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Jordan Elementary School Kindergarten Enrollment Info 26-27

Jordan School DistrictWednesday, January 21, 2026
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Kindergarten curriculum and academic basics

Social-emotional learning and coping skills

Parent-teacher partnership strategies

Daily school routines and play-based learning

Individualized student programming

KWIN (Kindergarten What I Need) program overview

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We work on those basics, but then we also do adding and subtracting shapes and those kinds of things, writing sentences.

— Stephanie Olstead
Academic goalsOutlining academic curriculum.

Some of the most important things that I think and we think are really important about kindergarten is that we get them ready just how to be in a school.

— Michael Royer
School readinessEmphasizing foundational social skills over pure academics.

We have added a KWIN class, which is kindergarten, what I need. We added that several years ago to make sure that we were very intentional.

— Melissa Barnett
Social-emotional learningDescribing the targeted intervention program.

People (3)

Stephanie OlsteadKindergarten Teacher

30-year veteran teacher at Jordan Elementary.

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“The biggest thing that we would like parents sending their kids to kindergarten to know would be that we're here to help you.”

Addressing parent anxieties about school readiness.

Michael RoyerKindergarten Teacher

Has taught kindergarten at Jordan for 5 years.

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“We try to embed some of that play in the day.”

Discussing the structure of the daily schedule.

Melissa BarnettPrincipal

Principal of Jordan Elementary School.

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“We know that if kids feel cared for, loved, and that their social emotional needs are met, they're going to succeed academically.”

Explaining the school's educational philosophy.

Places Mentioned

Jordan Elementary
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