Preschool applications become available on the first school day in March for the upcoming school year.
Your child must be 3 or 4 by July 31st (of the upcoming school year) to attend 3-year-old or 4-year-old preschool. If they turn 5 by July 31st of the upcoming school year they will attend kindergarten. Our priority is to serve families that reside in the Conestoga School District.
Please feel free to contact Amy Macrander to make sure your child is on our census and if not, she will get you the information you need to do so. That way you can receive a preschool application when they are available.
If you have questions or concerns about your child's development please reach out to Amy.
Please reach out with any questions!
Amy Macrander, amacrander@conestogacougars.org
Transportation:
We ask that you park in the east parking lot and walk with your child to the front doors. We will be standing inside or outside of the main doors. You can walk or direct your student over to us. Once your child is with us, we will bring your child inside to wait with our para educators alongside their friends. This will help create a safe environment and allow for consistency with drop off.
Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures:
Drop off: Please walk with your child to the front and where we will greet you and your child. We will wait inside in the lobby until a majority of the class arrives. For safety purposes, parents are not allowed inside the building.
Pick Up: We will wait with the class in the front lobby area and dismiss the students to you one at a time. Just come up to the front entrance and we will release your student to you!
Daycare Students: We will drop off and pick up students with the help of the daycare staff.
Bus riders will be picked up and dropped of by a preschool staff member.
Communication:
Check your child's backpack daily! A newsletter will be sent out at least once a month to inform you of the preschool activities and events. To support students in school routines and preparation for Kindergarten, we will utilize a folder in your child's backpack to pass back and forth important information.
You can communicate with us via: Parent Square, phone calls, or email.
amacrander@conestogacougars.org
mclausen@conestogacougars.org
Preferred Items:
large backpack
a labeled change of clothes (1 spring and 1 winter)
diapers and wipes if needed
appropriate clothing/gear for the weather
We will go outside daily unless the temperature is below 25 degrees Fahrenheit (windchill is considered)
Health Guidelines:
If your child is ill, per the Conestoga Public School Illness document below, please call 402-235-2341 to let us know.
AM Daily Schedule (sample)
8:00 am - 8:05 am Arrival and Wash Hands
8:05 am - 8:25 am Breakfast
8:25 am - 8:45 am Circle and Planning
8:45 am - 9:30 am Small Group/Work Time
9:30 am - 10:00 am Outside
10:00 am - 10:30 am Literacy/Letter Group Time
10:30 am - 10:50 am Playtime continues
10:50 am -11:10 am Circle Time
Shape/Color/Nursery Rhyme/Cougar Traits and Show and Tell
11:15 am Depart
Preschool Goals
trace my name
know my colors
identify numbers 1-5
sing and dance at circle time
sit and listen tot a book being read to me
use the bathroom by myself
identify my shapes
participate at circle time
say how old I am
follow directions
count to 10
manage my feelings when I get upset
spell my name aloud
sing my ABC's
play with friends at centers and recess
write my name
identify my colors
identify my shapes
identify numbers 0-20
identify letter sounds
rhyme words and say if two words rhyme or not
say my birthday
identify my lowercase letters
identify my uppercase letters
count to 20
make a pattern
zip my coat
spell my name aloud
play with friends nicely
use scissors correctly
follow directions the first time
participate at circle time by answering questions, dancing, singing, repeating words
hold my pencil correctly
sit still and listen to story without interrupting
start to express my feelings when I am upset or mad