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LOL!

I think half a day K is a better choice than a f/t school. Look at it more like a PreK. The child still gets lots of down time and has time to follow his/her interests. I think full time K which doesn't offer any accommodations is probably the worst match. That said DS6 attended a half day Montessori for K and it was still a disaster.


You better not even ask me about it in September. I am sure within 2 weeks I will dream about a nice boarding school for both of them We figured it last year with DS6, I hope we can do the same this year. I expect the first month to be quite challenging though.

ROFL! Fair enough. No questions for LMom until at least October.

And JJsMom, I LOVE the variety here. Honestly, the reason I come back to this forum is because it's darn near the only public forum I've found where people support one another's school choices without trying to "sell" the one their kids are in as "best." I think that means we can get more objective info to help us make choices for our own kids--the real scoop, as it were, about the pros and cons of every possible path. That is so valuable!

What a great group! We are HS DS4 (January b-day) since our local law prohibits him from being in public or private K. (Darn birthdate cut-offs!) Our hope is to have him enter 1st grade in 2010 at a public school with a strong gifted program (if we can get the administration on board for "acceleration").

Count me in! DD4 (October b-day) will be starting K full time at a private school. She already knows the teacher because DD6 had her before being skipped to 1st grade. So there's already a great relationship. I'm looking forward to the year!

DD4 is one of the ones who'll be skipping kindergarten. She has a very late August birthday. In some ways I'd rather let her skip 1 next year, but she's big, mature, and ready, and we figure a skip in the hand is worth two in the bush in her case. That tooth she lost recently will help her fit right in.

Val

I'm in. DD5 is skipping K and going to first. She is reading third grade level work, so it will be interesting.
I will be nervous about the skip anyway, because I am always nervous before the first day of school.
Thanks!

This is one of the things I love too. I think it is because we all understand that our kids are the exceptions to the rules and need what they need when they need it to an even larger extent than other children. Having to live with it myself makes it easier for me to understand how difficult the choices can be.

DS5 is starting K after Labor Day. Since the school tested him in the spring on the WJ-III, he has really taken off in math, and he's starting to show interest in spelling now. The principal told us they would hand pick a teacher and would differentiate, but we haven't yet spoken to the teacher to find out what they plan to do. I'm worried because DS5's K is part of a K-2 center, at a different location from higher grades. So in some things he'll be more advanced than most kids at the school. But then again, going to all-day school will be a tough transition, and he's still needs to learn to write/spell better.

Lots of worries about what might happen, but nothing to do until we get there!

Aye, that sums it up for me.