Kindergarten Hub

• For all NESD incoming Kindergartners in 2025-26 
• Located at Orendorf Elementary
• Spring Dates To Be Announced

Program Overview:

Be Ready Bobcats is a 4 week program where students and families are exposed to the operating norms of Northeastern School District. Families will be introduced to T.R.A.C.K.S., The Science of Reading, the basics of the kindergarten curriculum, important social skills at school and other soft skills essential for kindergarten success. At every 1 hour session, students will be read a new book that they will be able to keep, complete a collaborative craft or project with another student and his/her family, and practice school expectations and norms. Each session will also have the students leave their families for a period of 25 minutes in order to practice being away from them (this is often a big transition for some children). While students are with the teachers during that time duration, the families will receive background on the T.R.A.C.K.S. program (PBIS mindset), Positive Action, a kindergarten curriculum overview, strategies for reading at home, and ideas for practicing math skills at home. This program is free for all incoming kindergarten students at Northeastern School District.

We would like to have all incoming Kindergarten registrations completed by June 13, 2025 so that we may begin to place students in their classrooms and arrange transportation.

Online Registration

• Complete the online registration. 
• Instructions for online registration.

If you do not have access to a computer or cell phone with data, please call the administration office at 717-266-3667 to schedule a time slot to use one of our computers. 

Registration Overview

• All online registration paperwork needs to be completed. 
• You will schedule your appointment in person at one of the Kindergarten Information Nights OR via phone with the school secretary. Time Slots are limited.

Items Needed to Complete Registration

• Student's Birth Certificate
• Student's Immunization Records
  • English Immunization Flyer
  • Spanish Immunization Flyer
• Custody Papers (if Applicable)
• Proof of Residence 
  • Lease/rental agreement, a Mortgage Statement or Settlement Paperwork (we do not accept utility bills as proof of residency)

If you cannot provide all of the information above, please call Jennifer Spence at 717-266-3667 ext. 10224. The parent/guardian must have a drivers license or state ID for proof of identification at the time of you appointment. 

Other Items Needed (not required for Registration Appointment)

• Physical Exam
• Dental Exam Form

Other Medical Forms Available 

• Allergy Checklist
• Asthma Checklist
• Diabetic Checklist
• Insect Sting Allergy Checklist
• NESD Diet Order
• NESD Medication Letter (English)
• NESD Medication Letter (Spanish)
• Seizure Checklist
• When to Stay Home

What does the kindergarten day look like?

• Reading/Writing Activities (about half the day)
• Mathematics - focus on counting, number sense & ID, basic problem solving 
• Specials - Art, Music, Library, PE
• Recess - 2 per day (kindergarteners need to move!)
• Lunch - 25 minutes with the other kindergarten classes
• Lots of focus on learning rountine & structure

Classroom Assignments

• Students are assigned to teachers over the summer months.
• Classroom assignments are not final until August, when you are notified by mail.
• The District discourages requesting a specific teacher. 

If you know of other families with kids starting kindergarten, please share this information. It is important to balance our class sizes. 

Transportation

• Bus stops will be assigned with one stop for pick up, and one stop for take home. 
• Students may be transported by parent or guardian. 
• A parent or other designated responsible person must come to school to pick up the kindergarten student or meet them at the bus stop. 
• Updated attendance laws include kindergarten. School policy will be enforced in grades K-12. 

• PBS Home Activities