Incoming Kindergarteners

Welcome to Kindergarten in Medford Township! We are excited to welcome our newest learners and their families to our school community. This page is your go-to resource for everything you need to know about kindergarten, from registration and readiness tips to important dates and events. We look forward to an amazing year of learning, growth, and fun!

Virtual Incoming Kindergarten Parent Information Night

Kindergarten Round Up Dates

Allen Elementary: Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Chairville Elementary: Thursday, May 29th, 2025

Cranberry Pines Elementary: Wednesday, May 28th, 2025

Kirby's Mill Elementary: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Taunton Forge Elementary: Thursday, May 29th, 2025

❓ Information

📖 Listen to a Teacher Read

Allen

Ms. Hurley reads Waiting Isn't Easy
Ms. Pollock reads Butterflies and Sheep in a Jeep
Ms. Scott reads Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons and Sheep in a Jeep
Ms. Wilt reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Chairville

Ms. Caputo reads Good Night Moon
Ms. Freedman reads Whistle for Willie
Ms. Young reads How do Dinosaurs Learn to be Kind
Ms. Witherow reads Stick and Stone

Cranberry Pines

Ms. Dineen reads Who Will I Be?
Ms. James reads Pete the Cat
Ms. Proetto reads We Don't Eat Our Classmates
Ms. Seltzer reads Sheep in a Jeep and Over in the Garden

Kirby's Mill

Ms. Ferg reads Blueberries for Sal and A Wolf at the Door
Ms. Slocum reads Froggy Rides a Bike and If You Take a Mouse To School
Ms. Peraza reads I'll Wait, Mr. Panda and Please Wait, Mr. Panda
Ms. Williams reads On the First Day of Kindergarten and We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Taunton Forge

Ms. Irwin reads On the First Day of Kindergarten and We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Ms. O'Neill reads We Don't Eat Our Classmates
Ms. Rappenecker reads Owen and My Friend is Sad

✏️ Readiness

Reading

Writing

Math

Social Emotional

🎶 Songs

Peas Porridge Hot (1:04) - Helps with hearing rhyme & opposites (hot/cold)

The More We Get Together (1:33) - Character Education

Once I Caught a Fish (1:39) - Reinforces counting (1-10)

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (2:27) - Gross motor movement & memory development)

The Alphabet Song (1:20) - Without "elmineno" (L, M, N O) or "N" between Y, Z.

This Old Man (5:39) - Student fills in the number & rhyming words the second time around for recall/participation)

🖥️ Videos