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The purposes of the Montessori materials are: |
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The purposes of the Montessori materials are:
- First, to stimulate children's natural desire to act and learn through action.
- Second, to provide them with action which shall give them better control of their own bodies and will-power.
- Third, to assist them to use this improved control which
shall lead them naturally from a simple action to a more difficult one.
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The classrooms of our center are divided into interest areas with
special materials and equipment provided for a creative learning
environment. These materials are added to and changed throughout the
year.
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Hours: Children may be dropped off and picked up any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. PLEASE BE PROMPT. If an emergency occurs and an parent
should be delayed, please call the center and inform the teacher in
charge that you will be late. A late charge of $3.00 per minute will be assessed and is payable immediately by the parent to the teacher required to remain overtime. Our staff is hired until
6:00 p.m. and repeated tardiness in picking up a child could
necessitate our requesting that the child be withdrawn from the center.
Classtimes are:
- 9 am to 12 pm for preschool
- 9 am to 2:30pm for K, 1st and 2nd
Children must be signed in and out each day with first and last names on the sign out sheet provided. |
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It is recommended that the children be dressed in washable, comfortable
clothing. Plastic aprons are provided by Arcadia for art and water
activities. An extra set of clothing should be kept at Arcadia at all
times. Please remember that the children are taken outdoors daily
(weather permitting) and should be dressed accordingly, including boots
for damp days. All clothing should be marked with your child's name. |
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Other than something to nap with, do not send any toys, gum or candy to school with your child. |
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Children will be provided with nutritious morning and afternoon snacks
and a well-balanced lunch. On Fridays children will bring their own
sack lunches. We ask that you do not send lunchables or food that needs
to be heated or refrigerated for lunch. |
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If your child naps, one small blanket should be sent to the center for
your child to use at naptime. This blanket will be sent home each
Friday for washing. |
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Open houses are special parties for parents and their children. During
these occasions, the equipment and materials in the classroom are to be
respected by the children who do not attend Arcadia as well as those
who do. |
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Parent-teacher conferences are arranged in the spring. By no means
should you feel that these are the only times when you should visit
with your child's teacher. We want to exchange thoughts and information
on your child throughout the year. |
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Parents are invited to observe at any time, but are requested not to disturb the children. |
Field trips and nature walks are considered an important part of the
educational program and will be taken periodically to nearby places.
Parents will be asked to help drive and supervise the children on these
trips. If the whole school is going on a trip we may rent a school bus. If this is the case we will ask parents to share the cost of the bus.
If any parent has a special talent, ability, etc., we
welcome you to come and share it with the children. If you are able to volunteer with various projects at the school please let us know. |
Parents must give all prescription medicines to a teacher with instructions to place it in a refrigerator or medicine cabinet. The parents must then fill out the necessary information on the Medicine Consent Form. The medicines must be in their original presciption bottle.
Over the counter drugs may be given if a Medicine Consent Form is filled out and the medicines are given to a teacher. |
State regulations require that we maintain a medical and immunization
record on each child.
For the protection of all children, your child must be kept at home if ill. We cannot accept him/her at the center if he/she shows any of the following symptoms or have had them in the last 24 hours:
- a temperature
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- rash
- discharging eyes
- discharging ears
If a child becomes ill during the day they will be isolated and the parents will be contacted to take the child home. |
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In the event of a medical emergency or an accident, we shall contact
the parents and/or the emergency contacts. If it is impossible to reach them and should emergency treatment be required, we will call
911 for emergency transport to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. Your
authorization for the center to contact your family physician and to
take whatever emergency medical procedures are deemed necessary is part
of this agreement. |
Monthly tuition is to be paid on or before the first school day of the month.
A $5.00 late fee will be charged for each late payment. A $100.00 non-refundable registration fee is charged. |
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Arcadia Montessori admits all children regardless of race, color, nationality or religious background. |
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7:00 | - 9:00 | Free Play | |
9:00 | - 12:00
| Preschool/Kindergarten Class | 10:00
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| Snack
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11:40 | - 12:15
| Out Door Play (weather permitting) | 12:30
| - 1:00
| Lunch
| 1:00
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| Preschool/Kindergarten class for older children and
naptime for younger
children until they wake up. | |
3:30 |
| Snack
| 3:00
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| Free Play (outdoors if weather permits, or indoors) |
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Signing In and Out Requirements: |
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Parents are required to sign their complete signature when they bring and pick up their children. We will only release children to adults authorized on the registration form unless given written permission to do otherwise by the parent. We will not release children ot parents or any other person who is under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. |
Preschool/Kindergarten Class
Hours: 9:00 – 12:00
5 Days a Week $375.00 per month
3 Days a Week $325.00 per monthPreschool/Kindergarten Plus Day Care Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 5 Days a Week - $700.00 per month 3 Days a Week - $600.00 per month 2 Days a Week - $475.00 per month Registration fee: $100.00
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We use our monthly newsletter to communicate to the parents what we will be covering during the month, what field trips we will take, what holidays we will take off and all the important information parents need to know. They will be taped to the front of your child's cubby. PLEASE READ THEM! |
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