Congrats to her. I, like you it seems, am not a good speller. (As readers of my blog know.) My own Princess Villainette (2nd grade) has been having some problems with spelling - but she's working harder at it and showing improvement. So you (and your wee Llama-ette) get a hearty congratulations from me.

Thankee much!

I didn't know Montessori schools had tests. I know hers doesn't have grades --which might make one wonder how she could have 'aced' the test. Methinks perhaps she correctly spelled all the words, but I wonder if your grading mentality subtly erodes the Montessori philosophy. What thinks Mrs. Butcher?
Regardless, congratulations to your daughter -- she must be so pleased.

Yes, I should have said she got all of them right (22). No actual grade given. As a matter of fact, tests AND homework were demanded by the class parents.

I have absolutely no problem with this whatsoever. Unlike religious matters, I take a cafeteria approach to Montessori's ideas. As much as I like the free flow, cross-disciplinary practices and emphasis on working with both concrete and abstract tools, I'm also a firm believer in both instilling a recognizable corpus of knowledge in the kiddies and in testing to ensure that it has been instilled.