2024-2025 Yearly Calendar
The schedule loosely follows the Union County District school calendar.
Popsicle Meet and Greet Play Date:
Aug 29th Thursday 9:15AM-10:45AM Parent/Child
Parent (only) Orientation:
September 3rd Tuesday 6:15-7:30PM Parent Only
First day of class: September 5th Thursday 8:00-11:30AM
Fire Pit Sausage & S’Mores Potluck:
Wednesday, October 16th, 5:45-7:15PM
October Field Trip-Pumpkin Patch:
Thursday, October 3rd 9:30-noon
Hall Family Farm 445 West Rebound Road,
Lancaster, SC 29720
Face painting at School: October 31st Thursday/November 1st Friday
Martinmas Lantern Festival: November 11th Monday 5:00-6:30 PM
(All School) Thanksgiving Party:
November 21st, 10:15-11:30AM
*if this is your regular school day, your child will attend as usual from 8-10:15AM (with parent joining 10:15-11:30AM).
*If this is not your regular school day: please bring your child from 10:15-11:30 AM and stay with them.
Thanksgiving Break: November 27th-29th Wednesday-Friday
December Field Trip- Hunter Tree Farm
Thursday, December 5th 9:40-11:00AM
13624 Providence Road, Weddington, NC 28104
Jingle Jams: (All-School party/concert for families):
Wednesday, December 18th, 5:30-6:45 PM
Winter Break: December 19th Thursday-January 6th, Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: NO SCHOOL January 20th, Monday
(All-School) Valentine’s Party: February14th, Friday 10:15-11:30AM
*if this is your regular school day, your child will attend as usual from 8-10:15AM (with parent joining 10:15-11:30AM).
*If this is not your regular school day: please bring your child from 10:15-11:30 AM and stay with them.
March Field Trip- Mill Bridge Swinging Bridge Hike
March 25th Tuesday, 9:45-11:30AM
(All School) Eggs-travaganza: April 17th Thursday10:15-11:30 AM
*if this is your regular school day, your child will attend as usual from 8-10:15AM (with parent joining 10:15-11:30AM).
*If this is not your regular school day: please bring your child from 10:15-11:30 AM and stay with them.
Spring Break: April 21st Monday-25th Friday
(All School) May Day Party:
May 1st Thursday10:15-11:30AM
*if this is your regular school day, your child will attend as usual from 8-10:15AM (with parent joining 10:15-11:30AM).
*If this is not your regular school day: please bring your child from 10:15-11:30 AM and stay with them.
April or May Field Trip- Ivy Place Strawberry Patch: 9:45-11:15AM
8525 Van Wyck Road Lancaster, South Carolina, 29720
(All School) Last day of class party: May 23rd Friday
*if this is your regular school day, your child will attend as usual from 8-10:15AM (with parent joining 10:15-11:30AM).
*If this is not your regular school day: please bring your child from 10:15-11:30 AM and stay with them.
Graduation Ceremony/End-of-Year Party: May 31st SaturdayTBD
Daily Schedule
School Hours
8:00-11:30 AM
Drop off
8:00-8:15 AM at the side gate near the flag, no earlier than 8:00 (as this is our family time and our home). Please try to be no later than 8:15.
Pick up
11:30 AM, no later than 11:30. Tardy fees will be applied after one grace allowance (outside of emergencies, of course).
Daily Routine
This routine is subject to change in extreme weather in order to accommodate comfort levels. Each day follows a rhythm more than a schedule. This rhythm allows the class to be centered around the needs of the children and not the needs of the schedule!
8:00-9:00 Arrival, free outside play/exploration
9:00-9:30 Outside art/sensory project/water play
9:30-10:00 Music/singing/silks time
10:00-10:30 Montessori tray work/ snack time/ story time/
topic of the week exploration
10:30-11:00 Inside classroom stations/small group learning/cleanup
11:00-11:25 Chickens/gardens/handwashing
11:25-11:30 Goodbye songs/line-up
11:30 Pickup
“It’s time to return to childhood, to simplicity, to running and climbing and laughing in the sunshine, to experiencing happiness instead of being trained for a lifetime of happiness. It’s time to let children be children again.”