“Within the child lies the fate of the future.”
Dr. Maria Montessori
Upcoming Dates/Events:
President’s Week, No School – 2/18 through 2/22, Child Care Available Tue/Wed/Thur
PTC Meeting-Tuesday, February 26, 5:00-6:00 PM
Moving Up to the Next Level-Parent Education Event – 2/28, 6:00-8:00 PM, Child Care Available
2019-2020 School Enrollment Starts 3/4
Parent/Teacher Conferences – 3/7 & 3/8 – No school, Child Care will be available
Moving Up to the Next Level-A Parent Education Event
On Thursday, February 28 from 6-8 PM, we will be hosting Moving Up to the Next Level- A Parent Education Event for all current families of second year Early Childhood, Kindergarten and Third level students. This evening will be devoted to addressing frequently asked questions and giving an overview of student’s next level at Country Montessori School. There will be Parent and Alumni testimonials as well as a Question and Answer session with your teachers. We are looking forward to seeing all of you there and sharing about the next step in your child’s Montessori education. Child Care will be available, please contact joseb@countrymontessori.org
American Montessori Society Videos:
– Montessori Kindergarten: Empowering and Essential
– Montessori: The Elementary Years
2019-2020 Enrollment
The 2019-2020 Enrollment Application period will begin on March 4th. Current CMS Families will receive re-enrollment materials starting that week, and the Admissions Office will send out a reminder the week prior.
President’s Week
CMS will be closed for President’s Week Monday February 18th through Friday February 22nd. Child care is available on Tuesday Feb. 19th, Wednesday Feb. 20th, and Thursday Feb 21st. If you would like to sign up please email Jose Bolanos to inform him which days you would like and if you need half day (less than 5 hours – $25) or full day (over 5 hours – $45).
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for March 7th and 8th. On Wednesday March 6th your child’s report will be available through your RenWeb portal at 4:00 pm.
The Focus of these conferences is your child’s overall development. They also afford time to share any issues or concerns you may have. Conferences should open the door to effective communication between parents and teachers. Children should not attend the conference so that the discussion may be completely open.
Conferences are twenty minute sessions. In consideration of your child’s teacher and other families, please be prompt. These non-instructional days are set aside especially for these conferences and the teachers put a lot of time and effort into preparing each child’s report. If you should miss the conference, it will not be rescheduled.
Child care is being offered for full-day ($45), for a half-day ($25), or for the conference only (free). You must sign up in advance to allow CMS to staff accordingly. To sign up for child care please email Jose Bolanos joseb@countrymontessori.org to let him know if you will need full-day, half-day or child care only during your conference.
We will be utilizing online conference registration for Parent Teacher Conferences for all levels and families. You will receive an email from Jose with a link to each classroom’s conference sign up page. You will need to input a parent’s name, student’s name and an email address. You will automatically receive a reminder email two days before your scheduled conference.
Email with sign up links will be sent as follows:
Friday February 15th – Families with multiple students
Tuesday February 19th – All Families
Please keep in mind that conference times fill up fast, be sure to sign up at your earliest convenience.
If you have any questions or need assistance please feel free to reach out to us
Cheers,
The CMS Family