Chicken, peaches, broccoli, cereal and milk all belong to different food groups. We’ve learned about each group and what foods might be in that group. For protein, we discussed how we can get protein from many different sources, not just meat. We have taken a look at our lunches and figured out what food groups we see! Some of our work this month has included sorting foods into the right food groups, as well as looking at the different names of foods in Spanish.
We’ve learned about the differences between fruits and vegetables; fruits have seeds. Some foods that we were pretty sure were vegetables, like eggplant and bell peppers, turned out to be fruit!

While inside we have learned about our love lights. Ms. Sadie taught us a peace lesson on how every single person is different, but we all have a light inside of us. Sometimes that light is shining bright (like when we’re happy), but sometimes it gets very dim (like when we’re angry). We were taught that taking deep breaths can help our love light to shine bright again. There are love lights for us to pin punch out and tape to our chests if we want to show everyone how bright our love light is shining.

One of the foundations of a Montessori education is independence. We encourage children to do on their own what they are capable of. Children are expected to put their work away where they found it when finished, as well as clean up after themselves after lunch or snack. This may look like throwing out a granola bar wrapper, or it might look like sweeping underneath their table. You can continue to foster independence at home by having your child bring their plate over to the sink or dishwasher after a meal. Children can also put away their toys or books. Include your child in different activities around the house such as vacuuming, sweeping, wiping off countertops, and feeding pets. Children thrive when they are given responsibility and it helps to nurture their sense of independence!

Pictures from the last two weeks can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eFcEqUpxRA-BbJtY8c0iSaSgcEB40K9h?usp=sharing

Dates to remember:
October 8 – NO SCHOOL – Parent Conferences (link will be sent on Monday 9/22 to sign up!)

Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.
Maria Montessori
Love,
The P2 Team