Gong Xi Fa Cai!
“Gong Xi Fa Cai” from all of us at The Growing Tree (we missed having the both of you…Aunty Melissa & Aunty Nor). Wishing everyone a joyous celebration with your family, filled with lots of love and happiness.
FuN, Fun, FUN with COLOURS Holiday Camp
We had great fun last week during our December Holiday Programme. The theme was “FuN, Fun, FUN with COLOURS” and we had a vibrant and multi-coloured 4 days. Day One was “Blue Day” and we enjoyed printing on our book bags and having our “blue” treasure hunt. On Day Two, we had “Green Day” with […]
Year-End and Christmas Party
We had a meaningful Year-End & Christmas party in our school with our children, together with the children from Lighthouse Children Welfare Home. The petting farm was a hit and so was the Magician. It was heartwarming to see the smiles, to hear the giggles and shrieks of excitement amongst the children. It was a […]
Fun & Fitness
Holiday Programmes are filled with fun activities and we were so happy to see the excitement and joy in the children’s faces throughout the five days of our August holiday programme. Our theme was “Fun & Fitness”, coinciding with the Rio Olympics and the days were filled with activities such as making “Olympic playdough”, tie-dying […]
Selamat Hari Raya from all of us at The Growing Tree
We had a wonderful morning of culture on Saturday, 23rd July in celebration of the Hari Raya festival with parents and children. Thank you Mummies, Daddies & grandparents for taking time in joining us for the morning. We enjoyed the traditional dances presented by Tunas Tari and thank you ‘little dancers’ for your enthusiasm and […]
Selamat Hari Raya
Selamat Hari Raya…hope your celebration has been joyful and blessed so far.
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday 🙂 & have a Wonderful Weekend ahead! We had a great day with our CHALKapella t-shirts…thank you Vi-Lynn for the tees!
Teacher’s Day
We had a wonderful Teacher’s Day yesterday! Our heartfelt thank you to our parents for your lovely presents and wishes… your efforts and kind and thoughtful gestures are really appreciated by all of us at The Growing Tree.
Happy Mother’s Day To All The Wonderful Mothers
Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever… “Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers”
Our Brazilian Spinach Are Ready For Harvesting!
Our Brazilian spinach are ready for harvesting! Our older children experienced harvesting the Brazilian spinach grown on our little vegetable patch in our garden. The spinach was then used to make pesto and it was served with pasta for lunch! The children eyed it suspiciously as it was all green and something that didn’t look […]
Chinese New Year Open House
It was our first Chinese New Year Open House and it was a morning filled with Chinese culture and activities. The children had fun with the art & craft activities, rolling of ‘tang yuen”, watching the lion dance and playing with the lions & monkey. Thank you very much parents (for bringing your children on […]
Gong Xi Fa Cai
Wishing all our parents and friends who are celebrating Chinese New Year…”Gong Xi Fa Cai”…may the Year of the Monkey bring you much happiness, good health and prosperity! We are excited to celebrate our first Chinese New Year at The growing tree and look forward to an enriching journey ahead with our children filled with […]
It’s a Beautiful Day
It’s such a beautiful day for outdoor playtime, the children were having so much fun and their smiles, laughter and squeals of delight, warms our heart and reinforces our love for working with children
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all our parents and friends! Thank you for your support in our journey throughout the last 3 months. Looking forward to a great 2016! On a lighter note...sharing our fun & wacky Christmas and Happy Holidays greeting! cheers 🙂 🙂
Posted by The Growing Tree Montessori on Saturday, December 26, 2015
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all our parents and friends! Thank you for your support in our journey throughout the last 3 months. Looking forward to a great 2016! On a lighter note…sharing our fun & wacky Christmas and Happy Holidays greeting! Cheers
A Good End To A Good Week
We are grateful for all the blessings and the special visits…thank you! Have a good weekend everyone!
Happy Deepavali
Deepavali, the Hindu festival of lights will be celebrated on Tuesday, 10th November 2015. Our children are being introduced to the important elements of the festival including oil lamp, kolam, kuthu vilakka, thoranam, murukku, sari, jippa and pavadai. They are learning many new words and having fun… Happy Deepavali to all our Hindu friends and […]
Laughter, Joy and Excitement
Thank you for the rain in the past two days which has helped improve the air quality… The children get to go out to play in the garden! Hearing lots of laughter and seeing much joy and excitement on the children’s faces…
Positive Parents: 10 Things That Are More Important Than Discipline
Parenting is a very complex task. If we’re not careful, we will become too focused on one aspect and let the others fall by the wayside. Many times, I see parents who are intently focused on discipline, and I’m talking about the traditional use of the word here with regard to modifying behavior. Sometimes we […]
Launch of Giving Tree
Giving Tree represents the Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) programme of The Growing Tree. Here at The Growing Tree we believe that we are blessed to be a blessing to others. Hence our CSR programme encourages our team to make a hands-on difference in the lives of others – especially in the lives of the last, […]
Thankful
Thank you very much for the heavy rain which has helped clear most of the haze! We are looking forward to school again tomorrow.
Parenting Support: Positive Parenting
Raising kids can be hard at times … especially when they’re playing up. So why not try some positive parenting techniques to help you deal with your child’s unacceptable behaviour in a calm and positive way. What is positive parenting? There isn’t a set of rules for positive parenting. Instead it’s a way of parenting […]
Important Announcement
Our school will be closed tomorrow due to the haze. We will be monitoring the situation and will advise again tomorrow if the school will be open on Tuesday, 29th September. Take care everyone and try to stay indoors!
Our First Day
Our first day of school went well…we were grateful for the clear skies and we had lots of fun! Thank you for all your well wishes, flowers and gifts. We will indeed treasure this day as an important milestone as we embark on our journey to nurture The Growing Tree to be the foundation for many […]
Montessori is Developmental
by Peter Davidson | Montessori Blog “Your children go to Montessori school? I heard that’s fine for preschoolers, but when they are older, won’t they need something different?” I would guess that many of you have been asked questions similar to this on more than one occasion. It is an indication of the positive reputation […]
Opening
We are ready to open our doors to our parents and children on Monday, 21st September 2015.
Ready for Set-up…
We are very excited to set-up!! Furniture is in… Playground equipment has been delivered… Montessori materials have just arrived… We are now waiting for our Kampung House!! Let the fun begin…
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Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation Charity Food & Funfair 2015
Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation (“KDSF”) held their annual Charity Food & Funfair at their national centre in Taman Sea, Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 6th September 2015. KDSF is a non-profit organization which is committed to the welfare of children wit…
Faisal Cup…the Finals
For our first Giving Tree project we partnered with the NGO Dignity for Children Foundation. Dignity organised an annual sports event called Faisal Cup, which is a football and netball tournament for children from under privileged backgrounds. We wer…
Story of Faisal Cup
The Faisal Cup was started by Dignity for Children and is a football and netball tournament to act as a voice of freedom and opportunity for underprivileged children. The Faisal Cup was birthed out of tragedy. On a sunny Saturday afternoon in April 2006, ju…
Launch of Giving Tree
Giving Tree represents the Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) programme of The Growing Tree. Here at The Growing Tree we believe that we are blessed to be a blessing to others. Hence our CSR programme encourages our team to make a hands-on di…