Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten
Registration of eligible transitional kindergarten (TK) and kindergarten students begins December 1, 2021.
Children who will reach the age of five (5) on or before September 1, 2022, are eligible for kindergarten in August 2022.
Children who will reach the age of five (5) between September 2, 2021 and February 2, 2022, are eligible for transitional kindergarten (TK) in August 2022.
This will be expanded and children who will reach the age of five (5) between September 2, 2022 and April 2, 2023, are eligible for TK in August 2023.
Additionally, children who will reach the age of five (5) between September 2, 2023 and June 2, 2024 are eligible for TK in August 2024.
Finally, children who will reach the age of four by September 1 of the 2025-2024 school year are eligible for TK in August 2025.
Parents are urged to register online as soon as possible for the 202-2023 school year. This will assist school personnel in making plans for the coming year. You can access the link here.
Please note: If you’re interested in the dual immersion at Cave Language Academy, register at the assigned transitional kindergarten (TK ) school and sign-up for the 2022-2023 lottery at Cave Language Academy.
Click here to see a map of our schools. and here for What You Need When You Register
Questions? Contact Danielle Brever at dbrever@vcusd.org for help.
Transitional kindergarten is offered at eleven of our schools. If your neighborhood school is not listed on the left, please find the name of the school on the right, in order to know what school your child should attend.
Transitional Kindergarten Site |
Feeder School |
Cave Language Academy |
Choice School - Cave Language Academy is a Spanish -English Dual Immersion School. Lottery application is required after registering at home school. |
Cooper Elementary |
Cooper
|
Dan Mini Elementary |
Dan Mini Solano-Widenmann |
Federal Terrace Elementary |
Federal Terrace Mare Island |
Glen Cove Elementary |
Glen Cove |
Highland Elementary |
Highland |
Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy-LVESA |
LVESA Solano-Widenmann |
Patterson Elementary |
Patterson Lincoln |
Pennycook Elementary |
Pennycook Cave |
Steffan Manor Elementary |
Steffan Manor
|
Wardlaw Elementary |
Wardlaw
|
Attendance
Attendance in kindergarten and TK are very important to your child's attitude toward school. Please do your best to have your child at school, on time, every day.
How to Help Your Child Succeed
Your child is about to start school and every parent wants his child to succeed. Here are a few suggestions that will help your child put his best foot forward!
- Be sure your child is getting between 10 and 13 hours of sleep a night. (The sleep needs of 5 year old)
- Have your child eat breakfast before coming to school.
- Send healthy snacks with your student each day. (Healthy snack ideas.)
- Read to your child daily.