Bauer Elementary

Kindergarten Enrollment Information
Kindergarten enrollment forms will be available at any of our Hudsonville Public School elementary buildings beginning January 31. We encourage any family with a child turning five years of age on or before December 1 of 2012 to pick up
registration forms. Please fill out the forms included in the packet and return the completed information to any elementary school or at one of the Kindergarten
Round-Up meetings on March 6.
q Completed registration form
q Copy of your child’s birth certificate must accompany registration (certified with raised seal)
* q Health appraisal form which includes dates of immunizations and vision testing
* (information completed no later than August 24, 2012)
Registration forms will include a place for parents to indicate their placement preference:
l Full day/every day kindergarten (all buildings)
l Full day/alternate day prekindergarten (Alward, Bauer, Forest Grove, and South)
* Georgetown and Park students will be bussed to Bauer.
* Jamestown students will be bussed to Forest Grove.
l Undecided ~ Building principal will contact parent to discuss placement.
All kindergarten placement requests will be honored. Prekindergarten placement requests will be honored
based on section availability. If sections fill up, preference will be given to students with birthdays between
September 1 – December 1. Parents will be notified of placement decision by May 31, 2012. Information
about future Kindergarten Orientation meetings will be included in the notification letter.
Kindergarten Round-Up meetings will be held for parents on Tuesday, March 6. The meeting will offer
parents information in preparation of your child entering kindergarten or prekindergarten in the fall. The
locations and times of the meetings are as follows:
Meeting Location Times
Alward Elementary
10 a.m. OR 7:00 p.m.
Bauer Elementary
7:00 p.m. only
Georgetown Elementary
7:00 p.m. only
Forest Grove Elementary
7:00 p.m. only
Jamestown Elementary
7:00 p.m. only
Park Elementary
7:00 p.m. only
South Elementary
10 a.m. OR 7:00 p.m.
Information will be the same at each time/location so parents are welcome to attend the time that works best
for them. If you attend in another location, please drop off the registration form at your “home school” building.
Kindergarten Screening Information
Parents who, after attending Kindergarten Round-Up, remain uncertain about placement and desire additional
information to help guide the decision, can request a screening by contacting their building secretary. Screening
will be held in each of the elementary buildings in March. The teacher will provide a summary of the child’s
readiness skills following screening.
We welcome your child with open arms and thank you for the privilege of working with your family!