More September News and Introductions

Meet our after-school care team! Mx. Shannon, (they/their/them) Aftercare and substitute teacher in Aspen Room I grew up in Western Washington and moved to Pullman in 2012. I completed my Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Ecology at Washington State University in 2016. I am currently working towards my master’s degree in teaching, with my focus being

MSoP News – September 2021

Welcome back, teachers, families and students to the 2021 – 2022 school year. Last year, the protocols we put in place to protect our school community from Covid-19 were successful, and so we will continue many of them for this year – Parent Informational Meetings via Zoom, teachers, parents and students 5 years and older

Favorite Geography Extensions

One of the best ever geography extensions is making a globe. This makes for a great end of year work, as it is a multi-step, multi-day project. Children are ready for this work after building their attention spans, their hand-eye coordination and geography knowledge all year long. Materials Paper mache (You can find a simple

The End of Year Wobbles!

Updated and edited from an initial posting in 2012! This school year has been unlike any other, with pandemic precautions forcing us to reimagine many of our traditions, including graduation, and end of school year celebrations. However, one thing remains the same. As the end of the school year approaches, we notice a few children

MSoP News ~ May 2021

Guest Blog by Ms. Jackie Farrand As we welcome May the classrooms are buzzing with children working and enjoying time with their friends. Shoes are changed more quickly as we eagerly go out to enjoy the sunshine. We are enjoying the signs of life as the ladybugs return to the play structure, the trees sprout

MSoP News ~ April 2021

Happy spring! April is a busy time at MSoP. This week we tried dyeing eggs for Easter using natural dyes. We used red cabbage, onion skins and beets. You can find the recipes for natural egg dyes here: https://www.myfrugalhome.com/how-to-dye-easter-eggs-naturally/ Eggs and colored eggs are a part of Easter celebrations, but also other spring celebrations, such

MSoP News ~ March 2021

Welcome to March at MSoP. March is a busy month at school, with tours being given to prospective families interested in enrolling their children in the 2021- 2022 school year. We are planning for summer camp, too, and accepting summer camp applications from our currently enrolled families. During the month of March we also wrap

Parent Education~ Montessori Math

The Montessori math materials include hands-on concrete representations of our decimal system – the Golden Bead materials – as well as colorful bead bars and many other materials for teaching numeracy, place value, skip counting, and introduction to the mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The math materials are introduced in a way

Sharing a Montessori Podcast

Let me introduce my Montessori friends to the podcast of a Montessori friend and former colleague. https://learningtakesflight.buzzsprout.com/

Kindergarten and Beyond

This post is geared towards helping families with children who will be 5 on or before August 31st, 2021, to find out more about getting ready for kindergarten. The post also introduces families to the options that are available for children aged 5 and older in our community. The Montessori School of Pullman hosted this