It’s Sustainability Week at FMS. This is a great chance for parents and their children to talk about how we can care for our planet. What it really boils down to is recognising connections. In our disposable, consumable culture, it can be easy to forget where things come from and what we might do differently to lighten our step on the planet. Here are some fun and educational ideas to...
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Everyone loves to feel appreciated. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, it’s a great time to think of how you might show the mums and special others in your life what they mean to you. We offer five simple ideas to celebrate and care for the woman who cares for everyone. Remember to have a card ready. You could absolutely buy a Mother’s Day card; there are plenty of...
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We all want our children to be peaceful and accepting of others. It is never too early to start teaching them to embrace diversity. Too often, we falsely imagine that young children do not notice what makes them different from each other. They do notice, and instead of waiting for them to ask questions or gather information on their own, we can be proactive about diversity education. We can teach...
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In Montessori, you know your four year old loves their classroom and their work. You know their teachers are guiding them to learn early mathematical skills. But what, exactly, does that look like? And how does it change as they get older? Montessori mathematics materials are nothing short of amazing. While they look quite different than what we used growing up (pencil, paper and textbooks) there are intentional reasons for...
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We care for your children and because we care we want each and every one of them to thrive. Thriving beyond here at FMS is more than a tagline, it’s a way of being, a way of doing, a way of taking every child on their own unique journey. Your child is important to us, central to all that we do. Your hopes and desires for your child matter to...
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During their primary years, it can seem like our children are only focused on friends (and frenemies!). We hear about what happened at recess or who they sat with at lunch. They come home with elaborate accounts of being wronged. It’s easy to begin to wonder what they are really learning at school! In Montessori we always try to understand what is happening developmentally, so we can address children’s needs...
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What, exactly, is the role of the Montessori teacher? How is it so different from that of any other teacher? Sometimes it’s easiest to begin by explaining what a Montessori teacher isn’t. A Montessori teacher is less like the traditional idea of an instructor, and more like a gentle guide. They don’t consider it their job to give a child information. They rather lead children in the general direction and...
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We have some new friends at Forestville Montessori School - guinea pigs! There’s a story behind the guinea pigs that all started before lockdowns, yes, two years ago, and it just shows the impact of the pandemic on our day to day operations. In many ways, the guinea pigs’ arrival, signals new beginnings and points the way forward for many more ‘Going Outs’ and projects led by the children’s...
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Everyone loves to feel appreciated. With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, it’s a great time to think of how you might show the mums in your life what they mean to you. Here are five simple ideas to celebrate and care for the woman who cares for everyone. Remember to have a card ready. You could absolutely buy a Mother’s Day card; there are plenty of great ones out...
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We care for your children and because we care we want each and every one of them to thrive. Thriving beyond here at FMS is more than a tagline, it’s a way of being, a way of doing, a way of taking every child on their own unique journey. Your child is important to us, central to all that we do. Your hopes and desires for your child matter to...
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