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Sep 30

We would like to acknowledge that our school is situated upon traditional territories. These include Anishinabek Nation, the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat and home today to Toronto’s many diverse First Nations, Métis and Inuit People.

Today is a time for reflection, for remembering and for learning the truths of residential schools in Canada. It is a day to honour the lost children and survivors. This is part of our ongoing discussions and education about Indigenous cultures and history in Canada.

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Sep 30

Everyone enjoyed our annual Terry Fox walk this week! After a short warm up, classes dropped their donations for the @terryfoxfoundation in the big shoe and then we all walked around the block. Our upper elementary class went to Greenwood Park in the afternoon and ran over 100 kilometres together as a class. Great job Kew Park! #terryfoxrun

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Sep 26

We are absolutely thrilled to resume reading buddies once again after two school years without. During this weekly routine, grade 2 and 3 children read to 2nd and 3rd year casa children. It’s a wonderful opportunity that benefits them all!

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Sep 19

The knobbed cylinders are a Montessori sensorial material that develops skills in size differentiation, sorting and hand/eye coordination. The set consists of four blocks (here the child is working with only two blocks) each containing ten cylinders of varying lengths and/or widths with knobs used to hold each using the pincer grip. Each cylinder fits into a specific hole.

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Sep 19

Enjoying the final few weeks of warm weather by having French class outside!

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Sep 19

Walking in a line upstairs and down is big work and requires careful practice during your first days ever at school!

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Sep 12

The Montessori sandpaper globe is a sphere with two different colours and textures – smooth blue material that represents water and rough sandpaper that represents land. The sandpaper globe is set on a wooden stand in a way that allows it to rotate at the same angle as the Earth. The purpose of the sandpaper globe is to let children experience through their tactile sense the spherical shape of the Earth as well as Earth’s composition of land and water. The sandpaper globe is presented during the child’s first year of casa, prior to the introduction of the continent globe and map or lessons on land and water forms. #montessori #geography

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Sep 12

In every Montessori classroom you will find a Nature Table. A Nature Table is a table, a shelf or a tray with collected items from nature that the children can touch, look at closely, smell and listen to. It encourages an interest in and respect for the natural world. We can also use the Nature Table for storytelling and for lessons in botany, zoology and science. We like to include a wide range of items and it is always hands-on and designed to be touched, observed and explored. Both the children and teacher contribute to the Nature Table. #montessori #naturetable

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Sep 11

While there are a many advantages to having a three-year age grouping in the Montessori classroom, one of the most beneficial is the mentor-mentee relationship that is formed within the community.

The oldest students assist in demonstrating key procedures of the classroom for the younger students and they are often asked to give lessons they have mastered to their younger peers. The younger children are usually much more enthralled in a lesson given by their older classmates than one given by their teacher and they strive to achieve what their older peers do. Being a leader to others not only reinforces learning, but it gives a child a sense of purpose, makes them feel proud and builds confidence. #montessori

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