4K Information

Mosinee School District Four Year Old Kindergarten Handbook

4K Registration for 2020-21 opened on February 10th, 2020

We have exciting news to share for our 4K community!  At the most recent board meeting the Board of Education approved our half day 4K Monday through Thursday proposal.  This change is fully supported by our 4K community sites, administrators, 4K teachers, and the Board of Education. With our new 4K program schedule we will provide a consistent routine for our 4K students that provides access to our entire Big Day for Pre-K curriculum.  Moving to half days will allow students to review skills they have been taught on a daily basis. In addition, more services like special education and speech and language will be provided. With no 4K classes occurring on Fridays we can plan and develop outreach activities for our families.  Every 4K site is required by the Department of Public Instruction to have 87.5 hours of outreach for students and families. The 4K community sites and district site are excited for this new change and look forward to educating our youngest learners on a daily basis!

Children who are four years old on or before September 1, 2020 are eligible to register for 4K. 

4K is offered at the following locations:

For more information, please visit the district website or contact Katie Colwell, MES Principal, at 715-693-2810.

Our 4K half day program Monday through Thursday (AM program runs 7:55-11:10 and PM session runs 11:45-3:00). If you need wrap around care services, please reach out to Storybook as they have spots available for students who attend any of the sites. 

There are three steps to register your child. 

1. Select a site preference using this form. 4K site selection and time preference are not a guarantee. We will do our best to accommodate your choices. 

2. The second step does not affect your site and time preference. We separated the forms so families could fill out the student information as accurately as possible.  You will need to complete the Skyward portion of registration (which is where you fill out all your student’s information). The person filling out this information will need to know or gather the following information: 1) student's information, 2) mother, father and emergency contact's address, email, phone numbers, 3) doctor and dentist name and number, 4) health, behavioral, schooling history, immunization records. 5) to complete your registration, you will need to upload the immunization record, proof of address and verify the birth date. If the child’s birth date is on the immunization record, that can be used to verify the birth date. A utility bill or piece of certified mail with your address will work for a proof of address. If you currently have a student in the district, you need to login to Family Access and click on New Student Online Enrollment on the left hand side. If you are a family enrolling your first student to the district, use this link instead to set up a Family Access Account.

3. If you need bussing: you will need to complete the Transportation Application and if needed, the Daycare Authorization Form. Please state if your mid-day address for drop-off/pick-up is different than your home address and whether you need transportation morning, mid-day and/or afternoon. You can either email it to the bus garage, drop it off at the bus garage or drop it off at the elementary school.  To determine if you qualify for free bussing, please refer to our School Board District Transportation Policies. After you open the link click on the left hand side to open the following 8600, 8600.01, and 8600.02. If you do not qualify, here is information about paying for bussing.

Curriculum

The program will be a Community-based 4K program under the supervision of the Mosinee School District.  Students will be attending existing preschool or child care centers (Providers) with a licensed teacher who is hired by the provider.  The school district receives funds for the program.  Providers are paid on a per-student basis.

The 4K curriculum is based on Big Day for PreK which aligns with the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards.  Each 4K classroom has developed specific activities and experiences that meet these standards and those of the Mosinee School District.  The curriculum will be closely monitored to ensure that all 4K children are receiving the best program possible.

Guiding Principles:
1.      All children are capable and competent.
2.      A child’s early learning and development is multidimensional.
3.      Expectations for children must be guided by knowledge of child growth and development.
4.      Children are individuals who develop at various rates.
5.      Children are members of cultural groups that share developmental patterns.
6.      Children exhibit a range of skills and competencies within any area of development.
7.      Children learn through play and the active exploration of their environment.
8.      Parents are children’s primary and most important caregivers and educators.

Wisconsin Early Learning Standards:

1.      Health and Physical Development - This includes knowledge and activities that promote healthy living, safety, fitness and nutrition.  Coordination, balance, large and small muscle control and the use of all senses are emphasized to improve learning.

2.      Social and Emotional Development - This includes children’s feelings about themselves and others, their ability to form relationships, interest in and skills needed to maintain positive relationships with adults and children, ability to understand the perspective and feelings of others and skills needed to succeed in a group setting.  Children’s early relationships are the foundation for social and emotional competence and cognitive development.

3.      Language Development and Communication - This refers to children’s developing ability to convey and interpret meaning.  This is reflected in their progress in listening and understanding, speaking and communication, and early literacy.

4.      Approaches to Learning - This recognizes that children approach learning in different ways and emphasizes the development of positive attitudes and dispositions to acquire information.  It is inclusive of a child’s curiosity about the world and openness to new tasks and challenges; initiative, staying on task and paying attention; imagination and invention; and cognitive skills.

5.      Cognition and General Knowledge - This recognizes children’s search for meaning as the basis for intellectual development.  It focuses on children’s curiosity about the world and their developing ability to acquire, organize, and use information in increasingly complex ways to satisfy that curiosity.  Children are engaged in and appreciate the arts to express ideas and feelings.  Primary components include mathematics and logical thinking, scientific thinking and problem-solving, and understanding social studies.