Tuxedo hosts orientation for parents of incoming kindergarten students on Jan. 16

TUXEDO — An orientation for parents of children entering the George Grant Mason School in September as kindergarten students will be held Thursday, Jan. 16.

This is the first of two components of Tuxedo Kindergarten Registration for the 2014-15 school year.

The second component is the kindergarten screening/registration held on Thursday, April 24.

The parent orientation this coming Thursday will acquaint parents with teachers, the school nurse, the school day and provide aid in the process of completing the registration packet which will be distributed at the time of the orientation.

All completed packets are due back the day of your child’s screening/registration appointment.

The screening/registration allows parents the opportunity to register his/her child and to have the child go through the screening process to determine the child’s readiness for school. This appointment can be made on the day of the parent orientation.

What to bring
Parents are required to bring to registration signed proof of:

birth certificate and
current immunization record.

Vaccines
The following vaccines are required for your child to attend school in September 2014:

Three doses of Diphtheria Toxoid, Tetanus Toxoid and Pertussis vaccine, DTaP, DTP

There doses of Polio Virus vaccine

Two doses of measles containing vaccine

One dose of mumps and rubella (2 MMR’s are preferable)

Three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine

One dose Varicella vaccine or proof of disease

In some instances, doctor-verified disease histories (for mumps, chicken pox or measles) or blood titers (for measles, mumps or rubella) are accepted as evidence of immunity.

If a parent seeks an exemption based on religious or medical reasons, see the nurse to get the proper documentation procedure.

Essential information
To be eligible for kindergarten, the Tuxedo Board of Education policy states that a child must be five years old on or before December 1, 2014.

Call Anne Murphy at 845-351-4797, ext. 3110, to register.