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***Age Requirement for Kindergarten enrollment - Children must be 5 years old on or before September 1st of their enrollment year

 

***2021-2022 Age Requirement for Transitional Kindergarten- Children who turn 5 between September 2 and December 2 of their enrollment year

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***2022-2023 Age Requirement for Transitional Kindergarten- Children who turn 5 between September 2 and February 2 of their enrollment year

 

Immunizations must be current before registering

 

                                          Getting Ready for 2022-2023 TK-Kindergarten!

 

TK/Kindergarten Orientation will not be in person this year. Please watch the informational video here for more information. Topics covered in the orientation  video will include the following: district placement and attendance policies, transportation, immunization requirements, and documents required for Kindergarten Registration.  

 

TK/Kindergarten Registration will be held in person this year. Please follow the steps in the orientation video to prepare your child's documents and bring them to registration on March 8, 2022.  The event will be held at Park View Elementary, from 4:00-7:00 pm.  Children are eligible to begin kindergarten if they will be five years old on or before September 1st of their enrollment year.

 

Parents enrolling their child in Kindergarten will be given the opportunity to request a school of attendance.  Children with siblings already enrolled in the requested school will be enrolled first as long as their completed registration packets have been submitted by the March 11, 2022 deadline.  The remainder of the requests will be prioritized by a random drawing. Children will be enrolled in the requested school in the order determined by the drawing until the school's capacity is reached.  Remaining children will be placed on the transfer list for the requested school by random selection and then assigned to schools below capacity.  Parents who enroll their child after the March 11th deadline will be given the opportunity to request a school of attendance. If the requested school has capacity and there is not a prioritized list for the requested school, the request will be granted. If there is a prioritized list for the requested school, the child will be placed at the bottom of the priority list and assigned to a school with capacity.

 

We are frequently asked the question, "Do you think my child is ready for school?" Ultimately, you as a parent must decide, as you know your child better than anyone else, but there are a few guidelines which may help you decide if your child is ready to come to school.

 

Ideally, the child who comes to kindergarten should be happy, creative, assured and verbal - eager to be at school. The child should be able to separate from his/her parent without anxiety. (Parents also need to be ready to separate from their child.) Children should be independent dressers and be able to attend to bathroom functions and personal necessities. They should know and respond to their name, listen to and enjoy stories, use basic manners, speak to and listen to others, and play cooperatively with their peers.

 

A question frequently asked is, "What about academic skills?" It is helpful if the child knows colors, shapes, positional terms (over, under, beside) and can count and associate objects with numbers. The child should be able to write their name with one capital letter and the rest in lower case. Social and emotional readiness to be at school and engage in the learning process are perhaps the most critical factors.

 

Research has shown that children whose parents are interested and involved in their child's education are, in general, more likely to enjoy a positive school experience. Therefore, we encourage parents to be as involved as possible. Depending on your family structure and commitments, this could include working in the classroom on a regular basis, working on projects at home, accompanying the class on a field trip, visiting the classroom once or twice a year, and/or attending regularly scheduled parent conferences.

Our mission is to provide the best education possible for all children. The Kindergarten experience will provide each child with a positive first year in school. We look forward to working with you to meet your child's educational goals.

 

For more detailed Transitional Kindergarten information please click here.