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Supply Fee
A $60 school supply fee will be charged for children starting in September. $30 of this must be paid upon registration and
$30 is collected at Orientation in September. This fee includes an HDCK
t-shirt. These fees are non-refundable after August 1st. For children starting in January, the supply fee is $30.
Items Needed
Each child must bring one outdoor
and one indoor pair of footwear. A change of indoor clothing is also
required. Children bring their own healthy snacks and lunches each
day.
Field Trips
In the course of the Kindergarten year we will be taking the children on
many field trips. Places we have visited include a dairy farm, pottery
making, the library, the art gallery, a fire hall,
apple picking, a nursing home. The children enjoy these outings very much, and we believe they are valuable experiences for pre-schoolers. Volunteer drivers are needed for the success of all our field trips and your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Special note: All siblings are welcome on these field trips, but are the full responsibility of their parents. Our insurance policy does not cover anyone other than the children registered at
HDCK.
Behaviour Management
At HDCK our Behaviour Management Policy is based on the belief that children benefit from meeting the reasonable expectations of compassionate staff. Our teachers endeavour to model the Christian principles of gentleness, love, respect, kindness, and self-control. These qualities generate trust and a sense of security that create freedom in the classroom setting. We see ourselves as supporting partners with the parents.
We strive to keep our communications with parents current.
The rules at HDCK are basic and easy to understand. Their purpose is to ensure safety and to build good manners and consideration for others. This contributes to an orderly, friendly, inviting and stimulating environment.
Our kindergarten prohibits any form of physical punishment. Our approach to Behaviour Management recognizes the child’s maturity level, adaptive growth, understanding, capabilities and individual needs/circumstances, and personality.
We believe that behaviour correction must always be carried out with love and patience. A child’s misbehaviour is never to result in withdrawal of respect or affection for the child. Our job as staff is to gently coach, train, and encourage each child to progress at his/her individual
 level of development.
We have a number of tools to achieve these goals. One important tool is encouragement and praise — that is, “catching people doing things right”. Another tool is one-on-one reasoning conducted in calm tones and preferably at the child’s eye level. Starting at the beginning of the year, we consciously build a repertoire of social skills and constructive problem solving in the children. These include learning to say “I’m sorry” when warranted and knowing how to renew friendly intent. Our experience has been that form follows function — a child’s character expands at the realization that an apology does not diminish self-respect but builds the trust of the whole group.
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Registration is now open for the 2011/2012 school year!
We are now accepting registrations for the 2011/2012 school year, for
our 4 year old (pre-kindergarten) program. Children must be 4
years of age by December 31, 2011.
Please call or email us for a registration form or any inquiries you may have.
Our Parent Handbook & Registration Form
are now available online as well.
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