Enthusiastic and anxious preschoolers had a great time during kindergarten roundup at Roosevelt Elementary in Cherokee Friday morning. The kindergarten teachers interact with the students as they play and observe how they play with each other.

Amy Wood, kindergarten teacher at Roosevelt Elementary is determining how many and which letters of the alphabet this prospective kindergarten student recognizes during kindergarten roundup Friday morning.

As children interact with each other and the kindergarten teachers they are observed by the teachers during Roosevelt Elementary's kindergarten roundup Friday morning. Kindergarten roundup continues today at the school in Cherokee.

Kimberly Lux, First Steps teacher at Roosevelt Elementary in Cherokee is working with Jose Perez, a prospective kindergarten student during kindergarten roundup Friday morning.

Gail Kremer, kindergarten teacher at Roosevelt Elementary in Cherokee works with a handful of prospective kindergarten students during kindergarten roundup Friday morning, as they draw pictures of themselves so Kremer won't "forget" what they look like this fall when they return to school for kindergarten.

Vicki Laughlin, Special Needs K-1st teacher and Pam Wilson, kindergarten teacher at Roosevelt Elementary in Cherokee work with students at kindergarten roundup Friday morning to determine their level of alphabet recognition.

Kim Lux, First Steps teacher at Roosevelt Elementary in Cherokee chats with these prospective kindergarten students as they draw pictures of themselves. Drawing the picture of themselves is part of the evaluation process during kindergarten roundup which was scheduled for Friday and today.

Pam Wilson, kindergarten teacher helps students as she observes how they draw themselves during kindergarten roundup Friday morning at Roosevelt Elementary in Cherokee.

Children attending kindergarten roundup at Roosevelt Elementary in Cherokee Friday morning were sent home with mini bottles of bubbles and a balloon.