2011 - 2012 Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten Registration 2012-2013 School Year A parent/guardian can register their child for kindergarten if, on or before December 31st  of that school year the student will have reached the age of 5 years. For example, for the 2012-2013 school year, the student must reach 5 years of age prior to December 31, 2012. Where:            Central Registration                                              102 - 2132 Hamilton Avenue                            604-903-3368                              Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  (Mon to Fri)   When:             November 7, 2011 to December 16, 2011   What to bring:           ·         Completed registration form    ·         Proof of age & legal name (birth certificate or passport) ·         Proof of residence (BC Hydro bill, Purchase agreement, or Tenancy agreement) ·         If not born in Canada -  Passport and Permanent Residence card or Canadian Citizenship card   Please bring original documents. Staff at the Central Registration office will make copies.   Registration Forms will be available at all schools, at the Central Registration office and at www.nvsd44.bc.ca starting November 1, 2011. All registration forms and related documents must be submitted in person to the Central Registration office.    Programs English Full Day Kindergarten program This is a full-day program with limited space at all schools   French Immersion Full Day Kindergarten program This is a District Program with limited space at selected sites. The following schools will be offering French Immersion in 2011-2012: Braemar (1 class) Cleveland (2 classes) Dorothy Lynas (1 class) Larson (2 classes) Ross Road (2 classes) Sherwood Park (2 classes)   Placement Procedures Registrations received prior to the deadline (on/or before December 16, 2011) will be placed according to priority placement criteria - please see below. Effective date of registration is entered when all required documentation has been received. A registration without all required documentations will be pending until all the required documentations are submitted.  Registrations received following the deadline (after December 16, 2011) will be placed according to space and facilities availability.   Priority for placement of students in Full Day English program. Priority 1 –       In Catchment area Priority 2 –       Out of Catchment area with sibling already attending same school/program Priority 3 –       Out of Catchment Priority 4 –       Out of District Priority for placement of students in Full Day French Immersion (District Program) Priority 1 – Siblings of French Immersion students (same program, same school) Priority 2 –  Lottery for the remaining students - classes are filled by lottery order respecting the parents 1st and 2nd choices. Priority 3 –  Out of district – placed at the end of the process Students not placed in the French Immersion program are placed in the kindergarten program at their catchment area school or at a school of their choice (if indicated on their registration form). These students are also placed on a waitlist according to their placement in the lottery, and their first and second choice of schools. The staff at Central Registration will be in contact with the students (families) on the waitlist when the space becomes available. Once a spot is offered, the students (families) have one (1) business day to respond or the spot will be offered to the next student on the waitlist. The kindergarten placement information should be mailed to the parents prior to the school district’s Spring Break which begins on March 9, 2012.   For further information, please contact: registration@nvsd44.bc.ca    OR   Visit the School District’s website: www.nvsd44.bc.ca