Sunset Club

Before-/After-school Care

Every child deserves to feel special and belong.  Therefore we decided to call the children who are enrolled in before and/or after school care The Sunset Club.  This way they have a special place to go and a special group with which to be associated when some of their friends are going home or to home childcare providers instead of staying at school.

PRE-PRIMARY & PRIMARY:

• Between 7:15 and 8:30 a.m. the child arrives at Sunset Club.  The child hangs up their coat and backpack and hugs and kisses their Dad, Mom , or other caretaker. Once the child arrives in the Assembly Hall, Sunrise Club teachers greet the child and invites them to start their day.  The Sunrise Club has a selection of “at home” activities (blocks, dolls, puzzles, dress-up clothes, etc.)  The child chooses to work alone, or with a friend. 

• 8:30 a.m.: The Sunrise Club teachers ask the children to put away their work.  The children are dismissed from before care to their classroom where they begin a typical Montessori classroom morning.

• 1:00 p.m.: The child is dismissed to the Sunset Club teachers.  They go to the bathroom, wash their hands and take off their shoes.  Some children lie down for a short rest as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia before engaging in indoor activities, and some children nap at this time. “Resters” enjoy music and story books during rest time.

• 3:00 p.m.: Children wake up from up from their nap and join “Resters” in the Assembly Hall to play for a while.

• 3:30 p.m.: The children have afternoon snack.

• 3:45 p.m.: The children go outside to play.  Depending on the weather and the mood of the children, they will stay outside from 15 minutes to the rest of the afternoon.  The Sunset Club teachers will always have several activities planned in the areas of art, storytelling, drama, games, etc, but will not stop children who are having a grand time outside on a beautiful afternoon to do an activity that can wait for a rainy day.  We will sometimes do our art, storytelling, or games outside as well.

• 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.:  Dad, Mom, or other caretakers come to school to pick up the child.  The child puts on their coat and backpack and shakes hands with a Sunset Club teacher to be dismissed.

KINDERGARTNER:

• Between 7:15 and 8:30 a.m. the child arrives at Sunset Club.  The child hangs up their coat and backpack and hugs and kisses their Dad, Mom, or caretaker.  Once the child arrives in the Assembly Hall, Sunrise Club teachers greet the child and invites them to start their day.  The Sunrise Club has a selection of “at home” activities (blocks, dolls, puzzles, dress-up clothes, etc.)  The child chooses to work alone, or with a friend. 

• 8:30 a.m.: The Sunrise Club teachers ask the children to put away their work.  The children are dismissed from before care to their classroom where they begin a typical Montessori classroom morning.

• 1:00 p.m.: The Kindergarteners remain in their classroom with their lead teacher(s) to continue individual work that was started in the morning, as well as more advanced work and larger projects. 

• 3:00 p.m.: Children complete their Kindergarten activities and join the Sunset Club teachers in the Assembly Hall.

• 3:30 p.m.: The children have afternoon snack.

• 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.:  Dad, Mom, or other caretakers come to school to pick up the child.  The child puts on their coat and backpack and shakes hands with a Sunset Club teacher to be dismissed.