2010-11 Kirbyville Preschool Enrollment...

The Kirbyville R-VI School District will be preschool enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year from 9:00-11:15 and 12:30 to 5:15 on Tuesday, April 27 at the Kirbyville Elementary School. Preschool students must be at least 3 by August 1, 2010.

Appointments are required. Parents of preschoolers should call the Kirbyville Preschool at 239-3917 beginning Wednesday, April 7.

The primary goal of the Kirbyville Preschool is to prepare the 3 to 5-year-olds for kindergarten. Students learn pre-academic skills in a structured atmosphere that prepares the preschool children for daily routines in kindergarten. In addition to the academic instruction, social and emotional growth and development of expressive and receptive language skills are stressed. The preschool has been very successful in meeting this goal in terms of general kindergarten readiness and results of a test measuring kindergarten students’ understanding of print concepts. Kirbyville Preschool is a parent-pay program. Tuition is currently $13.00 per day. Parents of preschoolers must bring a birth certificate and immunization records to complete the enrollment process. Kirbyville Preschool does accept out of district enrollment if space permits. Preschool enrollment takes approximately 30 minutes and includes a developmental questionnaire for parents. Hearing and vision screening is available. Please call the Kirbyville Preschool (239-3917) if you have any questions regarding preschool enrollment.

February Fun @ KES

February has been a fantastic month at KES. Check out the Smilebox slideshow starring PAT and third grade and everyone in between!

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2009 Preschool Tax Statements

Tax statements are done for Kirbyville preschool families with children in preschool during 2009. If your child is in kindergarten at Kirbyville they will come home in Tuesday homework folders. Otherwise you may pick them up at the preschool.

Open House-Sunday, Nov. 15-2:00-4:00

You are invited: http://kirbyville.k12.mo.us/gaines/open%20house%20flyer.pdf

Kirbyville School District is hosting an Open House to celebrate the new early childhood wing and playground improvements. Please join us!

Floored by progress...

Construction continues on the PAT and preschool building. Painting is complete and cabinets and plumbing have been installed. As of Saturday evening the tile was installed in the preschool room. The plan is that the tile in the entryway, hallway and PAT room will be completed today.

The rooms will not be ready for Open House. Preschool parents should meet the teacher in the elementary cafeteria. Parents as Teachers will have a table set up in the elementary building.

We anticipate starting preschool on the 17th in the new room. There will be some furnishing items and details that will be completed in the next few weeks, but nothing that we cannot work around. The plan is to move in on Saturday, August 15th.

We are looking for volunteer help, as this is a large task to accomplish over a weekend. There are jobs for any willing adult: lifting and moving boxes and furniture, assembling new furniture, unpacking, organizing and decorating. If you are able to help with this, please call the elementary office and ask to speak with Lynna Blevins.

Construction continues...

Not everyone has been on summer vacation. Progress continues on the preschool and PAT building. The most recent progress includes painting, adding ceiling tile grids and vents and pouring sidewalks and an entryway.

Let there be light (and heat and air)

Just a quick update on the construction project! Prior to the 4th of July holiday, the building was wired and duct workwas installed.

Under the big top!

The top construction news this week is that the new preschool/PAT facility is almost under roof! The construction workers rolled out the insulation and began covering it with the metal roof this week. The picture is a little hazy because it was taken on the morning of one of the hottest days so far this year!

A room with a view...

Check out the view from the new Parents as Teachers office. The large picture window provides a lovely view of the preschool playground, which will be alive with activity in August when the new school year begins.

Masonry work completed

The final touches were added to the masonry work this week on the new preschool/PAT facility.

More building blocks...

The building continues with more interior walls added block by block.

Preschool Takes Shape

Progress as promised...

The preschool/PAT facility doesn't require quite as much imagination, now that the steel framing is in place. What a difference a week makes!

Preschool Graduation

Kirbyville Preschool and ECSE Graduation was held on Tuesday, May 12! Click the Smilebox to join in on the fun.

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"Floored" by the progress...

The new Kirbyville Preschool and PAT now has a floor poured! Rapid progress is predicted this week with the steel beams going up during the sunny weather that has been forcasted for the entire week.

More Preschool Progress

Construction continues on our new preschool/PAT building.

2009-10 Kindergarten and Preschool Enrollment

The Kirbyville R-VI School District will be holding kindergarten and preschool enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year from 9:00-11:15 and 12:30 to 5:15 on Tuesday, April 28 at the Kirbyville Elementary School. Kindergarten students must turn five before August 1, 2009 and preschool students must be at least 3 by August 1, 2009.

Appointments are required. Parents of kindergartners are asked to call the elementary office at 334-2757 and parents of preschoolers should call the Kirbyville Preschool at 239-3917 as soon as possible.

Parents of kindergartners must bring a birth certificate, immunization record and a utility bill with the physical address printed on it as proof of residency in order to complete the enrollment process. Kindergarten enrollment takes approximately one hour and includes a vision and hearing screening and developmental testing. Children should wear tennis shoes (no flip flops, boots, dress shoes) in order to successfully complete some of the tested items. Kindergarten students are eligible to attend summer school in June and are invited to participate in the Splash into Summer Reading program and the summer library program. Information about these programs and activities will be available. Please call the elementary office (334-2757) if you have any questions regarding kindergarten enrollment.

The primary goal of the Kirbyville Preschool is to prepare the 3 to 5-year-olds for kindergarten. Students learn pre-academic skills in a structured atmosphere that prepares the preschool children for daily routines in kindergarten. In addition to the academic instruction, social and emotional growth and development of expressive and receptive language skills are stressed. The preschool has been very successful in meeting this goal in terms of general kindergarten readiness and results of a test measuring kindergarten students’ understanding of print concepts. Kirbyville Preschool is a parent-pay program. Tuition is currently $13.00 per day. Parents of preschoolers must bring a birth certificate and immunization records to complete the enrollment process. Preschool enrollment takes approximately 30 minutes and includes a developmental questionnaire for parents. Hearing and vision screening is available. Please call the Kirbyville Preschool (239-3917) if you have any questions regarding preschool enrollment.

Dig in!

Mr. Parrett and Mr. Osbourn survey the progress on the new preschool and Parents as Teachers facility.

New construction underway!!!

The ground has been broken behind the elementary building in preparation for the new permanent facility that will house the preschool and the Parents as Teachers program. The new construction is expected to be complete prior to the start of the 2009-10 school year.

For everyone's safety, the back parking lot may no longer be accessed by faculty, staff or parent vehicles. Preschool parents will park in the field and walk around through the gate on the opposite side of the building. No students will be allowed to transition between buildings or go to or from recess through the back doors.

Keep watching the blog for continuing updates of our construction progress!!!

Making way for progress

The old preschool trailer was moved out today to clear the way for constructing the new preschool facility. Follow the progress of the new building right here on our blog!

Preschool/PAT move to new temporary locations

As a preliminary step towards building on a new preschool that is attached to the main building, preschool and PAT are moving to temporary locations. Starting Monday, January 26 the preschool will be in what is currently the PAT building. This just represents a move from one side of the preschool playground to the other. Phone contact numbers will remain the same.

Thank-you to all the volunteers who moved the preschool furnishings and materials to the new location on Saturday morning.

The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program will operate out of the elementary building in the current music room. Participants in this program will need to check in at the office and then will be directed to the new location. Parking is in the lot on the east side of the elementary playground. Please refrain from parking in the bus lane or the fire lane at any time. The PAT phone contact information will remain the same at 334-2537.

The music classes will be temporarily located in the current science lab.

The new preschool building will provide safe, comfortable, state-of-the-art facilities for our little guys and gals!