Outside Time!

We are now regularly going outside to play and we are loving it!  We run down the big hill, go down the big slide and we are becoming even better climbers than we were!  We are seeing the leaves begin to change color and fall and we also help wipe off the water on the slide!

 

 

Welcome to the 2013-2014 School Year

The transition period in the Toddler room is going well and our friends are adjusting to their new surroundings and enjoying works in their new environment.

The Button Frame

Exploring the Water Wheel

 

I can do it MYSELF!

Handwashing

 

Exploring with Chalk



Stringing Buttons

Stringing Pasta



 

Paint!



Art

Cutting

Gluing




Steps



Puzzles

Puzzles



Preparing Snack



Enjoying Snack Time





Walking on the Blue Line

 

 

A Window into the Toddler Room

Classifying vehicles by whether they go in the “street”, up in the “sky” or “in the water”

 

 

Reading “Brown Bear”

 

 

Polishing the plant’s leaves

 

 

Squeezing water into the bucket

 

 

 

Delighting in her accomplishment

 

 

Preparing snack
 

Future engineer hard at work

 

 

Gross Motor Skill Development

 

 

Creating a Masterpiece

The Montessori Advantage

Not sure whether to keep your child in a Montessori environment for elementary or beyond?

Never considered Montessori anything more than a preschool?

 

Is it really worth the additional tuition cost to send you child to TMA?

Do Montessori students score well on standardized testing and succeed in high school?

Ever wonder how our Montessori students measure up in a competitive world?

Please join us for an evening specially designed to answer any questions you may have about a continued Montessori education through the eighth grade for your child. A panel of TMA alumni, parents, and teachers will discuss the benefits of a Montessori education, share their own personal experiences, as well as answer any questions posed. This is an evening you won’t want to miss!

Thursday, January 17

7:00 p.m.

A Window into the Toddler Room

Building a Train & Tower

Peeling an Orange for snack



Working with Glue & Paper

Geometric Designs with rubber bands

 

Painting with two primary colors

 

Baby Doll Washing

Books & Burgers

What: Fundraiser

When: Friday, Oct 26

Where: Five Guys & Barnes & Noble (University Park Mall)

A percentage of all sales that day come back to school! ANYONE can participate!

See special codes below:

FIVE GUYS - Just tell them you are with TMA

BARNES & NOBLES: Either provide B&N coupon

(found on website, in weekly memo or at front desk)

OR

for online sales, use code 10906824.

(online promotion extended to Oct. 31)

Don't forget to pick up your Scrip at the front office before you head over.

It provides the school an additional percentage!

Homemade Play Dough Recipe

1 cup Flour
1/2 cup Salt
1 tablespoon Cream of Tartar
1 tablespoon Cooking Oil
1 cup Water

Directions:
1. In a medium sized bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix well. Add wet ingredients to bowl and, again, mix well.

2. Add contents to a large pan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until it forms a ball.

3. The dough is ready when the mixture pulls away from the pan and when the wet parts begin to look dry.

4. Turn the dough onto your countertop and knead it until smooth. It will be quite warm to the touch, so be careful!

5. Add food coloring, glitter, extracts, etc. AFTER the dough has cooled. The color and scents won't "take" as well when the dough is hot/very warm.