Watertown School District helps parents prepare for kindergarten | WWTI


WATERTOWN, NY (WWTI) – The Watertown City School District will offer programs to help prepare parents for kindergarten enrollment.

The district will hold a kindergarten orientation they call “Ready, Set, Go!” meetings. Meetings will be held in each primary building throughout the spring for parents to attend.

Meetings will feature teachers and administrators who will outline kindergarten programs and be available to answer questions. The district also released information about kindergarten enrollment dates and requirements.

Parents are required to bring their children with them to registration along with proof of residency, the child’s birth certificate and immunization records. To be eligible to enroll, children must be five years old by December 1, 2022. Required vaccinations for children are listed below.

Vaccines Terms
Vaccine containing diphtheria and tetanus toxoid and pertussis vaccine 5 doses or 4 doses if 4th dose received at age 4 or older or 3 doses if age 7 or older and series started at age 1 or older
Poliomyelitis vaccine 4 doses or 3 doses if 3rd dose received at age 4 or older
Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine 2 doses
Hepatitis B vaccine 3 doses
Varicella (varicella) vaccine 2 doses
Vaccine containing tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and pertussis vaccine booster Not applicable
Meningococcal conjugate vaccine Not applicable
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Not applicable
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Not applicable
Covid-19 vaccine Unknown at this time

Each elementary school will send letters to the parents of eligible children prior to registration with information about the date and time of their registration appointment. Those interested in enrolling their child should call the appropriate elementary school or call (315) 661-8338 to be notified of the school their child will be attending.

Dates and times of Ready, Set, Go! meetings and registrations are listed below:

Primary school “Ready, set, go !” Appointment Kindergarten enrollment dates
Elemental Knickerbocker
(315) 785-3740
April 20 and April 21, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 16 and May 17
North Primary School
(315) 785-3750
April 20 and April 21, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 23, May 24 and May 25
elementary ohio
(315) 785-3755
May 2 and May 3, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 18 and May 19
Sherman Elementary School
(315) 785-3760
May 4 and May 5, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 11 and May 12
Elemental Starbuck
(315) 785-3765
May 2 and May 3, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 9 and May 10
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