Welcome to Kindergarten at LJES!
Please attend our upcoming session on January 17, February 21, 2024 (email Lisa Schrift for more information)
Kindergarten enrollment for 2024-2025 will begin after April 8th. Please call the office.
Whether your family will be new to our school, or you are already part of our school community, kindergarten is a wonderful year at LJES! We offer a full day kindergarten program from 8:15am-2:45pm, with a 12:20 dismissal each Wednesday. We will also offer universal transitional kindergarten (UTK) for the 2024-2025 school year, and it follows the same schedule.
To register a child for Kindergarten, please bring two current proofs of residency, the child's birth certificate or passport, and their immunization record to the school office. For questions regarding enrollment, please email Lisa Schrift at
[email protected]. You can also contact the school office at 619-605-3300 during the school year (please note that the office closes from June 12-July 29 and will reopen for enrollment on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
We usually have playdates in July and August in order to provide a fun way for incoming Kindergarten families to meet each other, as well as to familiarize the children with the Kindergarten area before the start of the school year. We also usually have a Kindergarten BBQ in August.
2024 summer playdates will be:
Saturday, June 22nd and July 20th, 9:00-11:00am, La Jolla Recreation Center
Kindergarten BBQ for families: Monday, August 5th, 5:00pm, LJES Kindergarten Playground
If you have any questions, please contact our Kindergarten Liaisons:
2024-2025 School Year: Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK). Here is some important information:
Students born between 9/2/19 and 9/1/20 are eligible to enroll. Detailed information can be found on the SDUSD UTK website.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Lisa Schrift via email at
[email protected], or call the school office at the above number.