A SCHOOL READINESS AND PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM

GearingUpforKindergartenisaparentandfamilyeducationprogramsupportingchilddevelopment,

schoolreadinessandhealthyparenting.GearingUpforKindergartencombinespreschoollearningactivitiesforchildrenaswell as educationalopportunitiesforparents.

Enteringkindergartenisamajortransitioninthelifeofachildandhisorherparents.Kidsneedtobereadyforschool;thisprogrampreparesparentsandpreschoolersforentryintoelementaryschoolandsetsthe stageforsuccessin school.

Theprogramincludes:

Classroomenvironmentwithparent,teacher,and preschooler

Preschoolerworkson socialskills(sharing,taking turns andnotinterrupting,vocabulary,etc.)

Parenteducationon theimportanceofreading,children’sdevelopmental stages,andageappropriateactivitiestomakeandtakehome weekly

Greatmaterialsontheimportance of theparentrole in children’sschoolsuccessAs a parent,are you wondering….

  • Is mychild readyforkindergarten?
  • Why is itimportanttoreadto mychild?
  • HowcanImakea difference inmychild’seducation?
  • What kindsof activitiescanI do withmychild toprepareforkindergarten?

Questions a preschoolermighthave…

  • I wonderwhatit feelslikebeing in a classroom?
  • What doesthe teacherexpect ofme?
  • What doI doin theclassroom?
  • Arethererules?

8week sessionsstartingin January,2018

~child must be5yearsold byAugust1,2018tobe enrolled ~

Classesare FREE–FREEchildcare isalsoprovided!

FormoreinformationvisittheGearingUpforKindergartenwebsite:

335117th Avenue SouthGrandForksND58201Phone:(701)787-4216

REGISTRATIONFORM

(Due byNovember 25,2017)–Space islimited

ParentorGuardianName: ______

Firstandlastnameofyourchildenteringkindergartenin the fall of2018:Child’sDateofBirth: (mustbe5yearsoldbyAugust1st,2018,tobeenrolled)

Special accommodationsrequired?Phonenumberwith areacode: Street address: City,State,Zip: Email:(RequiredforGUKcorrespondence only) Iwillneedchildcarefor siblings.Theiragesare:

8 WEEKSESSION

Location: Viking Elementary School, 809 22nd Ave S, Grand Forks

Dates: Tuesdays, January 9,16,23,30, February 6,13,20 & March 6, 2018
Time: 6:15 - 7:45 p.m. each night

Iunderstandthat byplacing mychild

(parentor guardian)(child’sname)

in theGearing Upfor Kindergartenprogram, Iam committingto attendatleast7 ofthe8 weekclasses.Thiscommitment signifies mysupport asa parent/guardianformychild’sschool readinessandrecognizesmyrole asmychild’sfirstandmost important teacher.

Parentor Guardiansignature:

PleaseNote:Byreturningthis formitdoes notguarantee you aspot intheprogram.You willbe notified ofyouracceptance.

Return thisformto:Laura Knox

Viking ElementarySchool

809 22nd Ave S
Grand ForksND58201

or scan email to: RFax:701-746-2303