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Shenendehowa has a half-day kindergarten program. Children are eligible to start kindergarten in September if they turn five years old on or before December 1st of that same school year. If your child is eligible to start kindergarten in September and you have not received a registration packet December, please call the district’s registrar at 881-0662.
Here are some resources for you about Shenendehowa:

• Ready Set Grow (PDF) is a complete guide for parents of children entering kindergarten.

• Elementary Handbook(PDF) - provides information about rules, processes and guidelines.

• Kindergarten Curriculum Guide(PDF)

Here’s what you can expect in the coming months after registering a child for kindergarten

• Every elementary school has an orientation program for kindergarten students throughout the spring. You will be notified prior to orientation. Students will have an opportunity to ride a bus when they visit their school for the orientation program.

• In the middle of August you will receive a notice telling you the name of your child’s teacher and the room number.

• Students in grades 1-12 usually start school on the Wednesday after Labor Day. The regular schedule for kindergarten students starts later. Teachers will schedule an appointment with you and your child during those first three days prior to the start of the regular schedule. This is an opportunity for teachers to learn about their students and to get a sense of the make up of their classrooms.

• Prior to the start of school, each building / teacher will provide information on snacks, school supplies, bus safety, volunteering, PTA, etc.

• In August the district mails a calendar with important information about busing and key events district-wide. If you do not receive one prior to the start of school, please call the district office.

Kindergarten Session Assignment - AM/PM

• Assignments to morning or afternoon session for kindergarten is ultimately dependent on the number of sections in each school and the balancing of enrollments across those sections. Shenendehowa is a mobile community and our population changes quite a bit from year to year, so assignments and bus routes do sometimes change.

• It is our intent to treat each student and family as equitable as possible by applying the same standard to all students. It is unfair to make exceptions for some but not for others. Therefore, Shenendehowa does not make any exceptions to kindergarten session assignments.

Kindergarten Transportation

• Bus routes are designed to achieve the lowest average ride time for all students thereby minimizing the time each student spends on the bus going to and from school.

• At the end of August a bus stop notice is mailed to the parents of each student listing the bus number, the approximate time of the pick-up / drop-off and the bus stop location.

• At noontime pick up and drop off bus stops for kindergarteners are often right in front of their homes unless there are several students within a short distance. In that case, we typically assign one centralized stop.

• Every bus is identified by both a number and a symbol. Kindergarten students are taught to identify their bus by the symbol.