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Curlew Montessori Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2011 Raihana Mohideen
Newsletter Administrator
Issue 4
Welcome Back!
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to another This will be an interactive
exciting year at Curlew Montessori evening for parents to find out
School. This year in order to more about our philosophy,
accommodate our growing casa program, policies and the
class, we are proud to have in our general unfolding of the school
midst, two qualified, nurturing day. We look forward to
Montessori teachers. We are answering your questions and
optimistic that with their urge you to attend. You are
experience, vision, passion and more than welcome to even
Contents bring a friend!
commitment they will contribute
Administrator’s News 1 to a strong and stimulating
program, while enriching the lives We look forward to a great
Birthdays 1
of our students. year and to making great
Meet the Teachers 2 strides to ensure the best
This year, we are also changing possible outcome for your child.
Montessori Environment 3
the format of our French program Please visit our new web site
Montessori Environment 4
and extending it to be a part of and feel free to drop us a line
Graduation/Picnic 5 the Montessori work period. A or two. We would love to hear
group of children based on age from you.
will be selected by the French Ms. Raihana
Teacher and age appropriate
lessons based on theme will be
presented to the group. We will
continue to hold French circles as
we have done in the past. Circles
Birthdays will be including rote counting of
the calendar, weather and simple
Aug 26 Nikita French stories and songs. We are
certain that this change will help
Oct 3 Miruna
our students absorb the language
Oct 8 Carter more fluidly and seamlessly.
Oct 8 Evangelina We look forward to your presence
at our first parent education
Oct 22 Aden evening on September 22nd, 2011.
Nov 21 Fera
Dec 30 Emma
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Meet the Montessori Teachers….
and am looking forward to be a part of Curlew
Montessori School. Let’s have a great year!
Hello Everyone, My Name is Noorya and
I am pleased to be your child’s Casa
Teacher. I have been a Montessori
teacher for the past 8 years and the last
school that I worked in was a French/
English bilingual school, as a result I
picked up a lot of French and know Hello! My name is Asha Shreves and I am pleased
most of the basics of the French to be a Casa Directress at Curlew Montessori
Language. I graduated from York School. I look forward to sharing my heritage and
University with a Bachelor of Arts extensive Montessori experience in the classroom
Degree and subsequently worked every day. I was born in India and moved to the
towards receiving my MACTE Middle East when I was 10 years old, for 5 years of
accredited Montessori Diploma from my life. I came to Canada when I was 15 years
the Canadian Montessori Teacher old. After receiving my AMI (Association
education Institute. I had the wonderful Montessori international) training at the
opportunity to meet with some of you foundation for Montessori International, I worked
the previous summer when I was as a CASA Directress for 8 years. I also have
heading the summer camp at Curlew experience working as an Administrator and a
Montessori School; therefore some of Head Teacher for a number of years in the
you are already familiar with me. I love Durham Region. I believe that the Montessori
to teach and working with children is Method integrates a deep respect for the child’s
my passion. Their smiles brighten my innate desire to learn the unhurried clam of the
day. I am easy going, open to ideas prepared environment, the beauty of the
and suggestions and would love to hear Montessori materials and a holistic approach to
your thoughts and comments. I am the child’s development. My role is to work in
excited to be one of the Montessori concert with the child’s own inner guide and I
teachers in the Casa classroom guiding find it an honour and a privilege to assist the
your children with their daily Montessori children as they work towards creating their own
activities and making it to be a personalities, develop their own abilities, and
stimulating, challenging and exciting follow their own interests.
year. I look forward to meeting you
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A Montessori Environment – The general principles
Quite often when parents first send their The classroom is a prepared
children to a Montessori School for a environment for children ages 2 1/2 to 6
Casa (Primary) program, they aren't fully years of age. The classroom contains
aware of the unique principles of the only materials that respond to the
Montessori environment. They have developmental stages of a child from 2
certain expectations that are formed due 1/2 to 6 years of age. There are no toys
to their own personal beliefs, previous as the Montessori materials fulfill the
experiences, and simply a lack of various needs of the children at all
knowledge of the principles of Montessori stages. The classroom is clean, tidy, and
and how they apply to the classroom encourages independence.
environment. Lessons/presentations are given only
Not all Montessori schools will follow the when the child is ready. Generally lessons
principles outlined in this article, however are given individually, however some
you'll find that most accredited lessons are given in a small group setting.
Montessori schools will adhere to most of Before a lesson is given the child must
them (with perhaps the exception of the have successfully completed any
student/teacher ratio - that is dictated by preparatory lessons. If the concepts of
their local Child/Youth Regulations and the preceding lessons have not been
license). We have found it beneficial to absorbed then the probability of success
outline and discuss these general will be minimal. The lessons are very
principles to parents during Parent purposeful, specifically catering to each
Education nights. It helps to alleviate stage of the child's development. The
anxieties and potential misunderstandings children work according to their choice
that typically occur during the first few and capability and no comparisons to
weeks when a child is transitioning into children of equal age are made.
the school. Again, each Montessori The Montessori environment contains
school has unique circumstances and it's self-correcting materials. The child's self-
up to the school to educate their parents esteem is protected since the adult does
on their principles and expectations. not have to do all of the correcting. Self-
esteem grows as the children discover
they can do things the correct way by
themselves.
The amount of paper that goes home is
not the emphasis and is in no way any
indication of the 'work' that the children
have accomplished. Quite often 'paper
work' completed by the child will not be
seen until late in their second year of the
Casa program when their hand is
developed enough to successfully print.
The children are encouraged to repeat
lessons as many times as the child
wishes, so that the concept is completely
Living/non-living activity - Culture absorbed. A child will not necessarily
receive a new lesson every day, as time
and repetition, as well as concentration,
observation and discussion, are essential
for the complete creation of the child.
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The Montessori Environment cont…
Children are encouraged to respect the Respect for the child. We will allow
work of others; not touching, distracting, or them to retain their dignity at all times.
disturbing other children who are working. Greeting and dismissing the child with
Having only one of each lesson in the a handshake and eye contact
classroom helps the children respect encourages the use of grace and
others work, be patient, and to be proud courtesy. Showing affection to
of their own accomplishments. The children is essential to their sense of
children are also expected to respect their security and emotional growth.
environment. They are shown where However, as parents you're asked to
lessons are found on the shelf and how to allow your child the dignity to walk out
replace them in the correct manner. Older of the school (their place of work) on
children help with replenishing supplies on their own two feet. Although the
the shelves and cleaning up at the end of above principles are outlined using a
the day. school setting, they can all be applied
We are careful of how we display the to a home school setting as well - with
children's work in the environment. It can the exception of the student/teacher
create bad feelings/competition amongst ratio - unless you have a very large
the children, and encourage children to family including multiples! Most families
complete work for the sake of praise and who are introduced to Montessori find
recognition from adults and peers. It's they begin to apply the principles
crucial to help children realize that the within their home life and family
process is what's important, not the end expectations, even if they're not
product. homeschooling their children.
Work done by the child is for the child and
Courtesy Montessori Association
not for the parent. The Montessori
environment is created for the child to
work according to their inner needs, for
the construction of themselves. There is
nothing more painful to watch than a
child struggling through a page of printing
because "mommy told me I had to bring a
page home".
Children are encouraged to dress
themselves and be responsible for their
own belongings. Children need to wear
clothing that they can manage in order to
allow them to be independent.
Asking permission to go to the washroom, Moveable alphabet-Language
to the water fountain, or to repeat a lesson
is not necessary. The environment has
been created in a safe manner for the
children, and they are aware of their own
needs.
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Our Montessori Graduation & Father’s Day Picnic – June 2011
We are so proud of our first group of Our Father’s Day Picnic was a lovely
graduating students! It was an honour and way to end our academic year. A big
priviledge to be a part of their lives and to lay Thank you to all our parent who lent a
the foundation for their education. We wish helping hand and a special thank you to
Zaid, Kayden and Joseph all the very best in Leena Notta for capturing these wonderful
their future endeavours! memories!
Curlew Montessori School
81 Curlew Drive
Toronto, ON
M3A 2P8
Phone:
We’re on the Web! (416) 385-7373
www.curlewmontessori.com
Fax:
(416) 385-3686
We would love to hear from you!
E-mail:
info@curlewmontessori.com
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