Our Lady of Lourdes: About The School

About The School

Our Lady of Lourdes Kindergarten Mission Statement

We, the Kindergarten community of Our Lady of Lourdes parish, commit ourselves to:

Faith Formation - Promote Catholic Christian education by recognizing the value of living the example of Christ and teaching the Word of Christ.

Education Formation - Enable each child to achieve his or her utmost in all areas of development: cognition, communication, social, fine motor, self help and gross motor.

Fellowship - Acknowledge out responsibility to provide a safe, loving, Christian environment.

Outreach - Pledge ourselves to respond to out children and their families and the community as a whole.

Through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes, we seek to reflect a gentle heart and love of God as we strive to fulfill out Christian responsibility.

Our Lady of Lourdes Kindergarten Curriculum

Be it known to all who enter here . . .

that Christ is the reason for this school.

He is the unseen but ever present teacher in its classes.

He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration of its students.

The goal of our Kindergarten is to provide a basic foundation for your child’s education. The program designed to make the transition from home to school as smooth as possible and make each child’s first experience with school successful and happy!

PreK: Preparation! The 2-year-old class concentrates on language and motor development, socialization, music and movement. Focus is placed on providing a loving environment for each child to experience a variety of age appropriate activities to stimulate their overall development. The "Theme" curriculum is utilized. Potty training is supported.

3-K: The Beginning Year! The 3-year-old class concentrates on the skills of socialization and sharing while introducing basic skills. Focus is placed on developing good work habits. Our phonics program is "Getting Ready to Read with Mother Goose". The "Theme" curriculum is also utilized. Children should be potty trained before entering K-3.

4-K: The Next Step! The 4-year-old class reinforces the skills learned in K-3 and introduces new ones. The children will learn letter recognition (upper/lowercase), letter sounds and numbers 1-20. Focus continues on good work habits. Our phonics program is "Sadlier Phonics" supplemented by "Zaner Bloser" writing. Our math program is "Math Their Way". The "Theme" curriculum is also utilized.

5-K: Preparation for the First Grade: The 5-year-old class reinforces those skills learned in previous years. The children will master their letters and sounds, enjoy reading, work with numbers 1-100 and introduce reading, addition and subtraction. The language arts program is "Beginning to Read, Write and Listen" by McMillan. The math program is "Mathematics" by Addison Wesley accompanied by "Math Their Way".

Religious Training: All of our classes utilize the "Christ Our Life" program by Loyola Press. Religion is emphasized and taught every day. All Kindergarten classes attend Mass and Prayer Services (PreK does not attend Mass). Bible stories are associated with every "theme" or "unit" taught. Every month a different saint is focused on.

Tuition Schedule for 2008-2009

Our Lady of Lourdes Kindergarten

2008 - 2009 Tuition and Fee Schedule

Registration Fee:

Annual registration fee per child (non-refundable): $150.00

AfterCare annual registration fee per child (non-refundable): $25.00

Tuition: *paid over 10 months - August through May

PreK Children (Infants)(no AfterCare): $3,800.00 year paid over 10 months

PreK Children (Infants)(with AfterCare): $4,100.00 year paid over 10 months

PreK Children (Toddlers)(no AfterCare): $3,500.00 year paid over 10 months

PreK Children (Toddlers)(with AfterCare): $4,500.00 year paid over 10 months

PreK Children (Twos)(no AfterCare): $3,400.00 year paid over 10 months

PreK Children (Twos)(with AfterCare): $4,500.00 year paid over 10 months

*PreK class: no discount for church membership

K-3 children:

whose families belong to the Catholic Church $2,750.00 year paid over 10 months

whose families do not belong to the Catholic Church $3,300.00 year paid over 10 months

K-4 children:

whose families belong to the Catholic Church $2,350.00 year paid over 10 months

whose families do not belong to the Catholic Church $3,050.00 year paid over 10 months

K-5 children:

whose families belong to the Catholic Church $1,950.00 year paid over 10 months

whose families do not belong to the Catholic Church $2,350.00 year paid over 10 months

*Part-time Option: (3 days/week): deduct $75.00 from the scheduled tuition payment.

**Sibling Discount: deduct $100.00 from the scheduled tuition payment

****Only one discount per family

AfterCare:

flat rate of $1,250.00 year paid over 10 months ($125.00 per month) - no adjustments for days missed

AfterCare rates are constant every month and do not vary according to number of days.

*no sibling discount for AfterCare

AfterCare Late Pick Up Fee:

$5.00 if 6:01; $10.00 if 6:05; $15.00 if 6:10; $20.00 if 6:15; $25.00 if 6:20 ; and $5.00 every 5 minutes thereafter.

School Late Pick Up Fee: (if a non-AfterCare child is not picked up at dismissal time)$10.00 each incident

Activity Fee -

Infants: $75.00 per year per child

PreK & K-3: $115.00 per year per child

K-4 & K-5: $125.00 per year per child

Book Fee - Infants & Toddlers: none

PreK: $15.00 per child K-3: $30.00 per child

K-4: $40.00 per child K-5: $130.00 per child

Before School Care: (is included in the Activity Fee)

General Information

Hours: 7:55 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. daily - 1:45 dismissal on Fridays

Parent volunteer opens the building at 7:15 a.m.

AfterCare available for additional cost until 6:00 p.m.

Child to Adult Rati

Infants: 4 infants to 1 teacher

Toddlers: 5 children to 1 teacher

PreK: 10 children to 1 teacher and 1 assistant

K-3: 14 children to 1 teacher

K-4: 16 children to 1 teacher

K-5: 18 children to 1 teacher

Age Requirement:

The Kindergarten does adhere to the "September First" cut off date for school admission. The child will be placed in the class which corresponds to their age as of September first of the year they begin attending Our Lady of Lourdes Kindergarten.

A copy of your child’s birth certificate is required in order to enroll.
Potty Training:
All 3, 4 and 5 year old children must be potty trained in order to be placed into Kindergarten classes. Children do not have to be potty trained in order to be placed into the PreK class.
Registration Fee: $150.00 for Kindergarten only
$175.00 for Kindergarten and AfterCare
Snacks/Lunches:
Snack: Parents send snack and drink daily; given around 9:15 a.m.
Lunch: Parents send lunch and drink daily; given around 11:30 a.m
The AfterCare program provides packaged snacks and Kool-aid after school.
Registration fee, Activity fee, Book fee and copy of your child’s birth certificate must accompany registration form.