The Primary Community

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On any given day in our Primary Community, ... 

... you may see a 3 year old holding the colored pencil tight as she is learning to write her name, another child is sounding out with passion and conviction: "c" - "a" - " t"  = "cat" and his friend is coloring a continent map.

A 4 year old is walking through a labyrinth she has built with long red wooden rods, while her friend is finishing a landforms booklet.

A 5 year old is researching the life cycle of a platypus.  His friend has laid out the 1,000 chain and is joyfully skip-counting by tens. A child is giving a hug to a crying friend, who is missing her mom - offering a cup of water and a smile.  Another child is at the easel mixing the colors of the rainbow while singing her favorite song: "Bluebonnet Montessori, where seeds of knowledge are sown .... this is our school where our hearts feel at home, together we leeeeeeeaaaaarn, together we grooooooooooow".

Outside, under the generous shade of the live oaks, a group of kids are checking out the rocks in the garden for prehistoric fossils, while others are watering the cherry tomatoes and basil and rosemary. 

PRIMARY DAILY SCHEDULE

8:00-9:15

Arrival/Individual Work Lessons

9:15-9:30

Circle Time/Group Lessons

9:30-9:45

Snack Time

9:45-10:50

Individual Work Time & Lessons

10:50-11:25

Group 1 Lunch; Group 2 Outdoors

11:25-12:10

Group 2 Lunch; Group 1 Outdoors

12:15-12:35

Group Time or Dismissal

12:40-2:00

Afternoon Work Time or Nap

2:15-2:30

Story Time, Group Time & Dismissal

8:30-10:00 Thursday

Spanish

12:30-1:00 Mon & Thu

Mandarin

8:45-9:30/9:30-10:15 Friday  

Music