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.
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.
