Admin Corner – Sept 12, 2025

Thank you to our families who  joined us for the Montessori Journey! We truly appreciate your time and hope you enjoyed experiencing the classrooms and gaining a deeper look into the Montessori approach.

As a reminder, please sign your student(s) in and out when dropping off and picking them up each day. This can be done directly through your CMS App and is a requirement under California State Child Care Licensing regulations. Your cooperation is essential to ensure we remain compliant with state requirements. We appreciate your support and assistance in maintaining these standards. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Our priority is safety, and it takes all of us to work together. When dropping off or picking up your student, please do not reverse or pass other cars; we appreciate your support. When you exit the driveway, please ensure you turn right.

Class begins promptly at 8:30 and morning arrivals are from 8:15–8:30. Please pull through the driveway and a staff member will greet your student. Arrivals end at 8:30. Dismissals for full day students are from 2:30-2:45p.m. Please pull through the parking lot and a staff member will put your student in your car. When leaving the parking lot please exit right. We appreciate your support of having your student in their classroom on time and your cooperation.

Class begins promptly at 8:30 and morning arrivals are from 8:15–8:30. All elementary students should be dropped off curbside. If the curb is full please come through the parking lot. This will assist with not blocking the driveway as well as traffic on Monte Vista Road. Dismissals are from 3:00-3:15p.m. Eagle students dismiss from the parking lot and Owl students from curbside. If the curb or parking lot is full, use the alternative. We appreciate your cooperation.  

NO CHILD DROP-OFFS all children MUST be with a guardian for the entire time. 

 

We are excited to offer some CMS Apparel options for both students and families. We are offering: CMS shirts, hats, and hoodies for kids, and polo, shirts, hats, and hoodies for Adults. Please fill out 1 form per order. Items will be billed in Ren Web. Please note that you will be able to submit another order right after you hit “submit”.

 

Please use the following links to submit an order:

Families who refer a new family who enrolls can have their service hours met for the year, or even earn a credit towards tuition. Click link for details. 

✔️ Acchhhooooo!!! 🤧 Please do not send your student to school with symptoms or if they are not feeling well 🤒 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 must be symptom free.

 

Please have your child stay at home for the following:

All illnesses need to be reported to Susank@countrymontessori.org

 

✔️ Lost & Found 🎒is located in the office. If you are missing jackets or other items, please come and take a look. Be sure to label ALL your child(ren)’s items to they can make it home! 🏡

🛝 MORNING & AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE 

 

When: Every morning from 7:30–8:00am

Where: 

1. Park your car in a parking spot and wait outside the front gate with your child 

2. A teacher will greet you at the gate.  

3. Parents using morning child care should be at the gate with their student no later than 8:00a.m. 

4. The teachers from all classrooms get their students from child care and escort them to their classrooms at that time.

 

* Families arriving at 8:00a.m. will not be admitted and need to join the arrival line for 8:15 arrivals.   

When: 2:45p.m.–6:00p.m.

Where: Please park your car in a parking spot and go to the child care gate and your child will be brought to you.

If you are interested in our unlimited child care, please contact Jose at  Joseb@countrymontessori.org.

 

📝 Please Sign In and Sign Out every day when you pick up and drop off through the CMS App. Click HERE to get the CMS app and use the Daily Sign-In or Daily Sign-Out when you pick up and drop off from school.

 

🕰️ Attendance & Tardiness – All students should be in class by 8:30a.m. 

+ 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 

1. If your student arrives late to school, you need to park and accompany them and wait outside the office in the enclosed area. 

2. Administration will take all tardy students to class. 

 

🅿️ Parking – For visitor parking please use the spots in front of the school. The parking spots located by the dumpster are reserved for employee parking.

 

🤕 Head Injury Policy – In the event of an injury above the neck;

1. CMS calls the student’s parents to inform them of the incident. 

2. Parents may be required to come to the school and check out the student.

3. 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.  

4. Upon arrival of the parent, a decision is made to take the student home or leave them at school.