Marlboro Montessori Academy

Education is amazingly everywhere…especially in the snowy winter months in the North Eastern states, particularly at the Marlboro Montessori Academy.

As my granddaughter, Mei, and I were walking to the back building on a snowy day, we spotted an extraordinary icicle… a kind that I had never seen before.

What was so unusual is that it had built itself from an ice base which was wrapped around the downspout. Unattached, it went upwards about 2 feet from the gutter on the roof. It was an incredible sight to see.  From the time we took the picture until we returned back inside the building, it had disappeared.  Timing was special, just allowing enough time for us to capture the moment. Of course, I knew that the warmer temperature and sun was the force of nature that caused it to fall, but my granddaughter had magic on her mind. We had a great discussion about timing and how lucky we were to have taken a picture to share with her classmates.

If you are fortunate to live in snowy areas, always be on the look out for similar phenomena…children love connecting with Mother Nature…especially on snowy days. Changes take place very quickly, just like Frosty the Snowman! 

According to Wikipedia, an icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from an object freezes.  I guess Mother Nature is not concerned about which way the icicle grows…just a formation of beauty.  These beautiful sights are for looking, but keep your distance as they can be harmful if they break off and fall on someone. 

Pictured below are other photos that we found on our journey to find the largest icicle of the day. The moral of our Montessori Story is always keep an eye on Mother Nature.  Share the spirit with your child(ren) and make a snowy memory.  

By: Jean C. Avery

Are you prepared to greet each morning with thoughts of who, when, and what kind deeds you will do today?

At the Marlboro Montessori Leadership Academy, we have been underway with great acts of kindness since school opened in September.  To become a leader, our students know that it is not all about you, but what will be the best for everyone in the group.  Kindness is at the top of the list for the Leadership Academy.

 Choosing a worthy cause each month, Leadership students support a charity as they do acts of kindness. Whether collecting mittens for the poor, or pennies for patients who can’t afford proper medical treatment, they are on the go with assistance of their elementary teachers, Miss Ingrid and Miss Colleen. 

Like no other school in the Monmouth County Area, our students have a say in what is important to study and surely where they spend extra time supporting different charities.  Very small classes provide the individualized instruction to meet all their academic needs, while at the same time fostering those “out of the box” skills to be innovative thinkers.

Come visit The Leadership Academy at www.marlboromontessoriacademy.com

School will be closed Thursday, February 11th.  Make a memory…enjoy the snow…or think warm thoughts of MONTESSORI SUMMER CAMP.

The Marlboro Montessori Academy will be closed on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010, due to inclement weather.

Due to inclement weather, parking spaces are limited at the school.  Therefore, our originally scheduled date of Tuesday, February 9th, is CANCELLED and a revised date of Tuesday, February 23rd, will take effect.  Thank you for your patience.

From February 15th through February 21st, practicing kind thoughts and deeds will be honored at the Marlboro Montessori Academy. With Valentines Day being celebrated just one day before Kindness Week begins, we should all be in the spirit of spreading love and kindness.  It is surely one of those things that cost the least and goes the farthest…kind of like a smile.

A great place to begin instilling kindness in children is caring for their pets or other small animals. For some children, being kind and gentle with a smaller being just comes naturally.  Their hands reach out as to say let me help you. With great enthusiasm they try to protect and care for them.  Do they display the love and kindness they themselves receive?  Young children are by nature prepared to be kind.  Let’s keep that spirit alive by making acts of kindness a way of life.

If you have children or need a great scout or church project…Keep in mind the “recycle man.”  He is absolutely affordable, inspires creativity, and makes great merriment for a rainy day. Be sure to get Mom and Dad involved…grandparents can even become recycle builders as well.  Please send us a picture of your creation and tell us what materials you used to build and design your “recycle man”.

Post a forum question or answer this one: Is preschool a good time to start thinking about recycling?

Visit our Montessori Networking Web site, http://networking.marlboromontessoriacademy.com/ to answer this question or post your own!

Phonics is introduced to students with simple activities such as crayon rubbings
on sandpaper letters. Young children take delight in seeing the shaded letter appear on the paper. For more information about sandpaper letters, please click here.

Multisensory learning using seeing and feeling is a successful technique used at the Marlboro Montessori Academy.

Chinese New Year, which starts on Sunday, February 14th, gives us an introduction to the

 continent of Asia.  The 15-day celebration welcomes in the “Year of the Tiger”. Through

artwork and activities, its culture, people, and food, students will marvel at all the wonders

 and beauty of the Asian continent.