Is your child Ready for Kindergarten?
The DeKalb County School System is offering a series of classes for parents and caregivers to learn about age-appropriate targets and tools to use at home to ensure children begin kindergarten prepared.
Through the READY! for Kindergarten early learning program:
•Parents and caregivers are better equipped to help babies and young children develop strong brain connections that determine how they will think, learn and grow.
•Children enter kindergarten prepared and eager for school.
•The achievement gap is dramatically reduced by helping children start and stay at grade level.
•Children experience social-emotional well-being because they keep pace with their peers
The READY! for Kindergarten curriculum is designed around 26 Age Level Targets or measurable skills, that a typical 5-year-old needs to be familiar with by the time he or she starts kindergarten. Parents learn how to guide their child toward the targets that are attainable for their child’s level of development.
Class participants receive an early learning tool kit for each class they attend containing age-appropriate learning materials for them to use with their child at home. Tools include such things as floor puzzles, colorful wooden shapes, blocks, magnetic letters and numbers, and audio CDs.
The classes are free for parents of Pre-K children from birth to age five. Space is limited so sign up today. By attending one class every fall, winter, and spring you will receive:
FREE TOYS to make learning fun
FREE TRAINING on how children learn and grow
FREE CHILDCARE for children 36 months or older while you attend classes. Parents with children under 12 months old are allowed to bring their child to class.
The schedule of classes is as follows:
Two and Three Year old Children:
Smithville Elementary School ONLY
Class #1 : Thursday, March 17
Class #2: Tuesday, April 26
Class #3: Tuesday, May 17
All classes start at 5:30 p.m.
Three and Four Year old Children:
Smithville Elementary School
Class #1 : Thursday, March 17
Class #2: Tuesday, April 26
Class #3: Tuesday, May 17
All classes start at 5:30 p.m.
Three and Four Year old Children:
DeKalb West School
Class #1 : Tuesday, March 15
Class #2: Thursday, April 21
Class #3: Thursday, May 26
All classes start at 5:30 p.m.
Three and Four Year old Children:
DeKalb Board of Education Central Office 3rd Floor
Class #1: Thursday, March 24
Class#2: Thursday, April 21
Class#3:Tuesday, May 10
All classes start at 8:30 a.m. (NO CHILD CARE AVAILABLE)
Four and Five Year Old Children:
Smithville Elementary School
Class #1 : Thursday, March 17
Class #2: Tuesday, April 26
Class #3: Tuesday, May 17
All classes start at 5:30 p.m.
Four and Five Year Old Children:
DeKalb West School
Class #1 : Tuesday, March 15
Class #2: Thursday, April 21
Class #3: Thursday, May 26
All classes start at 5:30 p.m.
Four and Five Year Old Children:
DeKalb Board of Education Central Office 3rd Floor
Class #1: Thursday, March 24
Class#2: Thursday, April 21
Class#3:Tuesday, May 10
All classes start at 8:30 a.m.
(NO CHILD CARE AVAILABLE)
Sign up by calling the DeKalb County Board of Education at 615-597-4084, 615-215-2100, or 615-215-2105.
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