COMMUNICATIONS

Your child’s teacher will keep in contact with you via emails sent daily in our UPK classes, and weekly in our Three-year-old classes.  You will also receive occasional emails from the Directors with school updates.

The Staff and Board of Directors are committed to working together with parents to ensure your child’s first school experience is a happy one.  Any concerns you have regarding your child’s behavior, social skills, comprehension, speech, etc., should be discussed with the teacher.

If there are special circumstances at home (i.e. new baby, divorce, hospitalization, death, etc.,) please communicate this to the teacher.  We are here to help your child and insight into these situations would help in handling moods and behavior changes.
Please advise the teacher if your child will be absent for several sessions due to illness or vacation.  Unless an emergency arises, all telephone calls to the school should be made after the session, so as not to disturb the class.

SNACKS
Parents are asked to provide their child a snack and a thermos of water each day.

When sending in a snack for your child please include a healthy snack.  Please no cupcakes, brownies, candy, fruit snacks, or chips.  Please also send in a thermos with water (please no milk, juice, soda, or iced tea).

BIRTHDAYS

If you would like to send in a special snack for your child’s class on their Birthday, please confirm with their teacher. Please no cupcakes, brownies, or fruit snacks. Ideas are fresh fruit, cheese sticks, squeeze yogurt, ice cream cups, and ice pops. Please no Goody Bags.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF YOUR CHILD HAS A FOOD ALLERGY.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
In the event of an emergency, parents will be notified by phone as to the dismissal procedure.  If we are unable to reach the parent, we will notify the emergency contact provided to us on the registration form.  It is very important that the school is notified immediately of any change in parent and/or emergency contact information.  In addition, emergency dismissal procedures will be identified on the voicemail.  The voicemail can be reached by dialing 457-7415.

CLASS TRIPS
During the year, our classes walk around the neighborhood and visit the library, firehouse, police station, post office, and other locations in our village.  We explore nature on our way and learn safety rules.

SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS
School closings or delays, due to inclement weather, will be announced on WGNY-FM 103.1 (listen for Valley Central School District).

If Valley Central School District closes, Montgomery Nursery School will also close.  If Valley Central School District announces a two-hour delay, Three-year-old and 1/2 day UPK classes start at 10:00am, Full day UPK will begin at 11:00 am.  Afternoon classes start at their normal time.  If Valley Central has an early dismissal, the morning classes will be dismissed as usual.  The Afternoon UPK class will not have class.  The Full Day UPK will be dismissed at 11:45am.

Your teacher will send an email or text in the event of an late opening or early dismissal.  You can also call the Valley Central School District for a recorded message about the late opening or early dismissal at 845-457-2400.

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL

The doors open at 9:00 am for the Four Year Old Class, and 12:30 for the afternoon Four Year Old Class.

The doors open at 9:15am for the Three-Year-Old Class.

We ask that parents leave their children at the front door rather than walk them into the school.  This will reduce confusion near the cubbies and prevent a delay in the start of class.

Dismissal is at 11:30am for the morning session of the Four Year Old Class, 11:45 for the Three Year Old Class, and at 3:00pm for the afternoon sessions.  In the case of car pools, the parent should send a note to the teacher designating the responsible adult and the date your child is to be dismissed to them.  This adult must present a photo id.

Please be prompt when picking up your child.  It is the staff’s lunch hour between morning and afternoon sessions.