Elementary
The Elementary environment supports each 6-12-year-old student as a lifelong and independent learner and thinker. Materials and manipulatives invite discovery, concentration, responsibility, and order. The Elementary Guide is Brooke Fly, and her Assistant is Katie Ochs. The Elementary day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m.
The Elementary environment supports each 6-12-year-old student as a lifelong and independent learner and thinker. Materials and manipulatives invite discovery, concentration, responsibility, and order. The Elementary Guide is Brooke Fly, and her Assistant is Katie Ochs. The Elementary day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m.
Learn how the Montessori Elementary years prepare children intellectually, emotionally, and socially to navigate the next stage of their education.
|
The Magnolia Montessori Elementary curriculum is aligned with the Mississippi Department of Education academic guidelines
for math and language arts, and features:
|
Montessori Elementary students gain solid foundations in:
|
Features of the Magnolia Montessori Elementary Environment
Going Out
After school chess club
- Elementary students may choose and research a topic of interest, then arrange a small group field trip, or "going out," into the community, accompanied by adult chaperons. Past going outs have included trips to The University of Mississippi Museum, The University of Mississippi Physical Acoustics Lab, The University of Mississippi Department of Archaeology, the Pontotoc County Amish communities, The Wolf Howl Animal Preserve in Etta, Mississippi, and The Airport at Ole Miss.
- MMS Elementary students have conceived and implemented service projects in support of the Oxford-Lafayette County Humane Society, disaster relief efforts, and other service projects.
- Our students have collaborated with the Lafayette County Literacy Council, the Oxford Maker's Market, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, local sustainability efforts, and other community organizations.
- MMS has hosted authors William Joyce, Nick Bruel, and Emma Virjan for interactive visits with the Elementary class.
- Children's Book Festival
- The Strawberry Plains Audubon Center's Hummingbird Migration and Nature Celebration
- The Elementary class participates in an optional, in-school science fair every spring. All research and project work is done during classroom hours.
- MMS Elementary students rotate attending a weekly guided nature walk, led by naturalist Katie Boyle.
- Parent potluck meals
- Parent education nights
- Lessons open house, during which students demonstrate the use of Montessori materials
- Students choose and research a historical figure, then present their research in costume for the school community.
- A local Japanese American friend to MMS presents interactive art, culture, language, and food lessons.
After school chess club
AMI-certified Brooke Fly Spears is the lead guide of the Elementary classroom. Her assistant is Katie Ochs, who completes AMI certification in 2018.