Is you child READY! for Kindergarten?
Classes are offered on November 1 & 3, January 31 & February 2, and April 24 & 26 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Nelson Elementary School (Tuesdays) and Thompson Elementary School (Thursdays).
First time attendees should arrive 30 minutes early to attend a required orientation.
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Contacts: 253-683-6929 or 253-683-6919
As parents, you want your children to have a happy and successful school experience.
Starting school is an exciting time for children. To ensure you child is best prepared, Bethel School District
now offers free classes for district parents of children from age two to age five. READY! for Kindergarten
provides important information on how children grow and learn.
This program shares information about the lively early learning years before a child enters school,
which lays the foundation for all future learning.
READY! teaches parents how to “Play with a Purpose” which builds strong minds and relationships.
It supplies parents with simple activities
to make learning fun and all participants receive free books, learning aids and school readiness training.
Classes are free to families living in the Bethel School District. Classes are held at two locations, Nelson Elementary and Thompson Elementary Schools.
READY! Vision
Children begin school ready for a satisfying and successful education
through the grades and prepared to achieve their full potential.
READY! for Kindergarten provides essential training to support parents in their role as their child’s first and most influential teacher.
READY! for Kindergarten Guiding Principles:
* Honor parents as a child’s most influential and most loved teacher
* Foster important early learning experiences for children birth to age five
* Instill children with a joy and zest for learning that lasts a lifetime
* Build relationships between parent and child and family and school