Orion Montessori School

February 2023

 
Library Field Trip

A Trip to the Library

The Elementary children are out and about enjoying a variety of field trips. On Friday, February 10th, the older children visited the Bascom branch of the San Jose Public Library where the librarian introduced them to books about water and the planet. The children will continue to visit the library to do further research on the topics they are studying.


February Photo Gallery

 

Toddlers

 

Sensory Development

Music helps develop children's auditory senses which is made up of environmental sounds such as cars or airplanes; animal vocalizations; human voices and musical tones.

Music
 
 

Playing Outside

Weather permitting, children play outdoors every day. This helps them to get some sunshine, exercise, socialize, learn to take risks and appreciate the wonders of nature. 

Outside Play
 

Primary 1

 

Constructive Triangles

Constructive Triangles develops the child’s mathematical mind in preparation for geometry. It shows that all plane figures constructed with straight lines are composed of triangles. 

Outdoor Shapes
 
 

Valentine's Day

Children have the special opportunity in February to not only show appreciation to their classmates, but also develop their creative and artistic skills.
 

Valentine's Day
 

Primary 2

 

Touch Boards

Touch boards help children with tactile discrimination of texture and development of lightness of touch. It also prepares them for writing.
 

Touch Boards
 
 

Reading Classification

Reading classification introduces the child to the written words for known vocabulary and helps them practice reading. This child is working with botany cards.

Botany Cards
 

 Elementary

 

Presentations

It's time for oral presentations. Here, two children are displaying their exhibit and sharing facts about the Great white shark. 

Park
 
 

Let's go to the Park!

The Elementary class recently went to the park where they spread out, played games and enjoyed some healthy competition.

Park
 

Looking Ahead

March 2023

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held from March 13th-17th on campus and in-person with the option of online attendance if needed. Please note that these are minimum days and all children must be picked up by noon. Additional details will be provided in an email.

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