2009-2010 School Year
Macland Presbyterian Preschool

Birthdays and other celebrations

Birthdays are so important to little ones and we would love to celebrate with them! Please check with your child's teacher to find out her plan for birthdays and other special occasions.

Field trips

It is our intention to enhance your child's preschool experience by providing additional experiences both in and out of the classroom. There will be times when we schedule off campus field trips. In this event you will be notified ahead of time so that you can coordinate your schedule. Parents are responsible for transporting their child to and from the event. Teachers may not transport children. If your schedule does not allow you to transport your child then you will be responsible for contacting another parent in your child's class to transport your child to the event. If you have any questions please feel free to contact your child's teacher or the director at any time.

Conferences

Four year olds will have a scheduled conference week in the fall and the spring. Two and Three year olds will be scheduled as needed by the teachers. We strive to keep parents updated throughout the year on the progress of their child. We encourage parents to ask questions and express concerns by way of personal visits, notes, emails and phone calls. A parent may schedule a parent/teacher conference at any time during the school year.

Creative Movement Classes

All children shall receive weekly creative movement classes. The classes will be ½ an hour and will typically be on Thursday. The classes are taught by a private instructor and the cost for these classes is included in your registration and tuition fees.

Visitors

We encourage and welcome all parents and family members to be an active part of our life here at preschool. We ask that you make yourself known to the office when you come to visit. For your child's safety, the doors are always locked. Please ring the bell to the left of the doors to enter the school.

Pictures

In order to capture your memories here at Macland we have contracted with a professional photographer to take everyone's picture twice during the year. We take individual photos in the fall and individual, class, and 4-year graduation pictures in the spring. You will receive proofs and the opportunity to purchase pictures each time.

Arrival and Dismissal

We encourage you to utilize our carpool in the morning and in the afternoon. We begin morning carpool at 8:50 and end at 9:05. If you arrive after carpool is over please take your child to their room and notify the teacher of their arrival. We begin afternoon carpool at 12:50. We will put your child in the car and then, for their safety, we ask that you pull away from the carpool line and secure them safely in their seat yourself. If someone other than yourself or another designated usual driver will be picking your child up from school please notify the office in writing that morning. Please inform the driver that identification will be needed in order to take your child from school.

Adjustment to School

Many young children (and parents) are anxious about the separation from each other when they first begin Preschool. We have found that everyone enjoys early school experience so much more if we keep some of these ideas in mind:

     . Make sure that your child is receiving adequate sleep.

     . Plan for enough time in the morning to get dressed, eat, and do the other things necessary to leave the house in an unhurried manner.

     . Make a special effort to greet your child cheerfully at the end of the school day and show real interest in what your child has done that day.

     . Do not pressure your child. Each one of us grows and develops at an individual rate. If you are concerned about your child's progress, call your child's teacher or the director to schedule a conference.

     . If your regular plans change with regard to picking up your child, please tell him/her so that they will not be upset or confused by the change of plans.

     . If your child is crying when coming to school, try to maintain a cheerful attitude yourself and give kind but firm assurance that you will be back. When you pick them up remind them that you did, in fact, return as you promised you would.