East River
Montessori
Bluefield, West Virginia
Of interest to ERM parents:
School Schedule 2007-2008
East River Montessori’s operating hours are:
Monday-Friday, 9 AM — Noon.
Early Arrival Available 8:30-9 AM
August 27 Parents’ Orientation (see Orientation schedule for time you attend.)
August 29 Children’s Orientation
August 30 Children’s Orientation
(see Orientation schedule for time your child attends.)
September 3 Labor Day: No School
September 4-18 School Phase-In (see Phase-In schedule for the times your child attends.)
September 19 First day of full class, 9 a.m. — Noon
October 8 Columbus Day: No School
October 15 Teacher’s Holiday: No School
November 8-9 Parent -Teacher Conferences: No School
November 12 Veteran’s Day: No School
November 19—23 Thanksgiving Break: No School
December 17-January 4 Winter Break: No School
January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: No School
February 18 President’s Day: No School
March 10 Teacher’s Holiday: No School
March 20-29 Spring Break: No School
April 10-11 Parent — Teacher Conferences: No School
April 28 Teacher’s Holiday: No School
May 26 Memorial Day: No School
May 29 Last Day of School
May 30 Annual School Picnic at Bluefield City Park
Cancellations
Please call the school (325-8429) in the early morning or check the website for school cancellations due to snow. Please feel free to refrain from bringing your child if you deem the weather is too bad.
While school is in session, if you think the roads are getting bad, you are welcome to pick up your child at your discretion.
If school is cancelled in advance for any reason other than weather, you will be contacted at home as soon as is possible.
Snack
When it’s your turn to provide snack for class, please use the following guidelines.
You will receive notification in the mail or with your monthly bill when it’s your family’s turn to provide snack.
Please send the snack for your designated week on the first school day of that week. We have a refrigerator on the premises for storage of perishables. Snacks should be finger size and ready to serve (vegetables already cut, etc.). No drink is necessary as water is readily available to the children.
If you are scheduled for a date for which you will not be in town, please try to switch weeks with another family and notify the Director. The snack schedule is always posted on the school website.
Examples of popular and nutritious snacks:
- Pasteurized Cheese
- Crackers
- Pretzels
- Rice cakes
- Vegetables (sliced in a manner easy to use as finger food)
- Fruit (needs to be cut and ready to serve)
- Low-sugar, small muffins
Items snacks should absolutely not include
- Peanuts or peanut butter
- Any meat, including pork, beef, chicken, etc.
- Any Melons, including cantaloupe, watermelon and honey dew
- Any products containing pork, such as lard or non-kosher gelatin (this includes Jell-o and most puddings)
- Significant amounts of sugar (no cakes, cookies, candy, cupcakes, chocolate, marshmallows, etc.)
Current Snack Schedule
Week of:
31 Mar Berkley
7 Apr Allen
14 Apr Cappiello
21 Apr Dales
28 Apr Gutelius
5 May Knowles
12 May Mull
19 May Paine
27 May Raza
Please contact a staff member if you need to change your assigned week.
East River Montessori does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, or national and ethnic origin, in its administration or in its educational or admissions policies.
Dr. Alice M. Hawthorne Allen, Director
director@eastrivermontessori.com | 304.325.8429
P.O. Box 573 Bluefield, WV 24701
Located at Bland and North Streets