Montessori Messenger | October 2023

m o n t e s s o r i

MESSENGER

Woodland Hill Montessori School

Volume 2 | Issue 2

O C T O B E R

A New Look for WoodlandHill.org Over the past year, Woodland Hill's website has been undergoing a change and we are excited to offically launch on November 3!

Please take a moment to explore and familiarize yourself with the new site!

As we are still in the transition period, please feel free to share any feedback with us to continue improving the site together. (ngregor@woodlandhill.org) For our current families, the Family Resources area of the website will likely be your most visited area for the Attendance & Dismissal Form, ordering lunches, school calendar, and portal quick links.

Primary P.E.

Primary students have been making the most of P.E. this school year.

With Jodi Selzer joining Ben Kelts, the classes have been running better than ever. Their favorite game to play is Oscar the Grouch, where a few students stand within a wall of mats throwing out balls while the rest of the class tries to get them back in!

During stations, students are working on their fine and gross motor skills by balancing, using blocks, dribbling and catching, and dance time.

On October 5, Upper El and Middle School families gathered for a friendly game of kickball on the blacktop!

Michelle started the evening off with a pre-game stretch! Families enjoyed pizza, popcorn, and sported their sweatbands with pride. While it was a close call, the adults won for the second year in a row.

It was great to have our faculty volunteers and several alumni return for the special evening.

Thank you to all the families who participated in this year's FFFD, especially to the Friends of WHMS volunteers and all of those that pivoted from decorating their trunks outside to decorating classroom doors inside!

Fall Family Fun Day

The halls of Woodland Hill were filled with families for this WHMS tradition of Fall Family Fun Day. With pumpkin painting, carnival style games, facepainting, and an interactive reptile show - this was another event to remember!

Art & Makerspace MS Makerspace students learned to use basic woodworking tools to make a hand loom for weaving.

In MS Art class students painted on drawings they made of natural objects found on a nature walk.

UE Art students met in the amphitheater and used viewfinders to choose a composition for a nature drawing.

LE Makerspace students practiced their engineering skills by buildings models of monuments with egg carton cups and craft sticks.

Primary Art students used colorful paper strips to learn about shapes and three dimensional art.

Session One Electives: Repair Club Clay Creations Fitness Chess Herbalism AV/Tech Club Comedy Club Library Lounge Movement & Mindfulness Legos & Karaoke

Session One of electives is wrapping up next week with new options underway including Machine Sewing, Weaving, Printmaking, & Glee.

The Upper El and Middle School students have been enjoying what their electives have to offer! The Repair Club students have been a great help to the teachers, helping to repair classroom items and materials while learning life skills.

The Rensselaer Repair Cafe was held at WHMS on Saturday, September 30. Several students volunteered at the event from the Repair Club elective to assist in fixing items in need.

WHMS Book Fair Nov 13 - 17 Visit WHMS during our annual book fair in the Library.

Classes will be visiting.

Afternoon hours to be announced.

y r e v o Disc VOYAGE OF LANGUAGE

Saturday, November 18 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Woodland Hill Montessori School Catered Lunch Provided | Childcare Available Step into your child’s shoes and spend a morning learning the Montessori way!

Join faculty from the Primary through the Middle School as you travel the Voyage of Discovery exploring Dr. Montessori’s language curriculum. Our presenter’s will be Jessa Pelizari, Olga Febus, Melinda Putney, and Alisa Scapatici.

Objects of exploration: Grammar Symbols Metal Insets Sandpaper Letters Parts of a Sentence

RSVP Questions?

Email Kris Gernert-Dott kgernertdott@woodlandhill.org

TRANSITIONING TO HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, November 14 | 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

How to set yourself, parents and students, up for a successful transition to high school is the focus of this information session. Laura Lee, school counselor from Tech Valley High School, will cover important information on how to connect with your local public high school, course selection, scheduling, and other tips on making a successful transition for your family.

KRIS GERNERT-DOTT Director of Admissions

ERAENA FRAITES-GONZALEZ Associate Director of Admissions 518-283-5400 kgernertdott@woodlandhill.org

100 Montessori Place North Greenbush, NY 12144

The WHMS Wolfpack Soccer and Cross Country Team's had a great season! Students have grown in their endurance and sportsmanship making the way for another great year of our athletics program. The students are getting excited for basketball and volleyball this winter!

Thank you to Erin Jenkin's for the photos!

Winter School Store