PS: Gallery field trip for the Lower Elementary

Mary WindmillerField Trips, Lower ElementaryLeave a Comment

  The Lower Elementary paid a visit yesterday to PS: Gallery to view its current Masters Exhibit. Students broke into small groups to take in works on paper by artists Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Robert Kipniss, and Rudolf Bauer. Taking a close look at these artists’ work, students used the visit to think and ask questions about the stories in the images, … Read More

UE News November 2014

Holly LinnemanUpper ElementaryLeave a Comment

Language Lately in the upper elementary, spelling has been a big part of our work cycle. Most of our spelling words are chosen from the 5th & 6th grade spelling lists. Not all of our language curriculum composes of spelling, though. Cursive and grammar are also big parts of our language cycle. We’ve mainly been working on different types of … Read More

LE News

Mary WindmillerLower ElementaryLeave a Comment

A lot has happened since our last post. We smashed our homemade Halloween piñatas. One was a ghost and the other was a Creeper character. We made them and painted them, then stuffed them, and smashed them. It was very messy and fun. We filled them with stickers, erasers, and stuff. We put a roof on the playhouse after school … Read More

LE News

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Lower Elementary News  This week has been jam packed.  1/2 the class went to Mary’s farm again to explore the creek. We caught lots of critters and had a wonderful time. We climbed rocks, looked at fossils, played all manner of imaginative games, and just soaked up the peace and beauty of the changing season.  We even saw some very … Read More

LE News

Mary WindmillerLower ElementaryLeave a Comment

Lower Elementary News Some of the highlights of the week included: Finishing the BFG by Roald Dahl Great Lessons about early man and the beginning of written language Fiber Arts with Matt and Music with Kyle Exploring a local community garden Learning about synonyms, antonyms, articles, invertebrates, and Atlases Fire building “Friday was my favorite day this week. We got … Read More

LE News

Mary WindmillerLower ElementaryLeave a Comment

This week the Lower Elementary has had fun. We got free choice everyday this week. We met a Gray Parrot named Jake. He was 18 but would live to be 69-80 yrs old. We went to the park a lot and also had our first indoor recess. We found a ginormous Praying Mantis and lots of us held it. We … Read More

Go! Windsor: first run of the year

Mary WindmillerGo! Windsor, WSMS NewsLeave a Comment

All three WSMS classes gathered to complete their first laps of the year for Go! Windsor on Friday, our regular running day (check out an album of photos at the link!). Go! Windsor challenges students from every Windsor Street Montessori classroom to run 26 miles, read 26 books, and complete 26 good deeds over the course of the school year. … Read More