Parent Involvement

Parents are welcome to visit and observe their children at any time.  We ask that when you decide to observe any MAR classes, please call and make an appointment first.  When you arrive, come to the office and check-in with us.  You will receive a visitor’s badge and a clipboard with observation guidelines.  It is important that the children are able to remain focused on their work so we ask all visitors to speak in a soft whisper if communication is necessary & to write down any questions to be answered once they have stepped outside the classroom. Activity level of   the classroom as a whole may appear busy, but each individual child is actually focused and working. Family participation is highly encouraged at our school. We have a minimum 25 hour volunteer requirement. This is to invite parents to be involved in their children’s education.  There are many ways to be involved… driving on field trips, helping teachers to prepare materials, helping with our fund raising events, helping maintain our school grounds, donate useful or beautiful items, sit and listen to students read, helping in the office, spending time at our book discussions, and the list could go on…   We invite parents, relatives, and friends to be involved in our activities and events, as the students enjoy the interaction and even thrive from your’ involvement.  Please feel free to discuss any ideas or questions you have with us.

Information Meetings and Google Site
Parent nights will be held regularly during the year. The 1st Tuesday of each month we will hold a Parent Communication Meeting and the 3rd Tuesday of each month we will hold a Parent Education Night. These classes will involve hands-on learning of the Montessori works, health & wellness classes, Montessori parenting help, Family activity and unity techniques, and more. The dates of these classes will be advertised on our website as well as the new parent information site on Google.

Parent-Teacher Conferences
We set aside time in December and March for Parent-Teacher conferences for children ages 5 and older. During this conference, you will receive an academic and social progress report and have an opportunity to discuss future plans. We encourage open communication between teachers and parents throughout the year. If you have a concern or just wish to discuss something with a teacher, please call the office to set up an appointment. We ask that you do not try to engage the teachers in a discussion at drop-off and pick-up.