Superintendent of Schools, Tracey L. Marinelli has announced that Kindergarten registration for the Lyndhurst Public Schools will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, and Friday, Feb. 10, at the Lyndhurst High School Auditorium, Fern Avenue from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. respectively.
Students who will be five years of age by Oct. 1st, or up to seven years of age and entering the public schools for the first time, may register for Kindergarten.
Please note: Students presently in Lyndhurst Township’s program for pre-kindergarten have to register for kindergarten.
Children within these age limits are to be registered and admitted only once during the school year, and then only until Oct. 1.
The following information is needed to register: Birth certificate, record of immunizations (current physical exam required prior to 9/1/12), custody papers (if applicable), proof of residency (3 DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED):
1. Deed or proof of mortgage or current lease or rent receipt
2. Utility bill
3. Driver’s license (preferred) or another form of identification showing Lyndhurst residency.
Students entering the Lyndhurst public schools for the first time are required to present documentation of a current medical examination and the required immunizations. Physician’s examination forms are included in the registration packets. Please check that your kindergarten age child has had his/her last DPT or polio booster after their 4th birthday. Additionally, every child born after January 1, 1990 will be required to have received three (3) doses of the Hepatitis B vaccine, and every child born on or after January 1, 1998 will be required to have received one dose of the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine prior to entry into Kindergarten.
You will be required to present documentation of the above vaccination requirements and a physical examination by a medical physician in September prior to the 2012-2013 school year.
Registration packets will be available on Jan. 27 online at www.lyndhurstschools.net or at the Board of Education Office, 420 Fern Avenue, 2nd Floor. Parents are urged to pick up the packet prior to registration dates; however, they will be available at the time of registration. Packets must be returned in person during registration week (child need not be present).
