Woodland Hill Montessori School

December 7, 2012   Dear Parents,   Hola! Our North American journey has brought us to the country ofMexico. The geography area is filled with wonderful Mexican artifacts, traditional clothing, maps, flags and books. We will soon prepare for our own celebration and hope to have a class piñata and test various Mexican recipes. We [...]

Dear Parents,   We have had quite a busy week! Our classroom is filled with owls and materials pertaining to owls. We’ve learned and have discussed the characteristics of owls, have discovered the different parts of the owl, and are hoping to find an owl pellet to dissect and study. (if you happen to come [...]

Dear Parents, We are learning more about North America and have learned the symbols of the USA; the bald eagle, Statue of Liberty and American Flag.  The children are working on booklets of the Pledge of Allegiance to learn the words and meaning. Birds are abound in the classroom.  We are excited for our trip [...]

Dear Families,   Your children have been so hard at work.  We have spent a lot of time lately on some important core skills.  We always begin our mornings with reading.  Each week your child has a variety of reading lessons that include guided reading groups at their specific reading level, grade leveled text book [...]

October 10, 2012 Dear Parents,   Wow, what an exciting two weeks have gone by in the classroom.  We have learned so much in and out of the classroom.  Our days have been brimming with wonderful lessons, and we have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience from traveling to various locations in the capital [...]

  October 10, 2012   Dear Parents,   We had a great time yesterday at Dyken Pond!  We had three presenters that led us on some very interesting explorations of Dyken Pond’s unique eco-system, which is rich in mosses and carnivorous plants.   We gathered and explored seeds, learned about various lichens and mosses, specifically Sphagnum [...]

September 2012 MS Newsletter Dear Middle School Families: Fall is here and the new school year is in full swing. We kicked off the year with a wonderful team-building trip at the YMCA camp in Beckett, MA. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a great time doing low-ropes initiatives, the high-ropes course and [...]