Class have been participating in weekly science experiments involving land, air, and water. Some recent highlights: float and sink, absorb vs. repel, needs of plants and animals biomes of the world, density of liquids, states of matter, and ALL ABOUT BUBBLES!
Leap for Joy – It's Leap Day at Brookeside Montessori School! Each class participated in our first ever Leapathon, on--you guessed it--Leap Day! Pictured are Miss Brianna Poley instructing the Elementary Class in Zumba. Kindergarten students did the fave of the day THE GUMMI BEAR DANCE, other dances included the Cha Cha and Swing Dance. There was also Tae Kwon Do. All instructors are members of our wellness committee. Funds raised benefit Brookeside HSA . This activity supports our new healthy fundraisers initiative which reduces unhealthy food sales and promotes physical activity in our students and staff alike.
January and February have been busy months for PM Kindergarten! In Social Studies, we finished our exploration of Europe with discussion of Ireland, England, Italy and Spain. The children completed many projects, but their favorites included drawing themselves holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa and building a (not quite scale) model of Stonehenge.
