August 2020

Matty van Drempt and Emma Elegado-Kotulic share the exciting learning in the Birth-3 Program during Term 3 so far. NIDO / Parent Toddler We’re all enjoying being together and being able to meet. Thank you to all our families  for following the COVID-19 procedures put in place to keep us all safe. In the NIDO class, 3 of the children are just pulling up and starting to walk. It’s great…

“I always get excited preparing for Jump Rope for Heart.  It happens every year in springtime and I get an adrenalin rush counting down the days.  Because of COVID-19 our parents won’t be able to come and watch us this year but we’re thinking about organising a live stream so they can watch from home or work.” This will be Maree Barbara’s tenth year of raising money for the Heart…

In a Montessori classroom, there is a constant but organic flow of children transitioning between environments. The children move from the more home-like 3-6 to the exploratory 6-9 to the world-wide 9-12. Through these transitions, there are changes in dynamics that allow for more the growth of ideas and inspiration. We are proud of our older children who have stepped up as role models. They have been working with the…

The classroom continues to be a community of learning with the children actively exploring, discovering and sharing with the Montessori concepts and materials.  Great work continues with each day presenting something new and stimulating.  Within this community, the children are initiating, sharing, collaborating, researching and creating great work. With so much happening in the world, the past four weeks of Term 3 have felt like starting the year all over…

“I remember the feeling of having freedom to learn new things and unlike my last school, we didn’t have to spend so much time lining up for everything!” Nishabel Rehn joined FMS in the lower Primary (6-9) and had Anthony Milano as her educator. ‘It was very different, and I liked it instantly.  We could choose where we sat to do our work and I had a lot more choice…

Hear from one of our Pre-Primary (3-6 Years) Directors - Christine Wright and Classroom Assistants Dharini and Viviane, as they share the exciting learning that is taking place during Term 3, 2020! Welcome back everyone! Term three is well and truly underway, the children are steadily working across all subject areas and are having a lot of fun doing so. The five year olds are gaining knowledge on their cultural…

Hear from one of our Pre-Primary (3-6 Years) Directors - Bonnie Chiu and Classroom Assistant Rosalie Dankbaar, as they share the exciting learning that is taking place during Term 3, 2020! Last term, the children thoroughly enjoyed learning about the human body, the function and purpose of their organs and the names of the bones in the body. We finished Term 2 by creating a human organ project and a…