Country Montessori School
Admin Corner
May 16, 2023
“The child sees the same action repeated at the same time every day in the same way. This attracts his attention. Children have a sense of the succession of activities in time. It is like a muscular memory, a memory of movement and of time. ”
Dr. Maria Montessori
Upcoming Dates/Events:
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May 16 – Grandparents Day
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May 20 – CMS Annual Auction
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May 29 – Memorial Day – No school or child care
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June 8-Kindergarten/5th Level Graduation Ceremonies
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June 9-Last Day of School-Half Day-School Ends at 12:00
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Fall Calendar Now Available – See end of Admin Corner
CMS Annual Auction
We are excited to have our Annual Auction at the The Heights Golf Club in Rancho Bernardo, May 20th from 4-7pm. We hope that you will be able to come join us for Hors d’oeuvres, Dinner, Bar, 50/50 Opportunity Drawing, Silent & Live Auction items, and our Wine Wall. Attire is dressy casual. The event will be for the whole CMS family!
Items are ready to view on Silent Auction Pro NOW! Click HERE to see items available. I will be adding items daily!
Tickets to the Event
Please visit Silent Auction Pro to buy your auction & opportunity drawing tickets! Silent Auction Pro is the website we will be utilizing for all our Auction activities! If you are prompted for a code, please use: 438
Adult/Child – Regular Tickets – $45/$25
**Due to Offsite Location, we are not offering Day-of-Event tickets.
Opportunity Drawing!
We are also excited for our very popular Opportunity Drawing!
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One person will win 50% of the money raised from the opportunity tickets!
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You can purchase your opportunity drawing tickets at Silent Auction Pro when you purchase your Event tickets!
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Or, we will be out at arrivals & dismissals the rest of the week!
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Winner does not need to be present to win.
1 ticket – $10
3 tickets – $25
6 tickets – $40
Parent Alert Text Messages
CMS uses a parent alert text message system when we need to alert our community of situations that may arise. It will show up as Parent_Alert and in the future we will have our school name on the message.
Grandparent’s Day
This is a special time for grandparents to visit their grandchildren’s classrooms and see what they are working on. It will be on May 16 from 3:00-4:00. This event is for grandparents only.
Graduation Ceremonies for Kindergarten and 5th Level Students
On Thursday, June 8, we will be honoring our graduates by hosting graduation ceremonies. These are for graduates and their families only. The Kindergarten ceremony will be at 9:00 and the 5th level ceremony will be at 10:30. Short classroom gatherings will immediately follow graduation.
Last Day of School
Our last day of school is on Friday, June 9th. It is a day of fun and excitement for all our students. There will be activities, an animal show and music fun! Lunch will be provided by CMS and all students go home half day, at 12:00. More information will be coming soon.
Re-Enrollment
CMS Re-Enrollment and open enrollment is in full swing. Families who are returning to the fall please complete your re-enrollment packet at your earliest convenience. If your family does not intend to return in the Fall please notify Jose joseb@countrymontessori.org
CMS Summer Camp
All Early Childhood Camps are full with a waiting list. Elementary Camps are filling fast, if you are interested in registering for any summer camp weeks please fill out our camp registration form.
Summer camps will start on Tuesday June 20th and run through Friday August 4th.
CMS Yearbooks
Order your yearbook today! Two personal pages are included with the purchase of your yearbook. These pages will only be in your yearbook – making it individualized for your child(ren). Go to TreeRing Enter the school’s passcode: 1012868284351061. Follow the instructions to create an account. Deadline to order is Wednesday, May 10th.
More information here.
Monthly Attendance and Timely Attendance Emails
Regular and timely attendance is valued and expected at Country Montessori School. At the end of the month emails will be sent if your student/s have had multiple absences and tardies. We understand that students will miss or be late to school due to Illnesses or appointments throughout the school year and that is taken into account. Please notify the office if your student will be late or absent.
Illnesses
Please do not send your student to school with any symptoms or if they are not feeling well and to be able to return to school their symptoms need to be improving. 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 be symptom free. We appreciate your support and understanding.
All illnesses need to be reported to Susank@countrymontessori.org. Negative Covid tests are still required for symptoms; however please have your child stay at home for the following:
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Runny noses
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Wet cough
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Vomiting-Students need to be vomit free for 24 hours (without medication)
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Fever-Students need to be fever free for 24 hours (without medication)
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Tired/Not feeling 100%-We want our students to feel well while at school
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Diarrhea-Students need to be diarrhea free for 24 hours (without medication)
Communication Directory
Morning Parking Lot Procedures
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Curbside – 1st level-5th level students-If your student is late and it is before 8:40, you need to drive through the parking lot. Your student will be marked tardy
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Two Lanes in Parking Lot- Ladybug,Bumblebee and Dragonfly students-Please stop at the crosswalk and wait to be moved forward
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Please do not get out of your car, your teacher will take your student from or to the car
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Please take a right hand turn only out of parking lot
***If you have students in elementary and early childhood please use the curb drop off unless it is full please use lane 2 or 3.
Half Day Dismissals-12:30
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Please pull up in front of the office. Walk to the front office gate to pick up your student.
Early Childhood 2:30-2:45 Dismissals
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Please use 2 lanes and stop at the crosswalk and wait to be moved forward and your student will be brought out to you
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If the parking lot is full please use the curb and your student will be taken to you
**If you have children in both EC and Elementary your EC student will be dismissed at the 3:00 dismissal.
Elementary 3:00-3:15 Dismissals
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4th and 5th level students will be dismissed from the curb
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1st-3rd level students will be dismissed in the parking lot using 2 lanes
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Please wait at the crosswalk until you are moved forward
Attendance and Tardiness
Country Montessori puts an emphasis on the importance of students being to school on time not only for themselves but for their classmates and classroom. All students should be in class by 8:30.
There is a grace period until 8:40 for our Early Childhood students to accommodate car seats. This does not apply to elementary students. 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
If your student is late to school you need to park and accompany them and wait outside the office in the enclosed area. Administration will take all tardy students to class at 9:00 AM. Please make every effort to have your student to school on time. This applies to both Early Childhood and elementary students.
Child Care
Morning child care is offered every morning at 7:30 and after school child care is from 2:45-6:00 PM. If you are interested in our unlimited child care please contact Jose at Joseb@countrymontessori.org. Please wait outside the front gate with your child when dropping off for child care and a teacher will greet you at the gate. Follow the same procedure when picking up your child from afternoon child care.
Parking
For visitor parking please use the spots in front of the school. The parking spots located by the dumpster are employee parking and certain staff arrive at different times of the day.
Masking
Masking is optional at this time.
COVID-19 Vaccination Record-Please Provide a Copy
If your child is vaccinated please provide a copy of their COVID-19 vaccination card.
Please send your COVID-19 vaccination card to Jose Bolanos joseb@countrymontessori.org so that this information can be documented with the school.
Head Injury Policy
In the event of an injury above the neck we will call the student’s parents to inform them of the incident and require them to come to the school and check them out and make the decision to take their student home or leave them at school. 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.
2023-2024 School Calendar
Updated Decision Tree Guidance – Testing
Cheers,
The CMS Family