Sailing through November
Working with the Timeline of Life in preparation for a field trip to the Schiele Museum Working hard on a story Using the 8 chain...
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Heidi Kelly
Nov 121 min read
Schiele Museum
For November, we headed off to the Schiele museum to learn about natural history. We visited lots of animal exhibits and then took a...
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Heidi Kelly
Nov 55 min read
Finishing out October
It's hard to believe that October has passed us by already. Time is flying. So much learning is going on in L.E.! Language Lesson on...
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Heidi Kelly
Oct 281 min read
A trip to the Town Hall, Police Department, and Fire Department!
Our first stop was to the town Hall, where we learned about the building's history, met the mayor, and saw several rooms including the...
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Heidi Kelly
Oct 202 min read
Harnessing the power of a supermoon
The energy in the classroom this week was somewhat frenetic, and at times overwhelming for the adults with so much going on. During times...
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Heidi Kelly
Oct 131 min read
October School Days
Bambina's presence in the classroom is noticeably absent, and we are all feeling it. Monday morning I came in to see this message on the...
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Heidi Kelly
Oct 44 min read
In between a camping trip, a hurricane, and a fall break...
We are beginning to piece it all together, despite some unexpected interruptions to classroom time, combined with the expected ones. ...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 301 min read
Lower Elementary Rockmont Adventure
This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...
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Heidi Kelly
Sep 225 min read
Navigating Freedom within Limits
During the first days of school, a Montessori classroom might seem to its inhabitants as though everything is all about rules, rules,...
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Heidi Kelly
Sep 151 min read
Transformation in Progress
At the beginning of the week, one of our students keenly noticed that a caterpillar had begun to form a chrysalis on the fence that...
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Heidi Kelly
Sep 82 min read
In the Swing
Even though it was a shortened week due to the holiday, and for some, due to illness, the children are already settling into the rhythm...
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Heidi Kelly
Aug 301 min read
First Full Week ✅
We've made it through our first full week! The children seem to be having a marvelous time, and learning so much. Writing a Thank You...
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Heidi Kelly
Aug 251 min read
Welcome Back
Even though we had a lot of orientation-type things happening, the children also managed to get in some work. It's always amazing to me...
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kathleen McIntyre
May 61 min read
Lower Elementary Mountain Adventure
Eagle sightings, frolicking at the base of a waterfall, hiking to the top of the mountain, singing around a campfire…. These are just...
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Heidi Kelly
May 24 min read
In honor of "Bambina"
aka "Little Boo", "Fluffnugget", and "the Littlest Boo of them All" 8/31/11 - 2/23/24 She was a part of so many children's lives over the...
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Heidi Kelly
Apr 253 min read
Honoring our losses
As you can imagine, we've talked a lot about grief this year. After we came back from the February break, the children honored me with...
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Heidi Kelly
Mar 292 min read
March classroom work and research, research, research!
One thing about Montessori classrooms is the consistency and dependability that we (adults and children) can all rely on, when all else...
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Heidi Kelly
Mar 281 min read
Cooking with Ms. Paula
Our trip to the UNC Botanical Gardens was canceled due to the possibility of high winds, but our disappointment was eased when Ms. Paula...
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Heidi Kelly
Mar 11 min read
LE Science Fair
March started with a great deal of excitement surrounding the Science Fair. At this level in our school, projects are completed at home...
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Heidi Kelly
Feb 132 min read
Winter School Days
We were so happy to get back to work after the winter break and intercession. In fact, we were so busy we forgot to take any pictures...
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