WELLSBURG - Kindergarten and pre-school registration for children in the Brooke County school system for the 2010-11 school year will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and 10 at all of the county's primary schools.

Children must be five years of age on or before Aug. 31 to enroll for kindergarten and 4 years old on that date to enroll for pre-school.

Children currently enrolled in kindergarten will automatically be enrolled for first grade.

A certified birth certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics in the state where the child was born, Social Security number and immunization record for the child should be presented when registering for pre-school or kindergarten.

West Virginia birth certificates cost $12 each and can be obtained by writing to: Vital Registration Office, Capitol Complex, Building 3, Room 516, Charleston, WV 25305.

Ohio birth certificates cost $16.50 each and can be obtained by writing to: Bureau of Vital Statistics, Ohio Department of Health, P.O. Box 25098, Columbus, OH 43215-0098.

For information about pre-school registration, call (304) 527-1410 ext. 3600.

For information about kindergarten registration, call the child's respective future school: Beech Bottom Primary School, (304) 394-5341; Colliers Primary School, (304) 748-8188; Franklin Primary School, (304) 737-1760; Hooverson Heights Primary School, (304) 527-2458; Jefferson Primary School, (304) 527-2250; L.B. Millsop Primary School, (304) 748-7760; or Wellsburg Primary School, (304) 737-0133.

At the time of registration, parents or guardians of children enrolling in kindergarten will be given a scheduled appointment for their children to undergo hearing, vision, speech and language testing. These tests are required by law.

Screenings for speech, cognitive, motor and other skills for Brooke County children, ages 3 and 4, will be held Nov. 13. Parents should call (304) 737-3481 ext. 26 to make appointments.

A certified copy of the child's birth certificate and a complete immunization record should be presented by the parent or guardian at that time.

A health assessment by a licensed health care provider and the following immunizations are required of students entering the Brooke County Schools pre-school program:

Diphtheria, tetanus and pertusis - four minimum doses, with at least one dose after the child's fourth birthday.

Polio, oral or intravenous - three minimum doses, with at least one dose after the child's fourth birthday.

Rubella (three-day measles) - two minimum doses after the child's first birthday.

Rubeola (nine-day measles) - two minimum doses after the child's first birthday.

Mumps - two doses, both after the child's first birthday.

Varicella (chicken pox) - two doses, one after the child's first birthday.

Hepatitis B - Three doses, the last after 6 months of age.

Tuberculin skin test - required only of students enrolled in a program or school outside West Virginia and within four months before entering school. Health records will be checked by the Brooke County school nurse. Incomplete immunizations may be handled by the family doctor or the Brooke County Health Department each Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to11 a.m. No appointment is necessary. The health department can be reached at (304) 737-3665. It's also recommended parents take all children to the family doctor or dentist for a complete check-up before school starts.