Head Start Montessori Mount Gravatt in Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia | Childcare service

Head Start Montessori Mount Gravatt

Locality: Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3349 4022

Address: 15 Shire road 4122 Mount Gravatt, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.headstartmontessori.com.au/

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25.01.2022 The children celebrated Super Hero day this month! The childrens costumes were so great! We enjoyed a fun day outside in the playground as well as getting our face painted by Miss Charli!

24.01.2022 As we celebrated Remembrance day last week, Miss Charlis Husband Troy, a Veteran from the Australian Air Force visited us to talk to the children about his role in the Australian Air Force as well as read a beautiful story to the children. The story Troy read to the children is called, "Where the Poppies now grow." The story begins with two young boys, Ray and Ben, who play together in the Poppy fields, pretending to be soldiers. ... As Ray and Ben get older, they join the Defence force together and go through a lot, but still remain friends after everything. The story ends with a photo of two old men, now Veterans, who are still best friends. Troy talked about how he worked with so many of his friends and how they are still to this day very close friends. After the story, the children were invited to ask questions as well as try on Troys uniform. The children were so thankful for Troy coming in to visit today, they all said Thank you and clapped their hands. Thank you Mr Troy for visiting us!

23.01.2022 Today at Head Start Montessori, we turned our Practical Life area into a house! the children enjoyed cooking in the kitchen, working in the office, watching television and reading magazines in the lounge room, working in the shed, freshening up in the bathroom and resting in the bedroom.

22.01.2022 The Children of Head Start Montessori wore their Pyjamas today in celebration of National Pyjama day. National Pyjama Day is all about wearing your favourite and comfiest Pyjamas or onesie to help raise funds and awareness for children in foster care. The aim of of the day is to raise as much funds as possible for The Pyjama Foundations Love of Learning Program which is offered to children in foster care.... If you would like to donate to this cause, you can do so by visiting www.nationalpyjamaday.com and clicking on donate now.

21.01.2022 As there are so many bush fires devastating our country, this week we are learning all about bush fires, raising awareness of the impact they have on people, animals and the community. The children were invited to dress up as community helpers and donate money to the people and animals affected. We also have a donation basket with a wildlife wish list in the office.... Thank you to all the families who have donated! We have already delivered a full basket to The Rescue Collective with your donations and have managed to fill the basket up again! What an awesome week!

20.01.2022 JANUARY 2021!! Welcome back to a new year here at Head Start Montessori! This month we have loved learning about the letter A and exploring our Country, Australia.... The weather has been so lovely this month so we have loved spending time in the gardens, weeding and watering our beautiful plants! We have some new friends that have started with us as well as a new educator Miss Elli, and it has been so lovely getting to know everyone! What a wonderful January we have had, and we look forward to what February brings!

20.01.2022 This week at Head Start Montessori we have been celebrating Science week! The children have had a great time investigating and discovering the world around them! We have been involved in a lot of discussions and have had an awesome time experimenting with different things!

20.01.2022 "In This Together"

18.01.2022 Last week, we were lucky enough to have Arthur Conlon, an Aboriginal artist, come to the centre and paint our wall in our outdoor area as well as work with the children. Arthur has created a beautiful painting along the brick wall in our garden and the children have enjoyed watching this art come to life over the past few days. Arthur painted pictures of some of our childrens drawings onto the wall alongside his designs.... The children were involved in an art lesson with Arthur where they learnt how to draw a Sea Turtle! Arthur also taught the children some Indigenous dances. The children had an amazing time with this and everyone joined in! The childrens art is now up on display in the Cultural area of our classroom!

18.01.2022 Yay! We've made it into SavourLife's Easter donation project. Thank you for all of your votes! Because of you we have the chance to win up to $5,000! Savourlif...e have $50,000 to split between 30 short-listed rescue groups (including us). The rescue with the most amount of votes will receive $5000 so please help us! Please vote for us using the below link https://savourlifeeaster50k.ourcontest.io/Kq7hDx Thank you and thank you SavourLife for supporting rescue #thankyou #savourlife #donations #charity #supportrescue #supportbusinessthatsupportsrescue #dogfood #supportyourcommunity #nokillshelter #adoptdontshop #bravecompaniondogrescue #bravedogs #weneedyourhelp #pleasehelp

17.01.2022 On Monday, we invited Dads and Grandfathers to join us for a play morning and morning tea! The children were so excited to spend the morning playing and creating Fathers day gifts.

17.01.2022 Thank you for all your donations! We will be leaving the basket in the office next week for families who wish to donate.

16.01.2022 Next Wednesday 4th September is Early Childhood Educators Day! Its a chance to say thank you to your early childhood educator(s) on a very personal level. If y...ou havent yet planned anything, find out how you can celebrate the day here - www.EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay.org.au #LoveMyECE #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay <3 <3 <3 See more

16.01.2022 Please vote for Brave Companion Dog Rescue to help them win $5,000

15.01.2022 Thank you to Uncle Boomerang for coming out to our centre yesterday! The children had the most wonderful time and learnt so much. We cannot wait for you to come visit again.

15.01.2022 Today we celebrated Grandparents day ! The children were so excited to show off their Kindy to their Grandparents! They enjoyed various activities indoors and outdoors and created beautiful arts and craft for their Grandparents to take home. Just before it was time to say goodbye, we read two stories, one called "My Grannie" and another one called, "My Granddad is the best!. Thank you again for joining us today!... We hope everyone had a wonderful time! See more

15.01.2022 February 2021 - The letter C What a wonderful month we have had! We look forward to what March brings!

14.01.2022 The children have loved being involved in creating beautiful spaces in our outdoor areas. This week the children worked together to sand back two old planter benches for our outdoor area. The children used small blocks of sandpaper to smooth out the wood.... The area looks so beautiful and the children have been enjoying taking care of the plants around it.

14.01.2022 The children have loved being creative with Magnet painting this week! The children squeezed different coloured paint onto a page and then placed magnetice coins onto the page. The children then used Magnets to move the coins around to create their awesome art work!

13.01.2022 Today the children enjoyed Crazy Hair Day at Montessori. We saw some amazing hairstyles today and had so much fun with our friends. Crazy Hair Day supports the Worlds Greatest Shave - Leukaemia Foundation so we ask that if possible, please make a small donation at; https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/Donate Every little donation helps.

13.01.2022 Today, we were so lucky to have Uncle Boomerang, who is a Bundjalung-Yugembeh descendant, come to our centre. Uncle Boomerang did so many exciting things with the children and they had an absolute blast! We learnt Traditional language ( Animal names, counting, seasons, plants).... We listened to Dreamtime stories about how the red belly black snake got its red belly and how the Echidna got its spikes. We looked at Aboriginal artifacts, possum fur and Aboriginal symbols. We played didgeridoos and clap sticks and we danced to a traditional song. We took turns at throwing and catching soft boomerangs and we made hand prints on the wall with Ochre paint. We learnt how to make a mud crab and a kangaroo foot and emu foot with our hands. We all went upstairs to the top garden and learnt fun facts about the native plants and trees in our garden. We even made our own hand soap with leaves from the garden! We had the most wonderful morning with Uncle Boomerang!

12.01.2022 We are excited to announce that we are now on Instagram! What better way to stay connected with us than through the images and stories we will be sharing with you on Instagram! Have a peek behind the scenes of activities and learning experiences we provide for the children to explore and check out the exciting projects we are working on or have completed!... You will find us by the username hsmontessori See you on Instagram!

12.01.2022 This month the children have been learning about the letter B. The children have been involved in many experiences that link in with our letter of the month as well as our theme " Building and Construction." Here are a few photos of what the children have been up to this month :)... Enjoy!

12.01.2022 Over the last couple of weeks, the children have loved creating their very own face masks by using Paper Mache. Paper Mache is a great sensorial activity for children.As they feel the texture of the glue, they will notice that it is cold, wet and sticky and the roughness of the dry paper. The children are able to explore and investigate the process of the paper mache as the glue changes from a liquid to a solid state.... Completing class projects can take some time and this allows children to develop patience. The hard work put in, will connect children with the finished project. The children are using their creativity, concentrating on what features they need to create a face, and what material they need to do so. Children develop social skills as they talk about the progress of the sculpture, taking pride in their work through conversations.

12.01.2022 Today we did a different kind of obstacle course with our friends outdoors. Instead of using the climbing frames, we have set up a series of hand and feet cut outs for the children to match with their bodies. Our friends had their hands and feet in a different order each time they moved to the next step. This was a fun, challenging outdoor activity which builds balancing skills and strength, allows the children to improve their problem solving and thinking process, and build their hand-eye coordination. We had so much fun!

09.01.2022 Today the children enjoyed role playing at our new Hairdressing Salon! The clients enjoyed sitting back and relaxing while getting pampered by their hairdresser. The clients read magazines while sharing stories about their day!

08.01.2022 Today we received a special delivery from our local council, Free Native plants through the Councils Free Native plant program. We have received 50 free plants that we will be planting around our centre. These plants include, - Cut-leaf Daisy -Fan Flower... -Native Violet -Mat Rush - Guinea Vine -Bottle Brush - Native Ginger -Tea Tree -Thyme Leafed Honey Myrtle -Twiggy Heath Myrtle The children were very intrigued upon arrival this morning, when seeing the boxes of plants in Miss Sams office. We had children all morning asking, "What are all those plants for?" The children soon found out during group time. Altogether we had a discussion about our local council, Native Australian plants, Bush tucker, Poisonous and Non-Poisonous plants, The First Australians and loads more. The children enjoyed looking at and smelling some of the new plants too! The children are very excited to work together to plan out where we should plants each plant. The children decided that they wanted to use the internet to research together, what each plant likes and dislikes and where they will be best suited to grow. This will be an ongoing project over the next weeks.

08.01.2022 Today the children were involved in a group lesson about Snake Safety, as one of the children at Head Start Montessori asked the question "What to do if we see a snake?" The children learnt about appropriate clothing for bushwalking, what you should carry on you if you go bush walking, about walking in groups, making sure you have an adult with you and making sure they make lots of noise while walking. The Children learnt what to if they see a snake and what to do incase of a...n emergency where someone gets bitten by a snake. A group of friends helped with demonstrating a scenario of going for a bush walk. The children came across a pretend snake on the ground and one child pretended to get bitten. The children worked together with the help of their friends sitting in the circle watching, to check the injured child, find the snake bite, wrap the snake bite with a bandage, then wrap the limb with another bandage. The children talked about other things they could use incase they did not have a bandage on them such as a jacket or a shirt and what they could use to keep the limb still. The children used Miss Charlis Jacket to wrap a stick to the childs leg to keep it still. The children were able to care for the injured child, call 000 on the pretend phone and keep the injured child calm and still while they waited for help! The children also enjoyed continuing with this experience in the classroom working in groups of two. The children took turns at wrapping a pretend snake bite with the bandages on the mat. Great work everyone! See more

06.01.2022 As we celebrated Remembrance day last week, Miss Charli's Husband Troy, a Veteran from the Australian Air Force visited us to talk to the children about his role in the Australian Air Force as well as read a beautiful story to the children. The story Troy read to the children is called, "Where the Poppies now grow." The story begins with two young boys, Ray and Ben, who play together in the Poppy fields, pretending to be soldiers. ... As Ray and Ben get older, they join the Defence force together and go through a lot, but still remain friends after everything. The story ends with a photo of two old men, now Veterans, who are still best friends. Troy talked about how he worked with so many of his friends and how they are still to this day very close friends. After the story, the children were invited to ask questions as well as try on Troys uniform. The children were so thankful for Troy coming in to visit today, they all said Thank you and clapped their hands. Thank you Mr Troy for visiting us!

04.01.2022 Last week we celebrated Book week! The childrens costumes were so great! The children enjoyed fun activities around the classroom, getting their face painted by Miss Charli, gardening and so much more.

04.01.2022 Michael does not only need to look after 2 sets of twins, but also keep a full-time job! Without a clear schedule in place, he makes them oversleep in order to get some work done...

03.01.2022 The children at Head Start Montessori have shown a great interest in how things are made. The children have been asking to create their own Cities using loose parts, so this month our theme is Building and Construction.

02.01.2022 Head Start Montessori would like to announce, that we have registered to be a drop off hub for the community, to donate medical supplies to animals who have been injured in the bush fires devastating our country. If you are in the Mount Gravatt community and would like to donate any of the below items, you can do so by contacting us at [email protected] All items received will be donated to The Rescue Collective, an organisation helping injured wildlife.... Please see the below wildlife Wish list of items you can donate. Wildlife Wish list: Wombaroo Formulas (All Species) Good quality Bird Food Di-vetelact Macropod Pellets Wombaroo Impact Vetafarm Spark Liquid & Critta Care Lectade Oral Hydration Syringes & Saline Feeding Bottles & Teats General Medical Supplies Baby Wipes (great for baby wildlife!) Paw Paw Ointment Sorbolene & Pure Vitamin E Cream Bat Wraps & Pouches If you have an further questions please dont hesitate to contact us via email. Thanks Kindly, Head Start Montessori.