Field Trip to Trailside Nature Center in Burnet Woods

Fourth and fifth grade students went to Trailside Nature Center in Burnet Woods to learn about insects. Students learned about insects’ 3 main body parts, their hard exoskeletons and their colors that can help camouflage, warn, or disguise. They also learned about the four stages of an insect’s lifecycle and got to see live mealworms in each stage. Students burned off energy by learning to move like various insects and by hiking in the woods where they spotted a ladybug, a katydid and found puffball and turkey tail fungi. They ended their day on Burnet Woods’ stone slide and swings. Thanks to all the parent chaperones and drivers. This trip …

Yo, ho, ho! A Pirate Adventure

3rd-grade students in Andrea Rosenthal Warnken’s music class sang of pirate adventures with a robust, “Yo, ho, ho!” They found tropical islands, buried treasure and sang about amazing things they saw while traveling the ocean. They students were so impressed with the song, that they wrote the last 2 verses themselves. Hoist the sails and anchors away! Click below to see and hear the 3rd-grade pirates as they recount their adventures.

Factors

Fourth grade students are learning about factors – all the multiplication facts that equal a certain number. They are using the Montessori stamp game to create arrays of squares and rectangles to determine all the factors of a specific number.

Learning about magnetic domains.

Fourth, fifth and sixth grade students are learning about magnetic domains in their Friday Physical Science lessons.  They’ve learned that in permanent magnets the domains are aligned permanently, but it is still possible to make temporary magnets out of certain metals. The students will perform experiments to create magnets, to test their strength, and to discover how long a temporary magnet will function.

Annual Giving 2015

Forty-five years ago, a group of parents were searching for a place to create a school that encouraged alternative views and challenged students to consider, explore, and think deeply about themselves and the world around them. They found the Mitchell Mansion and knew, “This is the Place.” From that time in 1970, parents and staff have worked together to protect and nourish those same values in the lives of children. Through long hours, generous donations and volunteerism, our founding community, and generations since, have promised to keep the doors open for families looking for a school that understands education is …

This is the Place!

Forty-five years ago, a group of parents were searching for a place to create a school that encouraged alternative views and challenged students to consider, explore, and think deeply about themselves and the world around them. They found the Mitchell Mansion and knew, “This is the Place.” From that time in 1970, parents and staff have worked together to protect and nourish those same values in the lives of children. Through long hours, generous donations and volunteerism, our founding community, and generations since, have promised to keep the doors open for families looking for a school that understands education is …

Homophones – There, They’re and Their

Fourth-grade students are learning the difference between the homophones – there, they’re, and their.  One is one is an adverb, one is a conjunction, and one is a possessive adjective. Students were challenged to match up sentences with the correct homophone.

Kroger Community Rewards

Kroger Plus Cards are raising funds for TNSM Each time you slide your Kroger Plus Card card or type your alt id (phone number) into the Kroger keypad, TNSM can receive a percentage of the sale. There’s no need to “load” a card with dollars, it happens seamlessly each time you make a purchase, and you still get all of your gas rewards. If you are already enrolled in Kroger Rewards but would like to designate TNSM to receive a donation from Kroger based on your purchases: Visit the Kroger community rewards webpage Sign in Enroll Now Enter TNSM’s number XA824 …

Sixth Graders Learn about Permutations and the Fundamental Counting Principle

TNSM is a no sugar school, but that didn’t stop the 6th graders from learning about “Permutations and the Fundamental Counting Principle” with a little help from some pictures of sweets. Help yourself to a “taste” as you also learn the difference between Permutation and the Fundamental Counting Principle. Permutation is the math concept of figuring out how many ways you can arrange like items – ice cream flavors, books on a shelf, or people in line. Fundamental Counting Principle is figuring out how many different combinations you can make. Students used 3 types of cones, 5 flavors of ice cream, and …