March 11 is an important date for parents who have children entering kindergarten in Pattonville in August 2009. On this date, the Pattonville School District will enroll students for 2009-2010 kindergarten classes. -Read-More- Elementary school offices will be open from 9 to 11:30 a.m., 12:30 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. on this day. Children should be registered in the school office at the elementary school currently serving the area where their home is located.  Children who are currently in a Pattonville preschool program or Parents As Teachers will also need to enroll for kindergarten. In order to attend kindergarten next school year, children must be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2009. Enrollment for Remington Traditional School, a K-8 school in Pattonville, is a lottery-based system. Parents should enroll in their home school, but write “Remington” on the registration form, and then turn in an application for the lottery at Remington. The lottery will take place on April 7, 2009. Pattonville’s Parents As Teachers program offers free kindergarten screening.  Parents interested in an evaluation that includes health and developmental progress for children ages 3 1/2 and older should contact the Parents As Teachers office at (314) 213-8105 prior to April 30. On March 11, parents or guardians should bring the following with them to enroll their child: The child’s birth certificate (If you do not have one, an application form will be given to you so you may obtain it before school begins); The child’s Social Security number (Contact the Social Security office at 1-800-772-1213 if your child does not have one); Proof of residency (two documents are required – a mortgage statwement or signed lease and an unpaid utility bill or real estate tax bill); and Proof of immunization from polio, diphtheria, rubella, measles, mumps and Hepatitis B. Immunizations are available through the St. Louis County Health Department (See Web site: www.stlouisco.com/doh/immunizations/immunizations.html). All Pattonville pupils are expected to meet immunization requirements on the first day of school. -End-