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MPA Elementary II - Grades 4 - 6

During their years in Elementary I (grades 1, 2 & 3,) students were building solid academic foundations and developing personal independence and self motivation.   

As Elementary II students, they are now prepared to tackle more complex issues and abstract concepts.  Their increasing competence and maturity makes them ready for new social and academic advancement opportunities.  Students examine current events and delve more deeply into issues requiring conflict resolution skills, problem solving and effective communication skills. Elementary II students continue to benefit from a wealth of hands-on materials even as they move into their ability to understand abstraction. Since they move from the “concrete to abstract” at their own pace, some students are learning algebra while others are still mastering pre-algebraic concepts.  

The Elementary II classroom environment provides a variety of resource and learning materials.   Students’ reference books, web searches and a variety of Montessori materials and resources in their daily learning to master grammar, geography and other subjects.  Curriculum areas for grades 4 to 6 include:

Practical Life

Peace education, conflict resolution, care of self and environment, cooking, sewing, trip planning, scheduling and organizational skills, classroom jobs

Language

(Reading, creative and expository writing, grammar, spelling, research skills, handwriting, public speaking)

Mathematics

More advanced operations, fractions, decimals, percentage, squaring, cubing through pre-algebra; geometry -- polygons, equivalencies, lines, area, volume

Cultural

Science (Zoology, botany, human biology, time line of life, earth science, ecology) Geography and World Cultures (includes map skills) History and Current Events

Foreign Language

All Elementary II students study Spanish using a variety of Spanish language Montessori Materials, conversation and written work.  Classes are conducted entirely in Spanish.  And just at in the Elementary II classroom, Spanish class discussion includes current event topics and more abstract concepts.

Art

Museum visits, art appreciation, group projects and art history are integrated throughout the Elementary II curriculum.

Physical Education

Structured P. E. classes focuses on fitness for life, rules and skills for a variety of team and individual sports and sportsmanship.

What's New?

    Our New School!

      Montessori Private Academy

 (2 blocks east of Perryville just off Newburg Rd.)