by Abigail Miller | Nov 29, 2009 | art, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, classroom organization, cutting strip holder, cutting with scissors, Practical Life materials
The children have advanced a great deal over the past few months. So, much of my Thanksgiving break was spent putting out some new materials to provide new challenges for them and “commissioning” some new materials for the classroom (poor Josh).Many of the...
by Abigail Miller | Nov 19, 2009 | Assessment Tools, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Parent Teacher Conferences, Portfolios
Bloom! Montessori will be holding Parent Teacher Conferences Sunday, November 22- Tuesday, November 24. Parent Teacher Conferences are one of the exciting times of the year. It is such a joy to be able to show parents the work that their child has been engaged with...
by Abigail Miller | Nov 19, 2009 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Seasonal Art Projects, Winter
“When mindfulness embraces those we love, they bloom like flowers.”-Thich Nhat HanhChildren are naturally fascinated with nature and their powers of observation are more developed than those of most adults. Many of the children prefer to work in front of...
by Abigail Miller | Nov 10, 2009 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Little Britches Pediatric Dentistry, Longmont Pediatric Dentist, Timothy Nichols
The children have been learning about teeth and oral health. Today, they were treated to a visit by local pediatric dentist Timothy Nichols of Little Britches Pediatric Dentistry.Quite honestly, I must say that Dr. Nichols is the most delightful dentist I have ever...
by Abigail Miller | Nov 7, 2009 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, playground, volunteers
This weekend, we began making planned improvements to the outside play area. Thanks to our good friends Shane Beeson and Matt Poepping, the children will be greeted by a new play structure on Monday. Josh, Shane, and Matt spent the better part of Saturday installing...
