Kindergarten orientation set for South Putnam elementaries

The annual South Putnam Community School Corporation kindergarten orientation for the 2015-16 school year will be conducted April 7 at Central Elementary and April 14 at Fillmore Elementary.

Students and parents should attend the orientation session of the school they will be attending in the fall. A variety of information and activities are scheduled.

The dates and times for each school are listed below. Parents please arrive promptly at the start time of the session you plan to attend.

Persons are asked to contact their respective school if not able to attend scheduled session.

Central Elementary -- Tuesday, April 7.

-- 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (both sessions are identical, please choose the time most convenient). For more information, persons may call 653-6175

Fillmore Elementary -- Tuesday, April 14

-- 5 p.m. For more information, persons may call 246-6136

A child must be five years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2015 to be eligible for kindergarten next year. To be eligible for first grade, a child must be six years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2015, except for those children who attended a year of kindergarten previously in another school corporation.

During the orientation session, a pre-school screening check will be administered to each child. All children must be screened before being admitted to kindergarten for the first time.

Those children who are not screened during the orientation will be screened the first week of enrolling their child in kindergarten this fall.

Parents must present the child's official birth certificate and immunization record as required by law (an official birth certificate may be obtained from the Board of Health in the county in which your child was born) . The records will be copied and returned to you.

Each school is taking a survey to determine the number of students who will be participating in orientation. Parents are asked to notify the school if they have a child or if they know of a child that will be entering school next year.