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Schools are enrolling next year’s kindergartners now. Parents should contact schools as soon as possible if they have not already registered their child.
Children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31, 2012, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten in August.
Kindergarten orientation will be held in all elementary schools on Friday, March 30. Parents are to attend orientation at the school in their attendance zone – even if they plan to request a transfer to another school for next year.
Orientation sessions start about 9 a.m. at all schools with registration beginning about 8:15 a.m. Parents will attend information sessions while their children visit with the kindergarten teachers. Sessions should last until about 10:30 a.m.
Parents should bring these items to orientation or when they register their child:
• An official birth certificate – not a hospital record – that may be obtained from the Register of Deeds office in the county where the child was born.
• Proof of residency such as a driver’s license or a copy of a current lease or real estate document, power, telephone or water bill, etc.
• A completed North Carolina Kindergarten Health Assessment Report. Forms are available at schools, the County Health Department and many doctors’ offices. The law requires a health assessment be completed within 12 months of the day a child first enters kindergarten. Health assessments and immunizations are available at the Cleveland County Health Department for those who do not have a regular doctor. Appointments should be made as soon as possible.
• An updated immunization record that provides medical evidence of the following vaccinations and the required number of doses:
1. Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis
2. Polio
3. Measles
4. Mumps
5. Rubella
6. Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib)
7. Hepatitis B (Hep B)
8. Varicella (chickenpox)
More specific immunization information is available at this site: http://www.immunizenc.com/parentsschoolreqs.htm
Call elementary schools or 704.476-8000 now for more information.
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