Montessori School of Iowa City

2 years ago this week …. ❤️🌍

P R A C T I C A L • L I F E

Hanging with Herky was a highlight of our Fun Run! Thank you, families, for your attendance! 💛🖤🌍

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Thank you, Morrison family, for hosting the best Fun Run in the history of MSIC. From the SWAG to the chalk .. everything was perfect. 💛🖤💛🖤

Miss Paige and Miss Jenn prepared a delicious batch of brown - e’s for the elementary students today. 😬😬😬 #AprilFoolsDay
….this was followed by a surprise treat of real homemade brownies 😎🤩

Herky told me he wants a Fun Run Swag sticker 👟 and medal 🏅…. I told him to meet us at North Ridge Park 😉

🏃‍♀️ Late registrations are welcome no later than April 1st! 🏃‍♂️

“Only practical work and experience lead to maturity.” -Maria Montessori

Joyful child-led learning ❤️

▪️moveable alphabet
▪️small objects invite attention to detail
▪️phonics
▪️action based learning
▪️control of error

This is Montessori ❤️

Business as usual in the “before school” program 🤩 (a behind-the-scenes view).

-Mr. Kyle greets our children each morning as they arrive. He will never turn down a quick game of chess nor will he resist onlookers / teammates.

Focus. Intent. Purpose. Fulfillment.

▪️self-control
▪️fine motor strength
▪️volume
▪️viscosity
▪️responsibility

This 3-year old practices his foundational reading skills while his friend observes ✨

All classes are canceled Monday, March 7th due to inclement weather.

This 3-year old is immersed in sandpaper letters / image sort as her teacher, Miss Katilyn, guides her through the lesson.

Tuck those STEAM bin orders inside your child’s Friday Folder … they are due Monday! 🤩

🎉Top Fan Celebration Day! 🎉

Our fabulous parent, Kat, earned a $25 gift card by being a top fan of MSIC on Facebook!!

We will continue to celebrate our Top Fans … so go on.. click “like!” Thank you for your continuous love and support for our school! We love YOU! 🌎 ❤️

Let me introduce you …
This is Miss Chris. Miss Chris is a lunchroom teacher who is instrumental in serving over 80 student lunches and 20 staff lunches in just 2 hours. That’s not all. She has a unique relationship with each child who enters the children’s dining room. She guides children to socialize through the lunch experience and practice grace and courtesy through the cleaning routines. Furthermore, it is likely that she will oblige to “one more story!” when asked to tell stories about her childhood best friend, Comanche. When Chris isn’t at MSIC, she is cheering on the Iowa Hawkeyes (especially when Luka Garza played!) or spending time with her beautiful grandsons (all four!). Chris is a blessing to MSIC and we are grateful for the 3+ years she has dedicated to our school.

After school program is canceled today due to inclement weather. Elementary dismissal: 3:00
Pre-primary and primary dismissal: 3:15

Critical Readers are wrapping up another book study in Book Club! 💫
▪️student led
▪️individualized
▪️discussion
▪️response

A little quality control happening at the Taggart house today! This is one of the many options for the circuit work found in the STEAM bin!

…in case you’re curious … a fan, bell, and switch are also included!

So👏much👏FUN!!!

STEAM bin SeLfiE tImE !!!!! 🤙

This is one you DONT want to miss. Honestly.
▪️circuits
▪️hypotonic solutions
▪️bacteria growing
▪️…. and more!!!!

Order forms can be found in Friday Folders. 😎

You do not have to be enrolled to order! If you would like to order, you may do so by contacting [email protected]

All proceeds will help us purchase basketball hoops (with height adjustment options as requested by our youngest friends). 🏀

“What the hand does, the mind remembers” …

These 3️⃣ year olds are building their orthographic and phonological processors one manipulative at a time. How sweet 💕

Thank you, Sidekick Coffee & Books, for supplying the most beautiful children books in town (the kid flights are also a must!).

This book will be used to illustrate peaceful protesting led by the brave Martin Lutin King Jr. and other Civil Rights Activists.

We Shall Overcome, Someday.

A kindergartener is strengthening his concept of place value through a base 3 exchange game.

Today was yet another very good day.

brown stair ▪️ red rods ▪️ pink tower

“Imagination does not become great until human beings, given courage and strength, use it to create.” -Maria Montessori

P R A C T I C A L • L I F E

▪️order
▪️coordination
▪️independence

Practical life skills such as sweeping and doing the dishes invite the child to practice sequence, in addition to experience the sensation of concentration with something non-academic so that later, they can experience a work for a prolonged period of time with satisfaction.

p r e s s u r e • c y l i n d e r s

▪️sensorial
▪️fine motor strength
▪️concentration
▪️self-guided error analysis

If phonemic awareness jumps were an Olympic sport, this three-year old would win 🥇

▪️foundational reading
▪️strengthening the phonological processor
▪️action based learning
▪️visual
▪️FUN!

•Addition Strip Board•
This Montessori material is perfect for guiding the child from concrete mathematics to abstract.
▫️base 10
▫️addition facts
▫️vocabulary (addend, sum)
▫️action based learning
▫️self guided error analysis

February Practical Life

💕Volume
💕Viscosity
💕Self-Control
💕Categorization
💕Reasoning
💕Independence
💕Fine Motor Practice

•Chinese New Year• 🐅
Today, we welcome the year of the Tiger. While the tiger is strong, ferocious, and playful, it is also enthusiastic and brave.

The year of the tiger reminds us to remain focused on our goals, and cherish moments with our friends.

A big thank you to our Montessori Families who helped us learn about the Chinese New Year today and yesterday. We made memories and shared many smiles! ❤️

Wishing all of our friends and families a very happy New Year! 🐅

Red • Rods (age 3)
🔻base 10 foundation building
🔻grading by size
🔻spatial awareness
🔻action based learning
🔻mathematical comparison
🔻vocabulary enrichment
🔻opportunity for self reflection and self correction

“The essence of independence is to be able to do for onceself.”

▪️This kindergartener puts his mind into action, using the moveable alphabet to narrate a photo he chose.▪️

- - - Sewing - - -

This four year old practices his fine motor skills while sewing. This practical life work strengthens spatial awareness and fine-tunes hand-eye coordination. Completing this lesson brings pride and accomplishment.