Kindergarten registrations for the Narragansett School District will be held Friday, April 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the main office of Narragansett Elementary School on Mumford Road.

If you can’t make the registrations on Friday, there will also be an opportunity to do so from May 7 to May 11, between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. You can also register from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on May 8.

To be eligible for kindergarten, the child (or children, if you’re got an octomom situation going on) must be age 5 by September 1, 2012.

Please allow yourself 30 minutes to complete the registration process. You will need to bring:

• The child’s birth certificate
• Proof of residency (tax bill, mortgage payment, lease, utility bill)
• Current immunization records and physical exam
• Custody and guardianship arrangements

Kindergarten parent information night will be held in August, on a date to be announced. There will also be a parent-child orientation on the first day of school.

FREE CHILD OUTREACH SCREENS

The RI Department of Education, along with the Narragansett School System recommend that ALL children ages 3, 4 and 5 screened annually. 

Screening areas include speech/language, developmental skills, vision, hearing and social-emotional.

We want to ensure that ALL children are off to a good start before entering kindergarten. 

For more information or to schedule a screening appointment, please call Narragansett Child Outreach at (401) 792-9430, ext. 3203.

Release courtesy the Narragansett School Department.