Schedules
Daily Schedule
| Morning Class – 8:15 | Afternoon Class – 11:30 |
| Assisting parents and their children arrive. You will be briefed on the day’s activities, do the routine pre-session duties, and can help with last minute preparation and set-up. | |
| Morning Class – 8:30 | Afternoon Class – 11:45 |
| Interior school door opens. Assisting parents greet children and help with nametags (when needed). Children are free to explore the room and begin playing. The daily project at the Art Center remains closed until after gathering time. | |
| Morning Class – 8:45 | Afternoon Class – 12 noon |
| Gathering time. Gathering time includes taking attendance, marking our daily calendar, songs, finger plays and an explanation of activities at “centers,” including special art science, and/or cooking projects. (All family members are encouraged to join in Gathering time.) | |
| Morning Class – 9:00 | Afternoon Class – 12:15 |
| Center time (Free Choice Time). Assisting parents help as needed in center activity areas. Of particular importance is the gross motor area. Structured group activities, games, music and creative movement are offered at this time. Special cooking and science projects require additional supervision, too. Ordinarily we like to have no more than four children at the art table at one time. If we keep the number low, we should only need one parent there to help. This is a very busy and hectic time during the day, but please take time to observe and interact with your own child. Having you at school means a lot to your child. | |
| Morning Class – 10:00 | Afternoon Class – 1:15 |
| Clean-up Time. A magic wand or other signal is used to designate clean-up time. Assisting parents help children pick up room and clean off tables for snacks. Parents also need to help children wash their hands and use the bathroom as necessary. Occasionally we do a group activity such as Magic Science before washing hands. At least one parent needs to remain with the children while the other(s) prepare for snack | |
| Morning Class – 10:15 | Afternoon Class – 1:30 |
| Snack Time. Assisting parents join children at the tables for snacks. Children are encouraged to pour their own water, help themselves to snacks, and clean up their own spills, as instructed. This is an important social time during the day. | |
| Morning Class – 10:30 | Afternoon Class – 1:45 |
| Circle and Library time. Another group time, similar to Gathering time, where we share our daily experiences and read or dramatize a story pertaining to our weekly theme. As many assisting parents as possible must join the teacher in the library once the tables have cleaned after snack. On select days, this time will also include share time. | |
| Morning Class – 10:45 | Afternoon Class – 2:00 |
| Outdoor Play. Assisting parents help dress children for outdoor play and make sure art projects and share toys are in the children’s “Cubbie Boxes”. One parent needs to remain inside to clean up from the day’s activities and prepare the room for the next session. All others must help supervise children on the playground and assist the teacher with sign-out sheets. | |
| Morning Class – 11:00 | Afternoon Class – 2:15 |
| Dismissal. Children will be either outside (weather permitting) or outside the classroom in the hallway when parents arrive to pick them up. Assist parents should stay until all children are picked up. | |
2011/2012 School Year Calendar
Printable version of the 2011-2012 Co-op Calendar
| September 12 | Orientations: Young 5’s (all), AM 4’s & PM M/W/F (Group A’s) |
| September 13 | Orientations: AM 3’s & PM T/Th/F (Group A’s); First Full Day: Young 5′s |
| September 14 | Orientations: AM 4’s & PM M/W/F (Group B’s); Full Day: Young 5′s |
| September 15 | Orientations: AM 3’s & PM T/Th/F (Group B’s); No School: Young 5′s |
| September 19 | First Full Day: Am 4′s & PM T/TH/F |
| September 20 | First Full Day: AM 3’s & PM T/Th/F |
| October 5 | General Membership Meeting: 7:00 p.m. (Mandatory) |
| November 12 | Dad’s Day |
| November 24-28 | Thanksgiving Break–No school |
| December 23 – Jan. 6 | Winter Break–No school |
| February 17-20 | Great Americans’ Weekend–No School |
| March 13 | Art Show and Musical Fundraiser |
| March 14 | No School |
| March 22 | Picture Day: All classes (change in class schedule) |
| April 2-6 | Spring Break–No School |
| May 7-11 | Mother’s Day Lunches–Different Class Schedule |
| May 16 | Last Day of School: PM M/W 3′s |
| May 17 | Last Day of School: Young 5, AM 3′s, & PM T/TH 3′s |
| May 18 | Last Day of School: AM 4′s, PM 4′s |
| May 23 | Ice Cream Social |
| Monthly Tuition: (Payable to Chelsea Children’s Co-op) | Days | Assist Amount | Non-Assist Amount |
| 3 year olds | AM T/Th | $100.00 | $120.00 |
| PM M/W | $100.00 | $120.00 | |
| PM T/Th | $100.00 | $120.00 | |
| 4 year olds | AM M/W/F | $155.00 | $181.00 |
| PM M/W/F | $155.00 | $181.00 | |
| PM T/Th/F | $155.00 | $181.00 | |
| Young 5’s | M/T/W/Th | $248 | ————- |
Tuition is due on the 15th of each month—the first payment is due August 15, 2011, (please mail payment to P.O. Box 391 Chelsea, MI 48118) with the last payment due April 15, 2012.
If tuition payments are two consecutive months late, cancellation of membership may result.
*If you have more than one child enrolled in the Co-op at the same time, there is a $20.00 discount to the monthly tuition total.
**If a member voluntarily cancels membership prior to September 1, 2011, the Co-op will refund up to half of the paid tuition for September. After September 1, 2011, the September tuition payment becomes non-refundable.
Fees: (Payable to the Chelsea Children’s Co-op)
Registration: $25.00 for one child, plus $5.00 for each additional child, due with application. This is non-refundable.
Field Trip: $30.00 for each child enrolled, due at orientation. This covers all fieldtrips throughout the school year.
Late Fee: $5.00 is to be added if tuition is paid after the 25th of the month.