Field Trip is tomorrow, Wednesday June 22^nd.

Children should arrive at school by 8:15 AM, wearing their Montessori t-shirt.

Swimming Lesson Thursday, June 23^rd

Children should arrive at school by 8:15 AM, already dressed in their swimsuit. Please remember swim bag.

Field trip (June 29^th): if you haven’t already, please sign the waiver form in the front office at drop off/pick up time, for your child to attend this field trip.

A few reminders…

EZ School Lunch – Please remember to sign your child up for lunch on July 1^st. That Friday is still part of the first summer session.

Montessori will be totally closed, Monday July 4^th in observance of Independence Day. There will be no daycare.

Lunches need to be purchased before Monday, June 6^th on EZ School apps.

Summer Session One – June 6 through July 1

Car line information:

• AM Care (7:00-8:20) will park and walk their child(ren) to the door.
• All families w/o AM will park and walk their child(ren) to the door starting at 8:25.
• 2:45 dismissal will remain the same.

Drop offs for Field Trips and Swimming Lessons:

• Children must arrive on time.
• Field trips and swimming schedules are attached
• Children who arrive after the bus has left, can be driven to the field trip/swimming location by their parent and/or come back to school at 11:30.
• Swimming Waivers must be filled out and returned by Thursday, June 9^th. Children will not be allowed to participate without the signed waiver.

Mr. R’s Parent ONLY Parent/Teacher Conferences will be this Friday, May 20^th via Zoom. No School on conference day for Mr. R’s class, daycare for students with AM and/or PM care in their program. Mr. R has sent an email regarding signups for this online conference.

Parent ONLY Parent/Teacher Conferences for all of the Preprimary classes (Ms. April, Ms. Corie, Mrs. Corn, Ms. Lori and Mrs. Theriac) will be on Thursday, May 26^th via Zoom. No School for Preprimary classes on conference day. Students who have AM and/or PM care in their program may attend their regular hours for daycare activities. Look for an email in the coming weeks from your child’s teacher regarding how to sign up for this online conference.

Field Trip on the last day of school (May 27^th) – Ms. April, Ms. Corie, Mrs. Corn, Ms. Lori and Mrs. Theriac classes. All children need to be at Montessori by 8:45 and wearing their Montessori t-shirts.  

Last Day of School Dismissal (May 27^th) – Preprimary Classes will dismiss at 11:45 and Mr. R’s class will dismiss at 12:15. If your child has PM care in his/her program, daycare/lunch will start at 11:45.

Last Day of School Survey – (Only families with PM Care)

• Last Day of School Survey (a copy went home in your child’s bag).
• We need all families with PM care only to fill out and return at drop off/pick up or email back your response. Thanks!

Montessori will be totally closed, no school or daycare, Memorial Day Week: May 30^th-June 3^rd.

Extra play programs – Call the office or send Kristi an email if you would like an extra play program. We have plenty!!

Standardized Testing for Mr. R’s Class will begin tomorrow Tuesday, May 3^rd and will last through Tuesday, May 17^th.

 A note from PTO:

 Staff Appreciation Week 5/2-5/6 – Help still needed!

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is this week, May 2^nd to May 6^th, and we need your help to make this week special for our Montessori Academy staff!

Lots of details below, but first, here are the signup sheets for donations and volunteers.

FOOD SIGN-UP

Click this link to access the Google Sheets food sign-up:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15qzqfCEY2IFeR9hU4edNz4KeK-hlLOkuLzQYwYAXPKw/edit?usp=sharing

Includes donations needed for Monday thru Thursday, May 2 to May 5.

Please label your food and drop it off ready to eat!

Reminder that no item can contain nuts or peanuts.

More details regarding drop off and timing are on the sign-up sheet.

VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP

This included 8 volunteer slots to help setup breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 4.

All slots have been filled! Thank You!

The plan!

Monday: Donuts and Coffee

Tuesday: Breakfast from Montessori families

Wednesday: Lunch from Montessori families

Thursday: Ice Cream Sundae Bar

Friday: Gift card of their choice

In addition to a gift card for each member of the staff, PTO is also providing each classroom with $500 to spend as they wish on their classroom!

The gift cards and classroom funds, as well as our awesome new fence, are possible due to the support of all of our Montessori families who participate in fundraisers, donations, and volunteer requests. Thank you for helping to support and improve our wonderful school!

Please email or contact any member of PTO with questions about staff appreciation week.

Amanda Schmitt: 765-491-1526, amandaschmitt15@gmail.com

Ann Muehlbauer: 812-459-1442, annmuehlbauer@gmail.com

Jill Scott: 404-852-6602, jillmscott2014@gmail.com

Megan Knoll: 812-455-1545, mknoll42@gmail.com

Thank you!

Things to look for in May –

Mr. R’s Parent/Teacher Conferences will be Friday, May 20^th. No School on conference day for Mr. R’s class, daycare for students with AM and/or PM care in their program. Mr. R will send an email regarding online signups.

Parent/Teacher Conferences for all of the Preprimary classes (Ms. April, Ms. Corie, Mrs. Corn, Ms. Lori and Mrs. Theriac) will be on Thursday, May 26^th. No School for Preprimary classes on conference day. Students who have AM and/or PM care in their program may attend their regular hours for daycare activities. Look for an email in the coming weeks from your child’s teacher regarding how to sign up.

Field Trip on the last day of school (May 27^th) – Ms. April, Ms. Corie, Mrs. Corn, Ms. Lori and Mrs. Theriac classes. All children need to be at Montessori by 8:45 and wearing their Montessori t-shirts.  

Last Day of School Dismissal (May 27^th) – Preprimary Classes will dismiss at 11:45 and Mr. R’s class will dismiss at 12:15. If your child has PM care in his/her program, daycare/lunch will start at 11:45.

Montessori will be totally closed, no school or daycare, Memorial Day Week: May 30^th-June 3^rd.

Play Photos are in and are ready to pick up in the front office.

DVD and Digital Recordings of the play can be ordered in the front office for $20.00.

Dress Rehearsal for Play – Thursday, April 21^st 2022 from 3:00-6:15 PM.

• This is the last day to purchase play tickets. Tickets are available for purchase at Montessori in the front office, in the morning only.
• No lunchboxes on dress rehearsal day. Please send a totally disposable lunch.

Annual School Play – Friday, April 22^nd 2022 @ 7:00 PM.

• Reminder to all PM Care Parents – The school closes at 5:00 PM on Friday.
• Children should be dropped off between 6:15-6:30 PM. 

Montessori Summer Program – Registration forms for PrePrimary students are due (along with swimming and field trip fees) by this Friday, April 22^nd.

The program will be available for any student who is enrolled in the current PrePrimary school year, including Kindergarteners. Tuition will remain the same for the two 4-week summer sessions. Children will go on field trips and participate in swim lessons once a week.

Session One – June 6^th through July 1^st                       Session Two – July 5^th through July 29^th

No School Monday, April 25^th 2022. Students who have AM and/or PM care in their program may attend their regular hours for daycare activities. Reminder – There will be no car lines for drop offs or pickups on daycare days.

Standardized Testing for Kindergarten students will begin next Wednesday, April 27^th and will last through Tuesday, May 3^rd.