The fourth and fifth graders are studying the Aves (birds) class. They dissected Barn Owl pellets last week. Some found almost whole skeletons of voles, rats, birds, and grasshoppers.
Abbia and Ella collect toothbrushes and toothpaste for Hope Emergency
Dear TNSM Friends, Our names are Abbia and Ella, and we are in the 3rd grade at TNSM. We are hoping you will support our toothbrush and toothpaste drive for Hope Emergency because there are homeless people who do not have a lot – even toothbrushes and toothpaste. Hope Emergency provides food, clothing and outreach services to residents of Adams, Brown, Clinton and Highland counties in Ohio. Hope Emergency started in the basement of the Ursuline chapel in St. Martin, Ohio. Sister Dorothy collected food and clothing for the poor in the neighborhood. Sister Lucia is the Director of Hope Emergency …
TNSM students learn Dunham’s Haitian/African dance techniques
As a certified Dunham teacher, Jeanne Speier shares rich cultural and social dancing heritage from Haiti and Africa with New School students. Her TNSM students performed various Dunham-style dances for The New School Montessori community. We are grateful to have Jeanne Speier on our staff. She’s spent years studying dance in Bali and from Katherine Dunham herself. Katherine Dunham was a dancer, choreographer, anthropologist and humanitarian who developed a modern dance technique based on the primitive rhythms she experienced in Haiti and Africa. Dunham and her dance company performed in 52 different countries, in movies and on Broadway before settling in East St Louis where …
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Did You Know Part 3 – Kristen Kreft’s interview with DJ Casey Coston
Casey Coston is involved in real estate development in and around Over-the-Rhine and Pendleton. Did you know that this year’s Gala and Auction will feature a DJ to close out the whole event… who just happens to be a former TNSM parent???? Well that’s the truth! The New School Montessori really DOES rock! I asked Casey Coston a few questions, and here is what he had to say about them. KK: We are so excited to have you round out our evening at The New School Montessori’s Annual Auction and Gala: This Is The Place! I think it’s so cool …
Did you know…This year’s auction will be held at the Contemporary Arts Center
The New School Montessori Annual Gala and Auction: This IS the Place! When you enter The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati you are: walking in the footsteps of the three visionary Cincinnati women who founded the institution over 75 years ago… you are within the walls of an institution that, in 1966, was the first major museum to present a relative newcomer, Andy Warhol… you are in the building that electrified the city in 2010, bringing Shepard Fairey to town and installing his larger-than-life murals throughout the area… you are standing in the first US building designed by the controversial architect, …
Have you called a sitter yet for the auction?
The kids want you to call a sitter, so you can enjoy a night out with your friends. Last year, some New School families pooled their babysitting resources and had their kids to stay together at one house, sharing one babysitter. Either way, you won’t want to miss the fun! Buy your tickets today! (Click here to buy them online) (The auction committee needs to know how many are coming so they can order food, tables and chairs).
Did you know we’ll have “The Midwestern Swing” performing at this year’s auction?
The Midwestern Swing is a Cincinnati-based band inspired by the great Western swing bands of the 40s, 50s & 60s coupled with a reverence for the Queen City’s historic contribution to country music. Steeped in country, jazz and a love for song, their music is equal parts tradition and modernity. Click below to see a sampling of some of their music.
Pre-geometry work using the constructive triangle
Ali and Caleb were very proud of their work using the constructive triangle. Getting familiar with these shapes prepares them for pre-geometry.
(3-6) students studied Degas and da Vinci
Preprimary students used magazine photos of dancers as their “muse” and mimicked the dancers’ movements in their own drawings. Jennifer Frank, (3-6) teacher, shared with students a little about each artist’s life, showed famous works and demonstrated the styles each artist employed.
Non nappers study animals that live in the soil
Non-nappers have been studying worms, slugs, pill bugs and other animals that live in the soil and in rotting logs. TNSM teacher Colleen Blumer introduced the children to these animals through various books, Under the Ground, Under One Rock, and Log Hotel. They then took their study to the preprimary woods where they cracked open a soggy log and found many of the creatures they’d just read about. Students crawled through a cloth tunnel, pretending they were worms. They learned about worm anatomy, touched real ones and then used cut strips of brown felt to make their own. Who knew logs …