Elementary/Montessori News

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Montessori Orb Fun and Joyful Learning

Thank you to Mrs. Kathy Beres for sending these photos and information about Montessori activities of this past week. “Recently, our Montessori science shelf has featured many items that change the way we see. We explored prisms, binoculars, colored filters. The compound eye manipulatives demonstrated why it is so hard to catch a fly. Flies...
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28
Mar

Sixth Grade Academic Challenge

The latest Academic Challenge team update from Mrs. Finnen: “On Monday, March 19, the sixth grade Academic Challenge team competed at MOESC with area schools.  Team A earned 80 points.  Team B earned 100 pints.  Thanks to our parent helpers: Tammy Mills, Vicky Reef and Crystal Hamilton.” Congratulations to these students and thank you for...
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22
Mar

An Olympic Torch

Ms. Sarah Johnson and her kindergarten students enjoyed talking about the 2018 Olympics in February and Ms. Johnson had an especially exciting story to tell them. Back in 2002, Ms. Johnson’s grandmother was nominated and selected to carry the Winter Olympics torch for a short distance during its trip through the Cleveland area.  Those who...
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15
Mar

Montessori Outing to Public Library and Carrousel

The preschool and pre-Kindergarten children who attend St. Peter’s Montessori enjoyed an excursion to the Mansfield public library for story time and dancing, as well as free time with puppets and books! They also enjoyed rides and friendship at the Carrousel in town. Thank you to Mrs. Beres for this information and photos.
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13
Mar

After-School Enrichment

Academically talented students are given the opportunity to expand their knowledge in various ways at the elementary school. “Project Think” challenges students to think at a higher level and work together to solve problems. The Talented and Gifted Coordinator, in addition to planning “Project Think” activities, is also available at certain times during the school...
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08
Mar

Mass in St. Francis Chapel

On Tuesday morning, Father Austin celebrated Mass in the St. Francis Chapel with first, second and fourth graders, their teachers, and a few parents.  Elementary music teacher, Mr. Joe Clark, played the guitar with a small group of student song leaders.  We will make sure Sister Bernie and Sister Paula visit the website to see...
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28
Feb

Snow Art

Studies reveal the power of art to inspire, motivate and educate today’s students. Elementary art teacher, Mrs. Hostettler, affects our students’ world through art and if they didn’t love and appreciate art before they walked in to her classroom last August, they certainly do now. For the elementary kindergarten and Miss Molnar’s second grade art...
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17
Feb

Mansfield Spelling Bee

Thank you to St. Peter’s Elementary fourth grade teacher, Mr. David Miller, who sent these photos and submitted the following recap of the recent Mansfield Spelling Bee.  Go Spartans! St. Peter’s Elementary would like to congratulate the eight third graders who participated in the 2018 Mansfield Spelling Bee on February 15. These students represented our...
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17
Feb

Montessori Science and Social Studies

The Montessori Kindergarten class created clouds and rain as an extension activity to the Water Cycle.  They also attempted to make slime … but learned that not all experiments are successful!  They are also learning how to use a compass and the cardinal directions as they work on the maps in the social studies room....
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14
Feb

School Day 102!

Since the usual celebratory 100th day of school was a Saturday, students in Miss Molnar’s celebrated the 102nd day of second grade this past Monday.  They dressed like they were 102 years old. They played math games with flipping coins 102 times and they also did a writing prompt about how they would spend $102 dollars. Most...
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13
Feb
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