Rainy River District School Board

Welcomes Kindergarten registration

The First Step Into a New World of Learning

 

It’s a big step for your kindergartner on the first day of school when he or she waves goodbye and walks into the classroom where a new world of learning awaits.  Our teachers and principals understand it’s a big step  for you too.  Your child will develop new friendships, take delight in exciting activities and become more independent every day.

 

In a cheerful, inviting classroom, your kindergartener will be warmly greeted by an exceptional teacher who recognizes that your child is an individual with special interests, strengths and needs.  Throughout those first days an first years, your child will begin to blossom as he or she is exposed to an array of learning experiences to promote early literacy and numeracy as well as ensure his or her development as a whole child.

· A full day kindergarten program

· A half day JK program in Atikokan

· Door-to-door busing service for JK and SK

· First School Bus Rider program

· Strong supports for literacy and numeracy

· Quality Special Education services

· Elementary student to computer ratios of better than 5:1

· Hi-Tech classrooms

· Cultural awareness programs

· Character Education (Anti-Bullying program)

· Reading Recovery

· Balanced Day

· Links to Best Start program

· Community involvement with programs such as:

Folklore

Learning Through the Arts

Literacy/Numeracy Night

Later Literacy

& much more!

Join us at your neighborhood school to explore the classroom and meet the teacher

The Rainy River District School Board provides:

Parents and children who will enter Public School Junior and Senior kindergarten classes in September, 2006 for the first time, are invited to attend an informational “Open House” at the school they will be attending.

 

Parents will receive information regarding the Kindergarten program and will be assisted with the registration process. Children will have an opportunity to meet their teacher and visit the classroom.

To be eligible to register, pupils must meet the following requirements:

 

JUNIOR Kindergarten:  attain the age of 4 years before December 31, 2006

SENIOR Kindergarten:  attain the age of 5 years before December 31, 2006

 

A birth certificate or other legal proof of birth is required for each child being registered.

 

As well, the Northwestern Health Unit requests that the child’s Ontario Health Card Number and Immunization Record be present at the time of registration.

Ron McAlister

Chair

Jack McMaster

Director