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A teacher sits in front of a class of 8 kindergarten students on a rainbow carpet. The teacher is showing a bus drawing.
Kindergarten Jumpstart Week Kicks-Off the 2022-2023 school year

Welcome to the Class of 2035! Kindergarten Jumpstart was held this week across the district. During Kindergarten Jumpstart, first-time students get a chance to experience what school will be like before the first official day of class. 

They learn classroom rules, meet their teachers, practice their schedules, ride the bus, and make new friends. It’s a great way to help our youngest learners feel confident when they start their journey at PSD. 

Check out some photos from Swift Water and Purdy elementary schools from this week.
 

A teacher sits on a chair in her classroom holding up a drawing of a school bus as an example to a class

Mrs. Nielsen shows her class an example of a school bus drawing during Kindergarten Jumpstart Week. 

Purdy Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

A paraeducator stands behind two girls sitting at a classroom table. The girls are laughing and drawing.

Kindergarten students work with paraeducator Lisa McDaniel on school bus name tags during Kindergarten Jumpstart Week. 

Purdy Elementary School, August 19, 2022. 

A teacher sits in front of a class of 8 kindergarten students on a rainbow carpet. The teacher is showing a bus drawing.

New kindergarten students watch Mrs. Nielsen explain how to draw their new school bus name tags during Kindergarten Jumpstart week. 

Purdy Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

Two new kindergarten students work on their school bus name tags during Kindergarten Jumpstart week. 

Purdy Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

Two young boys, one in a red sweater one in a green shirt, play with a Thomas the Tank Engine track in a classroom.

Two new kindergarten students play with a train track set in their new classroom during Kindergarten Jumpstart week. 

Purdy Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

 

A teacher sits on a chair in front of a class of 6 kindergarten students sitting on a rainbow rug.

New kindergarten students listen to Mrs. Padberg explain free time options during Kindergarten Jumpstart Week. 

Purdy Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

A teacher helps two kindergarten students step onto a school bus.

New kindergarten students load up on a bus to practice school bus safety during Kindergarten Jumpstart Week. 

Swift Water Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

 

 

Three students wait in line while another student steps onto a school bus.

Kindergarten students wait to load a school bus during Kindergarten Jumpstart Week. 

Swift Water Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

A young boy in a gray graphic t-shirt sits on a brown school bus seat, looking at the ceiling.

A student peers around the bus as they practice school bus safety during Kindergarten Jumpstart week. 

Swift Water Elementary School, Aug. 19, 2022. 

 

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