riverbend montessori

Riverbend Montessori Child Development CentreWelcome to all the new families to our center.

September 2011Newsletter

Labour Day :Centre will be closed on Monday, September 5thBack to school:Summer went by so fast, and it is already that time of the year so please update your child’s information if there is any changes. According to new regulations we need the your address if it is different from child and also an emergency contact’s name, telephone number, and home address. The address provide must be for the contact‘s primary residence and telephone number must allow us to reach the emergency contact during the time child is attendance at the our program. An emergency contact also must be able to reach the child’s parent(s) or arrange for the child to be picked up from the program when a parent cannot be reached. Also if you changed your job or mobile please provide us the new information.

Parents with children in school are required to complete the Transport Authorization form. We will not transport your child without this form. As kindergarten students have staggered entry please let us know about the first regular school day, as you will be going with your child on the first day. Please inform us one week in advance of change in pick up or drop off time due to field trips or any other events.

School supplies:

Two interlined notebooks( 4 years old and up)A box of colouring pencils/crayons and a pack of HB pencils

A couple of erasers and pencil sharpener

A box of Kleenex

Please label every thing .

House keeping & labelling: please clean out your child’s cubby regularly and check the spare clothes and shoes for proper sizing and labelling. Please label blankets shoes jackets hats etc. Please send your child’s blanket in a cloth bag.Salsa class :

our next salsa classes will be on Sept. 2, 16, and 30^th. Please pay $15 for the month of Sept.

Snacks: To new families joining us, please be aware that our Centre is a nut free zone. Please do not send anything with nuts in it. Please send ice pack in your child’s snack pack. We won’t accept any food in polythene bags. We encourage our parents to send healthy snacks, at least two food groups, for example; fruits/vegetables and yogurt/cheese.

Sign in and out: please remember to sign in /out your child. This is very important for your child’s safety . If you failed to sign in your child we don’t have any proof that your child is at the Centre. In the event of an evacuation we use in/out sheet to do our head counts.This will also help us to maintain our records of daily attendance of each child including arrival and departure times.

Indoor and outdoor shoes please send labelled indoor and outdoor pair of shoes

Toy Policy. No toys are allowed at the Centre from home, except for show and tell. If you let your child bring a toy from home, please don’t expect staff to help you find it at the end of the day.

Late pick up policy:Our Centre close sharp at 5:45 pm. With this in mind and out of respect for the long day your child and his/her caregiver have had, you must pick up your child before this time.A late fee of $10 for first 5 minutes and $1 a minute thereafter will be levied against parent who are late in picking up their child.

Arts and craft : please donate any scrape paper at your home or office . We will also appreciate donation of books and toys that your child has outgrown.

Riverbend Montessori Child Development CentreWelcome to all the new families to our center.

September 2011Newsletter

Labour Day :Centre will be closed on Monday, September 5thBack to school:Summer went by so fast, and it is already that time of the year so please update your child’s information if there is any changes. According to new regulations we need the your address if it is different from child and also an emergency contact’s name, telephone number, and home address. The address provide must be for the contact‘s primary residence and telephone number must allow us to reach the emergency contact during the time child is attendance at the our program. An emergency contact also must be able to reach the child’s parent(s) or arrange for the child to be picked up from the program when a parent cannot be reached. Also if you changed your job or mobile please provide us the new information.

Parents with children in school are required to complete the Transport Authorization form. We will not transport your child without this form. As kindergarten students have staggered entry please let us know about the first regular school day, as you will be going with your child on the first day. Please inform us one week in advance of change in pick up or drop off time due to field trips or any other events.

School supplies

Two interlined notebooks( 4 years old and up)A box of colouring pencils/crayons and a pack of HB pencils

A couple of erasers and pencil sharpener

A box of Kleenex

Please label every thing .

House keeping & labelling: please clean out your child’s cubby regularly and check the spare clothes and shoes for proper sizing and labelling. Please label blankets shoes jackets hats etc. Please send your child’s blanket in a cloth bag.

Salsa class :our next salsa classes will be on Sept. 2, 16, and 30^th. Please pay $15 for the month of Sept.

Snacks: To new families joining us, please be aware that our Centre is a nut free zone. Please do not send anything with nuts in it. Please send ice pack in your child’s snack pack. We won’t accept any food in polythene bags. We encourage our parents to send healthy snacks, at least two food groups, for example; fruits/vegetables and yogurt/cheese.

Sign in and out: please remember to sign in /out your child. This is very important for your child’s safety . If you failed to sign in your child we don’t have any proof that your child is at the Centre. In the event of an evacuation we use in/out sheet to do our head counts.This will also help us to maintain our records of daily attendance of each child including arrival and departure times.

Indoor and outdoor shoes please send labelled indoor and outdoor pair of shoes

Toy Policy. No toys are allowed at the Centre from home, except for show and tell. If you let your child bring a toy from home, please don’t expect staff to help you find it at the end of the day.

Late pick up policyOur Centre close sharp at 5:45 pm. With this in mind and out of respect for the long day your child and his/her caregiver have had, you must pick up your child before this time.A late fee of $10 for first 5 minutes and $1 a minute thereafter will be levied against parent who are late in picking up their child.

Arts and craft :   please donate any scrape paper at your home or office . We will also appreciate donation of books and toys that your child has outgrown.