2008-2009 School Year
We are pleased to invite the
parents/guardians of children who will be
five years of age prior to September 1, 2008
to come to their district schools on
Monday, March 10, 2008, Wednesday,
March 12, 2008, or Thursday, March
13, 2008 between the hours of 9:15 AM –
10:45 AM to register their children for
Kindergarten for the 2008-2009 school year. |
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We request that you bring the following when
you come to register:
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original birth certificate |
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verification of residency/address in
Hanover |
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report
of the most recent physical
examination and immunizations |
As part of the registration process, we
will ask you to complete the following forms
which you can download below (pdf):
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Note: If you
are not able to open or download the
 registration
forms, you may need to download
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view pdf
formatted files. |
Please complete these forms prior to
registration and bring the completed forms to registration on one of the
days listed above. An appointment for your youngster to be screened will
be provided to you during your registration visit.
If you are NOT planning on sending your child to Cedar School for
the school year 2008-2009, please call 781.878.7228.
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The medical requirements for
Kindergarten admission are identified as:
- A full physical exam by your family
Doctor/Pediatrician within twelve (12) months
prior to the start of school.
- All students must be completely immunized
according to the Massachusetts School
Immunization Law as follows:
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Five (5) or
more DPT |
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Four (4) or
more Polio |
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Two (2) MMR
after 12 months of age |
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Three (3)
Hepatitis B |
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Varicella (1
or more) or physician certified history of
chickenpox disease with date recorded |
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Blood Lead
Level including; Level amount and date |
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A physician’s
certification is the only acceptable
evidence of immunization. Certification
provided should contain; month, day, year
and type of immunization.
There are two exceptions to these laws:
i. For medical reasons
ii. For religious reasons
However, these will not be accepted as valid
unless accompanied by:
i. Official Medical Statement with reasons
for Medical exception with Dr. signature.
ii. Parental/guardian statement that
immunization conflicts with sincere
religious beliefs. |
Children will not be allowed
to attend school until they can demonstrate
successful immunization.
- All students must have Preschool
vision testing. This vision testing must
include stereopsis with details listed such as
MassVat and Random Dot E. Your pediatrician
should be testing your child's vision at their
five (5) year check up and recording it on that
form. A form from a vision specialist is also
acceptable.
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If your child
has Asthma or a Severe Life Threatening
Allergy requiring an Epi-pen; please see the
School Nurse for additional forms. |
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If your child
will require any medications to be given
and/or kept at school; please see the School
Nurse for additional forms |
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Registration to participate in preschool (four year-old) community
peer screenings on February 13, 2008. Your child should be four (4)
years old before September 1, 2008.
The Hanover Preschool
Program for 4 year-old Community Peers Overview:
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An integrated program that includes
community peers
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Three days per week for Community
Peers - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
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Session hours are: 8:45-11:15 AM and
12:30-3:00 PM
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The Preschool follows the Hanover
Public Schools Calendar for Holidays and vacations
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The Curriculum is based on the
Massachusetts Department of Education Preschool
Frameworks and the Common Chapters of the Frameworks
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The screening is facilitated by our
preschool staff in our preschool classroom
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Approximately 12-14 Community peers
will be enrolled in the 2008-2009 program
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Parents will be notified of acceptance
at the end of March
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The fee for the year is $1,000, with a
deposit of $100, due at the time of acceptance
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We ask that you complete some paper work when you arrive. The following
forms are provided if you wish to complete the paper work before you
come in.
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Note: If you
are not able to open or download the
registration
forms, you may need to download
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view pdf
formatted files. |
The medical requirements for
Preschool admission are identified as:
- A full physical exam by your family
Doctor/Pediatrician within twelve (12)
months prior to the start of school.
- All students must be completely
immunized according to the Massachusetts
School Immunization Law as follows:
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Four (4)
or more DPT |
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Three (3)
or more Polio |
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One MMR
after 12 months of age |
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Three (3)
Hepatitis B |
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Varicella
(1 or more) or physician certified
history of chickenpox disease with date
recorded |
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Blood Lead
Level including; Level amount and date |
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A
physician’s certification is the only
acceptable evidence of immunization.
Certification provided should contain;
month, day, year and type of
immunization.
There are two exceptions to these laws:
i. For medical reasons
ii. For religious reasons
However, these will not be accepted as
valid unless accompanied by:
i. Official Medical Statement with
reasons for Medical exception with Dr.
signature.
ii. Parental/guardian statement that
immunization conflicts with sincere
religious beliefs. |
Children will not be allowed to attend
school until they can demonstrate successful
immunization.
- If your child has had any vision or
hearing testing done either at his/her
regular Dr. or a specialist please include
those results with his/her physical forms.
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If your
child has Asthma or a Severe Life
Threatening Allergy requiring an Epi-pen;
please see the School Nurse for
additional forms. |
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If your
child will require any medications to be
given and/or kept at school; please see
the School Nurse for additional forms |
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