• Birth certificate or baptismal certificate that includes the child's date of birth
• Two proofs of residency
• Proof of immunizations or medical/religious exemption form. See below for required immunizations. 

Immunization Requirements
Pennsylvania law requires that all students show proof of immunization before attending any school in the Commonwealth. Kindergarten or 1st grade students entering school for the first time are required to show proof of the following immunizations:

• 4 doses of tetanus (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday); 3 doses if series started after 7 years of age
• 4 doses of diphtheria (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday); 3 doses if series started after 7 years of age
• 3 doses of polio
• 2 doses of measles
• 2 doses of mumps
• 1 dose of rubella
• 3 doses of hepatitis B
• 2 doses of varicella or written statement from physician/designee indicating month and year of disease or serologic proof of immunity

While a lead screening is not required for Kindergarten Registration, families who have completed the screening should provide a copy of the screening results along with the immunization records.  

• Motor Skills - Gross motor skills include hopping and walking toe-to-toe. Fine motor skills include copying shapes, letters and writing
• Language Skills - Items include answering simple personal questions (full name, age and address)
• Concepts - Items include pointing to named body parts, naming or identifying colors and counting items

• Kindergarten helps children prepare for the transition from home to school and entry into first grade. 
• Children who attend kindergarten develop the skills necessary for educational success through hands-on and interactive learning experiences. 
• The age at which a child attends kindergarten is a significant period in development when independence, initiative, decision-making, creativity, learning ability, relating to others and feelings of self-worth begin. 

• Develop independence and responsibility
• Enhance fine and gross motor skills
• Be able to think creatively and solve problems independently and as part of a group
• Cooperate with others, listen and follow directions

Establishing a daily routine is very important in Kindergarten. Below is a snapshot of what a day in Kindergarten at Keystone Oaks looks like:

Upon arrival, students:

• Put away belongings in their cubbies/lockers
• Bring homework and announcement folders in to the classroom
• Begin to complete independent morning work
• Listen to announcements and say the Pledge of Allegiance

• Recognizing and quantifying numbers, patterns, number sense and place value over the course of the year
• Demonstrating problem-solving strategies
• Solving simple addition and subtraction problems
• Students are introduced to language, phonological and phonemic awareness skills by:
• Learning to hear and manipulate sounds
• Putting words together and taking them apart
• Exposure to different genres through a variety of stories
• Identify settings and characters, as well as the beginning, middle and end of stories

• Sharing and understanding the concept of taking turns
• Cooperating and playing well with others
• Sitting still and listening to an entire story
• Attending to a task for at least 10 minutes
• Speaking and asking for what they need
• Recognizing their own name and answering to it
• Helping to pick up and put away materials after an activity is finished
• Using the toilet independently
• Playing by themselves for a short period of time
• Identifying some letters of the alphabet (upper and lower case)
• Counting to 10 and identifying some numbers
• Sorting objects by color, shape and size
• Identifying colors
• Recognizing and writing his/her own name
• Being away from parents for a brief period and understanding that they will come back
• Demonstrating large motor skills, such as hopping, catching a ball and using alternating feet to talk up and down the stairs