October Zoology/Language/Math
October Sensorial
October Science/Library
October Circle/Library Area
September Reflection
Happy Autumn to all! The rain has come and thank you parents for supplying your children with wonderful rain gear and cozy change of clothes--they are having a blast singing and dancing in the rain and have been spending 45 minutes in their outdoor class.
A quote I feel sums up many of our teacher/parent observations of these amazing children:
"Everything in the environment is of interest to him--even the smallest and most insignificant objects--things one would imagine too small to catch his attention. A piece of wood that floats on the water, a pebble, a shell, an empty tin, or a tin with a stone in it; a piece of coal...Whatever he can grasp in his tiny hands he tries to grasp with his mind! It all comes as grist to the mill."
Dr. Maria Montessori, "Her Life and Work" 1957.
October Topics
Leaves/Trees (deciduous and evergreen)
pumpkins/squash
apples
spiders (arachnids) and bats (mammals)
Songs/Finger plays:
"Five Little Pumpkins"
"H-A-LL-O-W-EE-N"
Parts of a Bat/Spider (using "Head/Shoulders/Knees/Toes" tune)
"Autumn Time"
"I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas" (using the phonetic vowel sounds)
"Itsy Bitsy Spider"
"Deciduous Trees Loose Their Leaves"
Please let teachers know if you would like copies of any of our songs!
Reminders/ Thank Yous
- Please check school bulletin boards for school information plus community outreach and support information!
- Thank you:
- Alex Graham for the rain protection and for our school!
- Peace Maker: wangari maathai of Kenya (1940- September 25, 2011). You offered us so much for earth respect, people and earth understanding and how we peace makers continue working for awareness and growth. You will always be alive in our daily work here at Klahanie.
