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District 67 Slates Kindergarten Registration for 2012-13 School Year

Parents should contact their neighborhood school now to receive packet.

Parents who reside within the Lake Forest School District 67 boundaries and plan to enroll their children in kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year are asked to contact their neighborhood school now.

Students must live within the District 67 school boundaries and be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Registration packets will be mailed on Jan. 17. Parents who do not receive a registration packet can pick one up at their neighborhood school’s office.

Residents unsure of their school boundaries or who have questions may call any of the following primary schools: Cherokee School, 475 E. Cherokee Road, (847) 234-3805; Everett School, 1111 Everett School Road, (847) 234-5713; Sheridan School, 1360 N. Sheridan Road, (847) 234-1160. 

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District 67 offers an optional multi-year Mandarin Immersion Program for parents that want their children to develop bilingual proficiency in a second language. This program is open to all incoming kindergarteners. Kindergarteners in the Mandarin program will attend Cherokee Elementary School, but will maintain their neighborhood school status.

An incoming kindergarten parent information meetings about the Mandarin Immersion Program will be held from 9-10:30 a.m. Jan. 12 or 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Cherokee Elementary School.

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A Kindergarten Parent Information Meeting for all parents to learn more about the kindergarten program in general will be held at your neighborhood school at 7 p.m. Feb. 2.

Parents registering for the Mandarin program should attend Cherokee School’s parent meeting.

For more information about kindergarten registration, or the Mandarin Immersion Program, visit the district website: www.lf67.org

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