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PROJECT 3

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SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Academic Policies
 

  • Progress Reports: Evaluations will inform parents of the student’s academic and social progress on a quaterly basis. These are to be signed by the parent and returned to the classroom teacher on the following Monday.
     

  • Report cards will be issued on a nine-week basis.
     

  • Parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled on an appointment basis. If you would like to schedule a conference, please make your request via the contact page. 
     

  • Grade scale:

    A      90-100      Excellent Achievement
    B      80-89        Above Average Achievement
    C      70-79        Average Achievement
    D      60-69        Below Average Achievement
    F      Below 60    Failing
    E      Excellent
    S      Satisfactory
     

  • Homework: To be assigned on a weekly basis, students should have a set time and place to complete it. All students are required to have an agenda where their assignments can be recorded. Checking your child’s agenda and homework will reinforce good study habits, and we ask that you sign the agenda nightly.
     

  • Make-up Work: It is the responsibility of the parent and student to request work missed due to an absence. All tests, projects, and work assigned must be made up. Parents may pick up assignments, but please call ahead so your teacher will have time to gather the work. All work given to students going on vacation is due the day of their return to school.
     

  • National achievement tests will be given to each kindergarten and elementary school student in the spring of each school year. Scores will be shared with parents at the end of the year.
     

  • Workbooks: All text- and workbooks purchased by the school will be the property of the school and merely loaned to the student while pursuing the courses of study. A parent, guardian or other persons having charge of the student will be held liable for any loss, destruction, unnecessary damage or failure to return such books when directed and will be required to pay for such. Homework work books are to be purchased by parents or guardians.

General Information

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  • Operating hours are from 7:00 am - 6:00 pm. Our schedule can vary, but will generally be as follows:

     
          7:00 am - 7:45 am - Receiving and Breakfast (Before care)
          7:45 am - 7:50 am - Clean Up & Handwashing
          7:50 am - 8:15 am - Circle Time
          8:15 am - 11:15 am - Lessons
          11:15 am - 11:30 am - Clean Up & Handwashing
          11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Lunch
          12:00 pm - Handwashing & Dismissal for Half Day Students
          12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Handwashing & Playtime/Dramatic Play

          12:45 pm - 1:00 pm - Clean Up & Handwashing
          1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Science/Nature Walk/Science Experiments
          2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Social Studies/Social Studies Projects
          3:00 pm - 3:45 pm - Physical Education
          3:45 pm - 4:00 pm - Handwashing & Snack
          4:00 pm - Handwashing & Dismissal
          4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Story Time Activity (Aftercare) 

          5:00 pm - 5:40 pm - Indoor Educational Activities (Aftercare)
          5:45 pm - 6:00 pm - Clean Up, Handwashing and Dismissal   (Aftercare) 
     

  • For safety's sake, we ask that you exercise extreme caution and patience when dropping off and picking up students. Please remember EVERYONE MUST follow the CDC Guidelines (facial covering and social distance). So please let's be cordial and sympathetic to one another. Do not leave unattended purses, wallets, or phones in your car while coming into the school. Always turn off your engine and lock your car, even if you are only going to be inside for a second. Cellular phones are not to be used during drop-offs and pick-ups.

  • Tardy pick-ups (after 6:00 pm) will incur a fee of $25 per 10 minutes.

  • Tardy Arrivals: We ask that students be dropped off no later than 7:45 am. Class begins promptly at 8 am, so it is important that each child be present and ready to learn.

  • Absences: If your child will be absent, please notify the school before 8 a.m. Florida law requires us to enforce regular school attendance. Unexcused absences are defined as not having acceptable documentation for the absences. More than 5 days of unexcused absences will be addressed with the parent.

  • Tuition fees are charged regardless of the student's attendance.  There are no deductions in tuition because of missed days, personal vacation, closed holidays, or emergency closing-weather conditions.  Each student is permitted one week of personal vacation per year.

  • Early Release: Dental and medical appointments should, if at all possible, be scheduled at the end of the school day or during vacation periods. If the need arises for appointments during school hours, please inform the school by phone, note, or email as to the pickup time. Excessive early release is not acceptable. It is important that students are to be in attendance in all of their classes.

  • Attire: Students should be dressed comfortably and appropriately for school. Closed-toe shoes are to be worn at all times (Crocs, sneakers, etc). Boots and open-toe shoes are not permitted. Removable articles of clothing (coats, sweaters, hats, etc.) must be plainly marked with your child’s name. We also request that all students bring a complete change of clothing in a clear plastic zip-loc bag labeled with their name, in case of an accident.

  • Food and Allergens: We love our students and their safety, healthy and well being is our utmost priority. We are a PEANUT FREE, DAIRY FREE and SESAME FREE environment. We will not allow any of these products in our facility. Failure to cooperate will lead to expulsion. No candy, gum or chocolate are permitted. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

  • Scheduled Visits: Safety and education are of utmost importance, and as such, visitors and guests must receive approval prior to a visit. A request must be made in writing at least two weeks in advance. Please note that this does not constitute an approval.

  • Supplies: A list of supplies will be issued at the beginning of the school year to each student. Please check with your child frequently to ensure that he or she has an adequate supply of school materials.
    For safety reasons, the use of wheeled backpacks is not permitted.

  • Field Trips: Foundation Montessori considers field trips to be part of the educational experience and a way to enhance the curriculum. To participate, students must have turned in their signed permission form and fee prior to the date of the field trip.

Student Conduct

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  • Students are expected to be courteous and orderly at all times while on campus or on a school sponsored field trip.
     

  • At Foundation Montessori, the most important expectation for student behavior is that of Respect:

         1. Respect for the environment. 
         2. Respect for authority. 
         3. Respect for one’s peers. 
    ​     4. Respect for one’s work.
     

  • Unacceptable behavior consists of:

         1. The use of conduct which is disruptive to learning, teaching or       the effective functioning of the school.
         2. The use of disrespectful language or behavior.
         3. The exhibition of limited self-control, which could possibly lead       to self-injury or the injury of others.
     

  • Fighting: Any student involved in fighting is subject to suspension, probation, or dismissal from school. Any physical attacks may result in contacting the Broward County Police Department.
     

  • Harassment and bullying (including cyber-bullying) will not be tolerated. Any inappropriate verbal or written conduct, or gesture directed at another student or teacher is prohibited. Any student found to have violated this policy, is subject to appropriate disciplinary action. The action will be unique to the individual incident and will vary in method depending on the nature of the incident.
     

  • Personal Items: Students are not allowed to bring toys or electronics of any kind (including, but not limited to: cellphones, tablets, or MP3 players). The school will not be held responsible for the loss or damage of any of the above items. If a student does bring any of the above items, they will be confiscated and returned to the parent at pick-up.
     

  • Prohibited Materials: Students and parents must be aware that, in addition to personal items, certain materials are not to be brought to school or on a school sponsored field trip.

    These materials include:
         
         1. Any illegal drugs, substances, or alcoholic beverages.
         2. Any dangerous items that could threaten the safety of oneself       or another.
         3. Any sexually inappropriate materials.
     

  • Disciplinary Procedures: 
         
         1. Teacher conferences with the student. 
         2. Notification to parents.
         3. Parent-teacher conference.
         4. Suspension. 
         5. Expulsion.

    If a student is involved in repeated offenses, we maintain the right to remove him or her from the school.

Emergency and Health Contingency Procedures

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  • In case of emergency, Foundation Montessori will follow Broward County School District procedures.

  • Emergency Pick-Up: Students will only be released to a person listed on their emergency contact card or whose name is given to the school by phone or in writing. Identification will be required.

  • If a storm warning or watch is announced in the middle of a school day, please come for your child as soon as possible.

  • HRS 680 Immunization forms must be on file prior to admission and kept up to date at all time.

  • Emergency contact cards must be filed and kept current at all times.

  • An ill child must be picked up immediately.

  • Fever of 101 degrees or greater: child should be kept at home for 24 hours after fever breaks (without the assistance of medication).

  • Diarrhea: child should be kept home for 24 hours after the diarrhea is gone or after the first normal bowel movement.

  • Vomiting: child must be picked up immediately and kept at home for 24 hours after symptoms have cleared.

  • Active Cold/Cough: if a child is visibly experiencing a runny nose, sore throat, or uncontrollable cough, he or she must be picked up immediately and a doctor's "non-contagious" note must accompany them upon return to school.

  • Pink Eye: child should be picked up immediately and kept at home for 24 hours after the first application of medicine and a doctor's note stating what medication was prescribed and when it was first applied.

  • Rash: A doctor's note will be needed to verify the rash is not contagious.

  • Lice: Parents are asked to make periodic checks of their children’s heads. Students who are sent home due to head lice and/or nits may return to school only after their hair has been treated and all nits have been removed.

  • Only emergency, live-saving medical measures can be administered at school.

  • COVID-19 Symptoms: If a child is displaying COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, rash, itchy eyes, unexplained tiredness, continual coughing, and/or continual sneezing, the child MUST be tested and ONLY if the test is negative can we allow the child back in school. If the child tests positive, the child MUST be retested approximately twenty days later, to ensure he or she is no longer ill. Please remember the child MUST have a negative result to return to school.

Extracurricular Activities

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     Foundation Montessori offers a Music program that helps infants, toddlers, and children develop a deep love of music and the individual ability to express it.

 

    Melodic and rhythmic patterns provide exercise for the brain and help develop memory.

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     Studies have shown that music awakens and stimulates neural pathways in the brain that are associated with higher forms of intelligence, such as abstract thinking, empathy, mathematics, and science.

     

Our Water Safety and private/small group Swimming classes are taught by a licensed American Red Cross Life Guard.

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