Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

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For 2021-22, transitional kindergarten (TK) serves students who turn five between September 2 and December 2 of 2021. TK students are combined with kindergarten students in this class.
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For 2022-23, transitional kindergarten will serve two groups of students:

• Students who turn five between September 2, 2022, and February 2, 2023 may start transitional kindergarten on the first day of school in August.
  
• Students who turn five on or after February 3, 2023 may start transitional kindergarten on or after their fifth birthday, if space allows.
  
  

Transitional kindergarten will be a separate class from kindergarten with a separate teacher. It will meet in the afternoons in the kindergarten classroom. Transitional kindergarten students will also have the option to enroll in preschool. We anticipate many of our TK families will want the convenience of enrolling in both preschool and TK, so we plan to have a smooth integration of the two programs. TK students who are dual-enrolled in preschool will need either qualify for state-subsidized preschool or pay the appropriate preschool tuition.

Like our other grade levels, TK students will have the option to attend five days per week or choose the Independent Study (IS) program and attend just Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

In 2022-23, we anticipate that the TK class will have weekly enrichment activities including lessons with Kris Kifer in the Life Lab garden and visits to the school Library. TK students will also receive two free meals per day from Pacific School's award-winning school lunch program, FoodLab.

Students who complete a year of transitional kindergarten usually continue into kindergarten, but may continue into first grade depending on their readiness.