All About Montessori

[vfong1]

hi little Cheng mummy,


I’ve tried reply you via pm but couldn’t.

My boy is now 4 years old and he started with CS 1 year 2 months ago. He attends the daily classes from Mon-Fri and is now in Workgroup.

So far he likes the classes and he is learning his a-z basic phonics. For maths, he is learning his adidtions.

[buds]

Idono:

I'm new here & really need help as I've just moved house to tampines. I've a son 5 1/2 yrs old and need to go on full day care. Anyone knows if there's any MMI in tampines / simei area? I need those that offers full day.

There's one MMI at Tampines Mart, but i do not think the centre offers
childcare services.

[buds]

vfong1:

So far he likes the classes and he is learning his a-z basic phonics. For maths, he is learning his adidtions.

Centre is on at a good pace, vfong1.

[buds]

netchat:

i intend to put my 2.5yrs old boy into one of the montessori at the east.. any recommendation for a good one?? i stay in pasir ris, wife work in bedok, me work in leng kee and MIL stay at bedok reservoir.. so prefer a east side one, easier for my wife to pick the children up after work.

East Side Montessori Centres

>Bedok Reservoir MMI (Childcare)
>Bestcare Montessori
>Brighton Montessori Fort Road
>Children House East Coast
>Josiah Montessori East Point Shpg Ctr (Kindergarten)
>MMI Kindergarten/Pre-School (Kindergarten)
>MMI Tampines Mart (Enrichment Centre)

[The Little Cheng Mommy]

Hi, really appreciate all the replies & inputs


I visited the centre on Tuesday and really have a good impression of the place and the lady (Yvonne) patiently explained to me the program details.
However, I still do have doubts in what my son could learn in that short 1.5 hrs/week session. Maybe I'll just get a Montessori book and have these activities with him at home?? However, I'll definitely be enrolling him in Kindermusik next year :lol:

[smiles]

Hi all.


I'm new to this forum as well as the world of local child care.

We like the Montessori approach and are thinking of sending our boy to a Montessori playgroup in AMK/Thomson area.

Does anyone have any comments or personal experience with Greentree and Character Montessori (AMK)? Especially the latter, someone has asked earlier and there has been no response so far.

Buds,
Your contributions on the Montessori approach. How nice of you to spend time and effort informing others. Kudos to you!

[shirleyfong]

My son is from Brighton Montessori at Fort road since he is 18 months. He is now 5 years old in K1. I think he is progressing very well in this school.

Will put my daughter in this sept when she is 18 months.

Bud, any comments on Brighton?

[buds]

Heyya smiles, it's my pleasure.

[buds]

Heyya shirleyfong, generally what i hear about

Brighton is that the main directresses are the
ang-mohs and our locals only the assisting
teachers. Since your child is attending
Brighton, you would be the best person
to share with us many things about the
school?

I have not personally sent my kiddies there,
nor have i friends who have sent them there
either. I'm a westie. Hence am not the best
person to comment on this centre in particular.
No personal experiences to share.

[pea]

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).

Thanks buds for your many valuable tips!

Would like to ask you what is the age where you would start teaching them to write (not scribbling or colouring).

My friend's son attends a kindergarten which has started getting them to write out alphabets on worksheets as they are learning the basic phonics. But he is only in N1 (3 years old). My friend has to train him to write out the letters repeatedly over dotted lines, as asked by the teachers.

My son, who is about the same age, can't even hold a pen properly. My mother told me not to force him to write if he is not ready, as this may hurt his fingers. Is that true?

Can you teach more advanced phonics and reading skills without having to learn to write first?

Thanks in advance.