Saco Saco Parks Parks & & Recreation Recreation 2016 20162016--2017 2017 School School Year Year Program Program For For Children Children Entering Entering Grades KGrades K K--88 Registration Begins: July 1, 2016 parksandrec@sacomaine.org www.sacorec.com 283 283--3139 Building community through people, parks and programs
Saco Parks and Recreation Schools Out Program 2016-2017 This Year s Line Up for Grades K-8 Early Rizer: Before School Camp Options After the Bell: After School Camp for regular and Early Release Days School s Out: Vacation and Days off Camp, and Snow Days Early Rizer Program: K-5 Escort your child into the program and we will help them get their day started right! They can finish up homework, play in the gym or just relax before we get them off to school. Participants will have the use of Room 114 at the Community Center for quiet activities and morning TV shows, as well as access to the gym to get them moving for before-school fun. Please enter the program from the Bradley Street Front Entrance. Parents must accompany their child into the program to check in. NEW! Reduced daily fee option and see below for breakfast offerings! Who: Grades K-5 at Young, Fairfield and Burns Schools Where: Saco Community Center, Room 114 Time: 6:30AM to school drop off, Monday-Friday Fee: $3.00/day Early Rizer is offered on regular school days only. This program is not available on no-school days, either for Vacation, Teacher Workshops, Holidays or Snow Days. New Format for Breakfast: Breakfast will now be offered in an ala carte format with an expanded menu. Parents will have the option to prepay credits to their www.sacorec.com account, allowing students to use these credits towards breakfast purchases. Options will include bagels, cereal, waffles, toast, eggs, omelets, homefries and more! After the Bell: After School Program for Grades K-5 Each afternoon will be a combination of indoor and outdoor activities, including learning activities in science, reading and math and options for gym games, arts and crafts, and more. We use multiple rooms at each location, including the gym, and outside play structures. There are opportunities for children to work on homework if they have it. Students from Young and Fairfield Schools take assigned buses to the Community Center. If your child will be riding an alternate bus, please notify the office one week prior to review transportation plans. Students at C.K. Burns School will stay right on site for regular school days and take a bus to the Saco Community Center on abbreviated Wednesdays and Early Release Days. Who: Grades K-5 at Young, Fairfield, Burns Schools Locations: Grades K-2: Saco Community Center Grades 3-5: Burns School Time: School release until 6:00PM, Monday- Friday Fee: $14.00/day This program will not operate on Holidays, vacation weeks or other full days off from school as these days are covered by other services. See details under Schools Out Camps.
NEW! Early Release Days and Abbreviated Wednesdays are offered at the same price as regular school days! The new abbreviated day schedule for grades K-8 will feature weekly early dismissals on Wednesdays. Taking into account that the abbreviated days are occurring more frequently but that dismissal time is now later than previous school years for Early Release, Saco Parks and Recreation is offering this service at the same cost as our regular After the Bell programs! Hours: School Dismissal time 6:00 pm. Saco Community Center (Burns and SMS students are bused over) Fees: Grades K-5: $14.00 per day Grades 6-8: $10.00 per day Simply register with other After the Bell days needed that week! NEW! Teen Epic School s Out Camp Programs for Grades 6-8 Early Rizer Program for Grades 6-8 Saco Parks and Recreation has long been offering an Early Rizer program for grades K-5, which provides before school care. We are happy to announce we are offering a Teen Epic companion program to our K-5 Early Rizer program specifically for grades 6-8. This program will operate separately from our K-5 Early Rizer program. Much like our Teen Epic summer camp program, participants will have the option to participate in and in some cases sign-up for specialty enrichment activities. Early Rizer time can be used for homework, waking up, starting the day casually, gym activities, and more. New Format for Breakfast: Breakfast will now be offered in an ala carte format with an expanded menu. Parents will have the option to prepay credits to their www.sacorec.com account, allowing students to use these credits towards breakfast purchases. Options will include bagels, cereal, waffles, toast, eggs, omelets, homefries and more! Who: Grades 6-8 at Saco Middle School Location: Saco Community Center Before Care Time: 6:30AM to school drop off, Monday-Friday Fee: $3.00/day After Care Time: School release until 6:00PM, Monday- Friday Fee: $10.00/day *After School Programming for Grades 6-8 Starting in the 2016-2017 school year, we will be looking to offer options for after school care for middle school aged students. If there is enough interest, we will offer an After the Bell program for grades 6-8. Partnering off of our current Teen Epic Chopped Academy program, we will also look to increase the number of after school enrichment programs for middle schoolers. Required Enrollment: During the summer of 2016, we will have an activity line available on our site at www.sacorec.com for families to indicate their interest in an after school program for grades 6-8. This activity line is free and will be available through Friday, July 29th, 2016. Should we receive enough interest, we will move forward with a program for this group. In addition, we will require a minimum registration of 6 participants per day to continue offering this program throughout the school year.
Saco Parks & Recreation Saco Parks and Recreation is excited to now offer an extended care program for children! Available Monday-Sunday Evenings Kids Kare is a quality child care program managed by the experienced staff of the Saco Parks and Recreation Department at the Saco Community Center. Parents can enjoy a night out or take care of after-work errands, while your child enjoys an evening of fun and games with SPR staff! K i d s K a re Pro g ra m D etails Days & Times: Fridays and Saturdays: 6:00PM-11:00PM Sundays-Thursdays: 6:00PM-10:00PM Available to purchase in hourly increments! Who: Children ages 3 and older. Open to residents and non-residents. Participants must be potty trained. Families in the Schools Out program may request to roll over their Participant Contact Forms to enroll in Kids Kare. Where: Saco Community Center, 75 Franklin St. Participants have access to all the equipment and games the Saco Parks and Recreation Department has to offer! After the Bell: Parents can register for After the Bell and Kids Kare for continuing service. Transportation will be available from the C.K. Burns After the Bell program. Fee: $10.00/hour per child. Siblings receive a 50% discount only $5.00/hour per additional child! Must be immediate family and registered for the same day. Dinner Options Available for Purchase: $8.00/meal Select one of the following meal options: pizza, hot dog, hamburger or chicken nuggets, each served with a drink and snack. *Meals served until 7:30pm. Vending machine available at all times for snacks. Kids Kare Purchasing Options Families must have a current Participant Contact Sheet on file with the office and request enrollment to this program. Families must select the number of hours needed upon registering. These are available in hourly increments. Families must also designate the times they will be using in the Q&A area of the checkout process. Deadlines: Families must book their Kids Kare registration in advance for staffing purposes. SPR has you covered weeknights and weekends! Monday through Friday registrations: by 1:00PM of the weeknight needed Saturday and Sunday registrations: by 1:00PM Friday before the weekend needed Services cannot be guaranteed for registrations received after these deadlines. If we are able to accommodate the registration, a late fee of $10.00 will be due.
School s Out Staff Our Schools Out Program features some of the most experienced staff at the Saco Parks and Recreation Department. These staff have worked with thousands of children over the years in our programs. Staff members of our leadership team are CPR, First Aid, and AED certified. In addition to their safety backgrounds, these staff are also experts in fun! Academies, Intramurals and More! Students enrolled in our Schools Out Program will have an opportunity to register for other after school SPR programs, such as various intramural sports or SPR Academies, held at program locations. Additional fees will be required for these programs. Please see below for a list of past offerings. Look for info at the start of the school year on Academies for 2016-2017! New Academies coming soon: Teen Epic Lego Academy and Teen Epic Science Academy! Past Academy & Intramural Offerings: Academies: Teen Epic Chopped Cooking Academy SPR Jedi Academy SPR Lego Academy SPR Holiday Caroling Academy SPR Craft Academy SPR Gotta Dance Academy SPR Kid Fit Academy SPR Tumbling Academy SPR Science Academy Intramurals: Classic Kickball and Wiffleball Flag Football Volleyball Basketball
School s Out Camp: Vacation, Full Days Off and Snow Days! The following programs are now offered with an extended closing time of 6:00PM! No fee increases from last year! Who: Grades K 8th at Young, Fairfield, C.K. Burns, & Saco Middle School Full Days Off and Vacation Days Hours: 7:30 am 6:00 pm at the Saco Community Center Fee: $28.00 per day in advance. Fee includes any field trip costs if offered on the day attended Snow Days Hours: 7:30 am 6:00 pm at the Saco Community Center Fee: $28.00 total ($14.00 balance if you have already paid for that day s After the Bell Program) Snow Day Delayed Start Hours: 6:30 am start of school, held at the Saco Community Center Fee: $3.00 total (covered if already registered for that day s Early Rizer program) Snow Day and Delayed Start (weather related) fees will be billed to your account and are due within one week of invoice. We reserve the right to adjust program hours based on weather conditions. We also reserve the right to not offer Snow Days if the weather is deemed too dangerous. In the event of extreme weather conditions: we are primarily concerned for the welfare of the children and our staff. It is safest to pick up your child early on those days. No refunds or credits will be issued for early closure. School s Out Program Payment Details Payments: You MUST be registered with the office before making payments for this program. Please see registration instructions on back page of flyer. SPR s School s Out Program follows the Saco school department calendar with services offered accordingly. SPR Program fees must be paid by these attendance deadlines: Before School - before 6:00 AM the day of the program After School/Abbreviated Wednesdays - before 1:00 PM the day of the program Early Release Days - before 11:00 AM the day of the program Full Days Off - before 6:00 AM the day of the program Snow Days and Snow Day Delayed Starts - We will bill you Payments can be made at the Saco Parks & Recreation Office or online at www.sacorec.com. Fees paid after these deadlines are subject to a $7.00 per day, per child, per program late fee. Credits: We will issue account credits if properly notified of changes by the attendance deadline for the program. See details in handbook on our Call Out policy; it is important to note separate calls must be made to the schools and our department for attendance changes. All credits for non-use of service can only be used after attendance for that day is processed. Your credit will show up as an account credit and can be applied to your next purchase. No credits will be issued if your child is removed from the program for disciplinary reasons or if we do not receive proper notification of a call-out. Outstanding Balance: Any family with an outstanding balance in any program will not be allowed to register for additional programs until that balance is paid. Your child will not be enrolled into the School s Out program if there is an outstanding balance. Please ask at the SPR Office about payment plans.
Registration: Opens July 1st! ~ If your child/children are registered in our 2016 Summer Camp Program: Call the office and tell them which child/children you would like to enroll in our School s Out Program The office will copy your current 2016 Participant Contact Form and transfer it to the School s Out program; please make them aware of any updates. Your account will be invoiced for the School s Out Membership fee which is $10.00 for the 2016-2017 school year. Upon payment of membership, online registration will then be available to pay for your before/after care needs. Prior to the deadlines, continue to pay for all days/programs needed throughout the year. ~If your child/children are NOT registered in our 2016 Summer Camp Program: Please bring all completed TYPED registration materials with you to register at the Saco Parks & Recreation Office. See details below: If you do not have a household account with us, go to www.sacorec.com and create one. Be sure to add all household members, and also enroll in both general and cancellation email announcements as this is one of our main ways to communicate with everyone enrolled in our activities. Download the Participant Contact Form to your computer from www.sacorec.com. Must be typed: handwritten forms will not be accepted. Print off the completed Participant Contact Form. If your child has an inhaler or Epi Pen, please supply the emergency medication with your form. Bring your paperwork and if necessary, emergency medicine to the Saco Parks & Recreation Office for verification. May also be submitted by email to parksandrec@sacomaine.org. Your account will be invoiced for the School s Out Membership fee which is $10.00 for the 2016-2017 school year. Upon payment of membership, online registration will then be available to pay for your before/after care needs. Prior to the deadlines, continue to pay for all days/programs needed throughout the year. FMI: parksandrec@sacomaine.org www.sacorec.com 283-3139 Fee Waivers Fee Waiver Applications are available to download at www.sacorec.com or pick up at the Community Center. If you recently provided a new application for Summer Camp 2016 program and all the information provided is current, you may email Department Director, Joseph Hirsch at jhirsch@sacomaine.org to reconsider your application for the School s Out program. All Fee Waiver Applications and email requests are eligible to be submitted by Saco residents beginning on the first day of registration starting Friday, July 1st, 2016. All information must be complete and all required forms attached; please bring copies of required receipts/bills/taxes, etc. Fee Waivers are awarded on a first come, first serve basis and based on financial need - do not wait as funds are limited and go quickly. Fee waiver applications will be accepted until funds are expended. Do not turn in registration forms with fee waiver requests. After you receive an approval letter in the mail you can begin the registration process, which must be started within 7 days of receipt of your fee waiver letter or you risk losing the award. During the school year, all payments must be made in person at the Community Center office. Please refer to the Fee Waiver application packet for complete waiver information. No Programs will be offered on the following days: Monday, September 5, 2016 Tuesday, November 8, 2016: no Early Rizer; K-2 After the Bell will be at Burns School due to election Thursday, November 24, 2016 Friday, November 25, 2016 Friday, December 23, 2016 Monday, December 26, 2016 Monday, May 29, 2017