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Curriculum | Technology | After
School Program
After School At A Glance
After School care is available for Lower School students each
school day from 3:15 -6:00 p.m. Each day the RPCS After School
Program offers the students a choice of activities from which to
choose. Monday- Thursday we offer a homework room where students
can work quietly. Counselors do not offer tutoring and homework
review, but students may ask for help with directions, spelling
or other clarification.
Counselors plan craft activities, provide snacks, play games and
organize special events. Board games and puzzles are always available
to kids to play with. Children in After School will have periodic
trips to the library and those in grades 2-5 will be able to go
to the computer lab Monday- Thursday during the winter months.
On some Fridays and on rainy days we will show a video. Suggestions
for
age-appropriate videos are welcome.
Schedule of Events and Contact Information
To contact the Director of Childcare, please call Maria Chmura
at: 410-323-5500 x 3088 or at x3023 or email at chmuram@rpcs.org.
The After School Program is open to RPCS students who are enrolled
in the program on a regular basis or as a drop-in program for your
convenience.
During the first two weeks of School, students in Kindergarten
can stay in the After School Program from dismissal until closing
time. Be sure to pack a lunch, write a note to her homeroom teacher,
and your daughter can expect a fun afternoon.
On the first day of school, September 3, the After School Program
will run from 11:30-6:00 p.m. for students who are regularly
in ASP and those who enroll ahead of time. If you would like to
sign up please e-mail Maria at chmuram@rpcs.org.
For students already enrolled in ASP there is no additional
charge to take part in this afternoon. Please remember to send
a lunch.
Kindergarten students can attend ASP from 12:30-3:00 p.m. on September
4 and 5 and from 2:00-3:00 p.m. on September 8-12 at no
cost. If you would like to sign up please e-mail Maria at chmuram@rpcs.org.
Please send a lunch each day and we will provide activities
and rest time. Pick up will be in the Multi Purpose Room.
The After School Program will hold special theme days from 8:00am-5:00pm
when School is closed for a non-holiday. These days are packed
with fun and you can sign your daughters up for an additional
cost. The day may include crafts, snacks, lunch, a field trip,
or a visit with entertainment or instructors.
The After School Program will hold
these programs on the following dates:
September 29
October 31 (12-5pm)
November 3
November 21
February 13
April 6
April 13
There is no After School Program
on the following holidays:
Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, the day
after Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day,
Memorial Day, Rosh Hoshanah, Yom Kippur, the last Friday before
Holiday Break the last Friday before Spring Break, Good Friday, or Easter Monday.
A Day in Your Daughter’s Shoes
Each day when your daughter arrives at After School Program, she
will be seated by grade for daily attendance and announcements.
Crafts and inside/outside playtime begin immediately and your daughter
will unwind after a long day. At 4:00 p.m. snack is served and
then your daughter can either continue to do art and play, or she
may choose to go to the homework room or lab. Please note that
depending on the weather we may require your daughter to wear the
appropriate clothing to play outside, so please send her prepared,
with a jacket.
All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will be required to spend
a minimum of 30 minutes in the homework room each Monday-Thursday.
If no homework is assigned we will ask your child to read or write
quietly for 30 minutes. We do this to promote good study habits
and to support the teachers’ and parents’ efforts inside
and outside of the classroom. Students in grades K, Pre-1st, 1st,
and 2nd will have the option of attending the homework room.
After School Program Enrollment
To enroll your daughter in the After School Program, you may print
out and mail in the on-line form, or you may stop by the Lower
School office or the Harris Center and pick up a form. On the enrollment
form you may choose how may days per week and hours your daughters
will attend the After School Program. Children who are not enrolled
are also welcome to join the fun after school on a drop-in basis.
Costs for enrollment are on the form and also on the link in this
website. Any girls who are on campus at 3:45 p.m. will automatically
be enrolled in After School for the day and charged as a drop-in.
It is important to complete your enrollment form in its entirety
so that we know who has authorization to pick your daughter up,
important health information, emergency contact numbers, etc. Please
be sure to let the Director know if there are any changes. If there
is a health concern warranting attention during the After School
Program, parents will be called and we will request that you pick
your daughter up as soon possible. The After School Program does
have access to first aid supplies and at least one counselor is
trained in Community First Aid and CPR by the American Red Cross.
When you pick your daughter up at the end of the day, we ask that
you sign her out, and indicate the time, for your safety and our
records.
Children must be picked up by the contracted time that you have
selected. An additional fee will be assessed at the drop in rate
of $12 per hour. Any student who is enrolled in the After School
Program who has not been signed out by 6:00 p.m. will be sent up
with a counselor to the Harris Center. You will be charged $30
per every quarter hour.
We look forward to having your daughter participate in the RPCS
After School Program.
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