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April 2019

We hope you enjoy this parent communication tool, designed to give you quick, easy to read updates about school wide activities and events. This newsletter will be released monthly highlighting important happenings in our community.

STREAM COTTAGE PASSED OCC INSPECTION!

We are FINALLY there! We passed our OCC Inspection on Wednesday, March 13, which means we can now start using our STREAM Cottage! The Stream Cottage will officially open with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 5 pm with a reception and various activities. Please mark your calendars and help us celebrate this wonderful milestone. During the next couple weeks, the staff will be learning how to use the STREAM Cottage and materials prior to having classrooms visit and use the space. For our new families, the STREAM Cottage will allow us the opportunity to ameliorate and support our students’ learning experiences in Science, Reading, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.   Although STREAM is already incorporated into Montessori Method of teaching, we are very excited to provide a creative and innovative space for students and teachers that:   inspires creativity and curiosity promotes exploration and discovery encourages tinkering, building and other types of constructive play stimulates playful scientific inquiry RSVP below if you plan to attend! Are you coming to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony? LOCATION Starmaker School STREAM Cottage DATE AND TIME 04/18/19 5:00pm - 04/18/19 6:00pm Join us celebrate the launch of a new beginning with our STREAM Cottage. Official ribbon cutting ceremony, Cottage Tours, Food and More! I'll be there! Maybe I can't make it

EASTER EGG HUNT

Our Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Tuesday, April 23. We appreciate your donations of prefilled eggs to be dropped off at the office. If you can, please feel free to join us as children enjoy this fulfilled annual event. Since times will vary for each age group, watch for additional information to be posted in the reception area.

April Reminders

April 15-22 School Open - No Montessori Instruction (Spring Break) Thursday, April 18 - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - STREAM Cottage at 5 pm Friday, April 26 - Earth Day Celebrations 9-11 am Monday, April 29 - Preprimary Conferences Tuesday, April 30 - Primary One Conferences Tuesday, April 30 - School Age Summer Contracts Due For Starmaker Students Wednesday, May 1 - Summer Camp Enrollment for Non Starmaker Students Open. Saturday, May 11 - Starmaker Community Day/Spring Spruce - Mark your calendars please.

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Community Resources

This section will feature local or regional resources for families: MARYLAND'S INFANTS AND TODDLERS PROGRAM The Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program (MITP) directs a family-centered system of early intervention services for young children with developmental delays and disabilities — and their families. By recognizing each family’s concerns and priorities while focusing on each child’s strengths and needs, the MITP assists families of children with special needs during the first four years of the child’s developmental journey. Support, information, and coordinated services in community settings are what families tell us enhance their ability to manage the challenges and celebrate the gifts that each child has to offer. More information is found in A Family Guide to Early Intervention Services in Maryland. Or Visit: Maryland's Infants and Toddlers Program ********************************************************************* Please do not hesitate to share useful resources you may be aware of. Send an email to administrator@starmakerschool.org with subject line : Local resources

Starmaker School for Early Education at Wildewood 23443 Cottonwood Parkway California MD 20619 301-863-7740 administrator@starmakerschool.org Editor : Florence Freeman, Executive Director ‌ ‌ ‌