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Other News: It's Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment TIME! For grades 3 - 12 More details here: https://www.peteravirom.com/post/mca-the-minnesota-comprehensive-assessment

Our Axolotl class has been working HARD for over a month to earn the privilege of having a party. This time we chose to have a SNOOPY Party ! Students May: Wear Pajamas Bring 1 SMALL stuffy (that is small enough to fit in a backpack) Enjoy eating snack and/or tea / hot cocoa while they watch an episode of Snoopy courtesy of apple TV. No blankets please. Charles Schulz IS a local Minnesota hero, so we will be learning a bit about him as well. Want to know more? https://schulzm

It's that time of year again! Every February, at Obama Montessori, we celebrate.... Black History Month I LOVE TO READ month Montessori education week. It's been a hectic and active month! I know you have already been notified by the principal, but this is a reminder that our Montessori work night is Thursday, February 26th from 4:30 - 6pm. Please note: we have many MANY events at Obama Montessori. If you cannot make it on Thursday, February 26th then please know that.... Tue

Why do we celebrate Black History Month? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiAsywHFaAs Notable Black Americans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFlFFNp4S7g Important events in the Civil Rights movement in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgjDPa15NLs Want to know more? https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/timeline_of_african-american_civil_rights.php

Once an Axolotl, always an Axolotl. One of the things I love about teaching at a Montessori school is that our multi-age family quickly becomes a family. After being together with the same teacher and most of the same classmates, I hope that children feel like our classroom is their home away from home. We continue to have visits from former Axolotl students. While I have been teaching since the Clinton Administration, and some of my earliest students now have their own kids,

Happy Year of the Horse! Will this be your best year ever? Check out your horoscope according to the Chinese Zodiac. https://chinesenewyear.net/horoscopes/ Did you send any Christmas or Holiday cards yet? Well, in Japan, where I lived for awhile, people send New Year's cards called Nengajo. "Nen" means year. Read more below: https://savvytokyo.com/need-know-japans-nengajo-new-years-cards/ What are YOU looking forward to in the year ahead?

Fun Run / Snacks/ Volunteers Dear Axolotl Families, Welcome to the second week of school. Today we will be talking about gifts. What is...

Axolotl News #1 For New Students Welcome to Obama Montessori, Our E1 classroom is called the Axolotls. It is a place where first, second...

Events that happen during the last 7 days of school at J.J. Hill are: Summer birthday celebration Field Day Bridge Ceremony SPPS is a...

In 2020, my students and I started a tradition of counting down the LAST 26 DAYS until summer break. Every year the letters stand for...

J.J. Hill Montessori and the Axolotl class have been taking an annual walking field trip to 2 Scoops. https://2scoopseatery.com/ We...

April is National Poetry Month. Some of the poetry forms we frequently use in E1 are Acrostics Haiku Alliteration Writing Poetry for Kids...

What is Free Comic Book Day ? Simply put, Free Comic Book Day was created to remind people who aren’t  regular visitors to their...

One of my favorite series is Far Out Fairy Tales What if Cinderella were ALSO a ninja ???

When I lived in Japan long ago, one of my first assignments was to introduce myself to my new students. The problem ? I didn't speak any...

This year Blah and Blah wrote some great research papers. Also, Blah Blah has written a terrific story about Blah. Below you can read...

So nmany amazing thibgs happened in the world of Sports this year! Correspondants: Mr. Peter , Trey, ..... Paige Bueckers and UConn...

All elementary teachers in the State of Minnesota are recertifying in the Science of reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysHf-udE07Q...

What is it? It is a test designed to evaluate SCHOOLS and SCHOOL districts by evaluating students in grades 3 - 12. Click below for the...

We have a guest speaker, Yuko San, coming on Friday, March 21st, 2025 What questions do you have? https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/...