Cinco Ranch Montessori

Montessori schools are a bit different when it comes to celebrating a birthday. Maggie’s birthday is in July, but because she won’t be in school during the summer, Mrs. Cecilia did her celebration in May. At home, we were to create a poster documenting each year of Maggie’s life with a picture. She brought that to school for her classmates to see. After she presented her poster, Mrs. Cecilia gathered the children on the center rug, and lit a bright orange candle to represent the sun. Around the candle are the months of the year, with July sticking out further than the rest. Once the Sun is lit, a new candle is lit as Maggie walks around the sun 5 different times, representing her 5 years on earth. The kids all sing, “Around the sun we go, around the sun we go, around, around, around the sun, around the sun we go” (sung to the tune of “The Farmer and the Dell”). It was awesome. Maggie and her friends then had cupcakes and fruit as a treat. One of the pictures is just of Maggie and her best friend sweet Shreya. Shreya is special to our family, and Scott and I love her parents dearly. Can’t believe my baby is nearly 5 years old!