Sample K Classes - Sat., March 26th, 2011

PLEASE NOTE: This portion of the PS261 Kindergarten Admissions Process is by invitation only. As of March 4, 2011, we are NO LONGER accepting new applications for Kindergarten in September 2011.

Please Email a Photo Of Your Child Prior To Your Appointment

1. Families arriving at PS261 (no more than 10 minutes prior to appointment time) proceed directly to the CAFETERIA on the ground floor.
2. You'll find your child's name on a list at the tables - please sign in and sit at the appropriate table.
3. Contact phone numbers will be listed next to your child's name - please circle (or write in) a mobile phone number in case we need to reach you (we haven't had to call one yet).
4. Remove your child's nametag sticker from the sheet on the table, and place it on your child's clothing so that it is clearly visible.
5. PS261 Parent Coordinator Jerry Piper will welcome families and explain a bit more about the process.
6. The Kindergarten Teachers (4 teams of 2 teachers each) will arrive at the tables, introduce themselves, and will ask their applicants to line up and follow them just down the hall to their respective Kindergarten classrooms (classrooms are right next door to the Cafeteria).
7. Parents REMAIN AT CAFETERIA TABLES (the children will do fine - the adults typically need reassuring!)
8. Once teachers & children are settled in their classrooms, parents will be asked to leave (temporarily) and are invited to explore the many wonderful shops in our Boerum Hill neighborhood (many are just around the block; map will be provided).
9. Approx. 30 minutes later, parents will return to PS261 and WAIT IN THE MAIN LOBBY for a few moments.
10. Once teachers are ready, parents will be invited into the K Classrooms to reunite with their children, and are then welcome to leave at any time.