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Author Visit!
We were SO excited to be able to host Author Tameka Fryer Brown as we head into February and Black History Month. Ms. Brown is the...
Heidi Kelly
Jan 172 min read


Intercession Fun & Pajama Day
This year's Intercession format allowed the children to both learn and practice their parts in the production as well as continue their...
Heidi Kelly
Dec 21, 20241 min read


Before the break...
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and was able to feed their spirits as well as their tummies! Intercession has begun,...
Heidi Kelly
Dec 4, 20241 min read


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...
Heidi Kelly
Nov 18, 20241 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...
Heidi Kelly
Nov 12, 20241 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...
Heidi Kelly
Nov 5, 20245 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...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 28, 20241 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...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 20, 20242 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...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 13, 20241 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. ...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 4, 20244 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...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 30, 20241 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,...
Heidi Kelly
Sep 22, 20245 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...
Heidi Kelly
Sep 15, 20241 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...
Heidi Kelly
Sep 8, 20242 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...
Heidi Kelly
Aug 30, 20241 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...
Heidi Kelly
Aug 25, 20241 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...
kathleen McIntyre
May 6, 20241 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...
Heidi Kelly
May 2, 20244 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...
Heidi Kelly
Apr 25, 20243 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...
Heidi Kelly
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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