Dear Rocket Families,
We are so excited to welcome our new kindergarten students in fall 2025! If you already have a student in our building, you may notice that we are doing things a bit differently this year.
The biggest difference is that you will NOT know which teacher your child has before the year starts. You will get to meet all three kindergarten teachers at our open house, & we will determine class lists after kindergarten startup week. This will give us the opportunity to get to know our students’ skills & abilities, and who they work best with. We want to give our students the very best start and set them up for a successful kindergarten experience!
The schedule below details when your child is expected to be at school during kindergarten startup week.
● Tuesday, August 19: ALL KINDERGARTENERS. Students will participate in activity stations from 9am - 2pm. Parents will drop students off at 9am and pick them up at 2pm. Parents do not stay for these activities.
● Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday, August 21: Students and parents attend their scheduled KRA testing session.
○ Your child’s teacher will call you to let you know he/she is in their class!
● Friday, August 22: Stagger start -Students with last name beginning with A-M will attend regular school hours.
● Monday, August 25: Stagger start- Students with last name beginning with N-Z will attend regular school hours.
● Tuesday, August 26: ALL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS attend.
We are so excited to welcome our new students in August and are looking forward to a fantastic year!!
See you soon,
Your Ridgedale Elementary Kindergarten Team