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Kindergarten
SCIENCE Nature of Science & Compares observations with the observations of others
emotional skills while engaging in a variety of activities Engineering Sorts objects into two groups from nature and human made and explains reasoning
Physical Science Sorts objects in terms of color, size, shape and texture, and communicates reasoning for the
sorting system
Earth Science Observes and records daily weather events over time
DISTRICT CONTACT INFORMATION Uses observations and records to summarize what happens in nature when the seasons
change
Education Service Center........................763-504-8000 Early Childhood Screening Center.........763-504-4180 Identifies where the earth gets heat and light
FAMILY GUIDE
4148 Winnetka Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55427 8301 47th Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55427 Life Science Observes and compares plants and animals
Identifies and names the outside parts of plants and animals
Adventure Club Office..............................763-504-5320 Early Childhood Special Education........763-504-4160
2400 Sandburg Lane N., Golden Valley, MN 55427 8301 47th Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55427 SOCIAL STUDIES Citizenship & Government Identifies symbols, songs, and traditions specific to Minnesota and the United States
Explains why rules are important
2017
Creative Play Preschool..........................763-504-5330 Family Literacy Preschool.......................763-504-8300
History Explains how people learn about the past
8301 47th Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55428 305 Willow Bend, Crystal, MN 55428 Compares and contrasts traditions in a family with those of other families
Early Adventures Office...........................763-504-5320 Resource and Welcome Center...............763-504-7680 Geography Describes the purpose of maps and globes
2400 Sandburg Lane N., Golden Valley, MN 55427 305 Willow Bend, Crystal, MN 55428 Describes characteristics of read and imagined places
Early Childhood Family Education.........763-504-4170 Transportation Office...............................763-504-8107 Economics Explains the difference between needs and wants
4148 Winnetka Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55427 Explains what goods and services are
8301 47th Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55427
Children will spend time in a kindergarten classroom with
the teachers while parents have the opportunity to ask
TRANSPORTATION
Children are provided transportation if:
questions and learn more about what to expect from
kindergarten. Interpreters will be available for they are enrolled at their attendance area school and
Spanish-speaking families by reservation. Contact the live outside of the half-mile radius of that school
Resource and Welcome Center at 763-504-7680 to they live in the district attendance area and will be
request an interpreter. enrolled at FAIR, RSIS or SEA. Transportation is
provided to students attending magnet schools and
SCHOOL TRANSFER PROCESS programs who reside within Robbinsdale Area Schools
If you reside within the Robbinsdale Area Schools district district boundaries. However, because students come
boundaries and would like to send your child to a from across the district to attend magnet school
Robbinsdale district school other than your attendance programs, the bus ride to and from your magnet
area school, you may submit a School Transfer Form. school will be longer than that of your attendance area
According to Board policy, all transfer requests are school.
subject to space availability and considered in order of
DISTRICT PRESCHOOL OPTIONS date received within designated priority categories. IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Magnet school waiting lists remain in effect for one year. All children attending school must be in compliance with
Research shows that quality preschool programs Family Literacy Preschool Interested families who remain on the waiting list through Minnesota Immunization Law (MS 121A.15) requiring
help strengthen young childrens math, literacy and Parents and their children attend school together at the school year must reapply for the following school year. immunizations for:
social skills, which in turn increase their readiness for Crystal Learning Center four days per week. This free For more information, please visit www.rdale.org and Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTap, DTP, DT)
kindergarten. Robbinsdale Area Schools Community
Education offers five outstanding, affordable preschool
options. Each one differs slightly in order to better meet
program for qualifying families includes transportation.
For the majority of these families, English is their
second language at home and in school.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION click on the About Us tab at the top of the home page.
Then, click on New Families in the drop down menu, and
School Transfer and Open Enrollment Information in the
Polio (IPV, OPV)
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
the varying needs of our communitys youngest Hepatitis B (hep B)
Children 2 1/2-5 years of age attend the outstanding next window. Varicella (chickenpox, two doses required)
students and their families. on-site preschool while parents work on their GED,
Your child will not be allowed to attend school until he
What these five programs share in common is our basic skills, English Language Learning (ELL) and
TIMELINE KINDERGARTEN OPTIONS OPEN ENROLLMENT or she meets the requirements of this law.
districts Early Childhood curriculum. This framework parenting strategies. Childcare is provided for younger Open enrollment refers to the process for students who
focuses on kindergarten readiness and is aligned with Robbinsdale Area Schools is pleased to offer tuition-free, Parents/guardians may get a legal exemption for
children. For more information call 763-504-8300. December 1, 2016 full-day kindergarten to all students. However, half-day live outside the distrct and wish to attend a Robbinsdale medical reasons or conscientiously held beliefs.
the districts K-Grade 3 curriculum. All preschool Magnet school applications are available Area Schools district school. According to Board policy,
classes are taught by degreed, licensed Early Great Start Preschool placements are available to parents designating such
when space is available, open enrollment requests are
Childhood teachers, assisted by experienced, Great Start classes meet five days a week for 2 1/2 January 19, 2017 placement on the K-5 registration form. All half-day
hours. Classes, busing and meals are provided at no requests will be placed in the morning session. If you have approved in the order they are received and on a priority
highly-trained paraprofessionals. Daily focus is given Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource (FAIR) School basis. For more information, go to www.rdale.org.
charge. Students must meet these criteria: Crystal magnet school information night any questions about the half-day placement option,
to language, literacy, mathematical thinking skills and,
most importantly, social and emotional skill building. Your child must be 4 years old, but not yet 5, by contact your attendance area school. Select About Us on the home page, then, New Families KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
January 24, 2017 in the drop down menu, and School Transfer and Open
All programs require that students be toilet trained September 1, 2017. School of Engineering and Arts (SEA) magnet school
The magnet schools are: FAIR (Primary at Pilgrim Lane for Enrollment Information in the next window. CHECKLIST
before attending. For most programs, registration to Great Start classes are held at Forest, Lakeview, K-1st Grade and Crystal for grades 4-8), RSIS and SEA. Birth Certificate
information night Detailed information sheets for each are available online at
attend in September 2017 begins in February 2017. Meadow Lake, Neill, Noble, Northport and Sonnesyn. Proof of Address
Your child may only attend Great Start at the school January 26, 2017 www.rdale.org, on each schools website.
Creative Play Preschool for the attendance area where you live. If he/she is Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School (RSIS) Completed K-5 Registration Form
Creative Play Preschool classes, for 3-4 year olds
and 4-5 year olds, are located in several elementary in daycare, the daycare must also be in the same magnet school information night KINDERGARTEN ELIGIBILITY Completion of Early Childhood Screening
attendance area. Children who turn five on or before September 1, 2017, are Immunization/Health Forms
schools throughout the district. Classes meet for 2 1/2 February 9, 2017 eligible to enroll in kindergarten for that fall. For information
hours, two or three days per week. For more Your household must be eligible for free or reduced Kindergarten Information and Registration Night at
price lunch and/or your child must be an English on readiness or eligibility, contact your attendance area
information call 763-504-5330. attendance area schools school, listed in this brochure.
Language learner. To find out if your family qualifies,
Early Adventures Full Day Preschool call 763-504-5330. February 24, 2017
Early Adventures is the full-day preschool option of Application deadline for magnet school lotteries FINDING ATTENDANCE AREA SCHOOL
Robbinsdale Area Schools and offers a combination of EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENING (FAIR, RSIS, SEA) Parents can find their attendance area school by going to
high-quality childcare and district preschool curriculum Minnesota State Law requires all children to complete www.rdale.org, then hovering over Schools and clicking
especially designed to prepare students for Week of February 27, 2017 on the School Finder.
Early Childhood Screening before they begin Magnet school lotteries occur
kindergarten. kindergarten. Screening is preferred at age three, but
A licensed teacher provides preschool curriculum can be done at age four or five. Children are screened March 8, 2017 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
each day. for: vision, hearing, speech, social/emotional Families are notified whether or not their childs name Kindergarten registration for fall 2017 will be accepted at
development, general health, growth and was drawn in the lotteries attendance area schools beginning in January 2017.
Students have opportunities to learn and practice You will also be able to register your child on
social and emotional skills. immunizations. Call 763-504-4180 to schedule an
appointment for a free screening. To make an March 14, 2017 February 9, 2017 at your attendance area school.
Language and literacy and mathematical thinking Deadline for families to notify a magnet school whether Registration forms are available at all school offices, the
skills are practiced daily. appointment with a Spanish-speaking screener, call
763-504-7680. or not they are accepting the opportunity to attend that Early Childhood Screening office, the Resource and
Early Adventures is open to any student who eligible for school Welcome Center, the Education Service Center and online
kindergarten the following school year. For more YOU ARE YOUR CHILDS BEST at www.rdale.org. For more information, contact your
July 2017 attendance area school, or the Education Service Center
information please visit: Elementary school offices and Early Childhood
http://rdale.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=230357&pageId=445805 TEACHER! screening offices are closed
at 763-504-8000.
or call 763.504.5320. Help your child get ready for school during the summer!
Early Childhood Family Education Preschool
Our Summer Learning Kits are beautiful, August 2017 KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION AND
professionally-designed games and activity books Final kindergarten registrations accepted at schools,
ECFE Preschool classes meet two or three days per created by our district Parent Educators and Childrens bus stop information postcards are sent to families REGISTRATION NIGHT
week for 2 1/2 hours. In this program parents and Teachers. These will be available in May 2017 for Forest, Lakeview, Meadow Lake, Neill, Noble, Northport,
children interact with other families in the class one day parents whose children start kindergarten in the fall. August-September 2017 Sonnesyn and Zachary Lane elementaries will host their
per week. After learning and playing with their children, Open houses at all elementary schools to visit information evenings for incoming kindergartners and their
parents meet together with a licensed parent educator. Please sign up for our monthly Kindergarten Parent classrooms and meet teachers
Newsletter at any Kindergarten Information and parents February 9, 2017. At this event, parents and their
Parents address strategies and skills for effective incoming kindergartners will tour the school, meet the
parenting and enriched family life. The remaining days Registration Night, or call 763-504-4170. From March
through August youll receive an email with practical, principal, kindergarten teachers and other staff, and learn
are child-only class times. about a typical kindergarten day (see sample at right).
playful ways to teach your child over the summer, along
with updates and reminders.