Elementary II May Blog

It’s hard to believe that we’re already wrapping up another school year!  I’ve enjoyed working with and getting to know all of the children, and I look forward to seeing many of them again next year.  In math, we are busy tying up our study of fractions (and some geometry).  The children have enjoyed using the Montessori Fraction Circles, fraction bars, and the Geometry Box (aka “the box of sticks”).  We have found the new fraction command cards from the Houston Montessori Center to be extremely valuable!

Sci-Quest has continued to be a favorite activity every-other Wednesday.  During their most recent visit the children had the opportunity to be engineers and build their own catapults.  The final visit from Sci-Quest promises to be awesome, too.  We will be dissecting a shark!  In the classroom, we’ve been watching our ladybugs grow and recording our observations.  It has been wonderful for the children to witness complete metamorphosis first-hand, while learning about the differences between complete and incomplete metamorphosis.

We have a few more notable dates coming up this month:

*May 12th – 16th the 3rd and 4th graders will be taking the SAT.  More information about testing details for the 3rd-4th graders will be coming soon.

*May 12th the 2nd graders will be participating in the strawberry picking field trip to Brown’s Farm.

*The Elementary Bridging Ceremony will be May 20th at 2:00 p.m.  The 3rd graders will be bridging from Lower Elementary to Upper Elementary, and all of the children will be performing a song.  Everyone is invited to come enjoy the performance and a small reception.

*Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21st.  Be on the look out for more information as the date approaches!

*Finally, the last day of school and our picnic at McGucken Park is May 23rd.

Thank you so much to all of the parents who have helped out this year by volunteering in the classroom, chaperoning, donating materials, etc…  This year would not have been as successful without you!

Beth Hill