School Calendar

  Hours and Bad Weather

Our Hours

Hours and School Year

• We are open Monday through Friday 7:00AM to 6:00PM
• We are open all year round with the exceptions of the school closings located on the calendar on the right
• All children must be picked up no later than 11:45am (Half Day) or 6:00pm (Full Day). Half Day is up to 5 hours per day; Full Day is up to 10 hours per day (8 hours is recommended).
• Regular School Year: September through May
• Summer School: June, July and August

Bad Weather

American Montessori follows the same school closing policy as ISD 191 for Burnsville location & ISD 196 for Apple Valley location due to bad weather. To see if your location is closed you can check via these methods… 

• Our Website http://www.americanmontessori.com, we will always post closings on the home page of our website. If you click under school calendar, you can click links to the sites below to sign up for email alerts
• We also leave a message on the main phone number stating the school is closed, that number is 952-736-1004.
• KSTP – TV and http://www.kstp.com – will be listed on both…KSTP.com allows you sign up for Emailed school alerts, where you can select American Montessori and receive an email alert if we close or if we are closing early.
• KARE 11 – TV and http://www.kare11.com – will be listed on both…KARE11.com  allows you sign up for Emailed school alerts, where you can select American Montessori and receive an email alert if we close or if we are closing early.
• WCCO – Radio, TV or http://www.wcco.com – will be listed in all 3, WCCO.com has an alert system, but it sends a complete list of all the schools…not as detailed as above.

It is your responsibility to check and see if the school is closed due to bad weather. If school closes early during the day you need to come by the early closing time. Also please allow yourselves enough driving time to get to the school on time for the days we are not closed early, but the weather may affect the time you arrive to pick up your children. Remember you will be charged $1.00 per minute that you are late after the school has closed.

  School Closings and School Calendar

School Closings -

The school will be closed on the following days: See the Calendar below for specific dates.

School Calendar 2009 - 2010

 Calendar dates are subject to change

School Holidays  - School will be CLOSED these days 

• Monday, September 7th - Labor Day
• Thursday & Friday, November 26th & 27th - Thanksgiving Break
• Thursday, December 24th - Friday, January 1st - Winter Break
• Monday, January 18th - Martin Luther King Day
• Monday, February 15th - President's Day
• Friday, April 2nd  - Spring Holiday
• Monday, May 31st - Memorial Day

School Events - Details will be announced

• Tuesday, September 1st - First Day of School
• Thursday, October 22nd - Fall Party
• November 1st - 30th - Fall Parent Conferences
• Friday, December 11th - Winter Program
• Monday, January 4, 2010 - School Resumes
• Friday, February 12, 2010 - Valentine's Day Party
• April 1st - 30th, 2010 - Spring Parent Conferences
• Friday, May14, 2010 - Spring Program and Graduation
• Monday, May 31, 2010 - Last Day of School

(Monthly Fieldtrips will be announced every month)

 Summer School Calendar (2010)

• Tuesday, June 1st - Summer School Begins
• Friday, July 2nd - Independence Day

 (Summer Fieldtrips and activities will be announced in late spring)

For a printable version of this please go to our forms page and download it