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Families are our most valuable partners at Bay View Montessori School. Students perform better and enjoy school more when parents and guardians are involved.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Families are encouraged to set a time with teachers to discuss their child\u2019s progress. Teachers send progress reports to parents and guardians and hold conferences. Teachers and staff are ready to help our families with extra meetings or reports.<\/p>\n
Join your child at school events and activities. We love getting to know our Bay View families by collaborating and celebrating together during special events.<\/p>\n
Bay View Montessori School is fortunate to have a dedicated parent coordinator on staff to answer questions about parent engagement, family events, and school resources. You can meet Ania Maties in our Parent Resource Center, or contact her at matiesa@milwaukee.k12.wi.us.<\/p>\n
The Montessori Advisory Committee<\/a> (MAC) began in early 2018 as a working group of MPS Montessori parents and now includes teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, district administrators, and community partners.<\/p>\n Family involvement leads to better grades, better attendance, improved test scores, higher self-esteem, and better behavior for children. Helping your child succeed at Bay View Montessori School includes practices and priorities like:<\/p>\n Your student(s) will complete most of their assignments and projects during the school day, working with special learning tools and stations that are part of every well-stocked Montessori classroom.<\/p>\n You can be a partner in your child\u2019s Montessori education by nurturing their natural independence, creativity, and desire to help right at home. Familiarize yourself with simple Montessori-at-home practices<\/a>. Your child\u2019s school library or parent resource center may have other Montessori parenting resources that you can explore.<\/p>\n At home, your child can easily access the same online programs they use in class. Have your student log in through Clever<\/a> to find learning programs like Smarty Ants, Discovery Education, Flocabulary, and others.<\/p>\n To access additional homework resources for your student, find out if your child\u2019s classroom teacher uses Google Classroom or Seesaw as their preferred interactive learning platform.<\/p>\n Stay in touch with your child\u2019s teacher and you\u2019ll be up to date on your child\u2019s academic goals and accomplishments. Students feel extra motivated when they see teachers and parents working as a team to reinforce high expectations and positive learning strategies. Here are some tips for building a strong parent-teacher relationship to support your child.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Families are our most valuable partners at Bay View Montessori School. Students perform better and enjoy school more when parents and guardians are involved.Families are encouraged to set a time with teachers to discuss their child\u2019s progress. Teachers send progress reports to parents and guardians and hold conferences. Teachers and staff are ready to help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Parents play an integral role within the Bay View Montessori learning community. Parents are the first educators in a child\u2019s life, teaching daily tasks and encouraging an interest in learning long before a child attends school. Parental support is needed throughout a child\u2019s educational career. By setting a positive example at home, students receive the extra motivation to pursue high levels of achievement.\r\n\r\nBecause parents are such a vital element of a successful education, every effort is made to include the input of families when developing educational plans and policies for students. By attending\u00a0PTO or School Engagement Council\u00a0meetings, parents have the opportunity to voice their opinions and offer suggestions.\r\n\r\nThrough effective communication and shared knowledge, staff and family members work together to create an environment for children that is conducive to learning and beneficial to their emotional, mental, social and physical well-being. At Bay View Montessori School, we have many volunteer opportunities for families to participate in activities to enrich children\u2019s learning and discovery.\r\n\r\nBay View Montessori School offers families a neighborhood-based school with a Montessori focus. Our staff recognizes the importance of building a strong network among the school, the family and the larger Milwaukee community in order to create a successful educational environment for our children.\r\n\r\nAt\u00a0Bay View Montessori, we are committed to a full partnership with families and the community in the education of our children. To that end, we will:<\/em>\r\n\r\nSupporting Your Student<\/h2>\n
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Montessori at Home<\/h2>\n
Learning at Home<\/h2>\n
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Volunteering<\/h2>\r\nParents are encouraged to volunteer in classrooms or in the school office in order to help the\u00a0Bay View Montessori staff complete tasks more efficiently or to simply offer\u00a0an extra set of hands. We have many events for\u00a0which we need\u00a0families to\u00a0volunteer in order to make them a success. In addition, adult chaperones are\u00a0needed for field trips. We appreciate and are extremely thankful for the wonderful parents and grandparents who offer generous donations of time and energy.\r\n\r\n
School Activities<\/h2>\r\nBay View Montessori holds a variety of family friendly events that give parents and students a chance to have fun and learn together. Each year, the PTO and Fund organize the following activities for families:\r\n
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