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Pre-Kindergarten

 

Ready for Kindergarten!
Ready for Kindergarten

Ladd offers pre-k (ages 3-5) to students working on kindergarten readiness skills.

Who can be enrolled in pre-k at Ladd?

  • Any student age 3-4 years old with needs identified as kindergarten readiness skills. These needs can be identified through the FNSBSD's child find process.

What is Child Find? When and where does it take place?

  • Child find is a screening process to determine if your pre-school aged student needs additional support with communication, learning, or skill development. 
  • All information about locations, dates, and times for child find can be found on the FNSBSD's child find website. This is linked in the button below.
  • https://www.k12northstar.org/departments/special-education/child-find
  • If it is determined that your child needs additional supports in areas of communication, learning, or skill development, the team (consisting of you, special education staff at Ladd, the principal, and any related services providers) will meet to discuss where to move forward from there.

My child has been accepted into the pre-k program. Now what do I need to do?

1. Register your student in the school district. Use the link below.

https://www.k12northstar.org/enroll

2. Contact the front office at (907) 451-1700 to ensure that we have received your registration and it is complete. 

3. Register for bussing (if wanted). Use the following transportation form.

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1772571296/k12northstarorg/twubeagghsy9rw7ch8jq/Fillable-SpecialEducationTransportation-BusForm.pdf

Transportation forms must be turned in to the FNSBSD Special Education office by Tuesday at 11:59 pm for bussing services to begin/update the following Monday. Email: Sped.Records@k12northstar.org — Phone: (907) 452-2000 Ext. 11489

4. Contact Candace Mailhot at candace.mailhot@k12northstar.org in order to find out specifics of your child's program. 

5. Download the parent square app that our district and Ladd K-8 school use to communicate with families. 

https://www.parentsquare.com/engage/app-download/

Your student will show up connected to you in Parentsquare 24-48 hours AFTER being registered in PowerSchool.

5. Drop your student off or put them on the bus day one of attendance! 

  • If you choose to drop off your pre-k student. He/She will need to be walked to the doors by you. Pre-K students can NOT be dropped off at the curb. You may go into the bus drop off lane and park on the left-hand side of the driveway (closest to the grass). Please make sure NOT to park on the sidewalk side of the lane as that is where the buses pull up.

6. What does my student need to bring to school?

  • Bookbag
  • A snack or lunch (depending on whether you have an AM or PM pre-k student)
  • A reusable water bottle
  • A pair of gym shoes
  • Snow pants
  • Snow Boots
  • Hat 
  • Gloves/Mittens
  • Extra set of clothing in a plastic bag in his/her bookbag

Please leave toys at home unless instructed by the teacher so that toys don't disappear and friends aren't sad when they cannot play with your child's toy.