We mostly follow Billings School District #2's schedule Vaccinated volunteers are welcome.
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School always begins on the Tues/Wed after Labor Day in September with a quick open house visit with you and your child. We always end our year the week before Memorial Day in May. |
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Enrollment is open to all children in the community ages 3-5
Each class has a teacher and assistant with up to eighteen students. ~Our 2 day - Tu -Th class must be 3 years old before school starts and are toilet trained. ~The MWF kinder-prep class is for children (age 4 by September 10th) who will attend kindergarten the following fall. ~A non-refundable $50 supply fee is required to enroll your child. |
Each class is offered from 8:45-11:30 a.m.
Tuition for the 3 day MWF class is $180 a month
The 2 day Tu/Th class is $130 a month
We recently added the Venmo payment option to our program. Please just make sure you are putting preschool/child's name in the memo for us.
ALC Pre-K also has an online tuition payment option!
Step 1: Visit www.amluth.org from your computer or mobile device.
Step 2: Click on the green “Giving” icon.
Step 3: Next to “Pre-K Tuition” put in the amount you are paying.
Step 4: Choose donation frequency and start date.
Step 5: Fill out name, address, phone, and payment information. You can choose credit (add 5%) , debit, checking, or savings.
Step 6: You may choose to save your profile by setting a password (not required). Click “Process” and you are done!
ALC Preschool uses some of the Learning Without Tears program https://www.hwtears.com/gss
We also use some Teaching Trailblazers, Pocket of PreK, and Play to Learn PreK materials. In the past, we have partnered with WISE WONDERS to do STEM activities with the MWF class once a month! We hope to get this program running again as soon as they have outreach volunteers again!
We also use some Teaching Trailblazers, Pocket of PreK, and Play to Learn PreK materials. In the past, we have partnered with WISE WONDERS to do STEM activities with the MWF class once a month! We hope to get this program running again as soon as they have outreach volunteers again!
The purpose of our Pre-School is to assist parents in the development of their children by offering pre-school children a Christian setting in which to grow, learn, and develop. We enjoy being able to teach children about God’s word through story, play, and song. We have carefully planned a well-balanced program that will help your children learn through all their senses: hearing, seeing, touching, smelling and tasting. We will encourage and guide your children in developing their language, manners, social skills, self-expression, creativity, independence, hand-eye coordination, large and small motor skills, and good personal and health habits throughout he day.
Goals:
Our goal is to help your child grow and develop as a whole person: emotionally, intellectually, physically, socially, and spiritually. We will strive to aid parents in the understanding of age-appropriate curriculum and guiding their children’s development.
Pre-reading skills will be developed through the day’s activities including stories, music, and dramatic play.
Basic skills such as numbers & letter recognition, colors, shapes, sizes, etc., will be presented as the child is ready, through art, play dough, blocks, puzzles, etc.
Small motor skills will be enhanced through manipulative toys, puzzles, and child safe scissors.
Large motor skills will be developed through play, running, jumping, wheel toys, and creative movement to music.
Pre-K classes are introduced to phonics and math skills through art, cooking, science, and other hands-on activities.
Age-appropriate Christian concepts such as love, kindness, and sharing will be presented through stories, music, and crafts.
Our early childhood approach has a process vs. product result. Children ages 3-5 need practice with their motor skills (as well as social interaction) while in a safe, nurturing environment. It doesn’t matter if the end result looks perfect. What matters is that they learn to perform the skills themselves and find success. Play is an important part of a child’s day as well. Morals and manners matter! Children need to learn to work things out together using words that work
Discipline And Guidance
The goal of discipline is to help the child learn self-control. Positive behaviors will be reinforced. The teacher will stop any action that puts the child or another child in danger. Rules will be stated. Redirection, or “taking a break” may occur. Conversation and Cooperation are emphasized.
Contact us : if your child will be late or absent…..someone other than you will be picking up the child…..you have a question…..or you want to bring a pet for show and tell. PLEASE text us if you will be fairly late, because we lock our door as soon as the last child arrives.
Tuition is due the first of the month. Late tuition (after the 10th) will have an additional $10 fee if you have not talked to staff about it prior.
Calendars come home every month and will tell you the themes, if and when your child has snack day, birthdays, holidays, etc. The snack list will give you a head count. The calendar is also uploaded here on the web if you can't find yours.
Snack: We will let you know if there is an allergy in the class. Sometimes that child brings their own to avoid issue and sometimes we have a "not allowed in the room" -like a severe nut allergy. If that is the case, we will send home a list of safe or not safe foods, We do try to avoid sugary snacks unless it is a birthday celebration. (No cookies or doughnuts etc on a regular snack day). Depending on the enrolled numbers, your child will be asked to bring snack for everyone once a month or on every other month rotation. Their name will be circled on our calendar. On Fridays the class cooks together or plays with our food theme.
Birthdays: Mrs. Smith loves birthdays! The birthday child brings treats and we will have a poster to show to the class. The poster shares family photos, magazine pictures of favorite things, or drawings or stickers. Hint: We save the poster for next year (we can store it at school). We would encourage you (for our sanity) to not bring cupcakes to class, but mini ones are ok if you must.
Show and Tell S&T is only one person a day. The VIP gets to bring “one” item to share with the class on their day. No weapons please. Live animals are discussed with the teacher ahead of time please. Occasionally we will have a theme share day (dinosaur week or Fire safety)
Traveling Library for the MWF class is a plastic bag that contains a book and an animal or toy. They should stay in the bag when not in use and hung on a door handle so they don’t get mixed up with toys at home. You may keep the book as long as you want. Only when you bring it back, may you get another one.
Dress your children for preschool activities, please. We do make messes. NO FLIP FLOPS at preschool, (sandals with straps ok). Just know that we play running games and might be stepped on. We like to encourage shoes or slippers to leave here in the cubbies in winter with our big boot season.
Please send backpacks: It makes carrying things a lot easier for small hands. If you can put their names on it that helps too.
Scholastic Book Order comes home throughout the year. Often they have books for a couple of dollars DO NOT feel obligated to order. CLASS CODE: GKPXW