KINDERGARTEN SIGN-UP SCHEDULED

Kindergarten sign-up in Hamilton County, for children who will be five (5) years of age on or before September 1, 2012, has been scheduled for the following dates and times: 

	Dahlgren	Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

	East Side	Wednesday, February 22, 2012 from 3:00 – 5:30 p.m.
or
			Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

A.	Parents must bring the following to kindergarten sign-up: 
(1)	Child’s legal birth certificate (not the hospital certificate)
(2)	Immunization Records (showing the day, month, and year of each inoculation)*
(3)	Social Security Card
Note:	*We cannot put your child on the official sign-up list until immunizations have been reviewed & approved.  In order to increase the likelihood of obtaining the school of your preference, please have all required paperwork available on sign-up day.  If your child is enrolled in Hamilton County Pre-School, you will only need to bring the child’s social security card.  All pre-school health records are on file.

State law requires that all children entering school in Illinois, or prior to admission, shall present evidence of immunity against:  Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Rubeola (measles), Poliomyelitis, Rubella, Mumps, and Varicella.  DPT, Polio, and MMR boosters after age 4 are required to enter kindergarten.  Hepatitis immunizations are recommended.  

NOTICE:	Parents of students who live on current Dahlgren bus routes or in Dahlgren should sign their child up at Dahlgren School; all other parents should sign their child up at East Side School.  It is anticipated that where you sign up is where your child will attend.  If you prefer otherwise, you must let the principal of the building where you sign up know in writing on that day.  ALSO, parents who do not sign their child up on the designated days may not get their preferred choice of school attendance center when class size is balanced.  Tentatively, there will be three classes at East Side and one class at Dahlgren.  The administration will be assigning students to buildings and classes over the summer in order to balance classes as best as possible.
B.	At the start of school, parents must provide:
(1)	Completed Immunization and Lead Screening Records
(2)	Physical (on the correct state school form) - completed in entirety. 
(3)	An Eye Examination (on the correct state school form).	
(4)	Dental Exam (on the state school form) – sometime during the kindergarten school year

C.	The Southern Illinois District 12 Masons will be present to create a free “Child Find” packet for your child, if you choose to participate.		
It is very important that all kindergarten students sign up early, so that transportation can be arranged, information regarding health requirements can be distributed, and class size can be determined.