Boys & Girls Club of

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

• All children being registered for the summer program must complete a new membership application. Current members are included.
• Current members will register from April 26th-April 29th during regular club hours.
• New members will be registering on April 30th at 5:00 p.m. and will be open to the first 30 children on a first come first serve basis.

    Please note that session fees are non-transferable and non-refundable, and are due on the first day of each session. If the fees are not paid by the first Friday of each session, or if a child is delinquent, the child's spot will be forfeited.

    Scholarships are available for those who qualify and wish to apply. To apply, see Eric for a scholarship form. However, please register first, because a spot may no longer be available.

    We will not have Early Bird or Sunset fees this summer.
 
    All children must be picked up by 6:30p.m. or an additional fee will be incurred at a rate of $1.00 per minute per child. This fee will go into effect at 6:35 p.m.
 

DIALY PROGRAM
 
    Each child will be placed in a group with children their own age and then assigned a group leader. The leader will rotate his or her group from station to station from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  From 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m., each group leader will direct a specific parogram area from which the children may choose. After 5:30 p.m. the children have free time in the cafeteria until their parents arrive.  All children must be picked up by 6:30 p.m.

    Children are required to bring their own lunch, and will not be allowed to have their lunch until the designated lunch hour.  Breakfast or snacks should be kept in a separate bag and not turned into a staff member.  We do not have a refrigerator or a microwave, so please keep this in mind when choosing lunch.

    Children will be given one snack a day around 3:00 p.m., otherwise there are vending machines with snacks and sodas.
 

TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE
 

7:00-9:00	All children in Cafeteria or gym
9:00-9:15	Divide into groups; make daily announcements
9:15-9:55	Outdoor time
10:00-10:55	Arts & Crafts
11:00-11:55	Game Room
12:00-12:30	Lunch
12:30-12:55	Recess on playground
1:00-1:55	Classroom: Educational Activity
2:00-2:55	Gym Activity
3:00-5:30	Free Time
5:30-6:30	Cafeteria/Gameroom
6:30	All children gone or $1.00 per minute per child

 

OPEN DOOR POLICY
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America operate programming according to an open door policy. We must inform all parents of this policy, but we do not pass this information on to the children.  Children 10 years old and over may leave the club for lunch only with a "Lunch Pass" form signed by their parents. The children will have to sign in and out each day, indicating the times they left and returned and where they went.  This privilige can be taken away at any time if the child acts inappropriately in public.
 

FIELD TRIPS

    There will be at leastg 3 field trips planned per week. Trips are limited due to transportatioon resources, however every effort will be made to give equal access to trips.

    Field trips are a privilige which can and will be revoked for inappropriate behavior.  Children demonstrating inappropriate behavior while at the Club will not be allowed to attend field trips, while overnight trips will require exemplary behavior.

    Field trip sign up will begin at 7:00 a.m. on the first day of each week. Children may be signed up for two trips a week to ensure that everyone has a chance to go.  For safety purposes, a Club T-shirt will be required to be worn by your child on every field trip. These shirts will be on sale during the first week of summer.  Please note that without a shirt, no child will be allowed to attend a field trip despite a signed permission slip and having paid.
 

DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES

    While every effort will be made to communicate their child's behavior to the parents, we ask that parents keep in contact with their child's group leader. Each leader will have a book which will be located at the front desk at the end of each day, which serves as a log of their group's behavior. Please take a minute and see how your child's day was.  While suspensions are a last resort, and generally last no more than three days, it is important to note that some behavior will not be tolerated, and will usually result in a suspension:

    1.Fighting
    2. Disrespect to staff members
    3. Stealing
    4. Willful destruction of property (Club, school or others)
    5. "Unruly actions during field trips
    6. Constant and continued minor infractions
    7. Inappropriate language

In the event that a child is suspended, no refunds will be given.
 

    During the first week of the program, we will go through an orientation on what is expected out of the children and what they can expect out of the program.  We are all looking forward to a great summer program.  If you have any further questions please call the Lake Dallas Boys & Girls Club at (940)497-2288 or the Branch Director, Eric Hood on his mobile (940)391-9188.