Havre schools going to full-day kindergarten

In an effort to trim transition time and add valuable learning minutes, Havre Public Schools will introduce a new format for its kindergarten program in September full-day school.

Kindergartners at Highland Park Early Primary School are currently placed in one of eight sections, four of which attend morning classes and four of which attend afternoon. Morning hours are 8:20 to 10:50, while afternoon are 12:15 to 2:45. Students attend school every day.

Next year, the eight classes will be reduced to two, and kindergartners will go to school every other day.

One section will attend full days on M...