GENERAL INFORMATION

John Knox Child Development Center hours of operation are 7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. We ask that early arrivals wait patiently for the building to open at 7am. Also if you are running late in the evening please call and let us know you are on the way and approximately how late you will be. Late pick up charges are $5 for the first 10 minutes then an additional $1 per minute after that. This is payable at the time of pick up in cash to the staff member staying late with your child.

Tuition is due on the first of each month in full or half on the first and half on the fifteenth. Late charges of $10 are assessed on the third business day following the due date.

MOVING UP

It is class change time Center wide. The children that will be changing classes will transition the week of August 16 and move up on August 23rd. Transition notes will be given to those children that will be changing classes and new class lists will be posted in each classroom. If you have questions, concerns, or comments about where your child is placed please speak to Stephanie or Jeanne and we will work with you to address any issues you may be having. We want to work along with you to make the best possible choices for each individual child.

BACK TO SCHOOL

It’s that time of year again, when we are getting ready for back to school. We have had a great Summer with all the JKCDC children and now it is time to prepare for the new school year. If your child will be leaving John Knox for the 2010/2011 school year please be sure to notify the office in writing and remember a two week notice is required.

For children attending Tulsa Public Schools the start date this year is August 23, 2010. For children attending Patrick Henry and Eliot, hours are 7:55am to 2:45pm and for those attending Eisenhower, hours are 8:15am to 3:05pm. John Knox will transport both to and from Patrick Henry and Eliot and will also pick up after school at Eisenhower this year.

If your child will be riding the JKCDC bus to school in the morning they must be at John Knox ready to go no later than 7:15am. We cannot wait for late arrivals. We also ask that if your child will not be riding the JKCDC bus after school you call the Center by 10:00am. Failure to call will result in a $5.00 charge. It is important that we stay on schedule with our bus runs so we may get the children to John Knox in a safe and timely manner. This becomes difficult when we are not informed of an absence.

PARENT ASSOCIATION MEETING

THE SCHOOL NEEDS YOU
THE TEACHERS NEED YOU
THE KIDS NEED YOU

The annual Parent Association Board Election meeting will be Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 5:30pm in the JKCDC gym. Dinner and childcare will be provided. We strongly encourage all parents to attend this meeting and get involved in the Parent Association. If you would like to serve as an officer there are several positions that will be available or if you would just like to attend meetings, gather information, volunteer for special events, etc. that would also be a great benefit to the center. This is your opportunity to really get involved with your child’s school and a great way to meet other parents and make positive connections. When you attend meetings regularly you help to shape and influence the way your kids spend their day. The curriculum, the tools for learning, the food they eat, and the kind and well-trained teachers who enrich their day are discussed and supported by the Parent Association. If those reasons are not enough to get you here, the Parent Association is also sponsoring a drawing for a one time tuition discount voucher. Hope to see you their. Please sign up in the office if you plan to attend so we have a good count for the dinner and childcare.

SMILE ITS PICTURE DAY

Lynn Taylor Photography will be at John Knox taking individual photographs of the children August 10, 11, 12 and 13th. Please watch for a sign up sheet on your child’s classroom door. Only the children signed up will be photographed.

QUOTE

The soul is healed by being with children.
English Proverb

Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.
Lady Bird Johnson

Children are our most valuable natural resource.
Herbert Hoover

Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.
Mignon McLaughlin

HAVE A WONDERFUL BLESSED MONTH

Stephanie Taylor, Director
John Knox CDC