Last week, the FMS PTO and FMS Parents showered teachers and staff with treats, gifts and other tokens of thanks throughout Teacher Appreciation Week. Needless to say, we felt more than appreciated — we felt cherished. Thank you so much for all your kind words and gestures and for all that you do throughout the […]
Middle School Students reenacted the experience of going through the Ellis Island checkpoints as if they were 19th century immigrants. Student Keller Mack writes: Not having a clue what to expect, we were whisked into a line by people yelling in all different languages. We were each handed a name, occupation and immigrant number, which […]
“The child should live in an environment of beauty.” — Maria Montessori
Elementary students learned about adding pennies and dimes by creating their own store called “The Montessori Food Department.” From their blog: “Our first graders are practicing adding dimes and pennies. They decided to name their store The Montessori Food Department. They worked together to make their ‘store’ where they could buy items and count […]
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Students are having a wonderful time in the Outdoor Classroom, as usual. January activities included painting river rocks and making rock dominoes (learning math skills in the process); working with sand and water; and working as “veterinarians.” See more pictures on the Outdoor Classroom blog, and don’t forget to subscribe! (FMS Parents only).
Students in P2 are learning about effective communication and other important life skills. From their blog: “In our peace work this week, we revisited Black Elk’s vision that everybody walks the ‘road of difficulties’ at times, as well as the ‘road of peace’ at other times. We went deeper into the stumbling blocks we all […]
FMS Parents may be familiar with Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, which made waves in the fields of education and developmental psychology after it was outlined in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Gardner, a renowned developmental psychologist and Harvard professor, maintained that intelligence wasn’t so black and white […]
“I don’t ever remember a time when I didn’t want to go to school. I was always excited to see what was in store for me that day.” [button url=”https://foothillsmontessori.com/lauren-wolfgram/” target=”_blank” size=”small” style=”cherry” ]MEET LAUREN[/button]
In Art class with Ms. Angela, students have been creating works inspired by artists Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miro, Paul Klee and Hieronymous Bosch and by the artistry of Mehndi (henna). [button url=”http://art.fmsparents.com/2014/01/20/the-artists-that-influence-us/” target=”_blank” size=”small” style=”cherry” ]READ MORE[/button]