Get Ready for Kindergarten

Blogger's Note: The following was provided by Mary Rieck, coordinator for Pottstown Early Action for Kindergarten Readiness, or PEAK. 

Is your child entering Pottstown School District kindergarten in September? If so, please take a look at this great summer learning opportunity.

Seven, state-funded Summer Kindergarten Readiness Program classes will be offered through Pre-K Counts in August, free to low-income families. 

The classes will be two weeks in length (Aug. 11- 22) and focus on skills to help your child be successful in kindergarten.

To be eligible for the classes, the child must be entering Pottstown School District kindergarten in September and be income eligible. (Family income cannot exceed 300% of the federal poverty level - for a family of four that is an annual income of approximately $71,550).

The classes will be held at Montgomery Early Learning Centers, Pottstown YMCA, KinderCare Learning Center, Warwick Child Care Center in North Coventry, YWCA Tri-County Area and Pottstown School District Pre-K Counts.

A complete listing of the sites and contact information can be found on the PEAK web site at www.peakonline.org or in the illustration above. 

Contact the sites to register. 

Or for more information call Rieck at 610-970-6655.

Free Classes Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Blogger's Note: The following comes courtesy of Mary Rieck, coordinator for PEAK, Pottstown's early education readiness program.

The Pottstown School District Pre-K Counts partnership announces a new early learning opportunity for Pottstown students entering kindergarten. 

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning awarded the partnership funding for six summer kindergarten readiness classes.

The six free Summer Kindergarten Readiness Program classes will be offered at the PEAK community early learning partner sites beginning Aug. 12.

To be eligible for the classes, students must be entering Pottstown School District kindergarten in September and meet income requirements. Family income cannot exceed 300% of the federal poverty level – for a family of four that is an annual income of approximately $70,000.

Spaces are limited – call now to register. 

Mercury Photo by John Strickler

Children in a pre-K program at Warwick Child Care Center,
a PEAK partner.

The classes will be offered at Montgomery Early Learning Centers, Pottstown YMCA, KinderCare Learning Center, Warwick Child Care Center, YWCA Tri-County Area and Pottstown School District Pre-K Counts. 

A complete listing of the sites and contact information can be found on the PEAK web site at www.peakonline.org.

PEAK (Pottstown Early Action for Kindergarten Readiness) is a partnership between Pottstown School District and community early learning programs and agencies seeking to prepare children and families for success in kindergarten. 

To learn more about PEAK or the Pre-K Counts classes, visit www.peakonline.org, e-mail Mary Rieck at mrieck@pottstownsd.org or call 610-970-6655.