{"id":1412,"date":"2021-07-29T13:47:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/?page_id=1412"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T20:07:40","slug":"welcome-to-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/welcome-to-kindergarten\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Kindergarten (WTK)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5exd-a945a9cd08b0cc624295188fd35ecc62\">\n.flex_column.av-5exd-a945a9cd08b0cc624295188fd35ecc62{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5exd-a945a9cd08b0cc624295188fd35ecc62 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kodct4ef-64bdc82a43d71ce851e24a89b918e7ed\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kodct4ef-64bdc82a43d71ce851e24a89b918e7ed img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kodct4ef-64bdc82a43d71ce851e24a89b918e7ed .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kodct4ef-64bdc82a43d71ce851e24a89b918e7ed av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1413 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1413 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/Welcome-to-Kindergarten.jpg\" alt='' title='Welcome to Kindergarten'  height=\"1329\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/Welcome-to-Kindergarten.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/Welcome-to-Kindergarten-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/Welcome-to-Kindergarten-620x1030.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/Welcome-to-Kindergarten-768x1276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/huband-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/07\/Welcome-to-Kindergarten-424x705.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vndd-da3f5155ce09346fd1b896d55ad3a1f3\">\n.flex_column.av-vndd-da3f5155ce09346fd1b896d55ad3a1f3{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-vndd-da3f5155ce09346fd1b896d55ad3a1f3 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kodcsugx-f69c2dc820743e8f9a71cb1e97afcc41 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Welcome to Kindergarten (WTK)<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bThis is the starting place for information related to our &#8220;Welcome to Kindergarten&#8221; or WTK program at Huband.\u00a0 WTK is a process that starts in May with a WTK visit by new Kindergarten parents and their child, and then continues in the first weeks of September with &#8220;gradual entry&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission Statement for WTK<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Welcome to Kindergarten Program brings together families, school and community agencies to support children as they enter school. 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