Help the Griffin-Spalding County School System prevent the flu

• A letter to parents about the flu (sent to parents on or after Friday, September 4)
• Seasonal and Novel H1N1 - A flu guide for parents from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Parent & Family Education - A message from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
• Flu FAQs

January 29, 2010

Pre-Kindergarten registration to be held first week of March

• Registration for public pre-kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year will be held at all elementary schools March 1-5, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents must register their child at their zoned school. (click for more information)

Kindergarten registration to be held March 4  

• Registration for children entering public kindergarten or the first grade for the 2010-2011 school year will be held at all elementary schools on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents must register their child at their zoned school. (click for more information)

Immunizations required for 2010-2011 6th Graders:

• All students entering sixth grade for the 2010-2011 school year must provide documentation of having received:
  • two doses of the chickenpox vaccination or proof of immunity, and
  • two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination. 
• (Click here for more information.)

 
Special hours for parents at the Spalding County Health Department

• The Spalding County Health Department has reserved the week of March 1 - 5, 2010 from 8:30am - 11:00am and 1:00pm - 3:30pm to allow parents additional time to obtain services required for enrollment in school. These services will be offered on a walk-in basis.