Welcome to 4K

We are thrilled to welcome you and your child to an exciting new school year! Four-Year-Old Kindergarten is a wonderful milestone filled with discovery, new friendships, and foundational learning. Our team has been hard at work preparing warm, engaging classrooms where your little learner can thrive. To better support our families' diverse schedules and needs, we are excited to offer expanded program options this year, including full-day and 5-day-per-week options. With such diverse programming, our goal is to maintain clear, consistent 4K messaging across all sites—and one way we will do this is through monthly 4K-specific newsletters!

What to Expect Next

• Teacher Welcome Packets: Be on the lookout for a communication from your child’s teacher with classroom-specific and site-specific information in the coming days.

• Orientation & Open House: You should have received information regarding your site's "Meet Your Teacher" event and their first day. Click Here if you missed it!

• Transportation Information: Busing information is now available. Please make sure to check E-LINK a few days before school starts, as students are still being added to routes, which may alter your student’s pickup and/or drop-off times.

  • To log into E-Link: Your username is your child's first name and last name (ex: student.example), and the password is their birthdate (ex: mmddyyyy).

This month, we are diving into Theme 1, "My School and Me." Our main goal right now is building our "School Family." We will focus heavily on helping your child feel safe, loved, and comfortable in our classroom. Together with our classroom puppet, Fanny Frog, we will learn each other's names, discover classroom routines, and practice how to take care of our feelings and our friends. We will also spend time exploring books, practicing counting up to 5, and learning how to safely move our bodies in our new space. We are so excited for a wonderful year of growth!

🏠Home Connection: Here are some quick, fun ways you can reinforce our classroom learning at home this month

• Mirror Feelings (Social-Emotional): Look into any mirror together. Practice making "happy," "sad," and "scared" faces. This directly supports our classroom social-emotional learning goals by helping your child recognize and name emotions.
• Count Everyday Objects (Math): Count out loud from 1 to 5 using items you already have around the house. You can count pieces of cereal at breakfast, shoes by the door, or buttons on a shirt.

Give your child an early head start in their educational journey by joining the Stevens Point Area Public School District’s Cubs Club! Designed for children from birth to four years old, this free program fosters a strong sense of belonging, trust, and support well before kindergarten begins. By enrolling, your family gains access to personalized developmental resources, early childhood screening info, and invitations to engaging family activities and workshops. Help your child transition smoothly and confidently into our large school community—complete the simple registration form here to join the Cubs Club today!👈

Did you know that everyday interactions are the building blocks of your child’s brain development? Through the Talk, Read, Sing, Play initiative in Portage County, families are encouraged to transform ordinary moments into powerful learning opportunities. You don't need fancy tools or extra time, simply talking about your day, reading picture books together, singing silly rhymes, and playing creatively all help build essential language, literacy, and social skills before kindergarten. Look out for community events, local library storytimes, and early learning resources across Portage County that make incorporating these four habits fun and easy for the whole family! Or, Click Here to follow them on FB!

Families with students attending full-day 4K in our school buildings can now easily manage lunch payments online using Skyward Family Access. For those who prefer traditional methods, payments can still be made directly to the school via cash or check. If you need help setting up your account or have questions about meal balances, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher or the main school office for assistance.

The SPAPSD relies on a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to ensure every student receives timely, personalized assistance in both academics and social-emotional growth. Through brief universal screenings conducted throughout the school year, teachers identify learning gaps early and provide proactive support. Please review the attached for more information on the b.e.s.t screener.

Please don't hesitate to contact me, Sherrie Stanczyk, Early Learning Principal, with any questions or concerns regarding your child's 4K experience at sstanczy@pointschools.net or via phone at 715-343-6628.