Preparing for kindergarten is an exciting time for children and parents alike. The help ease the transition, schools in the Dubuque Community School District are holding a series of Kindergarten Welcome Events to help students and families get acquainted with their school and its staff in preparation for the 2014-15 school year.

At the welcome event, attendees will meet the school’s kindergarten teacher, the school principal and other school staff. There will be an overview of the school as well as overview of the registration process.

The schedule is as follows:

Audubon Elementary School
Tuesday, April 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Bryant Elementary School
Thursday, April 3, 3:15-6 p.m.

Carver Elementary School
Thursday, April 3, 6-6:45 p.m. (last name A-M) and 7-7:45 p.m. (last name N-Z)

Eisenhower Elementary School
Tuesday, April 22, 6-7:30 p.m. (last name A-L)
Thursday, April 24, 6-7:30 p.m. (last name M-Z)

Fulton Elementary School
Tuesday, April 15, 4-7 p.m.

Hoover Elementary School
Monday, April 14, 5:30-7 p.m.

Irving Elementary School
Thursday, April 24, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Kennedy Elementary School
Monday, April 28, 7 a.m.-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. at Our Redeemer School
Monday, April 28, 4-6 p.m. at Kennedy

Lincoln Elementary School
Tuesday, April 15, 10 a.m.-noon

Marshall Elementary School
Monday, April 14, 5-7 p.m.

Sageville Elementary School
Tuesday, April 1, 1-6 p.m.

Table Mound Elementary School
Tuesday, April 29, 4-7 p.m.

In advance of the event, families can learn more about kindergarten in the Dubuque Community School District at www.dbqschools.org/kindergarten. The website includes a variety of kindergarten forms and resources as well as a tool to lookup a student’s home school based on street address.

Families with children entering kindergarten for the 2014-15 school who have not received a kindergarten information packet can request one by calling the district’s early childhood office at (563)552-5879 to have one sent to them. Forms from this packet should be returned at the school’s Kindergarten Welcome Event.

For more information about the Kindergarten Welcome Events, contact the Dubuque Community School District Early Childhood Office at (563)552-5879.

Media requesting more information should contact the DCSD School and Community Relations Office at (563)552-3020.

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