Thank you to The Tripac Family for last week’s staff treats!!

Wednesday, September 4th – PTO Event: Mum Sale
• Order forms are attached and went home today in your child’s bag.
• Forms w/payment are due by the end of the day, Wednesday, September 11th.
• Pickup will be Tuesday, September 17th.

Tomorrow, September 5th – PTO Event: Welcome to your child’s class!
• 5:30- Babysitting begins for Montessori children and their siblings. If all spots are filled, please contact Kristi asap. Click on the emailed Notes Home link for the signup sheet.
• The number of children under three years old allowed is full.
• Goldfish and a cheese stick will be served.
• 5:45-6:30 Meeting- Welcome by PTO and then meet in classrooms with your child’s teacher.

International Peace Day is Saturday, September 21st – We will be observing it on Friday, September 20th. In previous years, we have participated in the world-wide continuous singing of the peace song.
• The children’s performance will start at 11:00 AM.
• We’ll be singing as a school in our back field for 10-15 minutes.
• Parents are welcome to come and watch outside of the dining room door (back patio area).
• Parents of Half-Day students need to let the office know if they want to pick their child up early.
There will not be a time for children and parents to meet before, during or after the singing.
If you are coming that morning, please let your child know that you will be there to watch, but will not be picking up at that time. There have been a few tears in the past due to this possible misunderstanding.
PTO will be hosting a Meet & Greet Coffee and Donuts from 10:00-11:00 in the multi-purpose room.

EZ School lunch reminder – On the 15th of every month, you can sign up for the upcoming months lunches. Please remember to:
• Sign up for September’s lunches.
• Select the “lunchbox” option on EZSchool if your child brings a lunchbox.

AM Care drop off reminder –
• Ends at 8:15.
• If arriving after 8:15, please wait in the car line.

PM Care pick ups –
• Please supervise children on the front lawn after PM care pick up.
• Children should not play in the landscaped areas, behind bushes, etc.

Sunscreen and/or Bug Spray should already be applied to your child before dropping off in the morning.

Sunscreens, lotions, creams, over the counter medicine, chap stick, prescription medicine –

The protocol will be to send us an email before you drop your child off in the AM. Then, hand the item to the staff person upon dropping off. Sarah and I typically read our email before 8:20 drop off or immediately after.

The email needs to tell us:
• Name of the item
• How much to use
• What time to give or apply
• If it needs to return home each day (i.e.) prescription medications

For example: Sunscreen, apply to face/arms/legs before going outside. Or, chapstick, use as needed.
Send your email to: kgaultmontessori@gmail.com, sarahspelbring@gmail.com and the child’s teacher. This will ensure the item(s) are retrieved ASAP.

Sending things to school via Montessori bag – If you are sending an above-mentioned item in the Montessori bag, please let us know via email. We do not regularly check the children’s bags.

PTO Volunteer Signup –
If you would like to be contacted by The Montessori PTO for volunteer opportunities, click the following link to fill out the contact form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGV0jQqgkASF-SvN4bLVesGSJdOYOhplgLzRbI4mKpxaUz0A/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you to The Anderson Family for staff treats this week!
First Day Paperwork – went home last week and should be returned to school as soon as possible. We need these forms filled out to update a variety of lists (allergy, student directory, etc.).
AM Care drop off reminder –
• Ends at 8:15.
• If arriving after 8:15, please wait in the car line.
PM Care pick ups –
• Please supervise children on the front lawn after PM care pick up.
• Children should not play in the landscaped areas, behind bushes, etc.
The August 23rd PTO Family Picnic – will be from 5:30-7:00 PM. Please use the emailed Notes Home link to sign up for a dish to share with others at the picnic.
Hot dogs (beef and vegetarian), buns and condiments are provided.
You should bring your own:
• Drinks
• Bug spray
• Chairs or blankets for sitting
Monday, September 2, 2024 – Montessori will be closed in observance of Labor Day. There will be no daycare.
Thursday, September 5th – PTO Event: Welcome to your child’s class!
• 5:30- Babysitting begins for Montessori children and their siblings. Click on the emailed Notes Home link to sign up for babysitting.
• The number of children under three years old is limited to 3 total.
• Goldfish and a cheese stick will be served.
• 5:45-6:30 Meeting- Welcome by PTO and then meet in classrooms with your child’s teacher.
Lunchboxes –
• The drink should fit inside of the lunchbox/outer mesh pouch – it should not sit separately from the lunchbox.
• Please remember to select the “lunchbox” option on the website used for lunch, ezschoolapps.com.
EZ School lunch reminder – On the 15th of every month, you can sign up for the upcoming months lunches.
Sunscreen and/or Bug Spray should already be applied to your child before dropping off in the morning.
Sunscreens, lotions, creams, over the counter medicine, chap stick, prescription medicine –
The protocol will be to send us an email before you drop your child off in the AM. Then, hand the item to the staff person upon dropping off. Sarah and I typically read our email before 8:20 drop off or immediately after.
The email needs to tell us:
• Name of the item
• How much to use
• What time to give or apply
• If it needs to return home each day (i.e.) prescription medications
For example: Sunscreen, apply to face/arms/legs before going outside. Or, chapstick, use as needed.
Send your email to: kgaultmontessori@gmail.com, sarahspelbring@gmail.com and the child’s teacher. This will ensure the item(s) are retrieved ASAP.
Sending things to school via Montessori bag – If you are sending an above-mentioned item in the Montessori bag, please let us know via email. We do not regularly check the children’s bags.
PTO Volunteer Signup –
If you would like to be contacted by The Montessori PTO for volunteer opportunities, click the following link to fill out the contact form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGV0jQqgkASF-SvN4bLVesGSJdOYOhplgLzRbI4mKpxaUz0A/viewform?usp=sf_link

Wednesday, June 26^th Field Trip – 

• Children should arrive at school by 8:00 AM, wearing their Montessori t-shirt.
• Apply bug spray and sunscreen before arriving at school.
• If you haven’t done so already, please stop in the front office to sign the waiver for this field trip.

Thursday, June 27^th Swimming Lesson –

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

Montessori will be totally closed, Thursday, July 4^th and Friday, July 5^th in observance of Independence Day. There will be no daycare.

Drop off info – no event days:

• AM Care (7:00-8:15) parents will park and walk their child(ren) to the door.
• All families w/o AM Care will park and walk their child(ren) to the door starting at 8:20.
• 11:45 dismissal parents will pick their child(ren) up in the office.
• 2:45 dismissal parents will pick their child(ren) up in the office. 

Drop offs for Field Trips and Swimming Lesson days: 

• Children must arrive on time.
• Children who arrive after the bus has left, can be driven to the field trip/swimming location by their parent or come back to school at 11:30.
• Field trips and swimming schedules are attached.

Parents! Come take a tour of our new playground!

Ms. Kristi and Ms. Sarah are happy to show you around.

• When: Wednesday, May 22^nd from 4-5 PM.

Mr. R’s PARENT ONLY Parent/Teacher Conferences will be this Friday, May 17^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 online signups.

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 23^rd via Zoom. No School for Preprimary classes on conference day; daycare for students with AM and/or PM care in their program. Look for an email from your child’s teacher regarding how to sign up.

IMPORTANT – Parent/Teacher Conference Guidelines:

• Children may not attend the parent teacher conference. The teacher reserves the right to cancel a conference if your child is present.
• Information that your teacher shares with you about your child should not be shared with your child.
• Please contact the office if you have any questions about the conference guidelines.

Field trip on the last day of school (May 24^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. Parent volunteers needed, email Kristi at kgaultmontessori@gmail.com.

Last Day of School Dismissal (May 24^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, lunch/daycare will start at 11:45.

Last Day of School Survey – (PM care families only)

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

Montessori will be totally closed, no school or daycare, Memorial Day Week: May 27^th– May 31^st.

Volunteers – A big thank you to all the parents who were able to help load the truck down at The Victory and those who were able to come back to the school and spend another hour unloading!

Ben Anderson                                           Jeremy Overton

Brooks Corn                                              Drew Pittman

Tim DeBaillie                                            Scott Royer

Jack Kleinsasser                                       Jordan Schmitt

Sean Little                                                  Jacob Snider

Kam & Andrew Liu                                   Jimmy Traub

Donn Mehringer                                       David William

Glen Muehlbauer                                     Kingsley Zhang

Thank you to The Sensenbrenner Family for this week’s sweet treats and thank you to Kristine Kleinsasser and Amanda Schmitt for help with costumes!

Please remember to return the base costume your child went home wearing the night of the play.  

DVDs and Digital Recordings of the play can be ordered for $20.00 each.

• The last day to place an order is this Friday, April 26^th.

A note from PTO:

Staff Appreciation Week 5/6-5/10 – Help needed!

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is coming up and we need your help to make it special for our Montessori Academy staff!

• Lots of details below, but first, here is the signup sheet for donations and volunteers. Please sign up by next Friday, May 3^rd! 

FOOD SIGNUP

Click this link to access the Google Sheets food signup:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IpFLoX5jWKGXBiCCNZ9z2TEB8nz3SQjCVhL5a3khg_0/edit?usp=sharing_eil_m&ts=6627057c

This includes donations needed for Monday through Thursday, May 6^th-12^th.

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 signup sheet.

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 (provided by PTO)

In addition to a gift card for each member of the staff, PTO is also providing each classroom with $500.00 to spend as they wish on their classroom!

The gift cards and classroom funds 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 a member of PTO with questions about staff appreciation week.

Sarah Dauer: 859-629-2226, sarahbdauer@gmail.com

Tara Overton: 812-305-3375, taraboverton@gmail.com

PTO Volunteer Signup –

If you would like to be contacted by The Montessori PTO for volunteer opportunities, click the following link to fill out the contact form.

https://forms.gle/GAmAavrg1xEHQCEx5

A few reminders –

If your child has a fever, is vomiting and/or has diarrhea, they must stay home for 24 hours from their last symptom; even if this happened over the weekend.

Sending things to school via Montessori bag – If you are sending an item in the Montessori bag, please let us know via email. We do not regularly check the children’s bags.