The New School Montessori Calendar

Sixth-grade students spend a portion of each day during (10/6-10/9) taking a section of the TerraNova test for their level. Taking the TerraNova test 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.

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.

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.

While the 6th graders are in Washington D.C., the preprimary and the 4th and 5th graders will be going on a field trip together to Shaw Farms. Preprimary children will eat a prepared lunch at TNSM and 4th and 5th graders will pack their own lunches from home. Teachers Beth Tracy-Kaliski and Laura Slanker are planning.

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.

Students in our (6-9) program will visit the art museum with the purpose of studying math concepts in art. They will observe angles, lines, depth, and shapes in many different works of art. Students will eat lunch at school.

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 31. Our typical schedule is listed below: At 12:30 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. ...