Welcome to Excel Parent Night. Hours of Operations 7:30 am-5:45pm Monday-Friday Students MUST be picked up by 5:45 –A charge will be added for late pickup

Welcome to Excel Parent Night

Excel Program After School & Summer Enrichment

Hours of Operations

• 7:30 am-5:45pm Monday-Friday

• Students MUST be picked up by 5:45– A charge will be added for late pickup.

Summer CalendarSubject to Change

Excel 2012 Summer Calendar

**All activities subject to change. Cancellation and rescheduling notifications will be sent via email and text.

Due to staffing and space restraints, we are unable to keep student lunches in coolers. Frozen water bottles or ziplocks with ice can be placed in lunch

sacks to keep food cold. We prefer disposable bags, NOT lunch boxes on swim & fieldtrip days.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday May

Last Day of School *Times reflect projected departure and return of buses. Actual times mat vary.

2 Excel Begins

23 Science Day 24 Craighead Forest Park Water Area- PreK & K 10:00-12:00 Swim Harrisburg Pool 1st-6th 9:00-1:00

25 Fun Friday Nature Center- All Grades 9:00-12:00

28 Memorial Day No Excel- - - CLOSED

29 Water Day Craighead Forest Water Park- PreK & 1st 10:00-12:00 Swim Harrisburg Pool 1st-6th 8:45-1:30

30 Science Day 31 Summer Fun Day Hamburger Day $2

1 Fun Friday Craighead, Waterpark, & Picnic- All Grades 9:00-12:30

J une 4 Art Day Pizza Day $2


6 Science Day Movies PreK-6th 9:30-12:30

7 Summer Fun Day Hamburger Day $2

8 Fun Friday Paragould Movie- All Grades Opening of Madagascar 3 3D and Picnic 9:00-1:00

11 Art Day Pizza Day $2


13 Science Day Library Presentation PreK-1st 9:30-11:30 Movies 2nd-6th

9:30-12:30


15 Fun Friday School Day Activities: J umpers & Water Slide- All Grades




9:30-12:30


22 Fun Friday ASU Theater Tales of Hans Christian Anderson - All Grades 9:00-12:00




9:30-12:30


29 Fun Friday Bowling 2nd-6th

9:00-12:00 Craighead Forest Water Park- PreK & K 10:00-12:00

J uly 2 Art Day Pizza Day $2

3 Water Day Swim YMCA PreK-6 9:45-12:30

4 4th of J uly No Excel- - - CLOSED


6 Fun Friday School Day Movie & Activities




9:30-12:30


13 Fun Friday Skating 2-6 9:30-12:30 Craighead Forest Water Park- PreK & K 9:00-11:00




9:30-12:30


20 Fun Friday ASU Museum- All Grades 8:30-11:30




9:30-12:30


27 Fun Friday Craighead, Waterpark, & Picnic- All Grades 9:00-12:30

August 30 Art Day Pizza Day $2


1 Science Day Movies PreK-6th 9:30-12:30


3 Fun Friday School Day Activities: J umpers & Water Slide- All Grades



8 Science Day 9 Summer Fun Day Hamburger Day $2

10 Fun Friday Children's Museum in Memphis- All Grades 9:00-3:00

13 No Pizza- Bring Lunch Walcott/ Picnic- All Grades


15 Fire Station/ Picnic- All Grades


17 Fun Friday School Day Movie & Activities

Weekly Schedule Monday

o Enrichment- Art

o Pizza Day!! Send $2.00

Tuesday

o Swim Day/ Picnic

May 24-June 26PK-K/1- Craighead Water Park (Parents may request 1st graders to got to Harrisburg to swim)

1st-6th – Harrisburg city pool and park

July 3-August 14

All- YMCA

Wednesday

o PreK-2nd Story in the Park/ Picnic

2nd-6th Movies- Jonesboro, Hollywood Theater (All grades will go to the movies June 6 & August 1)

o Enrichment- Science

Thursday

o Summer Fun Day

o Hamburger Day!! Send $2.00

Sports Activity Period

·Friday

o Fun Day- See Calendar for schedule

!!Students MUST be on time for field trips!!A staff member will stay behind with students who are late.

**Schedule subject to change (changes posted on website)

Daily Activities• Enrichment• Skill Review• Library/ Wii• Electronics• Computer• Snack (Morning & Afternoon)• Free Play• Nap/Rest Time• Lunch• Recess • Games

*Varies some depending on weekly fieldtrips.

Lunch• Lunch not provided- Students must bring lunch• Drinks provided• Monday- Pizza Day… Bring $2 cash• Thursday- Hamburger/Chips Day… Bring $2 cash

• We can’t heat or refrigerate lunches– Put frozen drink bottle in lunch bag– Put Ziploc ice bag in lunch container

• Lunches must have foods from 4 food groups• Charge if Excel provides lunch $5

Snacks

• Provided twice a day

• Students will be offered snacks from at least two different food groups each day.

Backpacks

Please send a backpack or bag with your child each day. Students will have projects and activities to keep up with, and for parent/teacher communication.

Fieldtrips Day

• Permission slip MUST be signed

• See calendar for schedule

Swim & Waterpark Days

• Permission slip MUST be signed• Harrisburg city pool in May & June• YMCA pool in July & August• Private swimming with certified lifeguards and

supervising adults• Wear swimsuit and sunscreen to school• Bring dry clothes• Bring towel & sunscreen• PUT NAME ON ALL ITEMS

Drop-off Procedure• Students may be signed-in in the gym

or on the playground before 8:30• Do not drop-off/ pick-up through main

doors by office• Parents must sign students in• If checking students in after 8:30- check

the schedule on the kiosk for their class’ location

• Students may be signed in or out at any time

• Radios- On kiosk, use to locate classes

Pick-up Procedure• Students must be signed out• ID MUST be shown when signing out• If someone other than designated people are picking

up, we MUST have a note• Students may be signed-out in the gym or on the

playground after 4:45• Do not use drop-off/ pick-up through main doors by

office• If picking up students before 4:45 check schedule on

the kiosk to locate your child’s group• Students may be signed in or out at any time• Students MUST be picked up by 5:45- Fees will be

assessed to account for late pick-up

Clipboard Colors• PreK- Blue

• PreK/K- White

• Kindergarten- Orange

• Kindergarten- Pink

• 1st Grade- Red

• 1st Grade- Pink

• 2nd/3rd Grade- Purple

• 2nd/3rd Grade- Green

• 4th-6th Grade (Boys)- Yellow

• 4th-6th Grade (Girls)- Tan

Tuition• All fees for the program are due on the first

week day of the current week or monthly on the first of each month.

• Your check should note your child’s name.• Billing System

– Email, text– Monthly statements

• Fees will be collected in the kiosk located by the gym.

• You MUST get a receipt for cash.• Make checks payable to Excel Program. • Bill Pay is accepted.

Tuition

• Credit will not be given for absences.• Students who are enrolled the entire

summer receive 1 week vacation.• You are obligated to pay for all the days your

child is registered to attend each month regardless of whether or not your child attends.

Tuition• Late Pickup Fees

• Any child picked up after 5:45 will be charged a late pickup fee. It is $10 for every 15 minute period beginning at 5:46. This fee is due with the following week’s tuition.

• Return Check Policy• Any checks returned for insufficient funds will be assessed a

$25.00 additional fee. • On accounts assessed more than two returned checks in a

12 month period checks will no longer be accepted• Late Fee Charges

• A $10 late fee will be added to tuition not paid by Friday at 5:45 p.m. of the current week. These fees are due with payment that week.

Any fee becoming 10 days delinquent will necessitate removal of the child/children from the program.

Medication• Excel Program staff members prefers not

administer any medication to the students (with the exception of Tylenol if permission is given on medical forms).

• If your child needs to take medication during the program hours, YOU must make arrangements with directors.

• Students may not carry their own or other medication to the program.

• Students are permitted to store an inhaler for asthma or an Epi-Pen at the site provided the inhaler and/or Epi-Pen is in its original box with instructions and a prescription label.

Behavior Modification

• Positive Reinforcement – Earn Excel Store items

• Discipline– Verbal reprimand– Time-out– Behavior Notes

Electronics Policy• Students may not use cell phones while at

Excel. Electronics brought to Excel may only have games rated E for Everyone. If a child has an electronic devise with material deemed inappropriate by Excel staff, or if a child’s takes pictures or videos with the device, the device will be taken up and given to the parent at the end of the day. If a student’s device is taken up twice they may no longer have electronics at Excel.

Withdrawal Procedure

Notification of withdrawal must be given in writing two weeks in advance.

If notification is not given tuition will continue to be charged for the two-week period.

Miscellaneous Information• Information Board

– Although we will send texts and emails when detailed information is need, for daily information there will be a board posted at the playground gate or gym door with daily messages and reminders

• Communication– If you are not receiving emails or texts PLEASE let us know-

this is how we communicate. Notes aren’t always effective. • Change of Clothes

– Please send an extra set of clothes for you child, we will return them the last day of the summer program.

• Mats– Students going into 1st grade are responsible for bringing

nap mats, those will also be returned the last day of the summer program.

Questions?

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Welcome to Excel Parent Night. Hours of Operations 7:30 am-5:45pm Monday-Friday Students MUST be picked up by 5:45 –A charge will be added for late pickup