by Abigail Miller | May 6, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Boulder Photography, commercial photography, Longmont Preschool, Mark Quentin, School Pictures, Studio Q Photography, Studio Q Photography LLC
2009-2010 School Photos are Available for Purchase!The results of school picture day are in… and they are absolutely darling! They even surpassed my expectations… great expressions, beautiful colors, and professional composition. Parents will receive a...
by Abigail Miller | May 3, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Cooking Projects, cuisine, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, Practical Life materials, The Family Table Farm
As part of our membership in Slow Foods USA Farm to School Program, we partner with The Family Table Farm, a local farm owned by Mike and Lisel Record, to purchase naturally grown (without the use of pesticides), local produce. When the CSA (Community Supported...
by Abigail Miller | May 1, 2010 | arthropods, biology, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, Montessori materials, taxonomy
After repeated trips to the garden to hunt for arthropods in the leaf litter and our visit from the University of Colorado “Bug Mobile,” the students have been very interested in the independent classroom works about Arthropods. Sorting Arthropods into...
by Abigail Miller | Apr 30, 2010 | arthropods, biology, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CU Discovery Science Program, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, taxonomy
Hurt no living thing,Ladybird, nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing,Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper so light of leap,Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat,Nor harmless worms that creep.-Christina RossettiOur study of Arthropods continued today with an...
by Abigail Miller | Apr 28, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, The Family Table Farm
(Photos: Bloom! CSA pick up site and garlic growing in the Bloom! garden)Our CSA farm, The Family Table Farm, will be delivering an unexpected Spring delight to CSA shareholders tomorrow: Garlic Scallions!Garlic Scallions are the immature, pre-bulbous state, of...
by Abigail Miller | Apr 23, 2010 | arthropods, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, Painted Lady butterflies, praying mantis, prudence, taxonomy, virtue ethics
“Solicitous care of living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child’s mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.” – Maria MontessoriHow do we observe specimens that are...
