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 [...]

September 21, 2012   Dear Parents,   We’ve been quite busy this week! Our apple study continues and the shelves are full of wonderful new lessons. The children have already begun coring and slicing, are learning the various parts of the apple, and of course, have been introduced to the peacemaker John Chapman.(aka Johnny Appleseed) [...]

April 20, 2012   Dear Parents,   Welcome back.  We have “dipped our toes” into the study of pond life! Our classroom was transformed over break into a wonderful pond habitat and we have discovered that it is filled with various plant and animal life. It exists in three layers, the surface skin, open water [...]

December 2, 2011 Dear Parents, It’s that time of year again! Yes, the start of a very busy and sometimes very short month of December. Our Thanksgiving celebration with an Australian twist was enjoyed by all last Tuesday as we thanked Mother Earth and feasted on delicious zucchini cakes and Anzacs. Our travels through Australia [...]

Dear Parents, Our Annual Gala is tomorrow and we have once again created a wonderful item for our class to donate. This year’s auction item is a lovely outdoor rocker and planter adorned with our precious fingerprints and names. The fingerprints have been transformed into insects and other creatures appreciated mostly by three to six [...]

March 4, 2011 Welcome back! Can February be over already? Hopefully we are all healthy and well-rested and ready to travel to the Emerald Isle! The classroom is filled with Irish flags, artifacts from Ireland, Island and Lake Landforms, a puzzle map of Europe, and a touch of leprechaun and rainbow work. Let us not [...]