Welcome to the Pre-K to Kindergarten Transition Book Program!
This annual program is a great way to plan ahead for the transition from preschool to elementary school! In an effort to build and strengthen supportive links between home, preschool and the elementary school, we have created the Pre-K to Kinder Transition Book Program. This program helps to introduce important people at Pinedale Elementary School, to you and your child, that you will see next year in Kindergarten.
This program is for any child, 4 - 5 years old, entering Kindergarten at Pinedale Elementary School the following school year (2024-2024).
Each month every child will receive a FREE book to keep!
– Once a month, the Early Childhood Community Liaison, Tamara Currah, will deliver the books to the preschools.
– Families who are not part of a local preschool may pick them up at Pinedale Elementary School.
Every month, a PES staff member (principal, nurse, janitor, kindergarten teachers, secretary), will be videoed reading that month's book. The video will be shown at Pinedale preschools, the Lil' Wrangler Early Childhood program, and emailed out to parents.
The program begins in October and goes through May. At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, each child entering into Kindergarten in the fall will have received 8 books.
This is our fourth year doing this program.