As we do each year, Upper Elementary began the school year with the story of the beginning of everything: the Big Bang. We start off macro, learning about how the universe, galaxies, our solar system, and planets are formed, to learning about the layers of the Earth, land and water forms, clouds, … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary reading ‘Westing Game’
Here’s hoping you all had a restful and happy holiday break. Our gerbil, Rocky Leehonjie, had a great stay with one of our class families. We are kicking off the new year in Upper Elementary with lots of learning and fun! Curriculum for January I have included below the curriculum for this … [Read more...]
New faces in Upper Elementary
We had another successful Historical Halloween at Montessori Tides School! Upper Elementary saw the likes of Orville Wright, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs, Frank Gehry, George Washington, Bruce Lee, Clara Barton, Sofia Ionescu and Gaston Leroux in their classroom on Halloween. Nellie Bly and Isadora … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary meets the animals
We met Borja, the alligator, and Ruby, the corn snake, during our field trip to Tree Hill Nature Center. We met Georgia, the goat, and Oscar, the owl, too. Perhaps the most special critter we met that day was Jerry, the box turtle that students “found” during a hike on one of the trails. We miss … [Read more...]
Parent/child journal may aid pre-teen years
Summer is quickly approaching, and the excitement throughout the school is almost tangible. Teachers are preparing for the summer camp session at Montessori Tides School, and teachers are making plans for outdoor activities and relaxing with their families. We will culminate our academic school … [Read more...]
April full of school traditions
March flew by fast! It feels like spring break was just yesterday. This month will be the best yet with several of our favorite MTS traditions, including our Spring Performance, Spring Festival and annual field trip to the Arboretum. In math, we have been exploring decimals, ratio, proportion, … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary hatching new works
We have been enjoying the weather and have been playing moss almost every day in the ditch. In the classroom, we are working on our study of fractions, ratio and proportion, and we will begin our study of decimals, money and percents. Some students are finishing their winter holiday researches … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary has a full schedule
Happy New Year! We are so excited to be back at school. The spring semester is one of renewal and growth. December was filled with celebrations for world peace and our love for one another. We are looking forward to all of the growth and prosperity that their hard work will continue to support. I … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary delving deeper into subjects
We are officially one month into school, and our class is doing beautiful things socially and academically! Every day, I am amazed by this group of students and their depth of thought, reasoning skills with problem-solving, and concentration. If you were to observe, you would see our students … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary Community News
Students settling into new environment Our first full month of school in our new environment has been exciting! I’m impressed with our community’s ability to work through growing pains. We’re continuing to lay the solid foundation of a loving community by learning about others and ourselves. … [Read more...]
