ST. BERNADETTE EARLY CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONS

St. Bernadette Early Childhood Connections strives to meet the needs of our children of our diverse community. We welcome all children. Our positive Christian learning environment recognizes the uniqueness of each child as we work with parents to prepare their child for success.

St. Bernadette Early Childhood Connections offers classes with no discrimination with regard to race, color or creed. It is our goal at St. Bernadette to provide an environment where each child feels loved not because of what they can do or what they look like but because of whom they are – a creation in the image of God.

3 year olds and 4 year olds - PreK

We respect and support parents in the education of their young children by:

providing varied experiences under the leadership of experienced teachers encouraging creative thought and creative play
keeping in mind the importance of developing and reinforcing positive self esteem
striving to provide a Christian environment of love and understanding for all students

We offer a safe and enjoyable setting filled with learning opportunities during a child's important growing years.

CURRICULUM

The PreK children participate in large group activity, small group activity, and one on one teacher interaction. Activities and lessons foster confidence, independence, and stimulate curiosity and a love for learning. The Preschool Curriculum includes:

Reading and Math Readiness
Language Development: listening and speaking
Cognitive/Thinking Skills
Music
Creative Dramatics
Motor Development (PE)
Social Studies/Science
Spanish
Author of The Month
Community Service Projects
Thematic Units
Play
Social and Emotional Development
Self Concept

Popular school activities include: Halloween Carnival, Thanksgiving Feast, Christmas Blessings Program, Winter Wonderland, Rodeo Roundup, Pet Day, Adventure Day, and Water Day. Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled once a year. Teachers are available for a conference throughout the year.

Hearing and Speech Screenings, Vision Screenings, School individual pictures (fall), Classroom group pictures (spring), and Book Clubs are offered at reasonable rates.

3 & 4 year olds - PRE K Rates and Days of Attendance

3 year old – PreK - 9:00-1:00
(must be 3 by Sept 1, 2008;
must be potty trained and use
bathroom independently)

Choices: Tues and Thurs
Mon Wed Fri

4 year old – PreK - 9:00-1:00
(must be 4 or 5 by Sept 1, 2008)

Choices: Tues and Thurs
Mon Wed Fri
Mon Tues Wed Thurs
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

Non-Refundable Registration fee: $50.00
Non-Refundable Supply/Craft Fee: $50.00
2 days a week - $145.00/month for 9 months
3 days a week - $185.00/month for 9 months
4 days a week - $240.00/month for 9 months
5 days a week - $275.00/month for 9 months

FAMILY RATES:
Tuition – 10% discount off of total tuition amount of all children in same family

Non-Refundable Registration fees – First child = $50.00
All other children in family $25.00 each

Breakfast Bunch drop off at 8:00am for 3 and 4 year olds = $6.00 a day

Afternoon M.A.G.I.C. until 2:00 pm for 3 and 4 year olds = $5.00 a day
Afternoon M.A.G.I.C. until 3:00 pm for 3 and 4 year olds = $8.00 a day

REGISTRATION FOR 2008 - 2009

Parish Registration on Thursday, Feb 28 from 9:00am to 11:00am in the Mini Hall
Community Registration on Friday, Feb 29 from 9:00am to 11:00am in the Mini Hall

Stop by for a visit or for more registration information!

Classes will begin September 2, 2008

Pam Calandra – St. Bernadette Early Childhood Connections Director
281-486-0337 x114 calandrap@stbchurch.org