The Newhall School District announced Friday the implementation of the first Junior Kindergarten program in the Santa Clarita Valley which will offer students who turn five years old between July 1 and Sept. 1 the opportunity to enroll in school and enjoy the benefits that both Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Traditional Kindergarten currently provide.
“This program will combine the benefits of an early start found in TK with the traditional classroom setting and full-day learning provided by Kindergarten,” said Superintendent Jeff Pelzel.
Junior Kindergarten will be a new model combining aspects of both TK and Kindergarten.
The class will be a full day just as Traditional Kindergarten is but will prepare the children to continue in Kindergarten the same that TK does or make the full transition to 1st grade.