Newsletter April & May 2021
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April - May 2021
Primanti Montessori Academy
Dates to Remember:
April 22 — Earth Day
Happy Spring!
April 30 — National Arbor Day
You may notice that the flowers are blooming as the weather gets
warmer. The children look forward to being outdoors, not only to
May 3-7 — Teacher Appreciation
Week
play and be with their friends but to experience the sights and
sounds of spring.
May 5 — Cinco De Mayo
Celebration
It’s rewarding to watch the children grow and flourish as they
May 7 — Mother’s Day
master many new skills. In the meantime, we are delighted to
Celebration
learn that California has among the lowest coronavirus positivity
May 24 - 28 — CTBS Standardized
rates in the country. As more than half of the eligible residents in
Tests - Kindergarten & Elementary
California are vaccinated, we are hoping for brighter days in the
May 31 — Memorial Day - School
coming months with life getting back to normalcy.
Closed
April 22 — Earth Day: “Restore Our Earth”
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Our focus for this year’s Earth Day is to
Our children, dressed in beautiful spring attires,
impress on our students the ways of
celebrated Easter at school and enjoyed a traditional
reducing our carbon footprint. To
Easter lunch to mark this annual holiday. To complete
commemorate the true meaning of Earth
the celebration, we hosted an egg hunt modified for
Day, our children will learn more about being
safety measures.
environmentally conscious citizens of the world. Our
discussions will focus on reducing the number of natural
resources, such as electricity and water, that we are
consuming.
Primanti Montessori Academy — 10947 S. Valley Home Ave. Whittier, CA 90603 — T: (562) 943-0246 —
April 30 — National Arbor Day
May 3 - 7 — Teacher Appreciation Week
Each classroom will help plant a tree in our school
Our teachers continually work hard and dedicate
backyard on April 30 to celebrate National Arbor Day. We
themselves to our students’ education and growth,
have a very well-informed student body that has a great
especially during the global pandemic. We encourage
appreciation for the benefits that we get from having trees
our students and their families to show their appreciation
around us. The peach tree we planted two years ago is now
for all they do. In the past, many students made
laden with fruits and the plum tree is flowering, too. The
handwritten cards with special messages to their
older children enjoy the oranges and loquats that have ripe
teachers and have brought flowers from their garden.
fruits now.
Thank you to our teachers!
May 7 — Mother’s Day Celebrations
We are still cautiously moving forward
from the pandemic and taking as many
safety precautions as needed. Hence, we
will not be hosting our annual Mother’s
Day Breakfast this year, for the second tim
in a row. Our children will have painting
projects they will take home, to show their love and
special bond with their mothers and mother figures.
May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
Our children will be celebrating
the holiday that commemorates
the victory of the Battle of
Puebla, to honor Mexican culture
and build community solidarity.
Students will participate in festivities with traditional
attires, music, crafts, and special studies about Mexican
history and heritage. A special authentic Mexican lunch
will be served on that day. More details to follow.
Primanti Montessori Academy — 10947 S. Valley Home Ave. Whittier, CA 90603 — T: (562) 943-0246 —
May 31 - Memorial Day
Celebrating Birthdays at School
The school will be closed on Monday,
As life resumes, our children look forward to celebrating
May 31 in honor of the men and
birthdays with their friends at school. Please remember that
women who died while serving in the
all birthday treats must be individually wrapped so that the
United States military.
children can take them home to be opened with their
family’s guidance. Please do not send treats that have tree
nuts or peanuts in them.
Uniform Donations
Please remember to donate your child’s gently used
uniforms to our school. Parents can always contact our
office to check the availability and sizes of the donated
uniforms.
Updated California Travel Guidelines
Traveling increases the risk of getting COVID-19 and
infecting others in our student population until you are fully
vaccinated. For this reason, we kindly ask you to delay non-
essential travel, until you are fully vaccinated. If you are
fully vaccinated, you are not required to test or quarantine
before or after travel within the United States unless you
have symptoms concerning COVID-19. If you have not
been vaccinated, you must get tested
1-3 days before
travel and 3-5 days after travel. After travel, self-quarantine
for
7 days, even if you have a negative COVID-19 test
result. If you did not get tested, self-quarantine for 10 days.
Primanti Montessori Academy — 10947 S. Valley Home Ave. Whittier, CA 90603 — T: (562) 943-0246 —
Preschool & Kindergarten Graduation
All students who will be celebrating their fifth birthday
between
9/2/20 and
9/1/21 and who would have
completed a minimum of five months of continuous
enrollment (in person or online) by June 11 will be
eligible to graduate from preschool. All children who
will be celebrating their sixth birthday between 9/2/20
and 9/1/21 and who would have completed a minimum
of five months of continuous enrollment (in person or
online) by June 11 will be eligible to graduate from
Kindergarten. More details on our virtual Graduation
Late Pick-Up Fees
Commencement Ceremony will soon be announced.
Please remember that our school closes promptly at 6:30
p.m. Please be considerate of our teachers and make
arrangements for your child to be picked up before the
closing time if you are not able to do so. Late pick-up fees
of $1/minute will be charged and must be paid at the time
of pick-up.
Graduation Picture Day
Graduation Picture Day is tentatively scheduled for May
18, 2021. Please watch out for a separate flyer regarding
this event.
Terranova Standardized Achievement Test
Our Kindergarten children will be taking the
standardized test to assess our students’ achievements in
reading, language arts, math, science, social studies,
vocabulary, and spelling. These tests are for the children
who have completed our Kindergarten program and are
entering the First Grade in the 2021-2022 school year.
The Transitional Kindergarten students will not be
taking the test.
Primanti Montessori Academy — 10947 S. Valley Home Ave. Whittier, CA 90603 — T: (562) 943-0246 —
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