The USD 331 school calendar will be followed.

Your child must be 4 years old on or before September 1st to be enrolled.

Early enrollment is encouraged. Space is limited to the first 16 children to enroll. To ensure a spot in Noah’s Ark , please deliver the attached Parent Agreement form to the church office, 133 East D Ave, Kingman, KS 67068.

If you decide not to send your child to Noah’s Ark, please contact us as soon as possible so that spot can be filled by another child.

Noah’s Ark curriculum will include faith-based teachings about God and the Bible. Daily prayers will be said and Christian values will be taught and reinforced through a loving environment.

Handwriting Without Tears curriculum be implemented at each grant site. This curriculum prepares your child to learn successful handwriting skills.

Due to Noah’s Ark being a community partner in the Pilot Pre-K grant, there is NO tuition!

Your child is expected to be able to take care of all of their toiletry needs.

Snack time is a great learning experience for all the children, especially in patience and manners. Therefore, we will have a simple, mid-afternoon, nutritional snack. The grant requires that healthy snacks be provided such as fruits, veggies, cheese/crackers, peanut butter, etc. On snack day, your child has the opportunity to help serve the snack, which makes him/her feel very important and special. There will be a pre-assigned list of snack helpers handed out the first day of school (birthdays will be taken into consideration as to when your child will be scheduled). If you need to trade a snack week, please let us know ahead of time. Drinks and napkins are provided by the school. Please speak to us about any food allergies your child has.

If your child appears ill in the morning or is running a fever, we would appreciate your cooperation by keeping them home to prevent the spread of infection. All will benefit from this added precaution. Please contact us to let us know if your child will be absent, thank you!

Because of the value of outdoor play and fresh air, we will be going outside to our sand playground unless it is raining, snowing or extremely cold. Please have your child wear sufficient outer clothing and comfortable shoes to school. Please label caps, hats, gloves, mittens, coats, etc. so stray clothing can be given back to its owner.

If USD 331 cancels school due to the weather, school will not be held at Noah’s Ark.

Any necessary discipline will be constructive and educational in nature and appropriate to your child’s age and circumstances. No child will ever be isolated, subjected to any form of physical punishment, excessively restrained or subjected to harsh words or humiliation. If necessary, a timeout period or forfeiture of a privilege will be used as a form of discipline.

Parents will be notified if harmful physical or uncontrollable, disruptive behavior is exhibited. If such behavior continues, possible dismissal could occur.

Since Noah’s Ark is a licensed facility, the attached Health Assessment form needs to be filled out and signed by either your family doctor or by the County Health Department.

· If your child attended Noah’s Ark Jr., we already have their Health Assessment on file and do not need a new one.

· If your child is going to a licensed daycare, make a copy of their Health Assessment for our files and update any immunizations.

· If your child has seen your family doctor within the last 6 months, your doctor should be willing to fill out the Assessment without charging you for another appointment.

The Emergency Release form also needs to be completed. Do not have it notarized.

As a grant requirement, all children shall participate in a free screening before preschool starts and at the end of the school year. Parents will be notified about dates for the screenings.

A monthly Noah’s Ark newsletter and calendar will be handed out to keep parents aware of school happenings, snack helpers, birthdays and any other pertinent information. A monthly Kingman United Methodist Church newsletter will also be mailed to each Noah’s Ark family.

Parental involvement will include, but is not limited to, providing snacks, assisting with Show and Tell items their child brings to school, Parent/Teacher conferences held twice a year, monthly at-home activities done with materials supplied by Noah’s Ark, yearly home visits by our Family Advocate, Brandi Mertens and an end-of-the-year evaluation of Noah’s Ark program.

The following performances will be held during the school year so the children can perform songs for their families and friends.