Header image with a pink hand print and yellow, green, and pink fingers with a white smiley face inside. The text to the right says "Alamance-Burlington School System Kindergarten - Start Strong, Start Here" and the ABSS logo is in the bottom right corner

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN IN ABSS!

Kindergarten enrollment for 2024-2025 is live!

Schools will be mailing beginning of the year information to families the first week of August. Students will have staggered entry on August 26, 27, or 28 depending on the school. All kindergarteners will have their first normal day of school on Thursday, August 29th.

We are committed to providing a foundation that will help our youngest learners build on their futures. If your student will turn 5 before August 31, 2024, they are eligible to enroll in ABSS for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Enrollment links are only for NEW students not currently enrolled in ABSS Pre-K. If you have a Pre-K student in an ABSS school, please follow the Registration Instructions.

Registration Instructions
Enrollment Checklist
Required Immunizations

New Student Enrollment for 2024-2025

English Enrollment for 2024-2025
Spanish Enrollment for 2024-2025
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A kindergarten student in a blue floral shirt reads a word on a card her teacher is holding up at a small group table
A teacher at Eastlawn Elementary high fives a kindergarten student at a small group table

Take a peek inside some of our Kindergarten classrooms!

Here are some useful tips for registration!

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ABSS Kindergarten programs offer:

  • Integrated Technology Instruction, Laptops and iPads

  • Smartboards and Document Cameras in every classroom

  • National Standards for Reading and Math

  • National Standards for Science and Social Studies

  • Small Group Instruction in Reading and Math

  • Student Enrichment Opportunities

  • School Counselor

  • School Nurse

  • School Social Worker

  • Speech Therapy

  • Art Teacher

  • Academically Gifted Teacher

  • English as Second Language Teacher

  • Exceptional Children's Teacher

  • Health and Physical Education Specialist

  • Music Teacher

  • Certified Teacher in every classroom

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Roadmap to the First Day

Step 1: Online registration is open.

Step 2: Save the Date for our Kindergarten Open House events! Every elementary school in the district will host an open house May 4, 2023. Ask questions, meet staff, and learn more about your school and the fun your student will have learning in kindergarten. Staff will be there to assist families at the open house.

Step 3: Complete Enrollment

Step 4: Staggered Entry in August

Step 5: Welcome to Kindergarten!

Two kindergarten students work on a paper activity at their desks

Students who are ready to succeed in Kindergarten should:

  1. Know colors by name and be able to sort them: red, yellow, blue, black, green, orange, brown, purple, and white.

  2. Be able to identify the letters in his or her name in order and out of order.

  3. Be able to write at least his or her first name, starting with a capital letter and using lower case letters for the rest.

  4. Be able to orally count to 10.

  5. Be able to point to and count objects using one-to-one correspondence.

  6. Be able to recognize numbers from 1 to 5.

  7. Be able to tie his/her shoelaces.

  8. Be able to button, snap and zip his or her own clothing.

  9. Be able to sit quietly for at least 10 minutes (ex: looking at a book, listening to a story, drawing a picture).

District Report Card
District Fast Facts
About ABSS and Alamance County
Parent Guide to Success (English)
Parent Guide to Success (Spanish)

Parent Resources

Visit each school website to learn more about what they have to offer!

Three Kindergarten girls looking down at their paper assignment while they hold a pencil at a small group table. There is a green pencil pouch on the table with them.

Four kindergarten students standing on a carpet giving a thumbs up

A kindergarten girl in a white button up top and glasses smiles at the camera with an open picture book on her desk