The ABC's of Pre-K
Absences – If your child is going to be absent, a parent must call school in the morning. When your child returns to school, he or she must have an absent note. Absent notes will be provided by the school and are available on the school site.
***Please keep your child at home is s/he is sick. Students should be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school.
Adoration - Occasionally, we will attend Adoration and Benediction. We will go as a class once we have adjusted to our routines. Pre-K students will use this time to pray silently to the Blessed Sacrament. Parents are welcome to join us for Adoration.
Arrival – There will be staff members in the gymnasium starting at 8:00 am each morning. For your child’s safety, please do not arrive earlier than 8:00 as there is no adult supervision in the gym before that time. The day begins with prayer when the bell rings at 8:20. Students are considered late if they are not in line at that time.
Art – Our class will have Art with Mrs.Biscoe on Friday.
Backpacks – Students should bring a backpack to school everyday. Please make sure the backpack is large enough to accommodate the take-home folder. Backpacks should not have a lot of unnecessary items inside. A lunchbox, snack, take-home folder, and a book for silent reading are the only items that should be in the backpack. Please mark your child's name inside his/her backpack.
Belongings - Please mark all belongings (backpack, lunch box, sweat shirt, etc.) with the first name and the last name of the student.
Birthdays – Pre-K birthdays are very special times. Children love to be the center of attention on their day. Because of the growing number of food allergies, school policy is no birthday treats are to be sent in. The birthday child will be recognized during morning prayers and get a birthday gift and a dress down pass. Summer birthdays are celebrated on the half-year birthday with Mrs. Waters and at the end of the school year in our classroom.
Church - We will attend school masses with our Prayers Partners. Please make weekly attendance at Mass a family priority.
Conferences – Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled at the end of the first tri-mester. Each family is scheduled for a fifteen minute conference. This is the only scheduled conference for the year. However, conferences can be arranged any time the parent or teacher feels they are necessary.
CARES – MPRCS has a before and after school program. Information regarding the CARES program can be found on the school website. Details can also be requested from the school office.
Communication Envelope
– School and community news will go home in a weekly email, however there will occasioally be papers sent home in the Communication Envelope. This goes home with the youngest child in the family on Thursdays. This system cuts down on the amount of paper that goes home to each family. Please empty it, sign the front, and return it to school. Papers that need to be returned should be placed in the Take-Home Folder and not sent back in the Communication Envelope.
Computer Class – We will have Technology Class, time & date TBA
Dismissal – Car riders will be dismissed from the gymnasium. Please do not line up any earlier than 3:00. Your child will be dismissed when the car reaches the gymnasium door. Please place the sign with your child’s last name on it in your car window so the teachers can read it.
**** If there is a change in your child’s normal method of transportation at dismissal, a note must be sent into school. For example, your child is stayng for CARES, I must have a note stating that change in writing. Please use the School Notes that are provided by the school as small papers tend to fall out of the Take-Home Folder.
Early Dismissal – If your child needs to leave early for an appointment or due to sickness, there are a few school procedures that must be followed. When you enter the school to pick your child up, you must first go to the office in the main building to sign your child out. The office will call down to the classroom and we will have your child packed up for dismissal. Please notify the teacher that your child will be leaving.
Emergency Procedures – If an incident should occur, school will first contact the parents. If the parents cannot be reached, they will contact those people you have designated on the information sheet filled out
in September. Be sure to update any phone number changes as needed throughout the year.
Occasionally minor accidents happen during the day. If I feel that a situation was handled properly, I will not call you at work. Examples: applied bandage, cleaned a cut or scrape.
HASA – The Home And School Association organizes a number of programs that benefit both the school and the families of MPRCS. There are at least three membership meetings during the year. There are also many ways for parents to become involved at MPRCS through HASA.
Hot Lunch/Drinks – Hot lunch can be ordered monthly. Drinks are included with hot lunch, however, they may also be purchased seperately for $.75
Jewelry – No jewelry is to be worn with the school uniform except for a cross or a religious medal. Earrings must be post-type earrings.
Late Arrival – A student is considered late if he is not in line in the school gymnasium at 8:20. If your child is late arriving to school, he must be signed in at the office. The student may come directly to the classroom, but the parent should go up to the office and sign the child in.
Library – Our class will have Library with Mrs. Jennings on Monday. All books must be returned by Monday to be permitted to take another one out.
Lunch Bunch- Half Day students are welcome to stay for lunch & recess on Fridays for $5. Students must pack their lunch on that day and should be picked up at 1:00pm in front of the gym.
Medication – If your child needs to be given any type of medication, you will need to come to school to administer it. Please contact the office with questions.
Music – Our class will have music with Mrs. Purpura on Tuesday
Physical Education – Our class will have P.E. with Ms. Cotton on Monday.
Report Cards and Progress Reports – Progress reports are issued twice a year.
Schedule: .Our schedule will change daily, as we have different specials each day. Everyday, we will try to have snack around 10:00am. Please keep in mind, we occasionally meet with Prayer Partners, go to church, do an activity with PK 4B, and have school wide activites, that effect our schedule-especiallyduringa holiday season such as Christmas or Easter.
Spanish - We will have Spanish on Wednesday..
Snack – We will have a short snack every morning. Please send in a snack that your child can eat in a short period of time (five or ten minutes). Make sure the snack is nutritious (no candy, please). We will not be having any drinks with our snacks. There is an option of ordering a pretzel for snack. The pretzel order is for the upcoming month. If a pretzel is ordered, your child will receive a pretzel for snack every day for the next month. Please make sure your child will want that every day before ordering it.
**We are a Peanut Free Classroom. Please do not send morning snacks that have nuts, peanut butter is allowed for lunch.
Star of the Week - Each student will have the opportunity, over the course of the year, to be Star of the Week. The student's picture and info page gets hung up in the pre-k classroom. Students are recognized during morning meeting on Monday and they are the "line leader"for the week.
Take-Home Folder – This is a communication folder. This folder must be brought to school every day. Please make it a habit to check this folder everyday because it will contain work, notes and newsletters. The teacher will check this folder every morning, so please put notes, money, and anything that needs to be returned to school in the folder. When sending in money, please put the money in an envelope in the folder. Also, please mark the envelope with your child’s name and what the money is for. Do not send any loose money in the folder.
Tattoos and Nailpolish – As per the school Student Handbook, no student is allowed to wear any tattoos or nailpolish. If temporary tattoos or nailpolish are applied over the weekend, please remove them before school.
Uniforms – All Pre-K students should wear the school gym uniform on gym day. The other days of the week, the students may choose to wear either their gym uniform or their khakis/polos. The winter uniform is worn from TBA . Winter gym uniforms MUST have sweatpants, but a tee shirt is recommended under the sweatshirt as the classroom is often warm. Sneakers are part of the uniform. For safety and comfort please make sure your child wears sneakers. No jewelry is to be worn, except for small post earrings on girls (no hanging earrings).
*Pants/shorts/skorts with buttons on the inside of the waist band are great for kids this age. The adjustable waist is better than a belt.
Volunteers – There are many opportunities to volunteer in both the school and the pre-k classroom. It is Archdiocesan policy that all volunteers have clearances before they can come to any activities in the school, including field trips.Click on the link below for more info~ http://mpregional.org/safe-environment-