Daily Schedule

7:30 am - 9:15 am School opens/before-school care
8:45 am - 9:15 am Montessori lesson in Math or Language/Science for Kindergarten (Red group)
9:15 am - 9:45 am Montessori lesson for 1st year (Yellow group)
2nd year (Blue group)
Montessori lesson in Practical Life or Sensorial/Geography (Red group)
9:45 am - 11:00 am Free choice "job" activities
11:00 am - 11:30 am Circle - Music, stories and sharing
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch - free choice play
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm Nappers in living room
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Formal thematic lesson for Blue and Red groups
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm P.E. (M, W) or Cultural Awareness/Oral reading (T, Th) with Red group
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free choice "job" activities for Blue group
2:30 pm - 6:00 pm After-school care
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Outdoor play
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Snack and choice of teacher directed circle/project or free choice play

Snack is served free-choice style during morning, afternoon and after-school work times.

2023-24 School Year Calendar (New)

August 22: First Day of School

September 4: Labor Day Holiday, Redbud Closed
September 13: Parent Information Meeting
September 21: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
September 28: Pizza Potluck

October 9: School Holiday, Redbud Closed
October 19: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
October 21: Family Work Party, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
October 31: Halloween Costume Parade at Redbud, 10:00 AM; Halloween Party, 2:00 PM

November 10: Veteran's Day Holiday, Redbud Closed
November 13-15: Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 16: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
November 17: Pizza & pie feast for the children, 11:30 AM
November 20-24: Thanksgiving Holiday, Redbud Closed

December 14: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
December 22: Winter Holiday Party, 2:00 PM
December 25-29: Winter Break, Redbud Closed

January 1-5: Winter Break, Redbud Closed
January 15: Martin Luther King Holiday, Redbud Closed
January 18: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM

February 12: President's Day Holiday (Part 1), Redbud Closed
February 14: Valentines at 9:30 AM, party at 2:00 PM
February 15: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
February 19: President's Day Holiday (Part 2), Redbud Closed

March 21: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
March 25-29: Spring Break, Redbud Closed

April 18: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM

May 16: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
May 18: Family Work Party, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
May 22: Spring Potluck and Children's Performance, 6:00 PM
May 27: Memorial Day Observance, Redbud Closed

June 4: Board Meeting, 6:00 PM
June 5: End of the Year Family Picnic & Red Group Graduation, 6:00 PM
June 6: Last Day of School