Register and complete Early Childhood Screening if you haven’t done so already (screening is required by law for students entering public school kindergarten). Contact our Early Childhood Center at 763-502-5111 to learn more or to register for an upcoming screening date (see other side for dates).

At your child’s five-year-old checkup with your doctor, ensure all immunizations are up-to-date. Immunizations are required by law, and no student will be able to start on the first day without having these completed.

Please be sure to turn in all required documents prior to the first day of school (see Ready To Register section on other side).

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2019 Kindergarten RegistrationFridley Public Schools

The International Baccalaureate (IB)The E-12 Continuum at Fridley Public Schools

Primary Years Programme (PYP)In Fridley Public Schools, the PYP is offered to all students from pre-Kindergarten through Grade 4. Founded on a philosophy that recognizes a child’s natural curiosity, creativity and ability to reflect, the PYP generates a stimulating, challenging learning environment to nurture those assets and foster a lifelong love of learning in every child. Like all IB programmes, it is transdisciplinary, meaning students learn across subject areas while investigating big ideas.

PYP:• Addressesstudents’academic,socialandemotional

well-being.• Encouragesstudentstodevelopindependenceandtotake

responsibility for their own learning.• Supportsstudents’effortstogainunderstandingofthe

world and to function comfortably within it.

AtthecenterofanInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)educationare students with unique learning styles, strengths and challenges. The IB focuses on each student as a whole person. Thus, IB programmes address not only cognitive development but social, emotional and physical well-being. The aim is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people with adaptable skills to tackle society’s complex challenges and who will help to make the world a better place.

• Workswithinglobalcontexts.Studentsincreaseunderstandingof languages and cultures, and explore globally significant ideas and issues.

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REMEMBER!

• PYPstudentstakeSpanishclasses,wherethey are introduced to the language and

culture.• Explores significant content that isbroad and balanced, conceptual and connected.

• Helps students establish personalvalues as a foundation upon which

international-mindedness will develop and flourish.

REMINDERS! Important reminders as you prepare for registration!

Your child WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED A TEACHER until you have completed the following:

Your child must be five years old on or before September 1, 2018

There are two easy ways to register your child in Fridley Schools: 1. Go online

• Visit www.fridley.k12.mn.us and choose the yellow ‘Enroll’buttonatthetopofthepage.The‘OnlineEnrollment’buttonisfound on the enrollment page.

• Tocompletetheregistrationprocess,youwillneedtobringtherequired documents listed below in red to the Enrollment Center.

2. Come to the Enrollment Center • Staff will assist you in completing the online registration. To

complete the registration process, you will need to bring the required documents listed below in red to the Enrollment Center.

The Enrollment Center is located in the Fridley Community Center: 6085 7th Street NE, Fridley, MN 55432

Please bring the following required documents with you:• Proof of address (driver’s license, utility bill, rental/purchase

agreement) OR Open Enrollment Form• Child’s original birth certificate • Up-to-date immunization records• Preschool screening documents if screened

outside our district

Copies will be made of each document and originals returned to you. Registration is not complete until we have received all of the above documents.

NOTE: If your child is already enrolled in our four-year old preschool program, there is no need to re-register for kindergarten.

Questions? Want more information? Call 763-502-5081.

Dear Parents,Welcome to Fridley Public Schools, a World Class Community of Learners!Welookforwardtoprovidingyourchildwithanoutstandingeducational experience.

It’s time to register for kindergarten and begin your child’s educational journey at Fridley Public Schools. This brochure contains information you need to know to get started.

The date markers on the right show the steps in the kindergarten registration process and when you will receive more information prior to the first day of school. You will also find more information about our kindergarten program at www.fridley.k12.mn.us. Please contact Lori O’Dowd with any questions regarding registration at 763-502-5081.

• FridleyPublicSchoolsofferskindergartenprograms atbothHayesElementaryandR.L.StevensonElementarySchools.

• Eachkindergartenstudentbeginshisorherjourneytocollegereadiness with the following core academic disciplines: reading, math, science and social studies.

• Studentshaveexperiencesinmusic,art,physicaleducation,media and Spanish.

• AllstudentsateachschoolhaveaccesstoInternationalBaccalaureatePrimaryYearsProgramme(IBPYP)

February 4Stevenson Round Up 5 - 7 PM 6080 East River Road NE 763-502-5300

About Kindergarten at Fridley Public Schools

Locations:Hayes Elementary School615 Mississippi Street NEFridley, MN 55432763-502-5200

Hours:9:10AM-3:45PM(freebreakfastat8:55AM)

Bussing: Transportation is provided to students who live within the districtboundariesandopen-enrolledstudentsthroughNWSISD

R.L. Stevenson Elementary School6080 East River RoadFridley, MN 55432763-502-5300

Let’s get ready for Kindergarten!ROUND UPS:

February 5Hayes Round Up5 - 7 PM 615 Mississippi Street NE 763-502-5200

Mid-August Expect to hear from us mid-Augustwithyour child’s placement and back-to-school information.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHTS:

August 27 Stevenson Kindergarten Night 5:30 - 6:30 PM 6080 East River Road NE 763-502-5300

August 29Hayes Back-to-School Night (K-4)3 - 6 PM 615 Mississippi Street NE 763-502-5200

Remember

these dates!

BACK-TO-SCHOOLINFORMATION:

January 2, 10-5January 3,11-6January 4, 9-3January 22, 12-6January 23, 9-4January 24, 9-4March 25, 11-6

March 26, 10-5March 27, 9-4March 28, 9-4May 14, 11-6May 15, 11-6May 16, 9-4May 20, 11-6

May 21, 11-6May 22, 10-5May 23, 11-6May 28, 11-6May 29, 10-5May 30, 9-4May 31, 9-4

June 3, 12-6June 4, 9-4June 5, 9-4

AnEarlyChildhoodScreeningisrequiredbyMinnesotaStateLawpriorto the start of kindergarten. Screenings are conducted at the Fridley CommunityCenter(60857thStreetNE)throughouttheyear.

Call 763-502-5111 to schedule your child’s screening!

2019 UPCOMING SCREENING DATES:

Round Up Nights are for parents AND your future kindergartner. Please attend even if you are already registered! You will have the opportunity to meet the principal and teachers, tour the classrooms, turn in any additional registration paperwork, and more! You will also receive information about transportation, extended child care and nutritional services.

Let’s start the school year off right! Prepare your child for the first day of school at Stevenson Kindergarten Night OR Hayes Back-to-School Night! Students can meet their teachers, drop off

supplies, hop aboard a school bus, go through the lunch line, and more!

Early Childhood Screening!Schedule your child’s

Ready to Register?

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