Kindergarten Countdown is a joint effort between Wawasee Community Schools and United Way of Kosciusko County. The program is for preparing children with no preschool experience for the kindergarten classroom in the fall.

It is a kindergarten orientation program. Children participating will work on learning letters and sounds, counting, writing and learning procedures of a kindergarten classroom and other areas of their school.

Kindergarten Countdown is for children eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall who have not had preschool experience. If your child is eligible, contact your child’s school. Space is limited, so register as soon as possible.

The program is free (funded by the United Way) and transportation is provided to and from the child’s school of residence. Free breakfast and lunch are provided.

Kindergarten Countdown will be from 8 a.m. to noon June 4-26 at your child’s school. Contact information for the three Wawasee elementary schools is as follows: Milford School, principal Cindy Kaiser, (574) 658-9444; North Webster Elementary, principal Kris Woodard, (574) 834-7644; Syracuse Elementary, principal Eric Speicher, (574) 457-4484.