“My Plate’” Nutrition Education– Inside of the Classroom

February 2018 Los N i ños Ea r l y C h i l d ho od

Mont e s s or i P r o gr a m

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Reaps What It Sows Inside and Outside of the Classroom

Community Family Centers

Students plant a variety of spices and vegetables which are cooked as part of school menus.

“Hands-on” Nutrition Education Experiences

Pictured: Maria Davila’s students harvesting ripe radishes from their outdoor garden.

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David’s favorite area is Math. He

loves to play the “Magic Slide” using

the wooden numerals to name all of

the places of the large numbers he

forms. He chooses the knobble cylin-

ders in the Sensorial area, which is

another of his favorite works where

he differentiates sizes, varying in

height or diameter. He often enters

into a focused a state of concentra-

tion and normalization during the

work cycle. He is a great and lovely friend with

a kind heart who is willing to assist

friends when they need help.

When David grows up, he said “I

want to be a farmer because farmers

feed the animals and water plants.”

Lynn McMillan

has attended

Los Niños Mon-

tessori Program

since August

2017. She is a

sweet and polite

student.

Lynn is very or-

ganized and follows rules and directions.

She began learning and blending letter

sounds and is currently reading three-

letter words with short vowel sounds.

Every morning, she uses the mobile al-

phabet box to spell words and then moves

to the Math area where she works with

symbols and quantities. She has been

learning greater than, less than, and

equal to number concepts.

In the Practical Life Area, Lynn uses

works such as spooning, lacing, and

playdough to refine her skills. She

loves books, enjoys painting on the

easel, drawing, and can write her

name.

Lynn is very friendly, helpful, kind,

and respectful. She always models

the appropriate behavior. Lynn also

uses materials with care and restores

them back to their corresponding

space. Even though Lynn enjoys the

company of some of her classmates,

she is always nice and plays with

everyone.

Lynn McMillan says she would like to

become a doctor when she grows up.

Parent Trainings:

Feb. 15-Developmental Milestones

Feb. 22-Montessori Philosophy/

Montessori at Home

Mar. 22-Importance of Practical Life

Apr. 19-Building Positive Self-Esteem

May 17-Positive Discipline

Family Fitness Event

Zumba Fitness

Saturday. February 24-11:00-12p/m.

Location: Community Family

Centers

STUDENT OF THE MONTH-DAVILA

Lynn McMillan

STUDENT OF THE MONTH-HERNANDEZ

David Ngo

February 2018 Page 2

January-Birthday Girl

“Scarlet Sanchez” January 8

Davis Ngo began

at Los Niños when

he was three years

old, and this is his

second year. He

has learned tre-

mendously in the

five areas of the

Montessori class-

room.

In the Practical

Life area, David likes to work with

playdough which helps develop his fine

motor skills, eye-hand coordination, inde-

pendence, and control of movement.

In the Language area, David is motivated

to work with phonograms, blends, and

parts of speech which helps him develop

his reading skills.

Timeline Storytelling: “The Birthday Classroom Ritual”

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9:45-11:30 & 1:20-3:05 Uninterrupted Work Cycle

8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.-Structured Physical Exercise with Fast Laine Fitness

Page 3 A Morning Peek in the Day at Los Niños Montessori

After 7:50-8:30 Breakfast

9:15-9:45 Circle Time

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12:20-1:20 Naptime

An Afternoon View at Los Niños Montessori

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11:40-12:20-Lunch CACFP “Try Days” Menu Feedback

3:40-4:25 Unstructured Indoor or Outdoor Play 4:25-5:00 Reflection of the Day/Story Time

3:15-3:30 Snacks