Before & After Care (EDP)

The new Before Care Program is slated to begin on December 15, 2016.  The program allows for students to be dropped off as early as 6:30 a.m.  There will be a Director of Before Care, and a Before Care Monitor on duty every morning.  Students should bring snacks or easy items to consume for breakfast.  Students will be able to read, use electronic devices, color and/or generally prepare for the start of the school day.  At 7:30 students will move to the gym as usual.   Please click the registration form below, print it, and submit it to Diane Laskowski in the school office ASAP if you will be utilizing the Before Care Program.  

Cost
$8.00 per day

Before Care Registration Form

About Before and After Care Program 2016-17 Program

The St. Benedict Before and After Care Program is intended to serve busy families who desire supplemental care in a Catholic environment. The staff strives to provide individual attention, consistency, and fair treatment for the children and to help them grow in maturity and self-respect, as well as to maintain an atmosphere wherein respect and understanding for others is realized.

Program: The program provides care, supervision, and enrichment activities. Some of the varied activities include inside and outside play, gym time, snack time, quiet time, and optional trips on 12:30 dismissal days to the movies, bowling, local parks or other points of interest.

Before Care Hours: 6:30-7:30 am
After Care Hours: 2:15-6:00 pm

Forms: All forms are located here or under the Forms link.

Homework: A room and resources are available for children to do homework. Homework is not mandatory but parents may inform staff if homework is to be started and, or completed by the child at After Care.

Snacks: Parents may provide a daily snack or purchase individual packs of cookies or crackers, fruit, and juice boxes for $.25 each.

Lunches: On a scheduled early dismissal day, parents may provide a lunch or purchase pizza and juice for $1.00 per slice.

Play-wear: Each child will need a change of clothes as outside activities are scheduled every day that weather permits. Please label all belongings to ensure its return.

Dismissal: We will continue to dismiss all After Care Student at the MAIN SCHOOL ENTRANCE.

Change: Notification of any change from After Care Pre-Paid Schedule to car/bus would be greatly appreciated at 8:00 AM to the child's homeroom teacher.

Pick-Up: Please try to avoid After Care pick-up between 2:10 and 2:30 during regular school dismissal of 500 students to bus and/or car.

CAUTION: Please try to avoid Wednesday After Care pick-up between 4:35 and 4:55 or 5:45- 6:00 during Religious Education drop off and dismissal. 

Parking for After Care pick-up will be in the main school Parking Lot – directly in front of the Main School Entrance. (Before 4:00, a parking row can be started opposite the existing single staff isle and Fr. JM’s home for After Care pick-up only.) No parking along the yellow curb.

Please be aware that the Track & Field team practices in the late afternoon when traffic is at a minimum, but if you are picking up at After Care or driving on school grounds for some other reason, please watch out for the runners. We appreciate your cooperation.

Please keep us informed of any way we can continue to improve our program and dismissal.

THANK YOU!
EDP Staff

Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Reardon, Mrs. O'Hara, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. DeSilvestri, Ms. Fredda, Mrs. Miltner, and Mrs. Tobino