The Virginia Beach Public Schools Kindergarten Program
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Registering for Kindergarten
Do you have a preschooler that’s getting ready to enter kindergarten at a Virginia Beach City Public Schools elementary school?
Use this handy checklist as a guide. Make sure to bring:
1. proof of residence/address (lease agreement and/or gas, electric, or water bills)
2. certified birth certificate
3. physical examination report (dated within 12 months prior to starting kindergarten)
4. current immunization records
5. Social Security number
6. two emergency contact phone numbers that are current
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Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten
Help prepare your child for kindergarten by exposing him/her to the following:
- Listening to stories and rhymes
- Counting out loud to 10
- Recognizing numbers 0-10
- Recognizing capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet
- Recognizing and drawing the four basic shapes (square, circle, rectangle, triangle)
- Recognizing and writing first name
- Buttoning and zipping clothing
- Tying shoelaces
- Coloring and cutting
- Listening and following directions
- Sharing and taking turns
- Recognizing basic colors - red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown, black and pink
Kindergarten Meals
Virginia Beach City Public Schools morning kindergartners may purchase a nutritious breakfast and afternoon kindergartners may purchase a nutritious lunch. To view Virginia Beach City Public Schools lunch menus, visit http://www.vbschools.com/food_services and click on “Elementary School."