The New School Montessori Calendar

 

Taking the TerraNova serves as a practical life tool but also identifies student performance toward mastery of specific content objectives. It’s important to note that children’s academic progress is based on a number of factors that include, but are not limited to, the TerraNova test alone.

Please join TNSM auction co-chairs, Farrah Jackson and Amy Ramberg, as they lead the auction planning team in their preparations for our 2016 March 19 Auction event. All are welcome to attend.

Our 6th graders have the opportunity to explore Washington D.C., its monuments and other important museums and sights as they travel by plane and public transportation with teachers and chaperones. Students try new foods, learn to budget their meal allowance and enjoy the thrill of our nation’s capital.

Please join the Development Committee as they plan fundraising events on the third Thursday morning of the month.

Invite family, neighbors and friends to visit. Teachers, board members and staff are available to answer questions, to give tours and to facilitate the discovery process as children explore the environment.

 

You are welcome to attend TNSM Board meetings usually held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. We have 10-12 parent board members each year who meet with administrative staff to help guide the business and mission of the school.

The evening begins informally as parents and students go from table to table looking through materials and asking questions of administrators from area middle schools. Later, recent alumni students share their experiences and answer questions. Childcare is provided for children of New School age.

Each year at TNSM, elementary students celebrate Halloween in a special way. The slideshow above shows some of the famous characters we identified last year from their clever costumes and spoken clues about their lives. The 6th graders share their love of anatomy in a “D’em Bones” song that lists bones from (head) parietal bone to (toe) the distal phalange. We are looking forward to this year’s celebration on Friday, October 30. Our typical schedule is listed below: At 12:15 the elementary children celebrate Halloween by having a party outdoors at recess. Parents sign up to bring healthy snacks and to help with crafts and games. At ...