Rockfield Before-School
May Newsletter
A Word from the Supervisor
Parents,
The school year is coming to a close, and we are getting excited for summer! If you need care for your children this summer, be sure to look into the Community Education summer programs, Super Summer Club and Camp Extreme. Ms. Sydney will finish out this school year as supervisor, but she won’t return next year because she is graduating. Mr. Garrett will be with us in the mornings until WKU lets out for summer and he heads home, but he plans to return to the program next school year. We will have a sub for the remainder of the school year after he goes home. As requested, we are continuing to work with your children on homework and spelling words each morning. If you would like us to do that with your child, just let us know. We hope everyone has a great month and is enjoying the warming weather!
Ms. Sydney
Summer all-day programs
Registration is under way for Community Education's school-age summer programs. The Super Summer Club for children in grades K-3 and Camp Extreme for children in grades 4-8 are being offered May 23 through Aug. 3. Hours for the camps are from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily. From May 23 through June 1, all grades will meet at the Bowling Green Independent Schools' Professional Development and Learning Center (PDLC) at 503 Old Morgantown Road. From June 2 through Aug. 3, Super Summer Club will meet at the PDLC and Camp Extreme will meet at T.C. Cherry Elementary School at 1001 Liberty Way.
Parents may register their children for these programs on a weekly basis at a cost of $125 per week. Breakfast, lunch, and a snack are provided, and most field trips are included in the cost. You only pay for the weeks your child attends. The registration fee is $60 per family. To access the online registration form, go to this link:
Things we need
The before- and after-school programs, as well as the summer programs, need the following items:
Empty plastic eggs – used ones are fine (now is the perfect time to declutter your home of all those Easter eggs!)
Pencils
Newspapers
Thank you!
Spring Enrichment Classes have started
Whether you want to learn a new language, create a work of art, or get up to speed on the latest technology, Community Education has what you’re looking for in its lineup of spring adult enrichment classes. More than 80 classes are being offered from April through June. Classes are offered at various locations throughout Bowling Green and Warren County in 11 categories: art, painting and pottery; business and careers; children and teens; computers; crafts, handwork and jewelry; fitness, dance and recreation; health and aging; history; home and garden; languages; and technology and photography. The classes are taught by experts in the fields and are offered at reasonable prices.
A catalog listing all enrichment classes was inserted in the March 20 Bowling Green Daily News and is available for pickup at various sites in the community. The class listings and a registration form can be found on the Community Education website (http://www.commed.us/taking-classes/). The catalog is produced in conjunction with Western Kentucky University’s Division of Extended Learning and Outreach (DELO) and Warren County Parks & Recreation and includes information about offerings from DELO and Parks & Recreation.
Stand for Children Day is June 16
Insurance help available in case of accidents
Accidents do happen, and children are no exception to that. Sometimes a little one trips over her own feet on the playground and falls. Or maybe a child bumps into another one as he is running on the playground. We don’t like to see any child hurt! Although parents sign a waiver stating they understand they solely are responsible for any medical expenses, Community Education wishes to assist parents in such circumstances and annually purchases an accident insurance policy – the same used by most schools – to help defray the out-of-pocket costs on some medical visits due to accidental injury. The policy, which we upped to double coverage, realistically covers an amount that is similar to a co-pay. We do this as a convenience for our families. This policy is not intended to replace your normal health insurance policy, but is a supplement to it. We have noticed that some of the newer health insurance policies do not pay any or much at all, due to high deductibles, toward small injuries. Please double check your health insurance policy to determine how much you are willing to pay out of pocket in such a circumstance. If you need more information about this insurance and how it might benefit you, call the Community Education office. If your child has an accidental injury during our after-school or before-school program requiring medical treatment, please check with our office staff to determine how this policy can be used by your family (or be applied to their treatment expenses).
Summer Activities Fair draws record crowd
Community Education, Bowling Green High School Youth Services Center and Natcher Elementary Family Resource Center sponsored the 12th annual Summer Activities Fair on the evening of Tuesday, April 26 on the concourse of the Bowling Green Ballpark, home of the Hot Rods. The purpose of the fair is to provide parents with children in grades k-12 a one-stop shop opportunity for information on the activities, camps, or other programs offered during the summer in our community. This was the first time the event was held at Bowling Green Ballpark, and participation was higher than ever. More than 400 visitors attended, topping last year’s total of 367, which was the previous high.
The fair included information on a wide variety of summer activity opportunities, including academics, art, aviation, cooking, dance, martial arts, music, police, reading, various sports, volunteer opportunities and much, much more.
With this year’s event being held at Bowling Green Ballpark for the first time, those visiting the fair had the opportunity to receive free admission to that night’s Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball game against the Clinton LumberKings.
Early School Closing Policy Reminder
If your child’s school closes two or more hours early due to bad weather or other issues, Community Education will NOT provide care that day, as the majority of our staff attend classes at WKU and cannot get to the site that early. Full afternoon care will be provided if your child’s school closes less than two hours early.
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Important Site Information
ROCKFIELD ELEMENTARY SITE NUMBER: 270-991-5679
Site Supervisors
- Site Supervisor: Sydney Spalding
Group Leaders
- Savannah Claywell
- Garrett Emberton
Administrative Staff
- School Age Programs Specialist: Jarrod Shive
- Associate Director: Erin Lightfoot
Community Education
Email: info@commed.us
Website: www.commed.us
Location: 1227 Westen Street, Bowling Green, KY, United States
Phone: 270-842-4281
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Community-Education-Bowling-Green-Warren-County-Ky-136876033026588/?fref=ts
Twitter: @CommunityEdBG