Kindergarten

Full-day, Every-day

• Spring Lake Park Schools offers kindergarten programs at all of our K-4 elementary schools, Centerview, Northpoint and Park Terrace.
• Each kindergarten student begins their journey to college-readiness with the following core academic disciplines: reading, math, science and social studies.
• Students have experiences in music, art, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and physical education.
• Highly-skilled Kindergarten teachers provide a caring environment that meets the needs of each child.
• Classroom instruction and activities are structured for the unique needs of young learners.
• Class sizes are approximately 22 students.

Locations: Centerview Elementary School in Blaine, Northpoint Elementary in Blaine and Park Terrace Elementary in Spring Lake Park

Hours: Follows the same school schedule as the school day, currently 9:20 a.m.-3:55 p.m. (subject to change)

Transportation: Students eligible for transportation would ride the regular morning and afternoon school buses

Enrollment: Enrollment must be submitted by February 2021 to ensure priority placement, as space is limited for open-enrolled and intra-district transfer students. If you missed this deadline, please contact us to learn more.

Full-day, Every-day

• Spring Lake Park Schools offers a Spanish immersion program that begins in kindergarten at Woodcrest Spanish Immersion School (WSI).
• Students at WSI follow the same curriculum offered at the other SLP elementary schools, except all core content is taught in Spanish.
• Students learn to understand, speak, read, and write in Spanish, increasing fluency levels each year they are in the program. By the end of fifth grade, most students will be functionally proficient in writing, reading and speaking in Spanish. 
• Students begin formal English instruction in grade three. Data from Minnesota’s comprehensive reading and math tests continue to show immersion students are performing at an equal or higher level than their district peers on these assessments. 
• Students experience a wide variety of world views as they are immersed in a school culture created by international teachers and support staff.

Location: Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion School in Fridley

Hours: Follows the same school schedule as the school day, currently 9:10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. (subject to change)

Transportation: Students eligible for transportation would ride the regular morning and afternoon school buses

Enrollment: While we accept enrollments throughout the year, the enrollment priority placement deadline will be in February 2021. 

A lottery will take place if there are more applicants than spots available. Completing enrollment by February 2021 will guarantee a placement in the lottery. If you miss the deadline for the 2021-2022 school year, please contact us to learn more.

Kindergarten students learn to communicate through listening, speaking, reading, writing and thinking. While learning to read independently, kindergarteners continue to build language and comprehension through listening to high-quality literature and informational text. Students collaborate and converse with each other to share ideas and gain other perspectives. Kindergarteners use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose narrative and informative texts.

Kindergarten students learn about themselves in relation to their school, families and community. Students demonstrate skills that reflect an understanding of civic values, explore the impact of consequences on themselves and their community, and discover similarities and differences amongst people.

Kindergarten students learn essential math skills as they count, compare, write and represent numbers. Students will begin to compare objects through measurements, collect and organize data, and describe and name shapes.

Kindergarten students learn about plants, animals, seasonal changes and characteristics of living and non-living things. Students will learn to observe, sort, compare and describe the world around them.

Kindergarten students learn how behaviors impact personal health and how to stay safe at home, school and in the community. Students will focus on fire safety, when and how to call 911, and how to express emotions in a healthy manner.

Kindergarten students will spend 45 minutes each day with a kindergarten specialist to focus on developing communication skills, teamwork strategies and personal responsibility. Students will have the opportunity to apply these strategies and skills through choice and STEM activities, all while building social and cultural proficiency. Students will be engaged daily through movement, music and art.

If you're wondering what neighborhood school your child will attend, click here to view our interactive map.

Spring Lake Park Schools provides both breakfast and lunch service to students. Every student is issued an account accessed by a PIN number and students use this number to purchase meals.

• Free breakfast is available to all Kindergarten students
• Families can also qualify for free or reduced-priced meals by submitting an application at the beginning of each school year
• Meal payments can be made directly at each school or by credit card through Campus Parent Portal.

Visit the nutrition services website to learn more about breakfast and lunch at our schools. 

Spring Lake Park Schools Community Education child care programs provide high quality services that will grow with your child from preschool through sixth grade. Learning Ventures Child Care programs provide child care before- and after-school and on most school release days, including fall, winter, spring and summer breaks.  These programs fill very quickly, please register early to secure your spot.

With flexible and affordable before- and after-school child care, there are options to meet your family's needs. Learn more and register for Learning Ventures Child Care.

Because of changes made throughout the summer, class lists are not finalized until late August. Teacher assignments will be shared at the schools' Meet Your Teacher event one week before school begins.

Minnesota law requires that your child be screened for enrollment in public school. This service is offered at no cost to all families who live in the Spring Lake Park Schools district. If you are planning to send your child to private school or to home school, the law does not require the screening. However, we still encourage you to participate.

This is a wonderful opportunity for you to find out how your child is developing and for you to find out more about resources and programs in our community.

Children may be screened between the ages of three and five. The ideal age for screening is near your child’s fourth birthday.

Learn more about screening and set up a screening date.

What do you need to do? Just follow the step-by-step process below and you will be on your way to a great kindergarten experience! Between now and then, we will assist you in any way that we can, and answer all of your questions. Questions about the enrollment process? Call our enrollment office at 763-600-5018.

Your Step-by-Step “Enrollment and Get Ready for K” Process

1. Choose the type of kindergarten program you would like for your child - traditional or Spanish Immersion
   •  Traditional - Centerview, Northpoint and Park Terrace
   •  Spanish Immersion - Woodcrest Spanish Immersion School

2. Start the online enrollment process 

3. Priority Placement Deadline: Enroll your kindergartener by February 26, 2021. While we accept enrollments throughout the year, we do expect spots to fill quickly in our Spanish Immersion program and those available to open-enrolled students and intradistrict transfer students. A lottery drawing may be utilized for these limited spots.

4. Plan to attend the Kindergarten In Action Event for parents and our future kindergartners. Watch your mailbox and the website for more information.
    

5. Register and complete Early Childhood Screening if you haven’t done so already. (Screening is required by law.) Contact our Early Childhood Center at 763-600-5900 to learn more or to register for an upcoming screening date or visit the screening website here.

6. At your child’s 5-year-old checkup with their doctor, ensure that 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.

Learn more about enrolling for kindergarten

At your child's 5-year-old checkup with their doctor, ensure that immunizations are up-to-date.

Minnesota Statute 121A.15 requires that all children must be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella before they can start school. 

See which vaccines are required to enroll in school.

If your child is injured or becomes ill at school, a school nurse or teacher will administer only simple first aid and you will be notified. If emergency medical care is necessary, and we are unable to locate you, your family doctor will be called unless you have provided alternate instructions. Give your child a healthy start by assuring they have:

• Necessary immunizations
• Periodic health exams (a complete exam must take place before the start of school)
• Plenty of sleep each night (10-12 hours are recommended for this age group)
• A good healthy diet that includes breakfast
• Neat, clean, comfortable clothes, appropriate for the day’s activities
• An early enough start so your child is wide-awake when school begins without that “last minute dash.”  (Remember, punctuality is important, but don’t send your child to school too early or there may not be adequate supervision) 

(subject to change for the upcoming school year)

Centerview Elementary: 9:20 a.m.-3:55 p.m.
Northpoint Elementary: 9:20 a.m.-3:55 p.m.
Park Terrace Elementary: 9:20 a.m.-3:55 p.m.
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion: 9:10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

All in-district kindergarten students are eligible for transportation to and from school. Our regular education transportation contractor is Lorenz Bus Service, and special education is Voigt’s Bus Service. Visit our Transportation website.

Transportation and Daycare

If your kindergartner will be in daycare, it is very important to indicate this during the online enrollment process. Also, if there are any address changes throughout the year, please keep the Transportation Department and your school office updated. Before changing daycare, make sure the daycare is still in the district attendance area, otherwise the student will not get transportation to and from that daycare.

How do I get my bus stop information?

Kindergarten students ride the regular morning and afternoon school buses. You should receive a postcard in the mail approximately two weeks before school starts. Bus stop information will also be available in Campus Portal.

MyStop App

MyStop is a web-based application available to parents and students that allows them access to live bus GPS information. Using a smartphone, tablet or desktop computer, parents and students can view the current location of buses on routes and the estimated time of arrival at their neighborhood bus stops. Learn more about MyStop on our Transportation page.

Questions?

If you have questions regarding transportation, call 763-600-5590 or email transportation@district16.org.

Expect to hear from us in late spring with information from your student's school. Students who applied for Woodcrest Spanish Immersion or open enrollment will receive an update on their placement.