Bloom! Blog
Welcome New Students!
Last week, Bloom! Montessori concluded our re-enrollment period for existing students and began making offers of acceptance to prospective families who applied for the 2011-2012 School Year (placements beginning in June 2011). If you submitted an application to us,...
Simple Machines- Part Two
The children have been continuing their study of simple machines. In a Montessori classroom, children are given lessons independently (sometimes with a few other children watching, who have been shown how to be a "quiet observer," who watches the lesson without...
Field Trip to Visit The Colorado State University’s Little Shop of Physics Laboratories
"We must await this spontaneous investigation of their surroundings, or as I like to call it, this voluntary explosion of the exploring spirit. In such cases, the children experience a joy at each fresh discovery. They are conscious of a sense of dignity and...
Simple Machines- Part One
With the infrequency of my posting, you might have been wondering what we are up to. Having made our way through studying the invertebrate section of the taxonomy (with a unit on protists/protozoa and microbiology, which I might go backwards in time and post some...
Happy New Year!
Best wishes for a safe and happy new year!
Winter Joie de Vivre
"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand- and melting like a snowflake."-Francis BaconThere is always excitement surrounding the first snowfall of the year, but when the long-...
Sorry for the Long Absence
"The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her."- UnknownFirst of all, I want to apologize for my sudden hiatus. As the parents of students, and some followers of this blog who emailed me wondering about the lack of posts, already know, my mother passed...
Reminder: We will be closed Friday, October 22nd
We wanted to remind everyone that we will be closed this Friday, October 22nd, in order to attend the 2010 American Montessori Society Fall Conference in San Diego. We are looking forward to spending the weekend with other Montessorians and returning with new ideas...
Fall Open House
We wanted to thank all of the prospective parents who attended today's Fall Open House. Thank you for your interest in our program. It was a pleasure to meet all of you! We will begin accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year on November 1st. If you have...
Autumn Harvest: Field Trip to the Family Table Farm Pumpkin Patch
Yesterday, we commemorated the beginning of fall and the end of our Farm to School Community Supported Agriculture program with a trip to visit The Family Table Farm. For the past six months, we have partnered with The Family Table Farm to raise the next generation...