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When is Kindergarten Registration?

Kindergarten registration is scheduled for May 8 – 10, 2013.  Parents may register their kindergarten student during regular school hours on May 8 and  May 10.  Extended registration hours will be offered on Thursday, May 9 until 5 p.m.

Children turning five years old before August 31 are eligible for kindergarten.

Kindergarten registration packets will be available on-line in March.  To know where your child is zoned for school, please click on the Student Information tab above for a street index as well as zoning map.

 

 

Should all students receive progress reports?

Yes! All students should take home a progress report so that parents are informed of potential areas of need/concern so that parents can be involved with intervention and strategies used to ensure opportunity for improvement before the final grading report.

What are CRA’s?

CRA’s are Constructed Response Assessments that require 3-6 grade students to explain conceptual understanding instead of only procedural. Example: 6 x 6 = 36….students must explain how they came to the answer “36″ instead of stating that they “did it in their head” or the “calculator told me.” They need to explain with illustrations, models, and words that 6 x 6 represents groups and sets, showing conceptual vs. procedural.