Interviews & Report Cards
All students will receive their report cards on Monday, December 9th. All parents should have an interview scheduled with their child’s teacher during the week of December 9th or December 16th.
New Monthly Rates (Casa & Toddler Families)
The CWELCCsystem has reduced childcare costs again. Our new rates starting January 1st at both campuses will be as follows:
- Full Day Toddler & Casa – $484.00/month
- Half Day Casa- $369.00/month
- Elementary tuition will remain the same as it is not included in the CWELCC system.
*Please note we will be in touch regarding outstanding cheques for January and onward.
New Trail Ridge Montessori School Website
We have been working with our team on our new website. It will be released on Monday, December 16th. There is a parent section where families can sign up for afterschool each week.
Brightwheel
During the month of December all parents will be sent a link to sign up for a new CRM system called Brightwheel. Here at TRM we are in the process of centralizing our systems to benefit students, parents, teachers and administration. Starting in January, communications between parents and teachers will be used through Brightwheel. We are working with the team at Brightwheel to have all tuition payments and invoices throughout the year online to provide families more ease and flexibility with payment methods.
More information to follow soon…
If you are interested in learning more about this system please feel free to visit their website at https://mybrightwheel.com/
Parent Education Nights
Tuesday, December 3rd is our Casa Parent Education Night. Ada De Long, our Head of Schools, will lead this lecture style evening describing the Montessori Philosophy and how the Casa Program is practiced at TRM.
Tuesday, January 7th is our Elementary Education night. If you are a family that is interested in learning more about our Elementary program before September 2025 enrollment begins, please feel free to register for this Education night, as it will be very informative and teach you more about how our Elementary program is run.
Professional Development – Wednesday, December 11th
Please kindly refer to our Parent Handbook and the School Calendar. A gentle reminder that all Toddler and Casa programs are closed for Professional Development. The Elementary Program is open as per usual.
Yoga
Miss. Megan is back teaching all 8 classrooms Yoga on Wednesday December 4th and 18th.
Youth Nation Committee Session
Our marvelous grade 3 students facilitated their UN committee session on November 30th at The Grimsby Town Hall. Each student was a delegate of a specific country for the last twelve weeks, studying the impact of climate change on their nation, all the while, immersing themselves in the structure, convention and scope of a United Nations sub-committee.
Winter Clothes Drive
Over the years at TRM, we have been fortunate that our students have come well equipped in winter gear during the colder months, allowing them to enjoy recess and stay healthy and warm. Wehave decided to host a winter clothes drive to help some students who may be less fortunate. Our school has partnered with a school in St. Catharines and we are going to donate winter clothes. We will start our collection in January but we wanted to start advertising this fundraiser now while people are organizing all their snow gear. The class with the most clothes donated will win a pizza party in January.
Christmas Donations
Thank you to all of the families who handed in mason jars and all of the Christmas items. It was so well received and appreciated. Ada is leading this project for both campuses and looking for parent volunteers to come into the classrooms on the following days:
- Thursday, December 5th
- Thursday, December 12th
- Friday, December 13th
Please email ad********@tr********.ca what time slot you would be able to volunteer for:
- 8:00am-9:30am
- 9:30am-11:00am
- 1:30pm-3:00pm
Inclement Weather
Winter has arrived and we want all families to know we have the health and safety of all in mind when it comes to road safety during the winter months. It is always a good idea to check your email for updated information. Decisions are made regarding school closures by 6:30 a.m. to ensure staff and families can drive safely to school or not.
Classroom Cleaning
Throughout the last week of December, our teachers and parent volunteers will do a deep clean of our classrooms. The staff love and really appreciate the support during these moments. It is always a big help when families help us sterilize our very intricate Montessori materials. A big thank you in advance to those families who have offered to help out. If you would like to help, even for an hour, please contact the Junior or Main Campus administrators.
Before and After School
If you have used Before/After School this term, you will be invoiced before December 6th. Please have payments sent before December 13th
Festive Friday Fun Days: Extra Themed Dress Down Days
- No UNIFORMS please
- Friday, December 6th: Cozy Sock Day
- Friday, December 13th: Cozy PJ Day
- Friday, December 20th: Cozy Sweater Day
Classroom Parties and Dress Down Day (Green & Red)
Thursday, December 19th is the day when all of the fun will occur! All programs will be having a class party where they may be doing a Christmas craft, having festive food and/or singing carols. We are fully organized and a big thank you to our families who are contributing to this fun day for our students. Don’t forget, this day is a dress down day with the theme of green, red and anything holiday!
Friday, December 20th- Last Day of School (half day)
This is the last day of school before the winter break. It will be a half day for all programs and dismissals are between 11:30am and 12:00pm. All children must be picked up by 12:00pm. This will also be a dress down day for all programs.
First Day Back
Monday, January 6th, 2025 is our first day back at school following the winter break. Before and After School will start back up on this day.
Happy Holidays and we will see everyone in January 2025!
