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Exciting News! The Big Move is Here.

Autauga County Schools is thrilled to finally announce the opening of the new Prattville Kindergarten School in January 2025! Construction is complete, inspections have been passed, and all outstanding service provider details have been finished, so the only thing left to do is to move and get settled in. 


Timeline
12/16-17 - Transition Guides Sent Home
12/18 - Transition Guide Pickup Deadline @ 11:30 a.m.
1/06 - Virtual Work Starts
1/06 - Parent Transition Tips Webinar with PKS Counselor 
1/13 - Open House
1/14 - Virtual Work Ends
1/15 - First Day @ New PKS

To assist in moving the school to its new location, Prattville Kindergarten School students will observe virtual days from January 6 - 14, 2025. All students return to in-person classes on January 15, 2025. During the virtual days, students are to complete the work sent home in the transition packet as well as access the online resources provided.

Virtual School Packet
Each of the virtual day’s lessons have been divided into days for ease of completion. You may access the daily lessons here. In addition, families may visit the PKS website to access daily stories, learning activities, and additional assignments.

  • Sight word review
  • Reading CVC words
  • Review of letters & numbers
  • Addition review
  • Winter-themed social sciences 


Open House Details
You’re invited to tour the new school on January 13, 2025 according to this schedule designed around your child’s homeroom teacher. During this time, you will get the opportunity to visit the entire campus, including your child’s classroom, lunchroom, gym, auditorium, outside areas, library, nurse’s station, and more! 

If you are unable to attend the Open House at your child’s assigned time, please drop in between 5:00-6:00 p.m. for your chance to experience the new facility at a time that works for you!  


Drop Off & Pick Up
Morning drop off and afternoon pick up times will remain the same between the old and new campuses; however, the way traffic enters and exits the campus will be different at the new school.

Car riders may be dropped off at the front of the building between 7:15-7:55 a.m. Students will be escorted to an “early morning spot” until classroom intake begins at 7:55 a.m. at which time the car line ends for the morning drop off. 

Please note! Afternoon pick up will work differently at the new school. Adults should not exit the vehicle as car riders will be picked up using the same route across the front of the building in the afternoons. A specialized car hang tag has been provided for all car riders for ease of identification to those calling students out of the building. Students will begin dismissing at 2:40 p.m. each day. 

A new traffic flow map can be downloaded here. 

Additional Resources
The school has provided these transition resources to help make the move as well as chosen a special book to help students with the transition to the new campus. The heartwarming and encouraging book, Little Tree, tells a story about a tree that had to figure out how to let go and allow change to happen. This parable is beautifully told as a parallel between a tree not dropping its leaves and allowing seasons to pass and a human fighting the inevitable changes and progress in life is compelling. Young readers will see clearly how not wanting to change affects Little Tree in this simple and straight-forward tale, making the book a great conversation starter about what children are holding onto that they may want to release and let go.

Online Read Aloud Links

Little Tree Read Aloud
Scaredy Squirrel Read Aloud
A Little Spot of Anxiety: A Story about Calming Your Worries Read Aloud

Transition Tips Webinar

Mrs. Clark is also hosting an optional parent webinar to provide transition resources. Parents and guardians may join her live on January 6 at 9:00 a.m. or choose to watch the recorded session at a later time. 

Supporting Students through School Transitions - Part 1 -  Webinar Recording
Supporting Children Through School Transitions - Part 2 - Webinar Recording

In addition to these resources, parents are also encouraged to share more about how students are feeling about the upcoming move with school administrators. Click here to tell school administrators what your child is most excited about and what concerns they may have expressed to you. This information will be helpful in shaping the online discussion with Mrs. Clark as well as provide talking points with the classes shortly after returning to in-person learning.  


Questions
If you have any questions or concerns about the upcoming transition, please email pksquestions@acboe.net. School administrators will be more than happy to respond, even during the holiday break. 


PKS Address
123 ABC Street
Prattville, AL 36066