Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion
Week of August 22, 2016
A Note from Ms. Jazmin:
The "green" smoothies were a hit! I think only two students didn't care for the Berry Blast they made. The smoothie included spinach, kale, coconut milk, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, chia seeds, and dried goji berries. They exclaimed how much they liked them! Thank you to all that donated to make this a success. They are already talking about next month's flavors! Next month we will be making green smoothies Friday September 23, 2016, as I will be observing out of the state, along with my Montessori training cohort, at certified public Montessori schools, the last Thursday and Friday of September.
Unfortunately, we have not chosen Science research topics as of yet. I am waiting for normalization in the class before I add the responsibility of research. We're working hard to get them normalized! I am adding more and more lessons every day and the students are really beginning to get into the swing of things. Perhaps next week is the week for the Science research topics..
Next week I will present another Montessori lesson related to the Coming of the Universe/God with No Hands great Lesson called the Cosmic Story. This lessons is also beautiful and comes with a timeline! I hope you have found the time to begin discussing their own personal timelines at home as this is an important step in understanding that time follows a linear progression.
This past Friday all field trip money and forms for the year were due! Thank you to all that have turned yours in! We are only missing a couple of students' forms and money.
We are continuing our initial assessments in SRI(Scholastic Reading Inventory), MAP(Measure of Academic Progress-in math), and DIBELS(first year students). This year students will be taking the assessments three times: fall, winter, spring. This first go around gives a sort of baseline to go off of, but remember that in most cases there is summer backslide, so please do not be shocked, especially with SRI, as it is the first time second year students are seeing this type of assessment, if I call you in for a quick conference to share the results with you, as we are just making sure that you are aware of the results of the fall testing, and also the gateway benchmarks for end of year. If your child scored far below end of year benchmarks I will request a meeting with you early September. If your child scored near, at, or above, the benchmark for the end of the school year we will discuss scores at regular parent/teacher conferences mid October.
We are continuing our study of North America that we began last year, and we will transition into South America mid year. We have received many postcards from throughout North America, but we are still missing some locations! We would love post cards from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, and Greenland. We are also missing several of the mid western states. We have not received post cards for the states that do not have pins.
Charles Ellis Montessori Academy
Ms. Jazmin Room 20
220 E. 49th St.
Savannah, GA 31405
Wish List
Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish.
The "green" smoothies were a hit! I think only two students didn't care for the Berry Blast they made. The smoothie included spinach, kale, coconut milk, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, chia seeds, and dried goji berries. They exclaimed how much they liked them! Thank you to all that donated to make this a success. They are already talking about next month's flavors! Next month we will be making green smoothies Friday September 23, 2016, as I will be observing out of the state, along with my Montessori training cohort, at certified public Montessori schools, the last Thursday and Friday of September.
Unfortunately, we have not chosen Science research topics as of yet. I am waiting for normalization in the class before I add the responsibility of research. We're working hard to get them normalized! I am adding more and more lessons every day and the students are really beginning to get into the swing of things. Perhaps next week is the week for the Science research topics..
Next week I will present another Montessori lesson related to the Coming of the Universe/God with No Hands great Lesson called the Cosmic Story. This lessons is also beautiful and comes with a timeline! I hope you have found the time to begin discussing their own personal timelines at home as this is an important step in understanding that time follows a linear progression.
This past Friday all field trip money and forms for the year were due! Thank you to all that have turned yours in! We are only missing a couple of students' forms and money.
We are continuing our initial assessments in SRI(Scholastic Reading Inventory), MAP(Measure of Academic Progress-in math), and DIBELS(first year students). This year students will be taking the assessments three times: fall, winter, spring. This first go around gives a sort of baseline to go off of, but remember that in most cases there is summer backslide, so please do not be shocked, especially with SRI, as it is the first time second year students are seeing this type of assessment, if I call you in for a quick conference to share the results with you, as we are just making sure that you are aware of the results of the fall testing, and also the gateway benchmarks for end of year. If your child scored far below end of year benchmarks I will request a meeting with you early September. If your child scored near, at, or above, the benchmark for the end of the school year we will discuss scores at regular parent/teacher conferences mid October.
We are continuing our study of North America that we began last year, and we will transition into South America mid year. We have received many postcards from throughout North America, but we are still missing some locations! We would love post cards from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, and Greenland. We are also missing several of the mid western states. We have not received post cards for the states that do not have pins.
Feel free to share details on social media as well! This activity really helps bring the children into the research.
Charles Ellis Montessori Academy
Ms. Jazmin Room 20
220 E. 49th St.
Savannah, GA 31405
Wish List
Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish.
Dates to Remember:
8/30 Parent Education-Cosmic and Cultural Education in the Lower Elementary(1-3) Classroom-5:30 Media Center
8/30 PTA 6:30 Multipurpose Room- Lower Elementary will also be performing/singing!
8/31 Maria Montessori's Birthday!
9/5 School Holiday- Labor Day
9/21 International Peace Day-Sing Along
9/22 Fall Equinox
9/30 Dress Down Day $1- Lymphoma (Proceeds to benefit Wyatt Rath)
Here is the link to his story and GoFundMe page:Wyatt's GoFundMe page
10/18 Parent Education 5:30 PTA 6:30
10/24-28 Great Pumpkin Book Characters (Media Center)
10/28 Dress Down Day $1-Ellis Athletics Program
10/31 Halloween
8/30 Parent Education-Cosmic and Cultural Education in the Lower Elementary(1-3) Classroom-5:30 Media Center
8/30 PTA 6:30 Multipurpose Room- Lower Elementary will also be performing/singing!
8/31 Maria Montessori's Birthday!
9/5 School Holiday- Labor Day
9/21 International Peace Day-Sing Along
9/22 Fall Equinox
9/30 Dress Down Day $1- Lymphoma (Proceeds to benefit Wyatt Rath)
Here is the link to his story and GoFundMe page:Wyatt's GoFundMe page
10/18 Parent Education 5:30 PTA 6:30
10/24-28 Great Pumpkin Book Characters (Media Center)
10/28 Dress Down Day $1-Ellis Athletics Program
10/31 Halloween
Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class.
Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers… The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it. Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.
8/29 ALEX
9/5 JOHNNY
9/12 FRANCIS
9/19 ETHAN
9/26 OLIVIA
9/5 JOHNNY
9/12 FRANCIS
9/19 ETHAN
9/26 OLIVIA
Cultural and Cosmic Focus
Where I Live-Cosmic Nesting Box
Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures
Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures
North America
Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc.
Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...
Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc.
Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...
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