All About Montessori

[sunny]

buds:

Heyya sunny, how old is she... forgot lah..

Being able to write is as important as being
able to read. In our attempt to get our children
to be good at reading, don't forget thee other
stuff that matters too... ie. tracing, writing,
speaking properly, good manners, sharing..(etc).

I knew i had to include 'car'!
Cos it is one of the most common one parents
like to use as example. This segmenting phase
is by using the single.... i repeat... single letter
sounds of a-z and not a combination of sounds
as yet. So at this stage, you're suppose to only
use the sounds the child has learnt. We cannot
break the word car into three separate sounds
like b-u-s. /c/ is one sound... /ar/ is one sound.
So it's c-ar... The /ar/ combination is only taught
much much later. Just like s-ee... the child will
see this word in her mind as s-i or worse still
becomes confused and thinks it's the letter C.

Stick to those 3-letter words within families if
you dun wanna stray away from the phonetic
aspect of this phase. ie. /ab/, /ad/, /ag/ (etc)

/ab/
>cab
>dab
>jab
>lab
>nab
>tab

/ad/
>bad
>dad
>had
>lad
>mad

.......... (etc)

*faint* so much to learn. :!:

my gal is 3.5 yo now.

[kash313]

Hi,

My son is currently in Columbus preschool at upper east coast not satisfied with the school so looking for some good schools around.
I went to MMI @east coast and School house by the bay.
MMI is in an old house with comparatively small classes Principal is good but teachers are less experienced can say very young girls.
I was shocked to see that a new girl was sleeping on a chair and table in porch area principal explained me she is new so need time to settle is this correct way to get a child used to the school?
School house by the bay impressed me a lot. English language teachers are all native english speakers.Same for mandrian class. All classes have one lead and one assistant teachers. There way of teaching is also very unique 1 day they teach english for whole day and other day mandrian according to principal children grasp better this way. Also liked the canteen there its very stylish. Overall liked the centre.

[dubaimom]

Hey everyone,


Hv been following the thread on the Montessori curriculum and found it very informative.

Has anyone heard of Little House Montessori in Sunset Way?
We just got back from Dubai. My 5 y/o boy has been attending a Montessori sch for a year over there. Not sure if he should continue with the Montessori or switch to the mainstream KG as to prepare him for P1 in 2011.

Any advice anyone?

[tranquil]

Hi everyone!


Finding a kindergarten for my child who wd be attending Nursery (N2) in 2010. Have read with interest on all the postings here regarding Montessori.

Have anyone of u heard of the Shekinah Montessori Enrichment Centre @ Punggol Plaza? Can share your comments? Thanks.

[Shera]

Anyone has any comments about Character Montessori amk branch pls?

[kash313]

Horrible Thats the only word I can say.

:shock:
Even my son also had similar experience in school.
One of his friend used to hit him often some times bite some time hit once he pushed him hard and sprained his leg. When I complained to principal she said they are good friends I'll ask teacher with a big smile. I got so annoyed atleast u can show some concern!!!!

[fristrom]

My child is in Montessori full day childcare (N2). Communication between teaching and parent is via:


- comms book: updated irregularly, on average twice a month, quite brief handwritten notes by her class teacher
-2 PTM a year: 15 min sessions each time

I am wondering whether this is normal.

My child is happy in school (or at least not unhappy) but it is unsettling as I have little clue as to what she is doing in school, and how she is progressing.

[Angelina]

I think u will kind of know wat ur child learn when she starts talking or singing, u may find tat suddenly she knows this and knows that. But maybe N2 a bit young to tell out. Actually i used to think tat my daughter’s school dunno what they are teaching her, but den at the meet the parents session, the teachers do give a detailed explanation, and let u bring back all the books and art and craft that she has done thru out the yr. Den i realised, wow she did quite a lot of work.

But if u think tat the teachers din do a gd job of explaining what they hv been doing, den judge by ur instincts, if u think something is lacking, by all means go look for a better school. I believe any parent has the right to know what her child is learning in school.
Btw i hv changed school for my daughter twice already.

[fristrom]

Hi Angelina,


Thanks for your input. Just curious why you change your daughter’s school twice … I don’t think I would do that unless I really have to.

fristrom

[buds]

dubaimom:

Hey everyone,


Hv been following the thread on the Montessori curriculum and found it very informative.

Has anyone heard of Little House Montessori in Sunset Way?

Is this in a condo?

dubaimom:

Hey We just got back from Dubai.

Welcome back! Heard it's beautiful in Dubai and lots to shop for!
An uncle works there.

dubaimom:

Hey My 5 y/o boy has been attending a Montessori sch for a year over there. Not sure if he should continue with the Montessori or switch to the mainstream KG as to prepare him for P1 in 2011.

Any advice anyone?

You hafta gauge his ability eversince he started his Montessori
education in Dubai till today. Is he able to do stuff that children
in normal kindergarten are doing - in his case K1... Is he already
midway through the blends (blue scheme) in his Montessori Phonics
and steadily reading books be it Phonetic concept books and graded
readers? Can he work the place value, simple additions and subtraction
including recording? He should also at this stage have good pencil grip &
be writing efficiently ie. penmanship. Ability to spell is bonus but not a
critical factor as yet... If he's managing all the above well, it would mean
the early Montessori training has gone well on track and should be okay to
resume in a Montessori environment. There are other soft skills you still
need to look into as well, like his interaction with peers (confidence) and
working independently and with others..... as many here know, Montessori
caters for a lower teacher:child ratio to enable the individual curriculum
styled learning to be more effective.

Hope this helps.