Grand Lake Montessori Announces
April 13th, 2012
Maria Montessori: guru for a new generation of business innovators
In an article published April 11th, James Martin explores the relationship between Montessori education and forward thinking business practices.
The article looks at companies who have used Montessori education as inspiration for their business models. Read the whole article here. Boxtales Theatre Company at GLM
Monday, April 23rd at 9am
Boxtales Theatre Company is coming to GLM for a special performance on Monday, April 23rd! The performance starts at 9am so make sure your child is dropped of by then.
BOXTALES is a performance company out of Santa Barbara. Their mission is to bring myths and folktales from around the world to young audiences using masks, movement, music, and storytelling.
 Boxtales performances fire imaginations, inspire creativity, strengthen cultural pride, encourage tolerance, and engage young people in the excitement and immediacy of live performance.
To get more information about Boxtales Theatre Company, visit their website
Party Palooza Update
Featured Events:
Ladies' Boot Camp and Brunch
Bootcamp instructor, Jennie Votel, is a super fun and inspirational Certified Personal Trainer and Instructor at Oakland's Adventure Bootcamp. Jennie will lead the gals in an energizing hour long boot camp followed by a fabulous homemade brunch!
Women only.
Hosted by Tejal Patel and Gabby Rosi
Sunday April 22, 2012 at 9:00-12:00am
$40.00
Visit this page to sign up today!
Lactose Love Party- Cheese Making Party
Join the San Francisco Milk Maid and your favorite cheesey friends for a morning of lactose love. Stretch your mozzarella knowledge to new heights as you learn the basics of milk chemistry, why one cheese is different from the next, and how to start making cheeses in your own home! Class will teach you how to stretch fresh mozzarella and how to make homemade Marscapone as well as beloved Burrata. Take-home materials included. Class is kid-friendly. More info about San Francisco Milk Maid here.
Everyone is invited.
Hosted by Mikal Condon, Mike Ng (Liam-Mulberry)
Sunday, May 6th, 10:00am-12:00 noon
$40.00 per adult/ $10.00 per child (must be accompanied by an adult).
There are many fun events planned for the spring and summer. Make sure to visit the GLM website for more details
Sound of the Week: "ar" & "or"
Sound of the Week is brought in on Wednesday:
Note: You can find the sound of the week on the school calendar here.
- 4/18 - Bring in objects that have the sound "ar" in them (as in "Art", "Star", "Car").
- 4/25 - Bring in objects that have the sound "or" in them (as in "Tortilla", "Fork", "Orchestra").
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Camellia 
Camellia has been busy with Spring festivities and our Spring Egg Hunt was a hit! Thank you to all Camellia families for bringing in your cereal boxes, helping decorate the boxes or eggs, going shopping, and helping at the event! The children really enjoyed it! |
Gingko 
For the month of April we will be studying the continent of Africa, invertebrates, insects, and the solar system. If you have books at home that follow any of these topics, please send them in to share. Our Passover celebration was a huge success. Our matzo ball soup was delicious and very easy to make. We are looking forward to International Day, our next "holiday." |
Jacaranda 
Our egg hunt was a great success! The children hunted for their hard boiled eggs in the Spring sunshine. They were very excited to find the beautifully decorated eggs amongst the flowers in Mrs Campbell's garden. And the teachers had so much fun hiding them! All of the eggs inspired the teachers to bring out a new activity in the classroom: peeling, slicing (with a egg slicer) and eating hard boiled eggs! |
Juniper 
We had a lot of fun drumming time with Mr. Saad (Santiago's dad) on the Juniper yard last Friday afternoon. The children learned how to beat the drum with rhythm and also played along with the beats by using various musical instruments. Thank you Saad for a jazzy and fun time! |
Live Oak 
There is so much fun stuff happening in Live Oak this Spring! One of the best is the children have started making insects out of egg cartons, pipe cleaners, glue, and paint as part of our learning about insects. Some of them are really cool! |
Magnolia 
The children enjoyed collecting colorful eggs and other little treasures at Magnolia's Spring Egg Hunt. In addition to the eggs, we hid a piece of matzo called the afikomen in a place where only one child can find it. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped make our Spring Hunt such a success. |
Mulberry 
The toddlers painted spring baskets made out of recycled brown bags, dyed eggs and filled mini bags with stickers and animal crackers. When they were all done they had a spring hunt and found all the goodies.
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About Grand Lake Montessori
Grand Lake Montessori believes that childhood is a journey, not a race. By teaching thoughtfully, cherishing ethnic differences, and actively cultivating a partnership between children, families and teachers, we promote a community of life-long learners. |
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