Princeton Montessori School - School News

Building Community

Middle School students had a Skate Night at Palmer Square's "eco-friendly" outdoor synthetic skating rink! They enjoyed ice skating followed by hot chocolate at Thomas Sweet. There was even time to check out the decorated square…

mreuterDecember 7, 2021

Elementary

LE Joins Project FeederWatch

The lower elementary class joined the Project FeederWatch, a survey of birds of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which runs from mid-November till the end of April. Facilities installed the hook and the bird feeder…

mreuterDecember 7, 2021

Middle School

Lower Elem. Visits the Farm

The Princeton Montessori Farm to School program is in its 7th year. The purpose of the program is to connect students to the land, have them learn about where food comes from and gain awareness…

mreuterDecember 6, 2021

All Programs

Classroom Celebrations

Classroom Holiday Celebrations PRIMARY: We encourage families of Primary children to participate in the Parent Association's Holiday Giving Drive by purchasing a gift to donate to The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey or to donate…

mreuterDecember 2, 2021

All Programs

School Spirit Day- Traditions!

Every other month we join together for a Virtual School Spirit Day - a school-wide Zoom led by Mrs. VonWachenfeldt and Mr. Mitnick! Thursday, December 2, all classes gathered via Zoom for some community fun! The theme…

mreuterDecember 2, 2021

All Programs Community Service

Get in the spirit of Giving

Holiday Giving Drives The Parent Association's Community Service Committee invites you to participate in our annual Holiday Giving Drive, which benefits The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey. In addition to helping youth in Mercer…

mreuterNovember 30, 2021

Primary

Primary Celebrates Fall

Fun Fall Works The Primary children have been enjoying many seasonal activities and fall works. As part of Native American history month, children enjoy exploring a scene of Great Plains Native Americans and laying out…

mreuterNovember 23, 2021

Elementary

Upper Elementary Fall Project

Upper Elementary students are actively working on an interdisciplinary project to celebrate fall and the recent Thanksgiving holiday. First, they listened to a read-aloud of The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade and Jennifer Davidson, a…

mreuterNovember 22, 2021

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After School Activities

Princeton Montessori School offers many choices of enriching after-school activities. Activities are designed to offer an engaging experience and provide opportunities for growth outside the classroom while keeping within the framework of Montessori philosophy. .…

mreuterNovember 21, 2021

Elementary Primary

Virtual Visits to LE

The Lower Elementary years see the development of social awareness, language transition, and collaborative learning. Each day is a new adventure! Every year at this time the third-year Primary students have the opportunity to visit…

mreuterNovember 19, 2021

All Programs

Native American Heritage

In honor and celebration of Native American Heritage Month, students across our school are engaging in reading and learning about the culture and ancestry of Indigenous peoples. Through the use of rich picture books, primary sources,…

mreuterNovember 18, 2021

All Programs

Celebrating Diwali

Many classrooms had presentations about Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which is celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere. The festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance,…

mreuterNovember 18, 2021

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