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Fall Festival Week is from next Monday, October 6 through Saturday, October 11th. Our booth (Booth #72) is renowned for selling scorpion suckers (containing real scorpions), Icky Lickies suckers (with real crickets) as well as exotic jerky. Each year we have a one-time specialty item and this year it will be Hopscotch Grasshopper Chex Mix (contains real grasshoppers)!

Volunteers needed to help make the buttons that go with each of our products. No experience necessary. You can help anytime between 7:00 [...]

Thank you from the PTO...

On behalf of the PTO, we wanted to thank all those who attended the annual School Picnic this past Friday. It was great to see all the families together and a reminder what wonderful people are a part of Montessori. What a spectacular array of food!

A special thank you also to all those that stayed after and helped with clean-up. It really helped things run smoothly!

Please drop us a note in the PTO suggestion box and let us [...]

Tomorrow's field trip is to Angel Mounds.

The children will be outside, so you may want to apply sunscreen/bug spray prior to arriving at school. Children need to wear shoes that are closed in the back -no flip flops, open backed sandals, etc. Arrive at school no later than 8:30 AM. Next week's field trip is to the Newburgh Locks and Dam. We will not be eating lunch there, but will be eating [...]

FOBS - If you are not returning for the summer program or the next school year, please return your fob to the black basket at the front desk at the end of the week.

Mr. R's Class - If you have not already turned in the year-end field trip money/form, please take care of it tomorrow, Tuesday, May 20, 2014.

Annual Year-End Preprimary Trip to Chuck E. Cheese - . We will be taking all of the preprimary children for the [...]

Play DVD's (Baby Want Out) - We need to place the order today, if you are planning on ordering a copy, please email me back today. You can leave a check in the office with "DVD" in the notation.

Mr. R's class will be visiting the African American Museum tomorrow. Please have children wear their Montessori t-shirt and arrive on time.

Kindergarten Standardized Testing will start on Monday, April 28th. The only things required are good night's sleep, breakfast and to arrive on time.

Collage Pictures - [...]

Congratulations to all of our children for doing such a great job performing in Baby Want Out!! We hope that the audience enjoyed the program as much as we enjoyed presenting it to you!

Ordering the Baby Want Out DVD is $20. If you would like a copy, please bring the $20 to the front desk by Wednesday and we'll sign you up for a copy.

Play Underclothes - The clothes your child was wearing when they left The Victory Friday evening [...]

Play Pictures - Tomorrow is the last day to turn in play picture orders. Pictures are taken of all students. If you child's picture day was today, you can still turn in the order tomorrow.

"Baby Want Out" play CD (of all the songs) is on sale at the front desk for $10. It's a great way to help your child learn their song. All proceeds from the CD, ticket and ad sales help underwrite the cost of the theater.

Tickets [...]

Snow Makeup Days - With the large number of snow days this year, Montessori will makeup two of the days. We will now be in session on Friday, April 18th (Good Friday) and Monday, April 21st (Monday after Easter).

No School Spring Break (March 24 - 28) - If you have AM or PM care in your program your child may attend day care during spring break.

AM/PM Care Families - Please fill out the below survey for spring break.

SPRING CLEANUP - Volunteer [...]

PTO Plant Sale- We will be sending out a catalog and an order form tomorrow. Additional order forms will be available on the PTO office table if you have family, friends, or neighbors who'd like to order. Please return your order to the office on or before Monday, March 31. Payment for the flowers is not due until they are delivered first week in May.

SPRING CLEANUP - Volunteer HELP!! No experience necessary! Sign up in the dining room & PTO table in the front office.

When: This Saturday, [...]

Reserve Parking - Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, the first parking space closest to the main front door will have a reserved sign on it. It was an auction item to have a reserved parking space for a month. The family who won it will be using the space this month.

Time Change is this coming this Sunday, March 9. Clocks need to be moved forward one hour on Sunday morning. We lose an hour of sleep. You might want [...]