Willow Canyon Elementary

Kindergarten Registration

Post published:January 8, 2021
Post category:Announcements

It’s already time to start preparing for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have a child that will be five years of age before September 1, 2021, your child qualifies for next year’s kindergarten program. Registration will need to be done online this year. Please click here to register online. Once you are on this page, click “New Student Enrollment” under the Enrollment Procedure section. You will need to use your Skyward login and password to fill out the new student enrollment application. You will need to upload scanned copies of the following forms:

Child’s original birth certificate
proof of residency (current utility bill)
immunization record

If you have any questions, feel free to call our office. Once the application has been filled out, please call Willow Canyon (801-826-9625) to let us know if you prefer AM or PM for the 2021-2022 school year.

Ready for ‘Big Kid’ School? • Time to get a jump on planning for kindergarten

Post published:January 6, 2021
Post category:Announcements

The start of the 2021-2022 school year might seem like it’s light-years away, but when it comes to making arrangements for kindergarteners to attend school, the time to start planning is now. While students who are 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2021 won’t be heading to class until late next summer, there are several decisions parents and guardians will need to make before then — and it’s better to start sooner than later.

“Parents need to think about which option they want, the half-day option that we offer, or the Supplemental Hours of Kindergarten Instruction program we offer as well,” said Canyons Teacher Specialist Leigh Ann Fisher. “This may determine the school their child attends, because if their boundary school isn’t offering the Supplemental program, then they need to think about, ‘Where am I willing to travel to take my child so that they have that option to have the Supplemental program as well?’”

Starting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m., Canyons District will begin accepting online applications for its Supplemental Hours of Kindergarten Instruction program for the 2021-2022 school year. Computers are available at Canyons schools for families who do not have Internet connectivity at home. The opt-in, tuition-based program is offered at schools based on community interest and available space in the building. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Free Meals for Children Extended through End of 2020-2021 School Year

Post published:January 4, 2021
Post category:Announcements

Canyons School District is extending its free meal service through the end of the school year.

This means all students — whether they are learning in the classroom or remotely — can receive free lunch and breakfast through June, 30, 2021.

There’s no need to apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture-authorized benefit, which was originally set to expire at the end of December. All students are automatically eligible.

Canyons District is committed to ensuring no child goes hungry and has sponsored free meals throughout the pandemic. The USDA waiver provides the flexibility and funding to ensure nutritious meals continue to reach all children at a time of rising food insecurity.

Schools will continue serving meals in their cafeterias per the staggered schedules they’ve established to promote physical distancing. Online and at-home learners may pick up meals at specific times and locations as designated by each school. Additionally, these families may pick up meals for any siblings who are 18 years of age or younger. Schools ask, however, that they preorder their meals so that the kitchens know how much food to prepare.