The Parkside Montessori School
53 Norwood Avenue
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
973-509-7379
parksidemontessori@gmail.com
The PARKSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
 
Is a pre-school for children ages two and a half to five serving the families of Montclair, Glen Ridge and surrounding communities. Its directors have been operating the program for over 30 years. It is non-denominational and non-discriminatory.
 
 
The mission of The Parkside Montessori School is to cultivate curiosity, independence, social responsibility, and a lifelong love of learning.
NEWS
WELCOME
 
 
REMINDERS
 
Our start time for Side 1 is 8:45 and for Side 2 is 9:00. 
Entry time is very busy so please observe those times carefully as the Side 2 teachers from 8:45 - 9:00 are helping the Side 1 children with their morning transition and are sometimes not in the side 2 classroom before 8:55. 
Thank you for your cooperation.
 
We keep extra Parkside clothes including pants, shirts, socks and underwear if a child’s extra zip-lock bag here is empty.  We seem to be almost completely out of these extra clothes.  Please check to see if you have any of our Parkside clothes at your home, especially pants.   Thank you.
 
If you need to contact us during the course of the day about anything, please do it with a phone call
(973)509-7379
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you child wears boots to school, please be sure to send in shoes for him or her to change into.
Please label all hats, scarves, gloves, boots, etc.
Thanks in advance for helping us to stay as organized as we can.  It can really be a challenge during the winter months!
 
 
 
 
The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn.
 
Maria Montessori
 
Monday, Jan. 20
MLK Day
No Classes
 
SNOW DAY POLICY:  If the Montclair Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather, we too shall close.  If our classes are cancelled, you will definitely be informed by e-mail, probably very early in the morning.  If Montclair declares a delayed opening, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME DELAYED OPENING, BUT RATHER WE WILL OPEN AT OUR REGULAR TIME.
 
 
Now that the weather has cooled, please send in hats and mittens, marked of course,  so that the children can stay warm on the playground.  If your child can put on his or her own gloves, you can send them in instead of the mittens, but we find that it is much easier for a student to put on his or her own mittens.  This process also helps them feel independent.
 
 
 
 
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