Today was Luke's first day at Montessori school!! He seemed to really enjoy it - he didn't want to leave when I picked him up!
Here is their curriculum (with my comments):
- Care of the person (washing hands, brushing teeth and hair, potty training, dressing)
- Care of the indoor and outdoor environment (cleaning, gardening)
- Grace and courtesy
- Movement of objects and furniture
- Food preparation and community dining (the children make biscuits every day and all share a common meal to expose them to a variety of foods)
- Enrichment of vocabulary
- Artistic and musical expression
- Devleopment of abstraction
Isn't that cute??!!
They have a lovely playground adjacent to his room - he loves to climb and slide over and over again. After I got him home today, he was in such a great mood - giggling and running around. And he was more talkative than I've ever seen him. Here is a video of him doing animal sounds:
He even voluntarily sat on his little potty here at the house - I thought he was going to actually go in it, but not quite. Wow - he may actually be receptive to potty training now after just one day of school! The guide said it usually takes about two weeks to four months for them to master toileting.
And this is a note from his guide (teacher):
Hi Lee! Luke had a wonderful first day today! He is so curious and was very busy all morning. He spent some time at the sink, pouring water in and out of a little pitcher. He also learned how to use the small mop when I showed him how to clean up the water that was spilled. He cleaned windows, and looked at books as well. He said "wow" about twenty times today. It was great. For lunch, we ate pasta with tomato sauce, corn, grapes and biscuits, and he ate a good amount. He was a little sad when it was time to lay down for nap, but Marshal sat with him until he fell asleep. He's doing great!
We also have Beta and Grandpa visiting us this week. Grandpa loves to take Luke for rides in his wagon:
And Luke loves to sit in Beta's lap:
