French Immersion Registration –
Junior/Senior Kindergarten and Grade 1
French Immersion Registration – January 2020
Overview of the French Immersion Registration Process
- A cap for Junior and Senior Kindergarten as well as Grade 1 is in effect for French Immersion at all sites
- Parents must register their child (and verify documents) for French Immersion by February 7, 2020
- There are limited spaces available for students entering the program
- Students who currently have siblings in the program are guaranteed a spot. Registration and verification, however, is still required by February 7, 2020
- As part of the capping process, parents will be sent an email confirming their registration has been received
- A randomized selection process will be used for new families to grant access into Grand Erie’s French Immersion program
- Parents will be informed, by each school, whether their child is in the program no later than February 24, 2020
- Parents of students who were not granted a spot in the program through the randomized process will be provided with information on the Wait List process and will be directed to register at their home school
- No out-of-area requests will be permitted
Wait List
- Students who made the deadline, but were not selected by the randomized process, will be placed on the wait list in the order given by the randomized process
- Students who wish to enter the French Immersion program, but did not register by the February 7, 2020 deadline, will be placed on the wait list
- Students who missed the deadline will be placed on the wait list in the order registration is received
- The wait list ends on the first Thursday of the school year
Wait List Timelines
- Once September enrolment data is collected and verified, the wait lists will be reviewed and families will be notified whether or not their child is in the program by Mid-September 2020
What you need to register your child
The following information will be required when you register your child for school:
- A document to confirm Canadian Citizenship, and a birth date (one of the following): Canadian Birth Certificate, Canadian Citizenship Card, Permanent Resident Card, other documents to verify status in Canada
- Your child’s address including: 911 civic address (fire number), lot, concession, county and postal code
- Parent contact information, work and home
- Emergency contact person and telephone number
- Custody information, if applicable
- Medical information - a Request for School Assistance in Health Care form, which is provided by the school, must be filled out if medication needs to be administered by school personnel to your child