Dear Friends and Families of The New School Montessori, We are pleased to announce our 3rd Annual “TNSM Rocks” event on February 6, 2016. This has been a successful and fun event combining fundraising and community building. In case you are new to the school, or new to the event, here is a brief description of what the night is all about. We gather together at The Northside Tavern, who has graciously hosted our event for the past two years, for a friendly game of “Skareoke” backed by Cincinnati Live Band Karaoke (boasting keyboard/bass/singer extraordinaire Paul Brumm, TNSM parent). Skareoke is …
Cincinnati Zoo brought animal friends to TNSM
Non-nappers in preprimary enjoyed meeting some new animal friends from the zoo. Students made them feel welcome by creating a quiet and still environment so as not startle them. They enjoyed learning about where each animal lives, its diet and habits. And of course they were thrilled to have the opportunity to see the animals up close and to touch them.
Understanding relationships between decimals and fractions
Silas is beginning to learn about decimal place values. This work show the decimal place values and the equivalent numbers in both decimal and fraction form. Using the Montessori place value colors of green, blue, and red to indicate 10s, 100s 1000s holds true for decimal numbers too.
Concrete Montessori Materials Help Students Work Abstractly Later
Stella, Rob and the other 5th graders are beginning their hands-on algebra work where they learn to solve equations by adding or subtracting the same value from both sides of an equation. The concrete Montessori materials help lead them to be able to do this work abstractly.
TNSM Rocks!
Dear Friends and Families of The New School Montessori, I am pleased to announce our 3rd Annual “TNSM Rocks” event this February 6, 2016. This has been a successful and fun event combining fundraising and community building. In case you are new to the school, or new to the event, here is a brief description of what the night is all about. We gather together at The Northside Tavern, who has graciously hosted our event for the past two years, for a friendly game of “Skareoke” backed by Cincinnati Live Band Karaoke (boasting keyboard/bass/singer extraordinaire Paul Brumm, TNSM parent). Skareoke …
Abbia demonstrates use of the movable alphabet
TNSM 3rd grader, Abbia, gave a demonstration on the movable alphabet. Montessori students begin using these loose letters in preprimary as an early preparation for reading and writing. Many Montessori materials are used across the levels – so that each year students build on what they know and have a rooted and rich understanding of the subject.
TNSM student raises Blue Angora rabbits
Last Friday, Rob brought in his English Blue Angora bunny, Muffin, for sharing. He also has another Blue Angora named Batman Jr. He has been raising bunnies for 2 years. At home the rabbits have an indoor cage for winter cold temperatures, but during warmer weather they enjoy their outdoor cage. He spent a long time choosing the Blue Angora, and rode to Indianapolis to pick up Muffin.
Winter thoughts from Jeff Groh
Dear Friends, I hope everyone is having an enjoyable winter break. This time of year can often bring up many mixed emotions: stresses or pleasures that come from visits with extended family, remembering those we have lost, or the anticipation and hope that a new year brings. Whatever your circumstance, we wish you joy and peace. We are 4 months into the school year, and the staff at The New School Montessori is filled with gratitude toward the families and children we get to serve. One of life’s greatest joys comes from putting one’s talents and gifts toward a cause or …
Sing for Peace
Andrea Rosenthal Warnken’s 2nd-level students sang for peace around the world in this lovely arrangement of movement and song.
Guessing the instrument
Andrea Rosenthal Warnken’s first-level students have loved learning about the four families of instruments. They have been exploring each family’s commonalities as well as qualities and features that make each instrument unique. By taking on a secret instrument identity (clothes-pinned to their backs), students moved about the classroom asking questions of their classmates such as: “Am I high-pitched?” “Can you pluck me?” “Am I shiny?” Once the students felt certain of their identity, they sat with their “family” and shared the big reveal. If a student guessed incorrectly, the class, as a group, would give them more clues. They are …