Students had a wonderful time at the sleepover this week! Thank you so much for your donations. We will be celebrating Pi Day next week on March 14th! It is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π  (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (the 3rd month) since 3, 1, and 4 are...Read More

Students enjoyed working outside yesterday while wearing their funky Montessori Ed Week outfits! They have also enjoyed our new Science unit on circuits! Students have made interesting lie detectors, noise makers, and recording devices. Your children have also been working diligently on their informational writing. We have children working on everything from teen activists to...Read More

  Thank you so much for attending conferences last week. Your children were proud of their work; watching them share it with you was a joy. If you haven’t seen it yet, your child’s progress report is now available online through My BackPack. Log in to My BackPack, find the heading “My Forms/Documents,” and click...Read More

This week, students made electroscopes in Science and Oldowan Industrial Complexes (core choppers) in conjunction with their study of Homo Habilis. We also lost our ability to be bipedal for 20 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. We have a new appreciation for walking upright! Students also studied absolute zero, least common multiples, and mixed to improper fractions...Read More

This week, 6th years started planning their 6th-year annual end-of-year trip. This year, students decided they wanted to sell books from 3:00- 3:15 pm in the atrium after school for $4 a book. They plan to start next week and continue daily for as long as possible. They want to raise enough money to go...Read More

This week has been busy with history timelines, informational writing, reading, fractions, binomials, least common multiples, and geometry. 6th year students are getting excited about their ideas for their end-of-year trip! They will send out information about their ideas soon! Next week, we will do Easy CBM testing on Monday and Wednesday. Please make sure your child...Read More

  This week, we wrapped up homework project presentations, and they were terrific! So much hard work went into these passion projects. Thank you for all of your help in making our projects a success. Below are pictures and a list of what everyone worked on. Students can begin thinking about their next Homework Projects...Read More

This week, students studied constructive and destructive waves, early hominid spiritual needs, factoring, binomials, multiplication, and fractions. Students also completed their first Literature Circle assignments and had their first book group discussions. In biology, students finished up animal cells, and botany started learning about plant cells. 6th years wrapped up muscles and made and took...Read More

The dance last Friday was a big success! A huge “thank you” to everyone who donated supplies and Emily and Casey for helping chaperone. Some students shared they were sore from dancing so hard on Friday over the weekend! This week, students studied river erosion, early hominid types, cilia, types of leaves, face muscles, plurals, independent and...Read More

Students incubated and cared for quail eggs. Caring for animals is a way for students to learn how to take care of themselves, and others while building more independence. Students also develop a sense of responsibility and respect.Read More