Starting Kindergarten is an exciting time!
Preparing your child ahead of time helps ease the transition from Preschool to Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Roundup Information
The images below offer information about area Kindergarten Roundup events. - Information will be updated as soon as it becomes available to us.

Transition Notebooks
Transition notebooks give your child a chance to familiarize themselves with their new school.
You will find pictures of the school, staff members and other important information in the links below.

Additional Resources
The links below provide a variety of additional resources related to Kindergarten transition.

Connections Mental Health Coordinator, Holly Creamer discusses how parents can help their child can make a smooth transition to Kindergarten. Click to see the video.

Follow the links below to find early childhood literacy information from area libraries.

Reading books about kindergarten to children is a wonderful way to help them prepare for the big transition from Head Start to elementary school. These special read-alouds were recorded with love by staff from the National Office of Head Start.

First Day Jitters (English)
by Julie Danneberg
Read by Dr. Amanda Bryans

First Day Jitters (Spanish)
by Julie Danneberg
Read by Dayana Garcia

The Kissing Hand (English)
by Audrey Penn
Read by Dr. Deborah Bergeron, director, OHS

The Kissing Hand (Spanish)
by Audrey Penn
Read by Jennifer Amaya

Follow the links below to find information about the Big Brothers/Sister program.