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Kindergarten Registration Underway In NNPS
Parents encouraged to register
now
January 31, 2008 -- Kindergarten registration is underway
in Newport News Public Schools. To help ensure that schools and
students are well prepared for the first day of school, Newport
News residents are encouraged to register as soon as possible.
If your child will be five years old by September 30, 2008, visit
your neighborhood Newport News public elementary school any Monday
through Friday between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to begin the registration
process. Students turning five in October, November, or December
2008 will not enter kindergarten, but may be eligible for First
Step, a pre-kindergarten Title I program. For more information about
First Step, please call 881-5461, ext. 183.
To find out which school serves your neighborhood, visit the school
division web site (www.nnschools.org) and click “School Zone
Finder” on the home page and enter your address at the prompt,
or call 591-4500.
Parents and guardians should bring the following information to
register for kindergarten:
- original certified birth certificate
- immunization records
- physical exam record (within one year of 9/2/08)
- child’s social security number (preferred, but not required)
- proof of legal residence: lease, mortgage or contract on legal
residence; current utility bill (electric, gas, water, or sanitation);
or a military housing acceptance letter. A driver’s license
or personal check is not accepted as address verification.
A minimum of three doses of DPT and polio (0PV or IPV) with one
after the child’s 4th birthday are required for students in
kindergarten through grade 12. Additionally, two doses of measles,
one dose of mumps and one rubella shot (usually listed as 2 MMRs);
and three doses of the Hepatitis B are required. A Chicken Pox shot
is required for children in kindergarten through 6th grade.
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