Open House on April 24

We offer several open houses throughout the school year. We welcome you to attend our open house, and we also encourage you to schedule a personal tour where you can observe classes in session, can join us for lunch and can meet our staff. April 24, 2016         Sunday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. For more information or to arrange a personal tour, please contact our Admissions Director, Ceara Comstock 
513-281-7999   We invite you and your child to experience a truly joyous and nurturing environment at Cincinnati’s only American Montessori Society accredited school! The only Ohio State chartered Montessori school in Cincinnati with dual …

Service Learning Week Info

Dear Elementary Families, I am excited to share with you that next week is Service Week at The New School Montessori.  Our (6-9) and (9-12) students will be hard at work volunteering in the community and here on our own campus! I wanted to provide you with what our week looks like so you can engage your children in meaningful conversation about their experiences. On Monday, March 21st, Kira Hinkle will lead a discussion around the question, Why We Serve? Students will then volunteer at Matthew 25, a nonprofit committed to helping those in need worldwide.  Later in the afternoon Ceara …

Auction Info

We are excited to have so many members of our community joining us this year at the auction. This message provides a few last-minute details for you. Here is the auction catalog for you to preview. http://events.readysetauction.com/newschoolmontessori/auction2016/home And also, a few tips… 1. Where to park: Valet Parking is available at the CAC for $10 and several locations around the CAC – on 6th Street and on Walnut Street. The nearest parking garage is Fountain Square. 2. What to wear: Our recommendation is cocktail attire but, as with any New School event, we want you to have a great time …

1st graders studied French Impressionists

1st graders studied French Impressionists: Monet, Gauguin, Degas and Seurat. They then created their own works that were inspired by the masters and the techniques they are famous for.

Animals from the Cincinnati Zoo visited TNSM

The Cincinnati Zoo’s traveling naturalist, Joan, has visited The New School Montessori non-nappers 3 times in the past 30 days! We are so grateful for her visit and for the wealth of information she shares about the animals. Recently she brought a snake, a hedgehog, and a tree frog.

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Calculating square roots using the Montessori Stamp Game

Sixth graders learned to form the square root of numbers using the Montessori Stamp Game. These materials allow students to calculate square roots using concrete materials – a skill very few people know how to do – so that they more fully understand the concept.

Fifth graders are balancing equations in algebra

Fifth-grade students continue to practice solving algebraic equations using Montessori bead bars and pawns that represent the Xs in the equation. In order to keep the equation in balance, they have to remove the same value from each side of the equation. Students are also learning the steps of recording and checking their work on paper.

A number of our staff were able to attend the AMS Conference

A number of our staff were able to attend the AMS Conference in Chicago this past weekend. TNSM Director Jeff Groh and former TNSM director Eric Dustman gave a presentation together at the conference. We are so grateful that our teachers had the opportunity to be inspired by amazing speakers and could confer with other Montessorians around the world.

Verb tenses and conjugation

Fourth graders are learning about verb tenses and conjugation. Eli is pictured placing verbs in the present continuous tense in the proper locations. Students are also comparing English pronouns and verb endings to the Spanish verb-work they are practicing with Ximena Flores in Spanish class.