Preparing for kindergarten is an exciting time for children and parents alike. To help ease the transition, schools in the Dubuque Community School District are holding a series of Kindergarten Welcome Events to allow students and families get acquainted with their school and its staff in preparation for the 2015-16 school year.

At the welcome event, attendees will meet the school’s kindergarten teachers, 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
Thursday, April 9, 3-5 p.m.

Bryant Elementary School
Tuesday, April 14, 3:15-6:15 p.m.

Carver Elementary School
Wednesday, April 8, the school will contact families with an assigned time between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30p.m.

Eisenhower Elementary School
Tuesday, April 21, 5:30-7 p.m. (last name A-L)
Thursday, April 23, 5:30-7 p.m. (last name M-Z)

Fulton Elementary School
Wednesday, April 29, 3:45-6:45 p.m.

Hoover Elementary School
Thursday, April 23, 5:30-7 p.m.

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

Kennedy Elementary School
Tuesday, April 14, 4-6:30 p.m. (last name A-M)
Wednesday, April 15, 4-6:30 p.m. (last name N-Z)

Lincoln Elementary School
Thursday, April 16, 12:30-5:30 p.m.

Marshall Elementary School
Thursday, April 23, 5-6:30 p.m.

Prescott Elementary School
Thursday, April 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: Prescott is a charter school open to any child who resides in the Dubuque Community School District. The school has limited kindergarten openings each year. The enrollment period for these openings will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 4-6:30 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the school.

Sageville Elementary School
Thursday, April 16, 2:30-6 p.m.

Table Mound Elementary School
Thursday, April 16, 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. Students who are enrolled in the State Voluntary Four-Year-Old Preschool Program will receive an informational packet with this information in late February.

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.