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Ladybug Preschool is a small, church based preschool that has been in business for over thirty years. We have a strong tradition of providing a developmentlaly appropriate preschool education in a warm, Christian atmospehre. The preschool will be open in the 2009/2010 academic year on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays mornings from 9:00 to 11:45 a.m. Enrollment is open to three year olds through five years olds. Students my be three by September 15 of the current academc year to enroll. There is no daycare offered. Mary Johnson is the current director/teacher. The preschool is licensed by the Department of Human Services.
Registration for the 2010/2011 academic year is underway and openings remain for both three year old and four year and four year old students. There is a $50.00 registration fee. The preschool will have class on Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:45 a.m. The monthly tuition is $100.00. We register up to 8 three year old students and up to 12 four year old students for a total enrollment of 20. We do not participate in the State Wide Voluntary Preschool Program which provides funded preshool for four year old children their last year before kindergarten. We are proud of the quality of our program and desire to provide a high quality options for families who do not seek four or five full mornings of preschool for their child. We believe our program provides an excellent preschool experience in a faith based environment. The three morning option allows families to maintain more family time the last year before kindergarten.
Mary Johnson is the current director/lead teacher. We would be delighted to have you talk to us about our program. Mary can be contacted at church before or after preschool hours or at her home number: (563) 332-0345. Mary's email address is: dmjohnson3@mchsi.com. Please tell your friends and neighbors about Ladybug Prschool of Bettendorf Presbyterian Church.
Ladybug preschool currently offers one program for three through five year olds. Instructional time is arranged into age level smaller groups. Up to 20 total students are enrolled with a class limit of 8 three/four year olds and a class limit of up to 12 4/5 year olds. Interested students/parents are welcome to visit the classroom by contacting the director ahead of time. Mary Johnson can be contacted at the church number of 355-6494. A child must be three years old by September 15 of the current academic year to attend. Openings remain for 2010/2011 academic year.
2010 - 2011 Ladybug Preschool Calendar
| August 18 | 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Parent Meeting |
| August 26 | 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. parent/child orientation 4/5 year old students |
| August 31 | 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. parent/child orientation 3/4 year old students |
| September 1 | First Day of Class 9:00 to 11:45 a.m. |
| October 28 | Pumpkin party |
| November 1 | Conference Day |
| November 25 | Thanksgiving, no class |
| December 16 | Christmas program/party 10:30 a.m. |
| December 21, 22, 23 | Christmas Break, no class |
| December 28, 29, 30 | Christmas Break, no class |
| January 4 | School resumes |
| February 10 | Valentine’s Celebration 10:30 a.m. |
| March 15, 16, 17 | Spring Break, no school |
| May 19 | Picnic at Middle Park 11:00 if weather permits |
Field Trips dates will be sent when scheduled. Picture day is usually in October. The preschool reserves the right to make any changes in the calendar as needed.
Thank you so much for attending our parent meeting and for attending with your child on his orientation day. We are looking forward to a great year. Each month you will get a newsletter like this with a calendar on the back. Please keep and post the calendar so you will have the schedule of important dates and be able to talk to your child about what is planned for his/her school days. The name at the bottom of the day is the person who will bring the snack that day. The snack bucket will come home the class day prior to their snack day. There are ___ students in the class.
September Plans: During the month of September we will be working on helping your child get comfortable in the school setting. We are going to do a “welcome to school” unit with some fun books, songs and activities built around busses, fall trees, and the arrival of fall. The four/five year old group will also have books around a theme of “all about me” at the end of the month. (see attached note about photos needed.)
Four/five year old group: We will begin our letter of the week program the last two weeks of September and with the letter “A” and the letter “B”. We will not do all of the letters in the typical alphabetical order and so do not be alarmed if you see out of order letter in the weeks to come! It is good for student learning to experience the alphabet in a variety of ways so that their learning is not too dependent upon the alphabetical order. Please sing the songs with your child at home and try to find pictures with that letter’s beginning sound during the week we are working on that letter.
Drop Off/Pick Up: Please use the lower driveway and parking lot off of Oak Brook Dr. Make a line as you pull in and the teachers will begin unloading the students a little before 9:00. We fully expect some children to have some difficulty with the separation process and we do not want any of the parents to think this is any big deal. It is part of your child’s growing up process and all children react to it a little differently. Some children will leap out ready for a new adventure and others will be more reluctant. We will work with you to help the reluctant ones transition into the school setting.
At 11:40 or so, we will have the children lined up at the back door and we request that you form a line and pull up to the door one vehicle at a time. We will bring your child out and load them into the vehicle. You are to then pull forward and buckle them in. We will be a little slow the first couple of days as we learn what child goes with what vehicle.
Mark your Calendar: Picture day is usually in October. More information when scheduled.
We are also working on a field trip to a Pumpkin Farm during October. We will send the date as soon as it is confirmed. Younger siblings are welcome on the pumpkin field trip with parents.
Mary Johnson, Director and lead teacher