Students must be 5 years old by Dec. 31

The Haldane and Garrison school districts have set the dates for registration of incoming kindergarten students for the 2016-17 school year. Students must be five years old on or before Dec. 31, 2016.

Haldane will hold an orientation for parents at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4 (snow date Feb. 9) in the school’s music room. Registration will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, Feb. 11, with a snow date of Feb. 12.

Garrison Union Free School will hold registration from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2 and Wednesday, Feb. 3.

Parents should bring their child’s original birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency (e.g., a signed contract of sale or deed and two utility bills for owners and a notarized affidavit from a landlord, a rent receipt from the past 30 days that indicates the address and two utility bills). The child is not required to attend.

For more information, call Haldane at 845-265-9254, ext. 122, or Garrison School at 845-424-3689, ext. 230 or 221.

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