Rochester Memorial Kindergarten Registration
On Wednesday evening, January 29, a Parent Information Night for new kindergarten families will begin at 5:45 pm with a question and answer period in the RMS cafetorium, and then continue from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in our kindergarten classrooms. Enrollment packets will be available for you to take and complete at home.
Kindergarten registration will take place February 5, 6, and 7 from 9:30 to 11:30 am and from 1:00 to 2:30 pm each day. Completed registration paperwork should be presented at this time.
When registering, parents must bring the child’s birth certificate, a valid driver’s license, two verifications of home address, a record of immunization, and a physician’s examination dated during the current year prior to the beginning of classes. We will accommodate your personal schedules, but if possible, please register your child on the appropriate day shown below.
Last name begins with: Date of registration:
A-F Wednesday, February 5
G-M Thursday, February 6
N-Z Friday, February 7
If you have an outstanding court order or decree regarding the legal custody of your child, we ask that you bring it at registration time.
Sippican School Kindergarten Registration
Children who reside in Marion and who will be five years of age by August 31, 2014, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten. Kindergarten registration will be held at Sippican School on Wednesday, January 29, from 9:30 – 10:30 am and from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
During these times, registration forms will be processed, and new parents will have the opportunity to meet with our Principal and Nurse. A copy of each student’s updated immunization record must be submitted at the time of registration. Records should include verification of lead screening, hepatitis B vaccination and other immunizations. An original birth certificate for each student must be presented to be photocopied. Three verifications of proof of residency (e.g. copy of lease or real estate tax bill, cable or gas bill, etc.) must also be provided.
Information and forms will be mailed by Friday, January 17, to the parents of all prospective kindergarteners. Any parent not receiving this information should call Cathy Caramanica at Sippican School at 508-748-0100, ext. 316.
Center School Kindergarten Orientation
A Parent Orientation Meeting for the parents of all children eligible to enter kindergarten has been scheduled on Wednesday, January 29 at 6:30 pm in the Center School cafeteria. All parents of children eligible to attend kindergarten are asked to attend this special informational meeting. This meeting will be for parents only; the children will be invited to visit the school at a later date. Any child born before September 1, 2009 is eligible for enrollment in kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year. At this meeting, our kindergarten teachers will be present and we will highlight our kindergarten program and curriculum, discuss our Kindergarten Orientation Program on the first day of school, provide you with an opportunity to visit a kindergarten classroom, and share other information regarding your child’s transition to Center School. In addition, school Registration Packets will be available for you to take home to complete. Mattapoisett offers a free full-day kindergarten program. Any questions you may have will be addressed at this meeting.
Kindergarten registration dates are Wednesday, February 12 from 3:00 – 5:30 pm or on Thursday, February 13 from 8:45 – 11:00 am in the Center School cafeteria. Registration is for parents only. On these dates, parents will meet individually with the school secretary, nurse and principal. In order to have the registration process proceed in a timely manner, we are asking parents to bring completed registration packets with them when they attend registration.
The Old Rochester Regional School District’s policy states that children must turn five years old on or before August 31 of the year they enroll in kindergarten. Parents should bring a birth certificate or a notarized memorandum of birth with them on registration day.
A doctor’s memorandum showing the following immunizations is required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for school entrance into kindergarten: three doses of Hep B; five doses of DTaP/DTP; four doses of Polio; two doses of MMR; two doses of Varicella. Lead testing must be done at the discretion of the child’s pediatrician prior to entrance into kindergarten.
If the required immunizations are incomplete for medical and/or religious reasons, a statement from a doctor or church official stating the reasons for exemption should be presented at the time of registration. All required immunizations must be completed prior to the start of school. A physical examination is required for entrance to school and must be completed by December 31, 2014. Vision and hearing screenings for all children entering kindergarten will be conducted during the school year.
In addition, we request that if you have an outstanding court order or decree regarding the legal custody of your child, you furnish us with a copy of this at registration time. This is necessary in order to assist us in the release of educational records and information, as well as the dismissal of children, to the appropriate parent/adult.
If you have a child who was born before August 31, 2009 and who is eligible to enter kindergarten, but will not be entering kindergarten and/or will be attending a private kindergarten, please call the office at Center School (508-758-2521) to notify us of your decision not to enter your child in Center School for the 2014-2015 school year. This will enable us to keep an accurate count of the number of students who will be entering Center School. If you know of a parent whose child is eligible to enter kindergarten and who did not receive this information about our orientation/registration in the mail, please have them contact Center School so that a registration packet can be forwarded to them.
We look forward to seeing you on January 29 and welcoming you to the Center School community!