Bloom! Blog
2012- 2013 Acceptance Packets Are In The Mail!
2012-2013 Acceptance Packets Are In the Mail!If you applied for admission for the 2012-2013 School year, please check your email! We have emailed all applicants notification of their admission status (we also mailed this information to you). If your child was...
Mindfulness Practices in Education: Montessori Approach
One of my favorite sources of Montessori inspiration shared this great article comparing Montessori and mindfulness education. It is written by Angeline Lillard, author of Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. I highly recommend it and feel that it deserves to be...
One of my favorite things…
"The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, "The children are working as if I did not exist."-Dr. Maria Montessori I have spent the last few weeks meeting with colleagues to discuss the importance of the mixed age group and the value of the...
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup!
Most days, children at Bloom! Montessori have the option of purchasing delicious, nutritious lunches from Revolution Foods, a great company started by two mothers and former school teachers who wanted to improve the nutritional standards of American school lunches....
Reminder: Parent Teacher Conferences
Parents: Please don't forget to sign up for your Parent Teacher Conference. We hope that this will be a valuable opportunity for you to learn more about your child's development and the work that they are doing at school. Parent Teacher Conferences times are available...
David Elkind’s Giants in the Nursery
"To forget the past is to forever remain a child."' -Cicero "If I have seen further, it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants." -Issac Newton A few days ago, I had the opportunity to hear David Elkind discuss his new book, Grandmasters in the Nursery. David...
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! "Frost bites the lawn.The stars are slitsIn a black cat's eyeBefore she spits.At last, small witches,Goblins, hags,And pirates armed with paper bags,Their costumes hinged On safety pins,Go haunt a nightOf pumpkin grins."-John UpdikeToday was the...
2012-2013 Enrollment Information Coming Soon!
Stay Tuned...Our 2012-2013 Enrollment Season begins on Tuesday, November 1st. Our website will be updated on Tuesday with the 2012-2013 Application, Open House Dates, and Enrollment Information.
Bloom! Montessori is Bicycle Friendly!
Bloom! Montessori is Bicycle Friendly!One of our long-standing facility improvement wishes has been the installation of a bicycle rack at the school. We envisioned the rosy cheeked children happily riding to school with their parents, locking their bikes to the rack,...
Field Trip to Ollin Farms
On Friday, the children went to visit Ollin Farms, and their favorite farmers Mark and Kena Guttridge, on their final trip to the farm for the CSA season. While visiting the farm serves the important purpose of teaching the children about where their food comes from,...