“Play is the work of the child.” – Maria Montessori
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A School Year
June 21, 2012 – 4:35 pm
Sophie’s first day of preschool, September 6, 2011 She was so excited. Sophie’s last day of preschool, May 23, 2012 Her teachers said she was so quiet, her last day. I think she was sad. She’s still telling everyone she’s just on spring break. I imagine she’ll appreciate summers more in her later years. “Time […]
Work
May 18, 2012 – 10:02 pm
Sophie knows that Andy goes to work every day. And that he works on a computer every day. And that his work earns our family money every day. She attends a Montessori preschool and the word “work” is used often. So she also understands work as an activity she pulls off of a shelf and […]
Your Fourth Birthday
May 1, 2012 – 12:44 am
Dear Sophie, This year, your birthday was a big deal. You spent the year prior throwing daily birthday parties. These parties involved emptying toy baskets and decorating the house with their contents. Making cakes out of boxes and insisting we sing and make a wish (over and over and over). Wrapping presents (often books from […]
Parents’ Night aka Sophie’s Night
March 21, 2012 – 11:35 pm
Several weeks ago was Parents’ Night at Sophie’s preschool. We took the boys with us. This was not smart. Sophie goes to a Montessori preschool, although I imagine any preschool has low-lying shelves with lots of little things on them. They boys’ eyes were big, their hands, everywhere. And Sophie was less than thrilled with […]
Sophie’s Preschool Pictures
December 20, 2011 – 12:18 am
Sophie attends Country Hills Montessori three days a week in Fort Thomas. Robert White of White Photography, a CHM parent and professional photographer, took the class pictures this year. I love this one. This one makes me laugh. This is the face she makes when you say, “smile.” Her Great Aunt Susie, by the way, […]
