Students begin returning to classes next week

The 2007-‘08 school year will begin for some Spokane County students next week.

For students new to Spokane Public Schools, registration for elementary grades begins today at neighborhood schools and on Wednesday at middle and high schools. Immunization records and a birth certificate are needed to register.

For all other area districts, check with individual schools for registration information.

Here’s a list of starting dates for area school districts:

Wednesday: Deer Park, East Valley and Freeman.

Sept. 4: Spokane, Mead, Cheney and Liberty.

Sept. 5: Riverside, Nine Mile Falls, Orchard Prairie, Medical Lake and West Valley.

Sept. 6: Central Valley.

Child-care registration

Spokane Public Schools child-care programs are accepting registration through Tuesday for child care that will begin on Sept. 4.

Any registration after Tuesday will be for child care to begin Sept. 10.

Parents or guardians must submit complete enrollment forms to the child-care billing office, 200 N. Bernard St., second floor.

Parents also can register online at www.spokaneschools.org/EasyCare/

default.aspx.

There is a $50 registration fee.

Kindergarten care will be available at selected sites during nonschool hours between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

First through sixth grades will have before-school sessions starting at 6:30 a.m. and after-school sessions from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at most sites.

Preschool care will be available at selected sites in morning, afternoon and all-day sessions from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for children 3 and 4 years old.

For more information about Spokane Public Schools child-care programs, call 354-7312.