Princeton Montessori School - School News

Signs of Spring, School Spirit Day

On the first Friday of every month, we have a Virtual School Spirit Day - a school-wide Zoom led by Mr. Mitnick and Mrs. VonWachenfeldt! Friday, March 12, all classes gathered via Zoom for some community fun!…

mreuterMarch 12, 2021

Toddlers

Toddler Snapshot

Our Toddler program, designed for children from 18 months through 3 years, lays the foundation for the adult each child will become. Activities are purposefully designed to develop a sense of wonder, natural curiosity, motor…

mreuterMarch 11, 2021

Middle School

Middle School Career Speakers

As part of the Middle School curriculum, students explore different careers and what they entail, including the education required, typical work environment, responsibilities, and location of jobs. In addition to their research, every month the…

mreuterMarch 11, 2021

Elementary

Upper Elementary Poetry

“While we might feel small, separate, and all alone, our people have never been more tightly tethered. The question’s not if we will weather this unknown, but how we will weather the unknown together.” -…

mreuterMarch 11, 2021

Elementary

NEW Lower Elementary Summer Camp Offering

Summer offering for students aged 6-9! This summer, we will offer a delightful summer program for Lower Elementary students (ages 6-9). Given the pandemic, parents do not want to introduce their child to an unproven environment…

mreuterMarch 11, 2021

Elementary Primary

Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Readers

This week, our Primary, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary programs participated in Read Across America, an event promoted by the National Education Association (NEA), with the goal to engage schools and communities in a national…

mreuterMarch 4, 2021

Uncategorized

Food is Fuel

As a Montessori school, we recognize that caring for the whole child includes attention to quality nourishment and education on healthy eating. Research on pediatric nutrition indicates that better food leads to better attention span…

mreuterMarch 2, 2021

All Programs

Students Love their Surprises

For "Head of School Surprise Day", Primary students were gifted with their very own Princeton Montessori School Kaleidoscope kit, created by SteamWorks Studios, to make at home over the weekend! Thank you to everyone who…

mreuterMarch 2, 2021

Elementary

Lower Elementary Snapshot

NASA SCIENCE PROJECT Lower Elementary students learned about NASA's 2020 successful landing of the rover, Perseverance, on Mars. This is the most advanced Mars rover to date, continuing NASA’s investigation of the Red Planet. The…

mreuterMarch 2, 2021

Elementary

Lower Elementary Snapshot

Lower Elementary Learns about Black History Throughout the month of February, Lower Elementary projects centered around the commemoration of Black History Month. They read books by Black authors and created reflective projects, worked on map…

mreuterFebruary 26, 2021

All Programs

HOS Surprise Day!!

Friday was "Head of School Surprise Day" for Primary-Middle School! This annual tradition began last year when Mrs. Morrison surprised students with a “Journey into Outer Space” in an inflatable mobile planetarium from Cosmic IQ!…

mreuterFebruary 26, 2021

Elementary

Upper Elementary Snapshot

In Upper Elementary, 4th graders are diligently working through their "Extreme Settings" unit for Literacy. As part of this coursework, they are investigating different types of resources, including a technical manual, a science fiction novel,…

mreuterFebruary 23, 2021

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