Macquarie Park Montessori Academy | May-June Newsletter
Events in June
• World Environment Day 5th
• World Ocean Day 8th
• Queen’s Birthday (Centre
close) 14th
• Under the sea
Incursion 18th
• World Music Day 21st
• International Mud Day 29th
• Road Safety education
workshop (teacher only) 30th
Previous month Quality Area 6 survey-
Collaborative partnerships with families
and communities
This month June we will be reviewing:
Quality Area 7 –
The aim of Quality Area 7 under the National
Quality Standard is to focus on effective
leadership and governance of the service to
establish and maintain quality environments
for children’s learning and development.
Effective leaders establish shared values for
the service that reflect the service context
and professionalism and set a clear direction
for the service’s continuous improvement.
Governance refers to the systems in place to
support effective management and operation
of the service, consistent with the service’s
statement of philosophy.
YOUR VOICE IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO US.
See our responses to last month’s
survey on the next page!
We welcome all the new families who recently join our Centre, hope
all the families have a great time with us. We will also continue
the theme of Friendship, learning about kindness and caring for
each other, including staying safe and recognizing different culture
and value for the following month.
Art plays an essential role in child development and promotes
visual, motor, and social skills. In addition, children can use art to
express their thoughts and feelings and explore and experiment.
While each child’s art is unique, there is a universal development
pattern in drawing, and all children go through the same stages,
albeit at different ages. Therefore, we continue to encourage
using their imagination to create their artwork. We will send their
work daily, keep some special/unique artworks, and send them to
the end with their unique presents.
Even things are beginning to return to normal although, health
and safety measures must be still upheld. Therefore, we ask that
parents continue to:
• Ensure children are kept at home when they sick.
• Limit drop off & pick-ups by families/carers - parents, are asked
to make drop-offs/pick-ups as quickly as possible and only one
family member/carer in the Centre at any one time.
• When you enter the Centre, make sure to sanitize you and your
child’s hands. Also, washing hands every day is excellent practice
daily.
• Adhere to social distancing when speaking with staff and other
families.
Please remember our work cycle is every day from 8-10 am, Each
day, the children engage in a prolonged, uninterrupted ‘Work Cycle’
in our Montessori classroom. Throughout this period, the children
engage in a range of different activities, some of which are chosen
independently, and others presented by a teacher. We engage you
to bring your child as early as you can to join this particular time.
 Responses from our Survey
Each child is valued as
Thank you to all the families who participated in our May
a unique individual. Survey focusing on Quality Area 6- Collaborative

Montessori education
partnerships with families and communities.
Most of the feedback we received from the May survey was
recognizes that wanting more notification and updates regarding the
children learn in transition process especially with children transferring from
one room to another room. Montessori Academy is in the
different ways and process of rolling out a new family application, Kindyhub.
accommodates all This decision was made following the feedback received
about our current application Keptme.You are welcome to
learning styles. explore this app by visiting the Kindyhub website:

Students are also free https://www.kindyhub.com.au/

to learn at their own Miss Coco is organising different professional development

training for our teachers to ensure they understand and can
pace, each advancing competently implement the expectations of our centre
through the including positive, meaningful, and authentic interactions
with children.
curriculum as he is Your feedback and suggestions are very much appreciated.
ready, guided by the Our Educators:
teacher and an We pride ourselves on having high-quality Educators that have
individualized learning been a part of our team for many years. Therefore, every month
we recognise an Educator that has demonstrated excellence by
plan. awarding them with an Educator of the Month Award.

—Maria Montessori Ms. Maryam

Need a casual
day?
Please Coco or
Disha at the For her ongoing commitment to her role! She is always friendly
and helpful towards fellow team members and undertakes her

Centre or send an duties with dedication, commitment & diligence! She is a

wonderful mentor to her team! Well done, Maryam!

email to
Ms. Denise will be back on 5/7/21.
Coco.ashby@montess Ms. Jiyoung will be back on 19/7/21.
oriacademy.com.au or Ms. Sheree will be back from her Maternity leave on 12/7/21.

Disha.reddy@montes
soriacademy.com.au
 Community:
Is your child’s
immunisation
Children love to
engage in small
group learning
due? Please experiences.

remember to
send your child’s
updated Some of our Team

immunisation
participated in a Zoom
meeting with Bright
Eyes to gain
record to Coco at knowledge about how
to deal with

Coco.ashby@montessor
iacademy.com.au

We love going on
excursions. This is a
highlight of our week 😊😊.

WOW
MOMENTS
We love hearing all about
the ‘special’ WOW Moments
that occur with your child
outside of the Centre. WOW
Moments can be learning to
ride a bike, taking their
first steps, visiting family &
friends, going to the park,
discovering beetles in the
garden etc. We enjoy bringing
We had a great
your child’s home Mother’s Day
environment and experiences morning teatime.
into our curriculum. Please
share these WOW Moments
with your child’s educator!
 Infants Room
Some new babies joined us this month. They have now settled very well in the Room. This
month we also got many new toys for outdoors and indoor that will add lots of fun and new
learning. We enhanced our gross motor skills and had whole-body exercise while playing
with balls, parachute, and some walking toys. In addition, we worked on various Montessori
practical life work like beading, spooning, puzzle-solving, grasping, and inserting to improve
our fine motor skills. We also focussed on our social and language skills by learning and
practising some new songs and conversing with our peers and educators.
This month we all participated in many special events. Firstly, it was an exceptional event,
i.e., Mother’s Day, for its celebration babies worked a lot to create art pieces for their mums
and prepared a presentation for mums. Thanks to all mums who took the time to join us for
the event. Children learned a lot while preparing for this special day.
After Mother’s Day, we learned about compost in International Compost week. Then, we
learned about worms and created a collage of worms using our artistic skills. After that, we
celebrated National family week, in which we learned a new family finger song. All the
Children loved it and enjoyed singing it every day during our group time.
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After that, we celebrated National Sorry day and learned about Sorry.
Finally, we celebrated National reconciliation week, in which we learned about our shared
histories, cultures and achievements by participating in age-appropriate activities.
Well done, Babies!
Love from Babies' Room
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Toddler's Room
May was an extremely busy month in the toddler's Room. We focused on many things, but
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Grace and Courtesy were one of the month's main highlights. As said by someone that
"Courtesy costs nothing but buys everything." We want all our toddlers to be courteous.
Therefore, we continued shaking hands and greeting others, walking in the classroom, sitting
on the chair, cleaning a spill and easel cleaning. Cleaning a spill was fun because they
thought they were playing with the water; while having fun, they gained a new skill.
In practical life, they all practised while some of them mastered rolling and unrolling the rug,
walking around the rug, pulling out and pushing in the chair, carrying a chair in a Montessori
way, and handling a book. In sensorial, they showed interest in colour box1, 2 & 3, geometric
solids, pink tower, knobbed cylinders, spindle box, and numbers and counters.
As we had National Family Week in May, we focused on the importance of family and
belonging. Toddlers had hands-on activities about family. For example, they enjoyed making
their houses with sticks, and they placed all the family members in the house. During this
learning experience, they drew their own families, and the main aim was to strengthen their
fine motor skills, as fine motor skills are needed in daily life to control and manipulate things
and objects in the environment.
Toddlers went for an excursion to the print media Imprestik. They were confident and happy
even in the new environment. They were keen to look around and did thumb printing with
special ink. They were happy to get the stickers. We extended the excursion by talking about
the traffic lights, playing several games to learn about the traffic lights, and following the
game's basic rules.
We are looking forward to having more fun and more learning in the coming months.

Love from Toddler's Room

 Senior Preschool room
This month we celebrated Mother’s Day, Walk Safely To School, National Family Week, National Sorry Day
and National Reconciliation Week. This month our Web display was all about Mother's from around the
world. We explored the traditions, cultures and rich heritage of Countries and Continents. We explored
Africa, Peru, Italy and Egypt. Mummy has something same to share with her child, and that is her big heart
and love. A heart-warming tale made children think and express about Mother's Love for her child. This
tale was a Japanese story about a Mother Fox and her child whom she sends to buy Mittens. This long trip
makes the child Fox confident, and he brings along Mittens and cuddles. Children did very well for
Mother's Day Morning Tea, and we hope you all loved the little gifts children made for you.
Children have been working on Large, Medium and Small, Addition with Red and Blue Number Rods,
Extensions with Brown Stairs and Pink Tower. Grace and Courtesy and Music and Movement has also
been a significant part of our program. Binomial and Trinomial Cubes were children's favourite as they
brought many challenges. However, what worked here was tremendous patience from our Pre-schoolers,
who are getting very confident at Teamwork. Monitors are doing great with their responsibilities and
follow through with their chores. No one has to remind them, and this shows their decision-making skill,
Leadership skill. Furthermore, children learn to draw Number Line, Make Graphs and work in their
booklets related to the School Readiness program. Currently, children are learning Sign Words.
Miss Neha has been playing Beethoven 9 Chicago Symphony Orchestra for children. They love working
calmly while listening. Continent Boxes are a good opportunity for children to have hands-on experience
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with art, crafts and maps.

Weaving with Twigs and watching a Weaver bird was a breath-taking experience for children as the
process showed patience, focus and effort. Furthermore, yes, the bird is making a nest for his family. We
talked about Houses from all over the world and what makes a house so unique and special. It gives us a
roof, warmth and love from our parents, shelter, and food. Protection from storms and rain said, children.
National Family Week and Walk Safely to School were embedded in our program too, we covered topics
to learn about Safety and Hazards.
We are delighted to accompany Pre-schoolers on an Excursion, and there is so much to learn about
Labels, Lids and Printing. Above all, they are learning to manage our behaviour, getting involved and
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participate and see what is out there in buildings where people work with Machinery. Learn to get vocal
and express ideas with adults. Some of the workers and Staff are Seniors. Moreover, their smiles are so
welcoming. They wave at children and talk to them. In return, our children are also politely
communicating with them.
Children have given some individual responses on the topic called Recipe of a Good Team. It was just
incredible. For National Family week, Miss Neha discussed with children why people leave their own
country and come to Australia. Again, the children's responses were significant. Photos of responses are
available on KeptMe.
Finally, we celebrated National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week through many activities and
experiences, and we hope you have enjoyed looking at children's photos on Moments in KeptMe. Dream
Time Stories, Yarning Circle and Artists from Australia big part of children's learning. Our Uluru trip was
indeed one of the best. Children have been learning to greet in an Aboriginal language.
Please feel free to approach Miss Neha regarding your child's progress.
Love from Senior Pre-schooler's Room
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Junior Preschool room
May has been a whirlwind of activities for our Younger Pre-schoolers. Educators encourage children to have
confidence in themselves and express their ideas when in the Preschool classroom. Our group shone in the
Mother's Day Morning Tea. Ms Celine and Ms Amarjit helped them think about what families do for one another
during National Family Week. Pre-schoolers were asked to prepare—fruit or cut veggies to help around the
kitchen or even hug parents and say. "I love you" There was time to explore our local community, with some of
our Younger Pre-schoolers joined the teachers on an excursion to the Print Warehouse and watched the digital
printers and robotics working to put stickers on the soup containers ready to go to market. Oscar covered his ears
but walked slowly to keep between the marked lines on the shop floor. It was a fantastic day out, and we learned a
lot about how adults employ machines to do things quickly and creatively to make our lives easier. Our Mother's
Day Morning Tea was a great success, and we enjoyed a lovely morning with lots of fantastic food contributed by
parents. We are still enjoying the last two days of Reconciliation Week, and we have been speaking with the
children about the activities and cultural highlights of the local aboriginal people. It is part of activities that will
continue until NAIDOC week in July, so there will be plenty of opportunities for our youngest children
to try their hand to explore indigenous culture in their way and to make this powerful sense of
community a part of the child's own lived experience! At Macquarie Park.

Love from Junior Pre-schooler's Room