by foundationsmontessorischool | Jun 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Foundations had a fun weekend! On Saturday we started the morning at the Heritage Days Parade in Ancaster and finished the day with our Annual Fundraiser. Thank you to all the talented bands that played and thank you to everyone who came out and supported...
by foundationsmontessorischool | May 15, 2018 | Visitors
Thank you to Dr Dam and Dr Wallace from South Ancaster Family Dental for visiting us today and sharing about how we can take good care of our teeth and gums. We really enjoyed your visit and learnt a lot! Thank...
by foundationsmontessorischool | Apr 17, 2018 | Excursion
The children have been learning about different birds that live in North America. Last week we visited Cherry Hill Gate and fed the birds. The children then constructed a bird feeder under the guidance of Mr Looyenga. This week they painted their bird feeders inspired...
by foundationsmontessorischool | Mar 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
The advanced practical life activities benefit the children in the Montessori elementary classroom as they help to expand their concentration, practice sequence, and gain independence for themselves as they take care of themselves and their environment. Cooking,...
by foundationsmontessorischool | Mar 6, 2018 | Excursion
Today we visited the RBG Frog Exhibition. We saw many different frogs from all over the world and learnt lots of new and interesting facts. We ended the day by making up Japanese Haiku poems on frogs and sharing them with each...
by foundationsmontessorischool | Mar 2, 2018 | Excursion
Part 2! Picking up the croissants we formed with the dough yesterday and dropping off our thank you cards to Miss Sarah! Back at school, we tried Caniche’s delicious sourdough bread and...
by foundationsmontessorischool | Mar 1, 2018 | Excursion
Today we visited Caniche French Bakery where Miss Sarah taught us all about sourdough bread cultures. She explained the difference between other types of bread with yeast and sourdough bread. The children also got to roll some croissant dough and taste some of the...
by foundationsmontessorischool | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
“The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.” Maria Montessori
by foundationsmontessorischool | Feb 6, 2018 | Visitors
Our cultural celebration at Foundations continues as we research, listen to music, study maps and try different foods from Lebanon and Poland. The tabbouleh and sweet treats were absolutely delicious. We also had the opportunity to study different coins and currencies...
by foundationsmontessorischool | Jan 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
The children enjoyed discovering Holland with Madame Looyenga. They tried Dutch gouda cheese, and everyone was very brave in tasting the very salty, dutch licorice called Dropjes. The children made their own beautiful Delft Blauw plates. It was a very...
