As the academic year at WSMS draws to a close and we recognize the many accomplishments in our classrooms, I’d like to add one final newsletter, and in particular to acknowledge the tremendous work of the Parent Organization this year. To all who take the lead and to all who lend a hand for PO events–and especially to the PO executive … Read More
April UE blog post
Math – Grant and Paterson This April in the UE, the 4th years have been starting pre-algebra. They have been working on multiplying integers, dividing numbers with unlike signs, adding the opposite, etc. The 5th and 6th graders have also been working more on algebra. They have been multiplying and dividing fractions, too. Language – Kiera and Lushen The UE … Read More
commercials: Upper El short films
Screened at the school’s fourth annual Movie Morning on Saturday, this set of short films appeared at intermission and delighted the WSMS crowd. Shot with the help of our music teacher, Violet Vonder Haar, these commercials for fictional companies also feature music created by students in GarageBand. The Upper Elementary students wrote, directed, edited, and acted in these two short films. The … Read More
March March at the True/False Film Festival
Last year marked Windsor Street Montessori’s first entry in the True/False Film Festival’s March March. If you haven’t attended this unique Columbia happening before, the March March kicks off the True/False Film Fest’s weekend with a loosely structured, imaginative parade that ends in a block party in front of the Missouri Theatre. Kids in creative costumes strut alongside filmmakers, musicians, … Read More
WSMS open today!
WSMS will be open today, February 2.
January blog post
Math – Jimmy & Grant Recently, we have started a new unit on angles. We have studied types, measuring, and finding angles. We have also been working on mean, median and mode. Statistics are one of the most important subjects in math, so it has been a huge part of our curriculum. We are still doing division and division flashcards … Read More
December blog post 12/12/14
Math – Jimmy and Kiera This month in math, we’ve been working on division, and geometry. Essentially, math has been a fun but not easy part of our work cycle. Math has mainly composed of division, but not 100%. As far as math goes it has recently been a very fun part of our work cycle. History and Science – … Read More