Woodland Hill Montessori School

  October 10, 2012   Dear Parents,   We had a great time yesterday at Dyken Pond!  We had three presenters that led us on some very interesting explorations of Dyken Pond’s unique eco-system, which is rich in mosses and carnivorous plants.   We gathered and explored seeds, learned about various lichens and mosses, specifically Sphagnum [...]

April 20, 2012   Dear Parents,   I hope that everyone enjoyed their spring break!  The weather outside is tricking us all into thinking that we are in the month of June, when we actually still have about 8 more weeks of school left.  Still, I know that these weeks will fly by as we [...]

December 2, 2011 Dear Parents, I hope that everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break. I can’t believe that we’re already heading into the second week of December. The time sure does fly. In math, we have started our unit on fractions, which is what everyone will be working on for homework for this week, and possibly [...]

November 21, 2011 Dear Parents, A great big THANK YOU to each and every family for your generous support during our Oxfam Hunger Banquet last Friday evening. We raised over $1,500 at this event. Thank you to everyone who supplied us with food, rice and/or paper products. The children did such a wonderful job on [...]

April 29, 2011 Dear Parents, We hit the ground running after our week-long break. Students have been reviewing for the upcoming math and language tests in addition to receiving new lessons. We are currently studying integers in math and prisms in geometry. Students are also working on Mayan/Aztec/Inca research. Beginning next Wednesday, fourth and sixth [...]

March 4, 2011 Dear Parents, Thank you to everyone who sent in sheets! We need more! If you haven’t yet sent in a sheet for your child (flat, white/cream), please do so, as we will be starting our unit on Ancient Rome next week; costume design will begin shortly thereafter. Today we enjoyed a game [...]

Dear Parents, Here is this week’s homework: Spelling:  Unit 18, which is a review.  Do the first 4 pages.  Quiz on Thursday! Total Math:  Graphing  due Wednesday Grade 4:  pages 145, 146 and 147 Grade 5 (decimals) p. 134 and graphing pages 212, 213, 214 Grade 6 (graphing) pages 226-231 Grade 5 Autobiography:  Rough draft [...]