The upper elementary students used a viewfinder today to do detailed sketches of items in nature after learning about the works and life of Robert Bateman.
Each of our upper elementary students had the incredible opportunity to spend a morning @lkatorontothebeach this month. They learned important practical life cooking skills and developed their confidence in the kitchen while making themselves lunch in their beautiful facility at this Montessori-inspired culinary school. They had an absolute blast and loved the food they made!
Happy Earth day! Yesterday our classes picked up trash in our neighbourhood and at the beach to beautify and celebrate our Mother Earth.
An excellent visual used in lower elementary to demonstrate the various ocean zones.
Participants in our after school C.S.I. club were very keen to try analyzing handwriting this week!
Inquisitive minds!
Scooter club rolling out!
Check out the awesome Piet Mondrian inspired geometric shape designs our lower elementary students made!
Our upper elementary students did an awesome job on their Science Fair projects! They were keen presenters to parents and students last night, sharing their interesting research and beautifully displayed work. Everyone was so impressed!
Our upper elementary students really enjoyed their trip to Queen’s Park yesterday!
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Earlier this week, the elementary classes braved the cold and wind to check out this year’s Winter Stations art installations on the beach.
In Montessori education, each part of speech is introduced using a unique symbol as a language tool. These symbols are called Montessori grammar symbols. The symbols help a child understand a concept practically and avoid confusion. They also help a child decode and code sentences more clearly.
To celebrate Maria Montessori week, lower elementary students created a model showing each of the grammar symbols! The nine different symbols represent the noun, verb, pronoun, adverb, article, adjective, conjunction, preposition and interjection.
Sharing a good book with friends.
Presentation skills and speaking in front of a group are practiced regularly and from a young age in our classrooms. In casa, children will share a reader, a personal story or their timeline at circle time with their classmates. In lower elementary, the children often present project work and creative writing pieces to the group. In upper elementary, they give lessons, share their research and Science Fair projects, lead school events and assemblies and in grade 6 each graduate writes and shares their very own speech at our graduation ceremony. With plenty of opportunities and a supportive environment, students develop their public speaking skills and become confident and comfortable sharing in front of a group.
The extremely cold temperatures could not stop our grade 3-6 students from hitting the slopes @skidagmar! Two weeks in row, they had a blast and many learned to ski for the very first time. Awesome!
All the classes had a blast curling in gym today!
We had a great turnout for our Family Skate this morning! We’ve missed this community building event the past couple of years. It’s always lots of fun and a wonderful opportunity for our Kew Park students and families to spend time together outside of school.
“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
In art class today, the lower elementary students sketched animals with visual texture and they did an incredible job!