“Children are endowed with a power that enables them to reconstruct things which are very complex, and they do so with
a great deal of pleasure.”
– Dr. Maria Montessori
SCHOOL REMINDERS
Parent Education Night
On Thursday, October 17th from 6-7:45pm, our classroom and enrichment teachers will be presenting their curriculum. You will learn more about Montessori education and about our Art, Music, Spanish, Physical Education and Computer curriculum. Child care will be available for CMS enrolled students. Please RSVP how many adults will be attending and if you will be needing child care for your student/s to Susank@countrymontessori.org.
Morning Social and Annual Meeting
Thank you all for attending our Morning Social/Annual Meeting, it was a pleasure seeing everyone. A special thank you to our Owl students for hosting the yogurt bar and for everyone who helped make this a successful event.
Signing Your Early Childhood Student In and Out
Please sign your student/s in and out when dropping off and picking them up. This can be done from your CMS app and is required by California State Child Care Licensing. We appreciate your support and assistance with this. Click here for the CMS App
CMS Walk-a-thon
We are starting to plan our annual Walk-a-Thon, held on November 13th. We are excited for our first fundraiser of the school year as it involves all the students. We are currently seeking businesses that would like to sponsor the event. If you, your family, friends or employers would be interested, please have them see the link to the flier, or send them my contact information. Please see Sponsorships Available.
Deadline for Sponsorship Opportunities is Monday, October 7th! Please contact Susan at susank@countrymontessori.org for more information! We will be sending out more information next week for our student & family participation.
Halloween Carnival
Mark your calendars for the CMS Halloween Carnival on Saturday October 26 from 11am-1pm. This event is for the whole family! There will be bouncy houses, a cake walk, haunted house and carnival games for all to enjoy. If you would like to volunteer, there are a lot of opportunities available – click here to sign up Please reach out to Nadia Salas nadias@countrymontessori.org if you have any questions.
Safety Guidelines in the Parking Lot
Our priority is safety and it takes all of us to work together. When dropping off or picking up your student, please do not reverse or pass other cars, we appreciate your support.
New Families – Set Up FACTSMgt (RenWeb) Access
All new families need to sign up for their FACTSMgt (RenWeb Parent Portal) access. Please use the following link; click here. You will select Create New Family Portal Account. Enter your email address, and the district code is CO-CA
Once you create your family portal account, you can see the school directory and access the RenWeb portal, where you will find report cards and other relevant school information.
Ladybug, Bumblebee and Dragonfly Student Arrival Time
Class begins at 8:30 and morning arrivals are from 8:15 – 8:30. Please pull through the driveway and a staff member will greet your student. Arrivals end at 8:30. Dismissals for full day students are from 2:30-2:45. Please pull through the parking lot and a staff member will put your student in your car. When leaving the parking lot please exit right. We appreciate your support of having your student in their classroom on time and your cooperation.
Elementary Arrivals and Dismissals
Class begins at 8:30 and morning arrivals are from 8:15-8:30. All elementary students should be dropped off curbside. If the curb is full please come through the parking lot. This will assist with blocking the driveway as well as traffic on Monte Vista Road. Dismissals are from 3:00-3:15. Eagle students dismiss from the parking lot and Owl students from curbside. If the curb or parking lot is full, use the alternative. We appreciate your cooperation.
CMS Apparel Available
We are excited to offer some CMS Apparel options for both students and families. We are offering: CMS shirts, hats, and hoodies for kids, and polo, shirts, hats, and hoodies for Adults. Please fill out 1 form per order. Items will be billed in Renweb. Please note that you will be able to submit another order right after you hit “submit”.
Please use the following links to submit an order:
Order CMS Apparel for Adults
Order CMS Apparel for Kids
NEW CMS Referral Incentive Program
We are excited to announce a new opportunity for some family incentives for sharing your CMS experience with other families and friends. Starting this school year, when a CMS family refers a new family who enrolls, they will have the opportunity to have their service hours met. You can also earn a $300 tuition credit for the second referral and a $100 tuition credit for all subsequent enrollment referrals.
✔️ Acchhhooooo!!! 🤧 Please do not send your student to school with symptoms or if they are not feeling well 🤒 If your student has a fever, is vomiting, has diarrhea or is on an antibiotic they may not return to school for 24 hours and must be symptom free.
Please have your child stay at home for the following:
Runny noses
Wet cough
Vomiting – Students need to be vomit free for 24 hours (without medication)
Fever – Students need to be fever free for 24 hours (without medication)
Tired/Not feeling 100% – We want our students to feel well while at school
Diarrhea – Students need to be diarrhea free for 24 hours (without medication)
All illnesses need to be reported to Susank@countrymontessori.org
✔️ Lost & Found 🎒is located in the office. If you are missing jackets or other items, please come and take a look. Be sure to label ALL your child(ren)’s items to they can make it home! 🏡
Get Involved!
Parent Participation
We offer parents and extended family members the opportunity to get involved in supporting CMS. Contact your teachers today.
Arrivals & Dismissals
🛝 MORNING & AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE
Morning Child Care
When: Every morning from 7:30-8:00am
Where:
1.) Park your car in a parking spot and wait outside the front gate with your child
2.) A teacher will greet you at the gate.
3.) *Parents using morning child care should be at the gate with their student no later than 8:00am.
4.) The teachers from all classrooms get their students from child care and escort them to their classrooms at that time.
* Families arriving at 8:00am will not be admitted and need to join the arrival line for 8:15 arrivals.
After School Child Care
When: 2:45pm – 6:00pm
Where: Please park your car in a parking spot and go to the child care gate and your child will be brought to you.
If you are interested in our unlimited child care, please contact Jose at Joseb@countrymontessori.org.
Admin
Reminders
📝 Please Sign In and Sign Out every day when you pick up and drop off through the CMS App. Click HERE to get the CMS app and use the Daily Sign-In or Daily Sign-Out when you pick up and drop off from school.
🕰️ Attendance & Tardiness – All students should be in class by 8:30am.
+ Daily attendance is taken each morning and recorded.
+ Absences and tardies will be reflected on the students report card and we discourage excessive tardiness and absences.
⏰ Late Arrival Procedures
1.) If your student arrives late to school, you need to park and accompany them and wait outside the office in the enclosed area.
2.) Administration will take all tardy students to class
🅿️ Parking – For visitor parking please use the spots in front of the school. The parking spots located by the dumpster are reserved for employee parking.
💻 FACTSMgt RenWeb Parent Portal – If you are new to CMS, set Up FACTSMgt and your (RenWeb Parent Portal) access. To do so:
1.) Please use the following link; click here.
2.) You will select Create New Family Portal Account.
3.) Enter your email address, and the district code is CO-CA.
4.) Once you create your family portal account, you can see the school directory and access the RenWeb portal, where you will find report cards and other relevant school information.
🤕 Head Injury Policy – In the event of an injury above the neck;
1.) CMS calls the student’s parents to inform them of the incident
2.) Parents may be required to come to the school and check out the student
3.) The student is monitored until the parent comes to school. If the staff member notices any changes to the student’s condition, 911 will be called and the parent is immediately called to let them know.
4.) Upon arrival of the parent, a decision is made to take the student home or leave them at school.