Montessori Unit

Welcome

This Montessori Page and the pages dedicated to each level, SSM, PS, and K, feature classroom highlights and previews, school reminders and dates, and home connections.  Pages are updated regularly, so check back frequently for new information!

Don't miss that classes pages are now directly below on this page.  Just find the tab for your level and see what's happening! 

Pages are under construction as we begin these first few days but will be up and running fully soon!
 

Calendar

Tues. 9/24 - Ancillae Moms & Dads Volunteer Fair 7:00 p.m.
Thurs. 9/26 - Compass Diversity & Inclusion Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Fri. 9/28 - New Parents' Coffee 8:00 a.m.

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Announcements

School Day
School begins at 8:00 a.m. and dismisses at 3:10 p.m. Half-day Preschool children and half-day Stepping Stones into Montessori children dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Students in grades 1 to 8 who arrive at school after 8:05 a.m. are to enter through the McCoy Center lobby and report to the Receptionist, where their names will be removed from the absentee list. These students will be marked late unless they are arriving by bus. Extended Day hours are 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Attendance
To report a child late or absent, parents are to call the absentee line (215-885-1637) before 8:00 a.m. and indicate the reason in the case of an absence. Upon returning to school from an absence, the student is to present the school's absentee note signed by a parent or guardian to the homeroom teacher. The Absentee Note is available under the Parents portal of our website in Parent Resources > School Info.

Private Transportation: Cars are to use the proper entrance and exit on the Church Road side of the property and follow the procedure below for arrival and dismissal throughout the school year.

• Cars with Grades 1 to 8 students ONLY drop off at the Link between 7:45-8:00 a.m. and pick up in the Child Safe Zone at 3:15 p.m. 
• Cars with PS and K students ONLY drop off and pick up at Sacred Heart Center ramp between 7:45-8:00 a.m. and between 2:45-3:00 p.m 
• Cars with students both in SSM, PS, K and Grades 1 to 8 drop off in Child Safe Zone between 7:45-8:00 a.m. and pick up at Sacred Heart Center ramp at 3:10 p.m.
• Half-day Preschool students will dismiss at the Sacred Heart Center ramp at 12:30 p.m.
• Half-day Stepping Stones into Montessori students will dismiss from the SSM lobby at 12:30 p.m.
• Any student (SSM-grade 8) arriving before 7:45 a.m. (when teachers are present to receive students) should be dropped off at the Student Dining Room for early care.

Montessori Inspiration

"“There is no description, no image in any book that is capable of replacing the sight of real trees, and all of the life to be found around them in a real forest.”

Maria Montessori