The Weekly Family Update #1

• January 6, 2024: Robotics team, One More Second, presenting at Great Lakes Science Center
• January 8, 2024: School resumes
• January 12, 2024: End of 2nd Marking Period
• January 13, 2024: Robotics competing in First Lego League Challenge Northeast Ohio Quarterfinals
• January 15, 2024: NO SCHOOL - MLK, Jr. Day
• January 16, 2024: Robotics team, One More Second, presenting at CSU
• January 17, 2024: Children's House Parent Coffee Hour for Pre-K families, 9:30 AM
• January 25, 2024: Parent Advisory Committee, 4:00-6:00 PM
• January 27, 2024: National Family Literacy Day!
• February 2, 2024: No School for Pre-k & Kindergarten
• February 7, 2024: Parent-teacher Conferences -- Early Dismissal (12:55 Pm Dismissal)
• February 16, 2024: No School - Professional Development Day
• February 19, 2024: No School - President's Day

• https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/lets-go-neo/list-free-things-to-do-in-neo-in-celebration-of-martin-luther-king-jr-day
• https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/01/21-ways-to-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-day-2024-in-greater-cleveland.html
• https://www.thisiscleveland.com/blog/mlk-day-in-cleveland
  

• Attendance Matters: Please get your students to school on time and allow them to stay for the full day. The state counts hours and not days. When your student leaves early or arrives late that time is counted and it accumulates. When they are not in school they are not learning.
• Mayor Justin Bibb wants you to know that the City of Cleveland’s Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Centers (NRRC’s) provide resources in the neighborhood for recreational, social, cultural, and other support services. A list of programs and services are available to members of the entire family across the city’s 22 Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Centers. You can click here for a copy of the guide or contact the registration hotline at 216-664-2241 or email your questions to Recinfo@clevelandohio.gov.
• Please turn in Emergency Contact information for your student. We need all up to date phone numbers, addresses, and emails turned into the school office as soon as possible or call to update your student's contact information.
  
• Please contact your child's teacher about signing up for Parent Teacher Conferences.

This month's Parent Meeting for grades (K-8) will focus on Empathy and Social Media Safety. Our Upper Elementary teachers will be presenting and parents from all grades are welcome to come. The meeting will be on Thursday, January 25th from 4:00-6:00 PM. Dinner will be provided.

Children's House (Pre-K) will be hosting Coffee Hour for parents on Wednesday, January 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM. Samantha Bellman will be presenting on phonemic Awareness.

On Thursday, November 16th at Tremont Montessori School parents grabbed some food and discussed Family Engagement and Family Literacy. We read and discussed the article Family Engagement and Family Literacy: A Duo for a Strong School Foundation. Families discussed the following questions:

1. What is the foundation for a child's academic success?
2. What does quality time look like in your home?
3. How do infants and young children learn language and vocabulary?
4. What items do you already have around the house that can support your child's literacy development?

In preparation for the Ohio's District Qualifiers next Saturday, January 13th, the robotics team, One More Second, practiced their presentation with visitors at Great Lakes Science Center. The team also is this week's "Shout Out" school in CMSD 360 (starting around minute 2:45). They have also been asked to present to the local and state officials at CSU on January 16th. Please be sure to wish Ms. Kovach, Ms. Marti and the whole robotics team great adventures and success these next two weeks!

The Boy's Basketball team beat Wade Park and Robert G. Jones this week. They were down the first two quarters of the game and then made a mighty comeback. The team demonstrated resilience and good sportsmanship. The Basketball Team is 4-3.

Tremont Montessori School was spotlighted at the January Board Work Meeting where Principal Celeste presented. You can view a copy of her presentation below.

Middle School students are working on writing argumentative essays on the advantages and disadvantages to AI. They are also exploring how graphs are visual representations of information, how they help readers understand data collected during an experiment, and how scientists use graphs like line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts. Middle Schools students will also be learning about how genetics is the study of heredity, or characteristics passed from one generation to the next. Students are also learning how to follow a recipe, shop at a supermarket, and the different food groups that make up the human diet.

In Children's House students are learning about the life cycle of plants and animals. They are also learning their letters, letter sounds, how to write their name and sentences. In math they are learning how to complete simple computation and number sense. They are also working on setting and achieving goals and keeping healthy this month.

In Lower Elementary students are finishing up a deep dive into all things Australia! They learned about the foods, animals, transportation, people and culture. In Math they are beginning a focus on Notation of Time with different History lessons and works. Lower Elementary have also begun a 20 book challenge!

The students in Upper Elementary are researching Early Human History and evolution.

1. Recognize developing brains may be especially vulnerable to specific social media features.

2. Monitor and discuss your child’s social media use.

3. Model healthy social media use.

4. Watch for problematic social media use.

The full article can be found at American Psychological Association. (2023, May 9). Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids. https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/social-media-parent-tips

Whether it was playing with pumpkins and friends at Red Wagon Farm, checking out the elephant crossing at the zoo, taking their first polar plunge at Edgewater, or plunging into Robotics league at Willoughby School of Innovation for a scrimmage with 16 other schools, our students and staff had plenty of adventures this week!

Our second Parent Advisory Committee Meeting will be on January 18, 2023 at .For more information email Brittany Bray at brittany.bray@clevelandmetroschools.org.

Become a Volunteer!

Tremont Montessori School and the Parent Advisory Committee are looking for volunteers. All volunteers will have to complete a background check and volunteer orientation. You can find out about becoming a volunteer by emailing emailing Brittany Bray

If you are the parent/guardian of a child who attends Tremont Montessori School you can join the PAC (Parent Advisory Committee). Pickup a form in the school's main office or contact Tremont Montessori's PAC Parent Ambassador is Brittany Bray.

There’s a Say Yes Cleveland Family Support Specialist (FSS) in every Cleveland school building to connect students and families to the free services they need so that students can be provided with supports to overcome barriers and stay on track for success. Each FSS has years of experience helping Cleveland families overcome challenges. Contact Nikisha Russ, our Say Yes Cleveland Family Support Specialist at (216)645-8671 or email her at nruss@SayYesCleveland.org.

Families can ensure strong support from Say Yes Cleveland by filling out our Parent Survey once each school year. To access this survey please use this link https://cleveland.sytepps.org.

Say Yes Cleveland support services can include:

• Afterschool programs
• Legal assistance for every student and family
• Academic tutoring
• Food assistance
• Behavioral and mental health services
• Medical and dental services
• Vision testing and services
• Clothing and home needs
• Technology access and help for remote learning
• Housing assistance

And much more!

Need an afterschool program for your child? Well you are in luck, Tremont Montessori School has a free afterschool program on site at our school. See the brochure below for more information.

Please sign up for a Remind account to receive announcements from your child's teacher. Click on the PDF for instructions.

Arrival:

Pre-K: Parent/guardian park on W. 10th St. and escort child to side door near cafeteria – Preschool students need to be escorted and signed in by an adult each morning.

Kindergarten – 8th Grade: Enter through main entrance on Jefferson Ave. – they do not need to be signed in.

Dismissal:

Pre- K: Students need to picked up and signed out by adult each afternoon (only those18 years old and over). Dismissal will be at marked door:

• Door A: Urbas/Traxler (140) Johnson/Abuasi (138)
• Door B: Conrad (122) McCandless (124) Pollard (131)
• Door C DiBacco (132) Ewert-Krocker (133)

Kindergarten – 8th Grade : will exit from the main entrance on Jefferson and walk to car independently – no sign out required. All students and adults must use the cross walk at the corner if they need to cross the street.

Family Handbook: Please review the Family Handbook for school information and procedures by clicking here.