Spring Valley Montessori School

P r e s c h o o l -- 8th G r a d e
N O W E N R O L L I N G

Proud To Have Been Voted:
“BEST OF FEDERAL WAY” -- 2 years in a row
Federal Way Chamber of Commerce 2010 AND 2009 Polls

“BEST OF WASHINGTON”
US Chamber 2009 Poll

and “BEST PROGRAM DIRECTOR”
WFIS 2007 Poll

Why Montessori?

Past Spring Valley Newsletters

Pictures of School Life

Spring Valley Montessori School is a Washington State Board of Education approved private school, which means we meet or exceed all state standards for health, safety, and education. Note that not all private schools are approved by our state.

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Our French Program: Spring Valley Montessori offers an intensive French Program for all students, even Preschoolers. Statistics show the best time to learn a 2nd language is during the early years (ages 1 - 6).

Spring Valley Montessori
is a proud member of
PNMA & WFIS:

Upcoming dates

June 21 – Aug 13 - Summer School. Students may attend the summer program either half-day or full-day. You can sign up for weekly attendance, or longer if you like.

Summer School Information, Tuition, & Application (PDF)

August 13 - Last day of Summer School

August 18 - Welcome Grill & Games, 5:00pm - 7:30pm - This is a fun event to welcome back existing students, welcome new students, and just have fun before school starts. For many new students, it's a chance to meet their teachers and a few classmates before school starts, so that the first day of school is a much easier transition. And, how can anything with hot dogs, watermelon, songs, friends, and sun be anything but fun!

August 30 - 1st Day of School ‘10-11’

Brochure
Application for Admission Form

September 6 - Labor Day (No School, No extended care)

After School Activities:

Mondays
Irish Dancing Lessons
(a fundraiser so the Middle School students can go to the Museum of Flight)

Tuesdays
Advanced Computer Club
(5th grade and up)

Thursdays
Chess with Chess4Life

Fridays
Recorder Lessons
with Mr. Weisnewski

Any Day
Private Piano
Lessons with Mrs.
Beran 253-661-2701
Details...

For a complete list of school dates, click Calendar.
Preliminary 2010-11 calendar

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In case of STORM or SNOW

Watch the local news channels (KOMO 4, KING 5, & KIRO 7) until all public and private schools have been announced. Look for: Federal Way Public Schools.

Or, click one of these links: SchoolReport.org, KOMO 4, KING 5, or KIRO 7.
Look for "Federal Way Public Schools." (If one of the links doesn't work, try another one...links to other web sites can move without warning.)

*Federal Way Schools' announcement:*	*Spring Valley’s status:*	*Extended Care status:*
If Federal Way Schools are closed	We are closed	No AM or PM extended care
If Federal Way Schools are 1 hour late	We open 1 hour late: · 3^rd – 8^th grades starts at 9:30am. · All other classes start at 10:00am.	No AM extended care
If Federal Way Schools are 2 hours late	We open 1 hour late: · 3^rd – 8^th grades starts at 9:30am. · All other classes start at 10:00am.	No AM extended care
If Federal Way Schools close early	We will close early (at the same time as FW schools)	No PM extended care

Important: Please listen to the weather report, so you can come early and pick up your child if weather conditions worsen.

For Extended Care students: If it snows during winter or spring break, Federal Way Schools may be closed. Please check local news for Spring Valley’s own announcement.

The decision to bring your child to school is yours.
The safety of our students and staff is very important for all of us.

NEWS

May 21, 2010 -- Salmon Release
Our Salmon release into the Hylebos Creek was a great success, and the whole school (including Mrs. Justus - our school's founder) really enjoyed participating.

Every year the 3rd and 4th grade students raise Salmon from eggs. After they are mature enough, the whole school gets involved in releasing the Salmon into the Hylebos Creek. It's a fun and important event, because we are caring for our environment by helping the declining Salmon population.

April 2010 - Our "Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser" raised $1506.46 for the American Heart Association.
Our 1st through 8th Graders did a GREAT job!

January 29, 2010 - We had our annual Open House, and it was GREAT!

The Preschool and PrePrimary classrooms (Pre-K & Kindergarten) had their students' work on display; they have clearly been learning a lot!
The Primary age students (1st & 2nd grade) had wonderful State Presentations and obviously enjoyed the research they had done.
The older students (3rd through 8th) worked very hard on their Botany Science Fair Presentations, and did a great job explaining them to our younger students and visiting parents.
Our Coho Salmon tank was a huge hit with all ages -- the Salmon are really growing nicely, and the entire school is excited to release them into the Hylebos Creek after Spring Break.

December 1, 2009 - Marta Justus Foldi, Mrs. Justus' daughter, passed away at 72. More details...

March 27, 2009 - Jump Rope for Heart - Our students raised money for the American Heart Association through pledges for the Jump Rope for Heart. Many students had not jump roped much before this event; our staff really enjoyed watching them go from beginners to great jump ropers! What a healthy way to raise money! Great job!

CONTACT US:
Email (click here)
Phone: (253) 927-2557
Fax: (253) 838-5193

Spring Valley Montessori School
36605 Pacific Highway South
Federal Way, WA 98003