{"id":345,"date":"2017-04-01T22:43:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T13:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.stmaur.ac.jp\/mom\/?p=345"},"modified":"2017-04-11T05:42:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T20:42:59","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stmaur.ac.jp\/mom\/2017\/04\/01\/__trashed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakura, sakura…in Yokohama!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We welcomed two new children, Jeanne and Charles from France, to\u00a0our class after the spring break. The\u00a0city of Yokohama turned pink with the blossoms of sakura<\/em> everywhere. It’s, indeed, a beautiful time of year in Japan. \u00a0For some of our families, it may be\u00a0their first time to see Japan’s\u00a0national tree in bloom. \u00a0On a sunny April 6th, the children had snacks in their backpacks as they\u00a0headed\u00a0to a nearby park.<\/p>\n

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As we were having our snacks, the wind blew and petals started falling. \u00a0A child found a bunch of sakura blossoms on the ground. It might have been a crow picking the flowers\u00a0and dropping the petals below. \u00a0We took some\u00a0back to the classroom and placed\u00a0them\u00a0in a water container on the\u00a0snack table. The children could\u00a0examine the blossoms close up, and discovered that they all have five petals.<\/p>\n

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One day last month in\u00a0March, one of Ms. Mimi’s students from 1996 \u2014 yes, two decades ago \u2014 paid a surprise\u00a0visit to the classroom after school. \u00a0It was\u00a0Francis<\/strong> and his mom. \u00a0They were happy to visit Francis’ old school. \u00a0Looking at the Montessori materials, Francis still remembered the classroom. \u00a0He is now 24 years old, having graduated from Harvard University, and is now ready to go on to Med school from this autumn. \u00a0Francis said, “Ms. Mimi, I remember you teaching me how to tie my shoe laces right there!” It’s a pleasure to know that Francis learned to love learning and discovering, and decided to pursue the field of medicine to help people. \u00a0Good luck in\u00a0your bright future, Francis.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"\"\u00a0This young boy in 1996 became\u00a0a tall young gentleman.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, March 14th , we had an author, Ian Whybrow,<\/strong>\u00a0visit us\u00a0from England. \u00a0He invited the whole Montessori children to come to the library, and \u00a0he read us some of his books. \u00a0One of our students had brought two books that he had gotten\u00a0in England. The children could tell that their classmate\u00a0loved the\u00a0two books; each\u00a0looked like it was read again and again. \u00a0Mr. Whybrow was happy to meet a\u00a0boy from the same country, and autographed the two books for his new little friend.<\/p>\n

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On March 17th, Saint Patrick’s Day, we all wore something green. \u00a0The children discovered that just the word “green” meant many different shades\u00a0of green. \u00a0Some wore light green, others\u00a0wore dark green, while some wore pastel green. \u00a0Other popular shades\u00a0worn were\u00a0yellowish green and\u00a0bluish green.<\/p>\n

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Then we took out the Montessori sensorial material, the Color Tablets III<\/strong>, to grade the shades of green \u2014 from the darkest to the lightest. \u00a0 Once the children\u00a0came to understand that there were\u00a0so many shades of the same color, they began\u00a0to appreciate the subtle differences in other\u00a0colors around them.<\/p>\n

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The children enjoyed making\u00a0a St. Patrick’s hanging Shamrock craft with cherry blossoms. “Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!”<\/p>\n

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We welcomed two new children, Jeanne and Charles from France, to\u00a0our class after the spring break. The\u00a0city of Yokohama turned pink with the blossoms of sakura everywhere. It’s, indeed, a beautiful time of year in Japan. \u00a0For some of our families, it may be\u00a0their first time to see Japan’s\u00a0national tree in bloom. \u00a0On a sunny…
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