{"id":2874,"date":"2025-08-20T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/kcenter\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:37:57","slug":"welcome-to-the-kindergarten-center-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/kcenter\/welcome-to-the-kindergarten-center-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Kindergarten Center!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School opens for students on Thursday, September 4, 2025.\u00a0 I am confident that the start of school will certainly be a very positive event for the children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All families that have completed the two-part registration process will be receiving the &#8220;Welcome to Kindergarten Information Packet&#8221; via email and additional information including a letter from your child&#8217;s teacher and a name tag to wear to school the first few days of school will be mailed via USPS.\u00a0 All information will be shared on or around August 22, 2025 for kindergarten students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A letter was sent home via USPS with information on how to set up your child&#8217;s PowerSchool Parent Portal Account which can be used to complete the Returning Student Enrollment information.\u00a0 Though many of our incoming parents have recently provided the requested information, it still must be completed.\u00a0 Your cooperation in completing this information prior to the start of school is appreciated.\u00a0 This Parent Portal will also provide you with your child&#8217;s Student Number and to access report cards respectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy the last few days of summer!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/kcenter\/files\/2023\/08\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School opens for students on Thursday, September 4, 2025.\u00a0 I am confident that the start of school will certainly be a very positive event for the children. 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