Transitional Kindergarten

TK students' conversation and oral language skills are strengthened each day among peers and with their teachers. Instructional time focuses on developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Children develop phonological awareness, knowledge of print materials, and are given opportunities to hone early writing skills that will serve them through life.

Active learners, TK students engage in early math skills such as sorting and counting objects, making measurement comparisons, and exploring number sequences! Mathematics vocabulary is built up around children's intuitive understanding of math, such as what is to “add and take away” and defining the shapes they see in everyday life.

Naturally inquisitive about their world, TK students are budding scientists! Students have hands-on opportunities to explore life science, physical science, and earth science while being introduced to the academic language to support their questions and hypotheses.

Visual arts, music, dance and dramatic play offer young students the opportunity to build many skills while having fun and expressing themselves creatively. From fine motor skills and gross motor skills to language and social emotional development, creative classroom centers are an integral part of whole-child learning.

Redwood City School District (RCSD) offers Kindergarten at all of its seven neighborhood schools:

• Clifford School,

• Garfield School, 

• Henry Ford School,

• Hoover School, 

• Roosevelt School, 

• Roy Cloud School, and

• Taft School

The school district also offers Transitional Kindergarten (TK) in its immersion programs, Mandarin Immersion and Spanish Immersion as well as its Parent Co-Op program. The Spanish Immersion program is housed at Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion School while the Mandarin Immersion and the Parent Co-Op programs are housed at Orion Alternative School. 

To complete your student’s registration, you will need to upload the following:

• Student’s birth certificate or passport

• Two (2) different and current documents showing proof of residence: utility bills, rental agreement, vehicle registration, notarized letter from landlord or renter and utilities bill in their name (renting room). Current is defined as showing a date of within the last two months.

• Parent or guardian’s photo ID (i.e. driver’s license or passport)

• Student’s immunization record

• In addition, please note:

  • Health Exam by a physician is required for kindergarten or 90 days following entry into first grade.

  • Oral health assessment is required by kindergarten or first grader enrolling in public school for their first time.

Please note: Your application will be completed once all documents have been uploaded and received by RCSD. Once all documents have been turned in, RCSD will then process registration for placement.