Student actors have been working hard to memorize their lines, to learn period dances, and to practice the blocking for their upcoming Macbeth performances. And now…the costumes have arrived!
Owl Pellet Study Reveals Animal Bones Fragments
Kristen Rammel’s 3rd grade students recently read the book Poppy by Avi. The book is about a family of mice and their struggle with an owl. It was not all that surprising to the students when their dissected owl pellets revealed mouse bones and fragments of other small animal bones. Although the idea of dissecting owl pellets wrinkled a few noses at first, all enjoyed getting a close-up view of an owl’s diet.
Preprimary students study shadows on Groundhog Day.
Punxsutawney Phil wasn’t the only one to see a shadow on Groundhog Day; preprimary student Quinn cast a mournful look upon her shadow as well. I guess we’re having 6 more weeks of winter! Non-nappers celebrated Groundhog Day by studying and outlining their own shadows and by singing songs about animals’ winter survival.
Kira Presents Montessori’s First Great Lesson.
TNSM teacher Kira Hinkle presented her 1st-3rd graders with The First Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and the Earth. This lesson awakens a child’s imagination and curiosity which then leads them naturally to the additional study of: Astronomy: solar system, stars, galaxies, comets, constellations Meteorology: wind, currents, weather, fronts, erosion, water cycle, clouds, glaciers Chemistry: states of matter, changes, mixtures, reactions, elements, atoms, periodic table, compounds, molecules, chemical formulas, equations, lab work, experimentation Physics: magnetism, electricity, gravity, energy, light, sound, heat, friction, motion, experimentation Geology: types of rocks, minerals, land forms, volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, ice ages, eras of the earth …
February Menu
Our Food Philosophy We believe that the education of the whole child is carried through to nutrition. To that end, we empower our children with the understanding of how food fuels our bodies and teach them to make healthy choices for themselves. We provide a hot, nutritious, varied and sugar-free meal every day. We recognize the connections between plate, planet, people and culture and know that the love and thought put into the preparation of our food is experienced by students and staff. February Menu Here at The New School Montessori, we like to …
Harper shares her process for writing a report.
Kristen Rammel, (6-9) teacher, guided her students through the process of creating a report about an animal that was special to them. In this video, Harper shares the steps involved in studying and presenting her subject.
Preprimary students study where animals live in winter.
Where do animals go in winter? Preprimary students know that some fly south, some live in trees, logs, caves or in the mud of ponds. They made A poster together depicting winter habitats.
Preprimary students made pinecone bird feeders.
TNSM teacher Colleen Blumer and her preprimary students made pinecone bird feeders with peanut butter, nuts and seeds. They also hung some pinecones with soft pieces of cotton for nest building in the spring.
Video of Colleen teaching Leo to knit with pencils
New School teacher Colleen Blumer enjoyed introducing Leo to knitting during our Extended-day Program. See the video below.
Process = Achievement
A good friend of mine recently sent me an article with the same link you’ll find below. As a researcher and scholar myself with a focus on empathy and social/emotional learning, I became ecstatic by what I read. Not only did it affirm my thinking but it restated for me what I believe is one of the most important values a TNSM Montessori education stands to provide. Very quickly, the article pointed out that in addition to an environment where empathy and the social/emotional well-being of children is nurtured, “focusing on process” is more important in assuring high achievement in …