We hope you have all enjoyed a relaxing and joyful spring break. We are excited to be back together, sharing our spring break stories, and eager to make the most of this last month all together. Since March, we have released the beautiful butterflies we grew so
Read more →It’s hard to believe we just have about 4 more weeks of school, and yet we still have so much to explore and do! Flower arrangements fill our classroom with the sights and smells of the spring season, thanks to our flower arranging work in practical life.
Read more →We have marched through another month, and out of winter into spring! To celebrate the change in seasons, we have learned the song, “In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb”. The lyrics are simple: March comes in like a lion (Roar!), and out like a lamb
Read more →Spring has arrived and we have welcomed the season with our study of insects and more specifically, butterflies and hornworms. We received live Painted Lady caterpillars and hornworms and have been eagerly watching them grow and change. The children were delighted to see each caterpillar climbing to
Read more →February is a short month, but we were able to experience and absorb so much in these few weeks! We said “cheerio” to Australia and have ventured much further south to the subfreezing continent of Antarctica. In the past week, we have talked about the continent, its
Read more →We’ve shown a lot of creativity and kindness during the month of February. In recognition of Valentine’s Day, the children worked hard at creating unique valentines to pass out to fellow classmates during our valentine celebration. We discussed how Valentine’s Day is a day when we recognize
Read more →Thanks to your generous contributions ot the SMS Annual Fund, the staff at SMS is able to engage in meaningful staff development opportunities throughout the year and during our monthly staff meetings. In January’s staff meeting we were joined by former SMS parent, Dr. Lucretia Berry. Dr.
Read more →As we leave 2018 behind and eagerly take on the new year, we are very excited to carefully guide and facilitate the growth & development of your little ones. In this coming term, we will be reinforcing already acquired skills while also taking on new & unique
Read more →I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holidays and had a great time being together with your families. The month of November has been very fun but also very busy! Before the break, most of you all had the wonderful opportunity of observing and working with your children
Read more →The month of November has been full of fall-inspired activities. In our practical life area, we had a very large pumpkin used for pumpkin hammering. With a wooden hammer and golf tees, the children hammered tees into the pumpkin and then used pliers to remove the tees
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