February 2025
Students Became Teachers for the Annual Bring Your Parents to School Day
Toddler, Bridge Primary, and Primary students welcomed their families into their classrooms for Bring Your Parent to School Day. Children guided their parents through a specially curated 45-minute teaching session. Each student taught their parents the concepts they have been learning this year by following a specially prepared work plan and guiding the parents through the class.
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Was A Smashing Success
Thank you to each family who attended our annual pancake breakfast fundraiser. Our HMV parent-volunteer chefs prepared fresh-flipped blueberry, chocolate chip, and rainbow pancakes for over 600 attendees. Between Bring Your Parent to School Day and Maker Faire, families mingled, chatted, and enjoyed breakfast. All proceeds from the fundraiser support the school's enrichment programs.
Students Shine at School Maker Faire
Our Kindergarten through 8th-grade students presented dazzling projects at our School Maker Faire, from artworks and coding projects to robotics and engineering feats. The hands-on, interactive exhibition offered our students valuable presentation experience by opening their horizons to making and sharing their work. Meanwhile, attendees got to play and tinker. Families joined us and explored immersive experiential rooms, each dedicated to different projects.
HMS Gears Up for MMUN
Middle Schoolers Participate in Recent STEM-based Competitions
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Future City Competition: Hudson Montessori Middle School students recently joined teams from middle schools from our region to envision a more sustainable future city for Discover's Future City competition. Our students proposed a fantastic future for their beloved Jersey City. Judges graded the Future City projects and recognized one of our student teams (Team Cybershock) with the "Best Economy" special award.
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MathCounts Competition: Our middle schoolers placed 5th in the recent Hudson County and Bergen County chapter of the MathCounts competition. MathCounts is a mathematics competition for middle schoolers that is held nationwide. The competition works to build problem-solving skills through multiple levels of fun and engaging contests.
Lower Elementary Visits NJPAC
Our students recently attended Nai-Ni Chen’s Lunar New Year Celebration at NJPAC! The performance showcased traditional Chinese dance, music, and storytelling of the Lunar New Year. This trip allowed our students to witness cultural expression through the performing arts and connect it to our ongoing study of the importance of different cultures around the globe. After the show, some students wrote reflections on how the show impacted them personally.
Middle School Students Prep for Annual TED Talks
Hudson Montessori School students are encouraged from a very young age to share their experiences in front of the classroom. Our teachers encourage public speaking and help our students tear down the psychological barriers that might give them pause. Our 6th-grade Middle Schoolers will soon unveil their TED Talks on their passion projects on February 5th.
Montessori in a Minute: Long Chain of 10
The Long Chain of Ten is a series of bead bars, each containing 10 beads, that students string together to form a long chain. Teachers show the children how to label the chain with number tags and keep track of the quantities they count.
The Long Chain of Ten gives students practice in counting sequentially, skip counting by 10s, and promotes independence. It strengthens problem-solving skills, concentration, and logical thinking as they independently manipulate the materials and discover patterns. This activity connects abstract mathematical concepts to concrete representations, making learning accessible and enjoyable for young learners.
Parents – Order Your Congratulatory Yearbook Ad Today!
Parents, purchasing a congratulatory yearbook ad makes a lovely gift for your child, but it also helps fund our annual yearbook. Our students can’t wait to get their yearbooks at the end of the year; many love to write personal messages to their friends and are excited by congratulatory messages provided by their parents acknowledging achievements or offering well wishes for their future. Thanks to these ad sales, every child and teacher gets a free yearbook as a keepsake from their 2024-2025 school year. Any remaining proceeds from ad sales are distributed as gifts to our teachers at the end of the year. Our ads accommodate various budgets, ranging from $35 (1/8th-page ad) to $200 (full-page ad). Please support our yearbook! The deadline is March 7, 2025. Follow this link to create and buy your ad: https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/HudsonMontessori2025
Congratulations to Our School's Top Spellers!
Kudos to our school's top spellers in the recent school-level Scripps Spelling Bee. Fifth grader Anvi Gupta goes on to represent our school at the regional spelling bee on February 8th! Way to go, Anvi! Congrats to Michael Blum and Raunaq Sood for placing second and third, respectively.
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, Feb. 5: Middle School TED Talks
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Friday, Feb. 14: Plastic-Free Valentine's Day
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Monday, Feb. 17: Presidents' Day (No School)
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February 19-22: Montessori Model United Nations in NYC (Upper Elementary & Middle School)
