Teachers: Mrs. Susan Stawas and Ms. Sharon Walker and the high school students enrolled in Child Development One, Two and Three.

1. Applications can be picked up in the main office of Arundel High School.  Enrollment for Pre-K for Anne Arundel County begins April 14, 2009.  Please do not drop off the paper work before this date.  When your application is turned in, you will be contacted about your child’s status.  We accept children based on a first come, first serve basis.  We have room for 20 children only, when we reach our maximum number we will begin a waiting list.

2. Age Requirement

Children must be at least 3 and ½ years old by October and they must be potty trained.

3. Preschool days and hours
1. Begins late October and ends early May.  Note: There will be no preschool during most of January and part of February due to high school testing and the start of second semester.
2. Preschool will run Tuesday through Friday. 
3. AM:  7:45-10:10
4. PM:  11:30-1:30

4. Transportation

Transportation must be provided by the parent or caregiver.  We do not provide buses or any other form of transportation.

      5.  Curriculum: Weekly Themes

• Daily Circle Time
• Math, Science and Language activities
• Center Play
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Table Games
  • Dramatic Play
  • Blocks
  • Technology
  • Sensory Table
• Physical Activity
• Music
• Weekly Activities
  • Library
  • Show and Tell
  • Weekly Reader
  • Scribble Book Activity           

6. Fees

• $70 nonrefundable fee per year.

      7.  Food

Each child is asked to bring a snack daily.  Snack time is only 10 minutes, so please only send one item of food and one drink. Please make the snack healthy! A new wellness plan is in effect in all AACPS schools that we are required to implement.

     8.  Special Occasions

Halloween
The children are asked to dress up in their favorite costume.  We will have a holiday party and go trick or treating.

Christmas
Santa will make an appearance at our holiday party.
           
End of Year Fair
In the spring the child development classes plan a fair.  There will be games and prizes, food, face painting, relay races, balloons, and many more fun activities!

Field Trip to the Baltimore Zoo
Near the end of the school year, we will take a field trip to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.  It is a great learning experience for the preschoolers that they will love!

Graduation
We will invite parents to come watch the graduation ceremony for all future kindergarteners.

Email

The fastest way for us to communicate with you is through email.  Please, if you have access to email, use it.
• Mrs. Stawassastawas@aacps.org
• Ms. Walker smwalker@aacps.org