Kindergarten

 

KE count

Kindergarten Start for the 2025-2026 School Year

We are excited to welcome all our new Kindergarten families to Kenmore Elementary! To ensure the most balanced classrooms, we will have a Kindergarten soft start. This gives teachers a chance to get to know the students and will help in building classes where students can succeed. Please email one of the Kindergarten teachers, Michelle Gervais (mgervais@nsd.org), Ingrid Olson (iolson@nsd.org), or Mandy Comstock (mcomstock@nsd.org), if you have any questions.

Important Dates/Information:  

  • Wednesday-Friday, September 3th-5th-All Kenmore Elementary Kindergarten students will attend school and will rotate through each of the 3 classrooms learning what it looks like to be a Kindergartner at Kenmore Elementary.
  • These three days your student will only need a snack, water bottle, and a home lunch if he/she is not getting school lunch.
  • Friday, September 5th—Families will receive an email in the EVENING with your student’s classroom teacher assignment for the 2025-26 school year.  This is also the time that you will sign up for your child’s WAKids family connections meeting. A ParentSquare sign-up form will be available that same evening.
  • NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN:  Monday-Wednesday, September 8th, 9th, and 10th - There will be No School for Kenmore Elementary Kindergartners. Instead, Kindergarten families will be meeting with your child’s assigned teacher. This meeting gives you an opportunity to share information that will help us know how to best support your child during this school year. You will bring your child’s school supplies to this meeting.  
  • Thursday, September 11th:  First Official day for ALL Kindergartners in their assigned classes.
  • MUST DO: Please fill out the Google form linked here, so we know how your child goes home this week and what your child will eat for lunch.

Lastly, please complete the PERMISSION TO RELEASE form for our transportation department, this is required for all Kindergartners riding the school bus.

We appreciate your partnership and look forward to an amazing year ahead!

-Kenmore Elementary Kindergarten Team

 

Schedule

September 3–12, 2025

Kindergarten ABC

 

 
Monday
September 1st 
 
Tuesday
September 2nd
Wednesday (Full Day)
September 3rd
9:10-3:40pm
Thursday (Full Day)
September 4th
9:10-3:40pm
Friday (Full Day)
September 5th
9:10-3:40pm
Final placement complete
 
NO SCHOOL
LABOR DAY

NO SCHOOL

Students come to school for Kindergarten Camp!
Students will:
Meet and rotate between teachers
Get to know each other
Make new friends
Learn about our Cubs Expectations
 
Students will need to bring a snack, water bottle, and home lunch (if your student is not getting school lunch). 
 
Please, DO NOT send school supplies these days. Please bring them to your WAKids Meeting. 
 
Teachers will send out class placements and WAKids family meeting sign ups Friday evening via parent square email. 

 

Monday
September 8th
Tuesday
September 9th
Wednesday 
September 10th
Thursday (Full Day)
September 11th
9:10-3:40pm
Friday (Full Day)
September 12th
9:10-3:40pm
NO SCHOOL for Kindergartners - Family Connection Meeting (WA-Kids)
We meet with you AND your kindergartner.
 

You will attend a 20-minute family connection with your Kindergartner’s assigned teacher.  

First official day with the whole class. 

Regular School Day

 

*The Family Connection component of WA KIDS, is a one-on-one meeting with a child’s family/guardian and the Kindergarten student. This component of WAKids acknowledges the family's role as their child's first teacher and invites them to share the unique insights they have about their child. These meetings offer families an opportunity to get to know the teacher, share information about their child, and ask questions. 


*Disclaimer: For enrollment and reporting purposes students will be assigned to one of the three Kindergarten teachers for the first 3 full days of school.  This placement will be based on alphabetical order and is not a final teacher assignment. Final placement will be determined on Friday, September 5th.

 

Kindergarten Supply List

 
  • Backpack (10 x 13 inches or larger, no wheels or rolling backpacks), with a soft cloth loop for hanging on a closet hook (labeled with name) 
  • 1 package Crayola washable markers (8 count classic colors only)* 
  • 1 box 24 count Crayola crayons* 
  • 10 Elmer’s glue sticks* 
  • 1 reusable water bottle, labeled with name 
  • Headphones, labeled with name (no ear buds
  • 1 hard plastic pencil box (no zippers, 8.2 by 4.6)
  • 5 dry Erase markers

    Donation Wish List: 
  • 1 box of Sandwich bags
  • 1 box of Golf Pencils
  • 1 box of gallon storage bags

 

Kenmore Elementary Kindergarten Tours

Wednesday May 21, 11:15-12:00
Thursday May 22, 2:15-3:00
 

Bring your student and tour the campus with Principal Geetha George-Shapiro and Assistant Principal LaTisha Joseph.

Spanish interpretation will be available.

Please call the main office to RSVP. 

To enter kindergarten, your student must be five years old on or before August 31.

As of July 28, 2019, a new state law removes the personal and philosophical option to exempt children from the MMR vaccine required for school and child care attendance. Learn more...

Registration

Kindergarten registration begins at your local school. Additional information on registering for kindergarten and forms can be found on the Register for Kindergarten page.

Philosophy

The kindergarten program in the Northshore School District provides children a foundation for academic success and develops an enthusiasm for life-long learning. Student outcomes are standards-based and focus on the whole child:  academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.  

Before school begins, kindergarten teachers will meet with families to get to know the students, their families, and their stories. Additionally, teachers evaluate students in many areas to determine students' strengths. This helps teachers plan a program based on the needs of the children.

The developmentally appropriate learning environment provides substantial opportunities to learn through purposeful play that honors student choice and provides teacher-guided, interactive small-group, and large group experiences. The kindergarten school year is an important time to provide students with rich, relevant learning experiences that allow them to reach goals that are both challenging and achievable regardless of their varied experiences and backgrounds upon entering kindergarten.

 

Kindergarten Readiness

 

Highly Capable Process for Kindergarten

The kindergarten eligibility process incorporates two steps--screening AND assessment. All kindergarten students will be automatically screened for potential highly capable eligibility.

Students meeting the criteria threshold on the screening tool will move on to assessment. Parents of students moving on to the assessment level will be notified. Per Washington state law, parent permission is required to assess a student. Assessments will occur during the school day and will be administered by trained proctors.

Visit the Highly Capable web page to learn more.

 

Early Entrance to Kindergarten

Although Northshore does not encourage early entry for the vast majority of students, application for testing for early entrance is available at parent expense for students who turn 5 between September 1 and November 30. Students who turn 5 on December 1 and beyond will enter kindergarten age appropriately.

  • Please read the Early Entrance to Kindergarten FAQs before completing the application.
  • Additional early entrance information is available through the Office of Elementary Education, 425.408.7705.

Contact the main office:
(424) 408-4800

District Kindergarten Page