Before- and after-school care is available; this consists
of structured play, organized activities by age group, and supervised homework
time. Before-school care is offered from 7 to 8 a.m. After-school care is
offered for pre-kindergarten and half-day kindergarten from 11:45 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. and for full-day kindergarten through fifth grade from 2:45 to 5:30 p.m.
The service may be used routinely by enrolling in monthly extended-day care.
Occasional
users of the extended-day program are accommodated only when space is available and should give the school as
much notice as possible when requesting a reservation. Doing so will enhance
the likelihood of securing space for the desired date. All charges will appear
on the monthly statement with a monthly pre-paid charge for regular users and a
daily charge for part-time users whether on a scheduled or as-needed basis.
Anyone not canceling by close of school the day preceding the reservation date
will be charged at the regular rate. If you have any questions about the
extended-day program after reading this section of the handbook, call the
school office.
Children
may not
be left for care before 7 a.m. under any circumstances. Parents bringing
children for before-school care must sign the daily log on the porch
and establish that there is an extended-day worker on duty. Parents picking up
a child from the after-school program must sign him/her out on the daily log. Failure
to do so is in violation of school rules and will be reported to the
administration for action.
Schedule
Before-school
care is primarily supervised play. After-school care is more structured,
including a thirty-minute period set aside for doing homework. Children are
expected to have the proper supplies, pencils, paper, and books necessary for
doing their homework; students will not be allowed to return to their
classrooms during this period. The extended-day program staff supervises
homework time. However, it is not the staff's' responsibility to see that a
child's homework is completed and checked; further attention will be needed at
home. (see Homework)
