HANDBOOK HIGHLIGHTS AND HELPFUL INFORMATION:
ENROLLMENT: We will be accepting new enrollment applications, but have limited spots. You may attend Cushing Pre-K Enrollment for new students, but placement is not guaranteed. The time will be Monday, August 14th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, 1919 S. Kings Hwy. If we cannot place your child, we will be happy to put your child on our waiting list. To attenpt to enroll your child, you must have your child's birth certificate, current immunization record, and a utility bill in hand. Your child must be 4 years old by September 1st and be potty trained. Please bring separate payments for a cafeteria deposit of at least $5, and a $10 for the Art Fee upon enrollment. If paying by check, please make checks payable to Cushing Pre-K.
PRE-ENROLLED FROM SPRING: We need parents to attend our final enrollment evening to complete the enrollment process on Monday, August 14th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. If your child's last name begins with A-L, you will park in the front parking lot and enter at the front entrance. If your child's last name begins with M-Z, you will park in the north parking lot and enter at the side entrance. Please bring two separate payments - one meal deposit of $5.00, and an Art Fee of $10. We will not have change, so please bring correct change or checks payable to Cushing Pre-K. We will not be able to complete enrollment without updated records, so please attend at this time if you pre-enrolled in the spring. It is not necessary that your child attend this event.
CLASS PLACEMENT/MEET THE TEACHER: Please bring your child on Friday, August 18th, 12 noon, gym. We will announce class placement at this time and then give parents an opportunity to take school supplies to the classroom and meet their child's teacher. We will not be able to provide this information over the phone. Our new 2017-2018 pre-k students are urged to come to this events with their parents.
ARRIVAL TIME: All students must be walked into the breakfast area or into the classroom by an adult, for the safety of each student. Only students who wish to eat a school cafeteria breakfast can enter at 8:00 am at the EAST ENTRANCE DOOR. Parents of students who will eat a school breakfast need to park in the east parking lot. The east breakfast door locks at 8:15 am. Students who eat breakfast at home may enter at 8:15 am at the NORTH door only, and parents of students who do not eat breakfast at school may park in the north parking lot. The north door locks at 8:30 am.
DISMISSAL TIME: School ends at 3:00 pm. Parents must use a car line for dismissal, due to safety reasons, and the placement of the road. PARENTS MUST STAY IN THEIR CAR AND YOUR CHILD WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU. You will not be able to pick up your child by parking in the parking lots, as this would not be fair to other parents who wait in the car line. Again, this is for safety purposes.
THE ATTENDANCE POLICY WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. If a student exceeds the days limit of the attendance/tardiness policy, that student may be dropped from the Cushing Pre-K roll so that other students who are waiting may enroll in our free program. Only the principal may make special exceptions to this policy. If there are special circumstances, please visit with the principal for assistance. Any student coming to school after 8:30 am will be TARDY and will need to sign in the secretary at the front east entrance. School begins at 8:30 am.
NAP TIME: NO PICKING UP STUDENTS DURING NAP TIME FROM 1:00 - 2:00 PM, NO EXCEPTIONS.
If there is a need to pick up a child early from school, you will need to pick up from 2:00-2:15 pm at the front office, due to the congestion of traffic from the car lines.
LOADING LOCATIONS: Mrs. Shaw's and Mrs. Vassar's class will be picked up in the car line going to the east front entrance (2nd driveway into the school). Mrs. Carmin's, Mrs. Taylor's, and Mrs. Hood's classes will be picked up in the car line going to the north door (1st driveway into school).
VISITORS TO OUR SCHOOL: For your child's safety, all doors to the school will be locked during regular school hours, except for the morning arrival time. At 8:30 am, all visitors must enter at the east main entrance.
SCHOOL LUNCH NOTE: We call in our lunch count each morning to our cafeteria workers, who begin preparing meals early in the day. You will need to bring a sack lunch for your child if he/she arrives later than 9:00 am. We cannot allow restaurant food lunches to be brought into the building. Thank you for understanding.
CAFETERIA POLICY: Breakfast and lunch money will be collected in our school office. If students want extra milk or water, this money will need to be paid in our school office, as we can no longer accept loose change for these items. Due to the computerized lunch accounting system, Cushing Public Schools will NOT BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE ANY SCHOOL MEALS on a meal account with a low or zero balance. All meals must be pre-paid . If lunch money is not pre-paid, your child will need to bring a sack lunch until his/her account is current. Please check with Mrs. Hawkins for current pricing on lunch and breakfast prices for full and reduced meals. Students may bring their lunch but must eat in the cafeteria with their respective classes. Please do not send anything in lunches that needs to be heated. No carbonated beverages may be brought to school. Extra milk or water may be purchased for 50 cents. Each class has a different meal time schedule, so check with your child's teacher about his/her specific meal time. Parents are welcome to eat lunch in the cafeteria but should notify the secretary or teacher when signing in your child. We do not have room for adults who wish to eat breakfast, but please feel free to join your child for lunch. Please ask for the current adult lunch price from our school secretary. If you choose to eat a school lunch with your child, please pre-pay in the office when you arrive with your child.
SICKNESS POLICY: Cushing Pre-K's sickness policy is that all students must be symptom free for ONE FULL SCHOOL DAY before returning to school. Please keep your child home if he/she has any of the following symptoms:
· sore throat
· diarrhea
· vomiting
· fever above 99.5
· severe headache
· chronic coughing
Please call the school and report your child's absence each day.
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: To enroll in Cushing Pre-K, you must present your child's State-approved birth certificate and up-to-date shot records IN HAND at time of enrollment. A child's legal birth certificate must be the certificate issued BY THE STATE OR COUNTY where the child was born - NOT THE HOSPITAL RECORD. He/she must be 4 years old on or before September 1, of the current school year, to enter pre-kindergarten. Your child must also be potty-trained to enter Cushing Pre-K.
CHILD ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: If you need to drop off your child early to school or pick up later after dismissal time, we have a program that provides before and after school care, tutoring, crafts, and recreation, for a weekly fee. Please call Mrs. Hawkins at 918-225-4683 it see if there is space available in this program.
LEARNING LINKS: Please click on any of the links below if you would like to view these educational websites with your pre-schooler:
http://www.pbskids.org
http://www.starfall.com
http://funschool.kaboose.com
YOU MAY CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW YOUR CHILD'S PRE-K PASS SKILLS:
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/PASS/ParentWeb/PreK.pdf
Please forward any questions or requests to
[email protected]
ENROLLMENT: We will be accepting new enrollment applications, but have limited spots. You may attend Cushing Pre-K Enrollment for new students, but placement is not guaranteed. The time will be Monday, August 14th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, 1919 S. Kings Hwy. If we cannot place your child, we will be happy to put your child on our waiting list. To attenpt to enroll your child, you must have your child's birth certificate, current immunization record, and a utility bill in hand. Your child must be 4 years old by September 1st and be potty trained. Please bring separate payments for a cafeteria deposit of at least $5, and a $10 for the Art Fee upon enrollment. If paying by check, please make checks payable to Cushing Pre-K.
PRE-ENROLLED FROM SPRING: We need parents to attend our final enrollment evening to complete the enrollment process on Monday, August 14th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. If your child's last name begins with A-L, you will park in the front parking lot and enter at the front entrance. If your child's last name begins with M-Z, you will park in the north parking lot and enter at the side entrance. Please bring two separate payments - one meal deposit of $5.00, and an Art Fee of $10. We will not have change, so please bring correct change or checks payable to Cushing Pre-K. We will not be able to complete enrollment without updated records, so please attend at this time if you pre-enrolled in the spring. It is not necessary that your child attend this event.
CLASS PLACEMENT/MEET THE TEACHER: Please bring your child on Friday, August 18th, 12 noon, gym. We will announce class placement at this time and then give parents an opportunity to take school supplies to the classroom and meet their child's teacher. We will not be able to provide this information over the phone. Our new 2017-2018 pre-k students are urged to come to this events with their parents.
ARRIVAL TIME: All students must be walked into the breakfast area or into the classroom by an adult, for the safety of each student. Only students who wish to eat a school cafeteria breakfast can enter at 8:00 am at the EAST ENTRANCE DOOR. Parents of students who will eat a school breakfast need to park in the east parking lot. The east breakfast door locks at 8:15 am. Students who eat breakfast at home may enter at 8:15 am at the NORTH door only, and parents of students who do not eat breakfast at school may park in the north parking lot. The north door locks at 8:30 am.
DISMISSAL TIME: School ends at 3:00 pm. Parents must use a car line for dismissal, due to safety reasons, and the placement of the road. PARENTS MUST STAY IN THEIR CAR AND YOUR CHILD WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU. You will not be able to pick up your child by parking in the parking lots, as this would not be fair to other parents who wait in the car line. Again, this is for safety purposes.
THE ATTENDANCE POLICY WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. If a student exceeds the days limit of the attendance/tardiness policy, that student may be dropped from the Cushing Pre-K roll so that other students who are waiting may enroll in our free program. Only the principal may make special exceptions to this policy. If there are special circumstances, please visit with the principal for assistance. Any student coming to school after 8:30 am will be TARDY and will need to sign in the secretary at the front east entrance. School begins at 8:30 am.
NAP TIME: NO PICKING UP STUDENTS DURING NAP TIME FROM 1:00 - 2:00 PM, NO EXCEPTIONS.
If there is a need to pick up a child early from school, you will need to pick up from 2:00-2:15 pm at the front office, due to the congestion of traffic from the car lines.
LOADING LOCATIONS: Mrs. Shaw's and Mrs. Vassar's class will be picked up in the car line going to the east front entrance (2nd driveway into the school). Mrs. Carmin's, Mrs. Taylor's, and Mrs. Hood's classes will be picked up in the car line going to the north door (1st driveway into school).
VISITORS TO OUR SCHOOL: For your child's safety, all doors to the school will be locked during regular school hours, except for the morning arrival time. At 8:30 am, all visitors must enter at the east main entrance.
SCHOOL LUNCH NOTE: We call in our lunch count each morning to our cafeteria workers, who begin preparing meals early in the day. You will need to bring a sack lunch for your child if he/she arrives later than 9:00 am. We cannot allow restaurant food lunches to be brought into the building. Thank you for understanding.
CAFETERIA POLICY: Breakfast and lunch money will be collected in our school office. If students want extra milk or water, this money will need to be paid in our school office, as we can no longer accept loose change for these items. Due to the computerized lunch accounting system, Cushing Public Schools will NOT BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE ANY SCHOOL MEALS on a meal account with a low or zero balance. All meals must be pre-paid . If lunch money is not pre-paid, your child will need to bring a sack lunch until his/her account is current. Please check with Mrs. Hawkins for current pricing on lunch and breakfast prices for full and reduced meals. Students may bring their lunch but must eat in the cafeteria with their respective classes. Please do not send anything in lunches that needs to be heated. No carbonated beverages may be brought to school. Extra milk or water may be purchased for 50 cents. Each class has a different meal time schedule, so check with your child's teacher about his/her specific meal time. Parents are welcome to eat lunch in the cafeteria but should notify the secretary or teacher when signing in your child. We do not have room for adults who wish to eat breakfast, but please feel free to join your child for lunch. Please ask for the current adult lunch price from our school secretary. If you choose to eat a school lunch with your child, please pre-pay in the office when you arrive with your child.
SICKNESS POLICY: Cushing Pre-K's sickness policy is that all students must be symptom free for ONE FULL SCHOOL DAY before returning to school. Please keep your child home if he/she has any of the following symptoms:
· sore throat
· diarrhea
· vomiting
· fever above 99.5
· severe headache
· chronic coughing
Please call the school and report your child's absence each day.
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: To enroll in Cushing Pre-K, you must present your child's State-approved birth certificate and up-to-date shot records IN HAND at time of enrollment. A child's legal birth certificate must be the certificate issued BY THE STATE OR COUNTY where the child was born - NOT THE HOSPITAL RECORD. He/she must be 4 years old on or before September 1, of the current school year, to enter pre-kindergarten. Your child must also be potty-trained to enter Cushing Pre-K.
CHILD ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: If you need to drop off your child early to school or pick up later after dismissal time, we have a program that provides before and after school care, tutoring, crafts, and recreation, for a weekly fee. Please call Mrs. Hawkins at 918-225-4683 it see if there is space available in this program.
LEARNING LINKS: Please click on any of the links below if you would like to view these educational websites with your pre-schooler:
http://www.pbskids.org
http://www.starfall.com
http://funschool.kaboose.com
YOU MAY CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW YOUR CHILD'S PRE-K PASS SKILLS:
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/PASS/ParentWeb/PreK.pdf
Please forward any questions or requests to
[email protected]