Wa-Nee Community Schools Holds Kindergarten Round-Up 2021

February 10, 2021 at 9:10 p.m.

By Staff Report-

Kindergarten registration for Wa-Nee elementary students will begin March 1. Parents must visit the Wa-Nee website and complete an online registration form. The information will be distributed to the appropriate school, who will send families an email confirmation with details on how to complete the enrollment process. Families with no internet access can contact the school to receive a registration form and more details.

Due to COVID restrictions, an onsite parent meeting will not take place this school year. Instead, a video link will be sent to families introducing you to the kindergarten teachers and other school personnel. This video will provide a glimpse of the daily activities and expectations for kindergarten students.

Once the enrollment process has been completed, families will be contacted to schedule their child’s kindergarten assessment. Teachers will be administering the assessment for incoming kindergarten students at a later date. These assessments will be administereted in a one-on-one setting.

The following items will also be necessary for completing your child’s enrollment process. These items can be emailed or dropped off at the school: legal birth certificate from the county health department (hospital birth certificates are not permitted), immunization (shot) records and a proof of residency (a current bill with your name and address on it).

The minimum state vaccine requirements for all children newly enrolled in kindergarten are as follows:

• DTaP: Five DTaP/DTP/DT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tentanus) or four if the fourth dose was administereed on or after the fourth birthday.

• Polio: Four doses - three doses of Polio are acceptable for all grade levels if the third dose was given on or after the fourth birthday and at least six months after the previous dose with only one type of vaccine use (all OPV or all IPV). For students in grades K-9, the final dose must be administered on or after the fourth birthday and be administered at least six months after the previous dose.

• MMR: Two Measles/Mumps/Rubella

• Hepatits A: Two doses

• Hepatitis B: Three doses of Heptatitis B vaccine (third dose must be given on or after 24 weeks of age and no earlier than 16 weeks after the first dose).

• Varicella: Two doses of Variclla (chickenpox) vaccine on or after the first birthday or physician-written documentation of history of chickenpox disease, including month and year of disease.

To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2021.

If you are unsure which elementary district you live in, contact one of the school offices for additional information. Call Nappanee Elementary at 574-773-7421, Wooview Elementary at 574-773-3117 or Wakarusa Elementary at 574-862-2000.



Kindergarten registration for Wa-Nee elementary students will begin March 1. Parents must visit the Wa-Nee website and complete an online registration form. The information will be distributed to the appropriate school, who will send families an email confirmation with details on how to complete the enrollment process. Families with no internet access can contact the school to receive a registration form and more details.

Due to COVID restrictions, an onsite parent meeting will not take place this school year. Instead, a video link will be sent to families introducing you to the kindergarten teachers and other school personnel. This video will provide a glimpse of the daily activities and expectations for kindergarten students.

Once the enrollment process has been completed, families will be contacted to schedule their child’s kindergarten assessment. Teachers will be administering the assessment for incoming kindergarten students at a later date. These assessments will be administereted in a one-on-one setting.

The following items will also be necessary for completing your child’s enrollment process. These items can be emailed or dropped off at the school: legal birth certificate from the county health department (hospital birth certificates are not permitted), immunization (shot) records and a proof of residency (a current bill with your name and address on it).

The minimum state vaccine requirements for all children newly enrolled in kindergarten are as follows:

• DTaP: Five DTaP/DTP/DT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tentanus) or four if the fourth dose was administereed on or after the fourth birthday.

• Polio: Four doses - three doses of Polio are acceptable for all grade levels if the third dose was given on or after the fourth birthday and at least six months after the previous dose with only one type of vaccine use (all OPV or all IPV). For students in grades K-9, the final dose must be administered on or after the fourth birthday and be administered at least six months after the previous dose.

• MMR: Two Measles/Mumps/Rubella

• Hepatits A: Two doses

• Hepatitis B: Three doses of Heptatitis B vaccine (third dose must be given on or after 24 weeks of age and no earlier than 16 weeks after the first dose).

• Varicella: Two doses of Variclla (chickenpox) vaccine on or after the first birthday or physician-written documentation of history of chickenpox disease, including month and year of disease.

To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2021.

If you are unsure which elementary district you live in, contact one of the school offices for additional information. Call Nappanee Elementary at 574-773-7421, Wooview Elementary at 574-773-3117 or Wakarusa Elementary at 574-862-2000.



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