So right now at this very minute, it’s snowing. And the last thing you’re likely thinking about is your incoming Kindergartener starting school next fall. Really, we are all just desperately trying to hold it together until Spring Break. Our thoughts are drifting to the end of this school year, summer camps, the pool, the beach. But wait! Montgomery County Public Schools have Kindergarten Orientation Programs scheduled for this April and May (and yes despite the snowy day, April is just a week away).

Children who will turn 5 years old on or before September 1, 2014 are eligible for Kindergarten during the 2014-2015 school year. Don’t miss your chance to attend orientation with your kindergartner; the orientation program is designed to help parents enroll children and assist students in becoming acquainted with future friends and the school environment. You can call your home school to make an appointment for orientation. You can also obtain more information by visiting Montgomery County Public Schools website.

Last year I had a new kindergartener, so I know how it’s easy it is to have these orientation dates get lost in the shuffle (or the snow)! So here’s a list of orientation dates at local schools serving Silver Spring’s incoming Kindergarteners:

Burnt Mills Elementary  301-649-8192
April 3 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

East Silver Spring Elementary  301-650-6420
May 15 & May 16 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Flora Singer Elementary  301-649-8000
May 8 & May 9 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Forest Knolls Elementary  301-649-8060
*New date added: April 30.  May 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; May 2 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Silver Spring Incoming Kindergarten Orientation

Highland View Elementary  301-650-6426
May 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Montgomery Knolls Elementary  301-431-7667
April 24 & April 25 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

New Hampshire Estates Elementary  301-431-7607
May 12 from 9:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.; May 13 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Oakland Terrance Elementary  301-929-2161
May 1 & May 2 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Rock Creek Forest Elementary  301-650-6410
May 22 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Rosemary Hills Elementary  301-650-6400
May 1 & May 2 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sligo Creek Elementary  301- 562-2722
May 22 & May 23 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Takoma Park Elementary  301-650-6414
May 1, May 2 & May 23 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Woodlin Elementary  301-650-6440
May 7, May 8 & May 9 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.