December has been an exciting month for Afternoon Kindergarten! In Science, we learned that chemistry is the science of mixing- and then we gave all that mixing a try. In Social Studies, Kindergarten began their investigation of Europe.
The students in the PM enrichment class have been studying classifications of animals and the parts of animals. So far we have created bats and learned their parts, created squirrel diagrams, turtle diagrams, and are moving on to birds in winter and fish in spring. We also learned about animals with skeletons and without.
It has been a busy month for Afternoon Kindergarten! We learned about the Statue of Liberty and the bald eagle; We discussed two Native American groups, the Leni Lenape and the Lakota; Canada and sugar maples and Niagra Falls; In Science, we turned out attention to anatomy.
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.
The Student Gardening Program at Brookeside Montessori School. Our summer gardening program has harvested lettuce, radishes, tomatoes and herbs. Now, in Fall, our students, including Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes harvested our Autumn garden. We raked out potatoes and pulled turnips and red beets!
