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Welcome to room 101! This is my fifth year teaching at Nokomis. I graduated from Santa Clara University with an Elementary Education and a Spanish major. I have my Masters of Education from the University of Minnesota and my Masters of Montessori Education from St. Kate's. I live with my husband, our daughter, and our dog.
I truly love working with your children. Each day we work together to learn and grow as a community. Children learn by watching and working with others.
We have 12 energetic pre-K students that come to school for a
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portion of the school day. (9:10-11:55) We learn during a Montessori work period where children choose work from the different curriculum areas. We enjoy stories everyday. Pakou is our classroom aide that works with us during this time.
There are also 14 kindergarten students that are wonderful leaders in the morning and hard workers in the afternoon. Kindergarten students experience Reader's and Writer's Workshop. Bao, an ELL teacher, works with us at this time to help differentiate instruction. Our goal is to meet the individual needs of each child.
The Montessori Work Period:
- Children are given individual lessons from the teacher.
- Each lesson is precise in order, language and procedure.
- The children choose materials from the shelves.
- The shelves are organized into different areas.
- This is an amazing time to observe the children learning.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. We also really appreciate volunteers! The best time to call is 12-12:50. 651-293-8857 x. 1019
I check my email daily: maura.brink@spps.org
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