Kindergarten and Pre-School
Suburban Christian Church
Kindergarten and Pre-School
(Disciples of Christ)
Revised on September 3, 2010
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Our Director is Linda Cornwell
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Suburban Christian Pre-School
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Judy Bidwell, Church Secretary
Our Preschool Staff
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Loving Children Like Jesus Did
ABC NEWS - July, 2010
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Genesis 1: 1
Welcome to our 48th year! Whether you are returning to a new class or beginning a new journey of development with your child, we are glad you are here. The children will settle into a routine and learn quickly they are in a place where people love and care about them.
There are a few issues I would like to cover just because it is the beginning of the school year. Please be careful in our parking lot. Go slow when entering and exiting. If you are in a hurry to leave after you drop your child off, you might consider parking at the other end of the church so you can exit onto the street more quickly.
Be very cautious about leaving valuables in your car, including other siblings, unattended while you run into school. We keep a secure building through the school day. Doors are locked at 9:00 and unlocked at time of pick-up. We want a safe and secure environment surrounding every aspect of your child’s time in this program. Dismissal is 11:45 a.m. for Preschool and 12:00 Noon for Kindergarten.
You will receive a newsletter every month along with your child’s individual class calendar. Please glance at the school bulletin board in the hall for information and articles of interest. Scholastic Book Order Forms will be attached to the monthly newsletters. If you would like to order, please turn your order form and check made payable to Scholastic to the office by September 15.
Additional Opportunity sessions begin after Labor Day, on Tuesday September 7. Please send a sack lunch and drink with your child. The fee is to be paid with your tuition at the beginning of the month. Pick-up is promptly at 2:00pm.
Please make sure we have current information, especially your phone number. We need to be able to reach someone at anytime during the time your child is here.
Also, remember that we collect Box Tops for Education. If you are not saving for another school, we would appreciate you saving for us.
Rev. Ed Koffenberger is the Pastor of Suburban Christian Church. He would like to invite you to any of the programs that the church offers. Rev. Koffenberger is also a Marriage & Family Counselor and is available to provide assistance.
Again, thank you for allowing us the privilege of serving your family at this important time. Please discuss any concerns or issues with me at any time.
In Christ,
Linda Cornwell, Director
**It is very important that you remember to sign your child in and out each day they are here.
Additonal Opportunity Classes:
If you are signed up for Additional Opportunity Classes, please remember your child needs to bring their lunch to school and should be picked up at 2:00 p.m. The cost for the Additional Opportunity classes is $10.00 per session, payable monthly, at the beginning of each month. A separate rate schedule will be provided and you are welcome to include the payment with your regular tuition payment. Just stop by the office for more information.
Additional Info:
*If Jefferson County schools are closed for bad weather, we are also closed. If Jefferson county has a 1 hour delay, we will operate as normal. any thing over a 1 hour delay and the preschool will be closed. If deemed necessary, certain severe weather days will be made up in order to complete the school year.
*Children must be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.
*Please remember that our driveway is one-way around the building. Enter from the East and exit from the West. You may park on either side of the building. Please enter and exit the building from the East front door, which is opened at 8:45 a.m.
*Please be prompt bringing and picking up your children—. There is a late fee for those chronically late in calling for their children.
*If you are interested in ordering books for your child from Scholastic Book Club, turn in the order forms that were attached to your newsletter. Different books are offered each month, and must be paid for at the time of ordering with cash or a check, payable to Scholastic, not the preschool.
*Our building is treated by Terminex Pest Control monthly. It is scheduled to be treated on the 3rd or 4th Friday of each month, after school lets out. Your letter regarding this service is attached. If you did not receive it, please contact the office.
*Monthly newsletters are also available on the Church website at www.suburbanchristiandoc.org.
*The Preschool collects "Boxtops For Education" from General Mills products. Please feel free to drop them by the office.
A printed version of the following 2010-2011 brochure is available from the church office.
SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL
7515 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40222
502-425-2266
A
Quality Christian School
For
Children Ages 3, 4 & 5
Information Concerning Enrollment
For the School Year
August 2010 to May 2011
www.suburbanchristiandoc.org
SCC@suburbanchristiandoc.org
Suburban Christian Church Preschool admits students without regard to race, color, religious affiliation, sex and national origin.
KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL PURPOSE
Our purpose is to work in a Christian setting toward the emotional and social adjustment of each child in preparation for later academic progress and Christian service. Values of learning, sharing, cleanliness, manners, and order are stressed. Discipline is maintained in order to guide and direct children toward maximum learning and enjoyment in the classroom.
STAFF
Our school maintains high standards of teaching personnel. Our teachers are college educated, and take fifteen hours of continuing education annually. Our Kindergarten teacher is certified by the State of Kentucky. Our school is in accordance with the requirements for accreditation, and is fully licensed by the State of Kentucky. Each staff member is CPR and First Aid certified.
DAILY ACTIVITIES
The typical daily schedule includes participation in group singing, rhythmic exercises, a Bible story, creative activities and/or structured room activity, Show and Tell, outdoor play, when possible, and a snack.
WHICH CLASS
The age of your child on October 1, 2010 determines which class (3 or 4 year old Preschool or 5 year old Kindergarten), that he or she should attend.
SAFETY
The school constantly emphasizes safety, but does maintain an Insurance Program which includes supplemental medical coverage. No ropes, knives, guns, or sharp or dangerous objects may be brought to school.
Fire and Disaster Drills are held each month.
Children are required to use playground equipment in a safe manner, and they are supervised at all times.
CURRICULUM
The Suburban Christian Church KINDERGARTEN FOR FIVE YEAR OLDS is fully accredited by the State of Kentucky. The KINDERGARTEN class offers a complete Reading Readiness Program in preparation for Primary School and students begin reading basic sight words. Kindergarten classes meet from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Noon, Monday through Friday, late-August through mid-May.
Students learn to work independently and in small groups. In the areas of Math and Science, the children are introduced to numbers through 100 and the sets for these. Beginning addition and subtraction are introduced, using manipulative materials so that these concepts are understood. Other units within the Math program include the telling of time (hour and half-hour units), recognition of coins and their value, shapes, categorizing, positioning (top/bottom, between, etc.), and counting by ones, twos, fives and tens to 100.
Science units are also used a means of enhancing our phonics-based Reading Program. Several units that are taught are Weather, Plants, Foods, and other special areas of interest to the children. Field trips, both in-house and outside the school, are taken during the year.
Much emphasis is placed on instilling the love of learning, the joy of accomplishment, and a feeling of great self-worth within each child.
The goal of the FOUR YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL PROGRAM is to develop social and organizational skills, and to build self-confidence. We assist the children in developing a sense of order (calendar and events), personal pride, respect for others, fine motor skills, courtesy and confidence. In order to achieve this, our curriculum offers Language, Numbers, Science and Social Studies units. Your child will partake in rhythm and music; circle time; calendar and events; weather and the seasons; numbers and counting; playtime and creative hands-on activities that are practical and developmentally appropriate. Children will learn the alphabet, phonics, numbers one through twenty, counting by ones, fives and tens to 100, colors and shapes. Classes meet from 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Options of 3, 4 and 5 day classes are available.
In the THREE YEAR OLD CLASS, we strive to ease the transition from home to school by helping the children develop socially and emotionally. They will learn to interact appropriately other children and teachers. We encourage imagination and a healthy self-esteem, as well as provide for art projects to aid in the development of small motor skills. Included in the learning activities is the recognition and formation of letters, numbers, colors and shapes.
During the day, the classes will participate with the entire school in group singing, rhythmic exercises, and a Bible story. There will be a morning snack and playtime outside (weather permitting) or in the church gym. The classroom time will be a combination of free play in various centers and a structured story and calendar time to help teach the children how to sit quietly. The children are also encouraged to have a daily job to help keep the classroom in order.
Classes meet from 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. late-August through mid-May.
3 day classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
4 day classes meet Tuesday - Friday.
The 3 year old program is for children 3 years of age on or before October 1, 2010. Children must be toilet trained prior to entrance in school. (Pull-up diapers are not acceptable wear.)
OTHER PRESCHOOL INFORMATION
A MEETING FOR PARENTS is held at the beginning of the school year in order to provide general information regarding school and parental responsibilities during the school year.
COMPUTERS are available to our students in the 4 year old & Kindergarten classes. They are programmed with age-appropriate material.
THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS—All classes are located in a fireproof building with large windows. There are four acres of beautiful grounds. The outdoor play area is equipped with recreational equipment, which is 200 feet from the street and completely fenced.
OPEN HOUSES are held with the teacher, child and parent before school begins to acquaint the child with the classroom and the teacher. Conferences with parents are also held during the school year for the Kindergarten students and our 4/5 year old students entering Kindergarten in the Fall.
Children may bring items for Show and Tell on specified days. This should normally be limited to one item. The school cannot be responsible for fragile objects. Pets may be brought, with permission from the teacher, at the beginning of the morning for a few minutes then taken home.
KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL
APPLICATION AND TUITION
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The Application Fee is $100.00 and is not refundable unless special circumstances occur such as a move. This fee must be paid at the time of application. No child is enrolled until the Application Fee is paid. Kindergartners will have an additional $25 fee to cover workbooks. Only one Application Fee is required regardless of the number of children in your family that are enrolled in our school.
The tuition is a yearly amount, broken down into nine monthly payments for your convenience. If you choose to pay monthly, the first and last month's tuition payments are due at the beginning of the school year. This advance payment is not refundable. Remaining payments are due on the first of each month, beginning with October 1, 2010. Those who wish to pay the total tuition prior to September 1, 2010 may deduct $25.00 from the total yearly amount. You may pay tuition by check or with cash.
The tuition for:
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS COMING 5 DAYS PER WEEK is $230 per month or $2,070 per year;
for 4 YEAR OLDS COMING 5 DAYS PER WEEK is $220 per month or $1,980 per year;
for 3 or 4 YEAR OLDS COMING 4 DAYS PER WEEK is $200 per month or $1,800 per year;
for 3 or 4 YEAR OLDS COMING 3 DAYS PER WEEK is $180.00 per month or $1,620 per year.
Children are enrolled for the entire 9 month period. We must employ teachers by contract on the basis of 9 months. We have no other way to compensate them except by school tuition, therefore, we cannot deduct from tuition because of vacations, visits, illness, etc. Full tuition is the obligation of all enrolled.
School hours are from 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Monday through Friday, late-August through May, with the exception of our Kindergarten class which stays until Noon. Our classes closely follow the Jefferson County School Calendar in regard to holiday observances, Professional Days, and severe weather days (if cancelled). IF JCPS is on a 1-hour delayed schedule, we will operate on our normal schedule; if the delay is longer than one hour, we are closed. If deemed necessary, certain severe weather days will be made up in order to complete the school year.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES/LUNCH BUNCH
The School offers THREE additional opportunities during the week in which children may bring their lunch and participate in professionally directed activities from Noon until 2:00 p.m. Classes include Art & Crafts; Science & Cooking: and Hodge-Podge. (Classes are subject to change &/or cancellation due to enrollment.)
The cost for the Additional Opportunities is $10.00 per session, payable monthly, at the beginning of each month. Classes are subject to change &/or cancellation due to enrollment.
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
A School Newsletter is published at the beginning of each month, which contains general school news, special event information, and updates on various class projects, including responsibilities for you and/or your child. We see that you get the newsletter, please make sure you read it so that you remain informed.
SPECIAL EVENTS
In November, the Kindergarten and 4 year old classes enjoy presenting a Pow-Wow for their families, as they share many songs and skits pertaining to Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
In December, families are invited to the ALL-SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM, as the children share in this joyous season with music and The Nativity.
In May, we celebrate Derby and the end of school is celebrated with parties in the classrooms.
FIELD TRIPS are interspersed throughout the year and typically occur in-school with programs from the Louisville Water Company, local community helpers, local arts groups, etc. However, we may take out-of-house field trips, such as Stage One, to watch a play. You will receive notification regarding cost and transportation (if applicable) prior to each field trip.
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