(Lic # 123006074)

527 Main St.

Fortuna,CA95540-1821

Phone: (707)725-1997

January 1^st, 2012

 Dear Parents,

 Wish you all Happy New Year 2012!

Hope everyone enjoyed their children during the break!!

 In December, in addition to the Montessori activities, we continued learning about human organs and their importance and how to take care of them. We learned about special holidays and how people celebrate these in different countries – United States, Canada, Mexico, India, Holland, Germany, Africa, Australia, Russia, etc. During this, we learned to locate where each country is on the map. The children also learnt names of the oceans and continents and where to locate them on the map.

In December, we also talked about changes in the season (winter) and how animals get ready for winter.

 Please mark your calendar for the following show & tell days. Please make sure that your child brings an object for show & tell.

 Jan 2^nd thru 6^th —————-any object beginning with the letter “J j”

Jan 9^th thru 13^th ————— picture or stuffed animal Penguin

Jan 17^th thru 20^th ————- any kind of hat (we will have hat parade all through the  week as Jan 18^th is the official hat day)

Jan 23^rd thru 27^th ————– picture or stuffed animal Bear

Jan 30^th thru February 3^rd —- any object beginning with the letter “F f”

 School will be closed for Martin Luther King’s day on Monday, Jan 16^th, 2012.

 Thank you,

 Sujatha Reddy& Staff

(Lic # 123006074)

527 Main St.

Fortuna,CA95540-1821

Phone: (707)725-1997

December 1^st, 2011

Dear Parents,

Hope everybody enjoyed their yummy Thanksgiving feast!

 In November, we continued learning about skeletal bones. And we learned about how Pilgrims came to this country and how Indians helped the Pilgrims and in the process the children learned how to help each other when needed. We sang songs saying what we are Thankful for! It was cute to hear the children what they are Thankful for! We learnt how to say Thank you in different languages and also in sign language too!

We are practicing colors, fruit and vegetable names and counting in Spanish 1-20 everyday.

We learnt good manner words (please, thank you, excuse me, etc) and practicing them everyday.

The children learned about the ship Mayflower and also learned to locate whereEnglandandMassachusettsare on the map and where the oceans- Pacific andAtlanticOceans– are.

We started to learn about human organs and will continue in December.

 Please mark your calendar for the following show & tell days. Please make sure that your child brings an object for show & tell.

 Nov 28^th thru 2^nd ——–any object beginning with the letter “d”

Dec 5^th thru 9^th ———any object beginning with the letter “c”

Dec 12^th thru 16^th ——–any object beginning with the letter “p”

Dec 19^th thru 21^st——–any object beginning with the letter “t”

 School will be closed for winter break from Dec 21^st, 2011 thru Dec 30^th, 2011.

School will resume on Monday Jan 2^nd, 2012.

 We wish you safe and happy holidays and a Happy New Year 2012!

 Thank you,

 Sujatha Reddy& Staff

November 1st, 2011

Dear Parents,

October was fun month as we did fun things!

The children looked cute in different Halloween costumes and we all had fun going in front of the school and showing off the costumes and singing songs to the passers-by.
The children also enjoyed sharing candy with friends as they get to pass the candy or goodies to their friends.

If you took pictures during the Halloween parade or if you even have pictures or memories connected to Prime Montessori, you can post on the fan page so other parents and grandparents can enjoy them.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/PRIME-MONTESSORI-SCHOOL-Fortuna-CA/326408691230?ref=sgm

We talked about trick or treat safety rules. Hope all children will follow them!

We learned about spiders and owls and their interesting facts.

We talked about bones and learned about the human skeleton and how to take care of our bones by eating healthy food and exercising. We learnt the number of bones in human skeleton (206) and identifying major bones— skull, rib cage, pelvic bone, clavicle, patella (knee bone), spine, humerus, femur, etc. We will continue to learn about bones in November as we didn’t have much time in October.

We are continuing to count in Spanish 1-20 everyday and learning and adding more new words for our sign language list. I will email the sign language word list asap.

Show & Tell:
Oct 31st thru November 4th —- —- picture or toy or real pumpkin
Nov 7th thru Nov 10th ——————- family picture
Nov 14th thru Nov 18th —————— what the child is thankful for
Nov 21st thru Nov 30th —————– any object which starts with the letter “d”

School Closings:

November, 11th—Veterans Day
November 23rd, 24th & 25th –Thanksgiving

Thank you,
Sujatha Reddy

(Lic# 123006074)

527 Main St.Fortuna,CA95540

Tel: (707) 725-1997

August 25th, 2011 

Welcome toPrimeMontessoriSchool!

Hope everybody had great summer!

Every month a newsletter will be posted at http://primemontessori.wordpress.com.  Please check there for the newsletter as well as any updates.

Our staff is: Mrs.Sujatha Reddy, Ms. Laura Luttrell and Ms. Rebekah Burns.

To run our program smoothly, we need your cooperation in following the following rules.

1.       Please sign your FULL signature on the sign-in-sign-out sheet when you drop-off and pick-up your child. It is required by the law. Changing Tides parents: Please make sure to sign the time-sheet too, which is underneath the sign-in-sign –out sheet on the clip board.

2.       Changing Tides parents – you have to pay one month tuition in advance as reserve, as we get paid late and often less from Changing Tides. So September amount will be due by 3^rd September.

3.       Please follow the time on the wall clock so we all are on the same time schedule.

4.       Please write the exact time you drop-off and pick-up your child on the sign-in-sign-out sheet.

5.       When picking up your child, please make sure to check her or his folder; it would have the work your child has done that day.

6.       Bring an extra set of clothes in a Ziploc bag (not in a grocery bag), with your child’s name on the bag and on the clothes. If your child is in diapers, please put pull-ups on and bring extra pull-ups to the school – we can help potty training.

7.       Bring an old sweater or a sweatshirt to leave at the school as the weather changes unexpectedly. Make sure to write your child’s name on the jackets.

8.       About the immunizations, if the paper work is not done by September 10^th, we cannot accept your child, because we will be cited for that.

9.       No special toys are allowed except what is for show & tell. Books are always welcome.  If your child brings a toy, we are not responsible if they lose it or break it. So please keep the special toys at home.

10.   If your child is late or absent, please inform the school.

11.   Please check the front door as there might be some important notes posted on it.

12.   The tuition is due by the 3^rd of the month. There will be a charge of $10 for late payments for every 1-5 days.

13.   Regarding the tuition fee, it is calculated for 42 weeks (= School year) and divided equally into 10 months. So, you will be paying the same amount every month irrespective of the number of weeks or days in a month. You will pay the tuition in full whether your child is present or absent. There is no reimbursement or adjustments for the missed days. If for any reason, if your child drops out of the program before the year ends, you have to pay the early drop out amount which will be calculated at the time of leaving the program.

 14.   You have to pay full amount of tuition in June as we calculate for every 4 weeks and you are charged only for 40 weeks and not 42 weeks. You are getting extra 2 weeks of free tuition. If your child is present or absent you still have to pay the tuition and there are no make up days for any absences. If you child is not adjusted to the program, we will tell you and maybe your child is not ready for this program yet and we can try after couple of months, or may be your child needs some other program where his/her needs are met better.

15.   Please pick and drop your child at the assigned times as other students will be coming for their session and the space is limited to certain number of children at a time. Please do not drop your child before their allotted time. If you are late picking up or early in dropping your child, you will be charged $6.00 for every 1- 5min. To avoid this, please pick your child right on time. If you are going to be late, please call and let us know but you will be still charged and please pay the late charge the same day.  Please co-operate with the timings as we have limited number of children and it will be hard for us.

16.   Please email me if you change your home, work, or cell telephone # or your email address. Our email address primemontessori@gmail.com

17.   If you have any concerns regarding your child or the program, please feel free to talk to me. Your input is important. 

18.   Please let us know if you don’t want your child to participate in pledge or holiday activities. We respect your beliefs.

19.     Please make sure your child eats breakfast at home and not at the school. And also please make sure your child’s hands are clean when they enter the school as they will be working with the activities- which will be ants free and germ free.

20.   We do not monitor any kind of medications. Please do not give cough drops or vitamins in your child’s pocket or lunch as it can be allergic to other children.

21.   Please do not bring your child to the school if she or he has a fever, is vomiting, or had diarrhea the night before- the child has to be free from contagious disease for at least 24hrs. If not, you have to bring a note from the doctor that the child is not contagious any more.

22.   For those children who eat lunch at school, please pack a healthy lunch—no fruit snacks, only 100% juice, no chips, and no sugary items. We don’t mind warming up food for lunch, but we do not cook anything (ex: macaroni and cheese must already be prepared). Please pack the fruit in a bowl (cut the fruit). Please make sure to pack a spoon and a fork and a napkin.

23.   Please make sure your child wears comfortable clothes and shoes to the school.  

School year: August 29^th, 2011(starts) to June 15^th 2012 (ends)

            42 weeks of School Year.

 Holidays:

 Labor Day (September 5^th)

Veterans Day (November 11^th)

Thanksgiving Break (November 23^rd, 24^th, & 25^th)

Winter Break (December 21st  thru Dec 30^th, 2011)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 18^th)

Presidents’ Day (will be posted later)

Spring Break (will be posted later)

Memorial Day (May 31^st)

Last Day for the school year (June 15^th)

 24.   Please sign and give to us this paper that you have read.

Thank you,

Sujatha Reddy& staff

Signature______________________________________   Date____________________________

Please mark your calendar for the following show & tell days. Please make sure that your child brings an object for show & tell.

 August 29^th thru 2^nd ——–Family picture

 September 5^th thru 9^th ——any kind of apple (real or fake)

 September 12^th thru 16^th —–anything that starts with “b”

September 19^th thru 23^rd —–any kind of fall leaf

September 26^th thru 30^th —-anything that starts with “c”