One of our lower elementary classes has been busy doing their part to help Australian wildlife. They raised a significant amount of money, as well as cut, iron and sew several joey pouches for injured and orphaned animals. In addition, they have been learning all about the country and working on projects about Australian animals. #australiafires #helpingothers #joeypouches
Finding a moment of silence in a very busy classroom. #silencegame #selfregulation #casa
Our upper elementary students had a hands on look at several organs this afternoon as part of their study on body systems. So neat! #science #zoology #handsonlearning
All the children had a blast yesterday when @rocksolidcurling visited in their gym classes. So much fun! #rocksolidcurling #floorcurling #physed
Work partners in casa sorting various creatures according to their number of legs. #zoology #workingtogether
Exploring the parts of an atom in lower elementary. #science #montessori
A grade one student comparing fractions and learning about fraction families using the Montessori fraction materials. #montessorimath #montessori #fractions
Life is better with friends. #recess #friends #kewparkmontessori
Last Friday we had our annual Turkey Banquet! All the children and teachers pitched in to prepare the food and we sang our song of thanks before we enjoyed this very special meal together. #community #together #foodprep #capablehands
A grade one student doing a synonym matching exercise, which is part of the word study component of the elementary language curriculum. #language #montessori
We were glad to have Antoniette Finelli from @dundas.yoga.fitness for another yoga day at Kew Park yesterday. #yoga #fitness
Our lower elementary classes have been studying cells, learning each part, their function and making models of their own. #science #biology
Introductory lesson on anime drawing today with the upper elementary class as part of their study of Asian Art. #art #anime
We had grandparents at Kew Park yesterday! We were happy to host our annual grandparents’ visit and concert, which is also a fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign. It is always special to see the bond between the children and their grandparents. #grandparents #family #intergenerational #stephenlewisfoundation
Lest we forget. Today at Kew Park we wore poppies, we observed a moment of silence, we talked about peace and sacrifice at assembly, we listened to the last post and our upper elementary class attended a local Remembrance Day service. #kewparkmontessori #lestweforget #remembranceday
Helping with raking leaves in the school yard is an excellent practical life skill and a wonderful way the children can contribute to the care of their school environment. #careoftheenvironment #capablehands #helping #workingtogether
Learning the parts of a fish using a real specimen certainly sparks the interest of the children! #zoology #handson #montessori
Making snack for your classmates is always a task that gives a child a great sense of accomplishment and pride. Here a casa child washes, polishes, cuts and arranges apples for his classroom morning snack. #capablehands #practicallife #montessori
The excitement is building and the preparations have begun for our Grandparents’ Concert next week. These casa children were busy this afternoon making banana loaves to serve to all the grandmas and grandpas. Yum! #kidscancook #workingtogether
Recess rugby scrum! #recess #fun #friends #rugby