Welcome to Junior Kindergarten!
Information for 2022-2023 Junior Kindergarten Families
What is the difference between Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten?
Junior Kindergarten Information
Important Information to know:
Eligibility
Eligible students must turn 5 years old between June 1 - Dec. 1.
Locations
- Commerce Elementary
- Loon Lake Elementary
- Meadowbrook Elementary
- Pleasant Lake Elementary
Program Highlights
- Full day, five days a week
- NO COST to families of eligible students
- Typical Grade Progression - Year 1: Junior Kindergarten, Year 2: Kindergarten
- Same start/end times as our elementary schools
- Follows the WLCSD 2022-2023 school year calendar
- Prime Time Care available to students (before/after school care)
- Bus transportation available if your child's home school is Commerce, Loon Lake, Meadowbrook, or Pleasant Lake
- Families would need to coordinate transportation to/from school if your child's home school is not one of those schools
Junior Kindergarten Parent Information Video
THE JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PROCESS
Enroll Online
ENROLL ONLINE: Please see below for information about the virtual enrollment process. It is important that you gather all of the required documents BEFORE beginning the online registration process. Families will be able to scan and/or take photo images of the necessary documents and email them to Walled Lake Schools Student Services Office. Finally, click on the button that says Begin Enrollment to complete the online enrollment process.
YOU FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS FOR JK ENROLLMENT AS YOU DO FOR KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT.
Junior Kindergarten Building Websites
Transportation
If you are enrolled in a JK classroom that is not located at your home school, you are responsible for getting your child to and from school.