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    Albs, glad to have you with us.

    And JJsMom, great news about the acceleration! I'm so happy that hurdle went so smoothly for you! It sounds like you've got a great thing going.

    I wanted to report that kindergarten started this week for dd5. The good news is - she loves it. I can't say much about the academics because I believe they are still assessing some kids for reading/math groups (if the parents didn't bring them in over the summer).

    I do feel good about dd's teacher. The word on the street is that she gets all the high level readers. A friend's child had this same teacher last year and was reading at a 5th grade level. So it sounds like we may have an appropriate reading placement for dd5. Now we'll just see about math... smile

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    MsFriz - in CA the cutoff is Dec.2nd, but if a child has a birthday between Dec.2nd and sometime in March, they can join kindergarten once they turn 5. This is supposedly with the understanding that the child will do an additional year of kindergarten the next year, but it gets them into school and can be a jumping off point to discuss acceleration to first grade the next year. Any chance your state has a similar law and your daughter could join K after her December birthday?

    Good luck!

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    Originally Posted by Nikita
    MsFriz - in CA the cutoff is Dec.2nd, but if a child has a birthday between Dec.2nd and sometime in March, they can join kindergarten once they turn 5. This is supposedly with the understanding that the child will do an additional year of kindergarten the next year, but it gets them into school and can be a jumping off point to discuss acceleration to first grade the next year. Any chance your state has a similar law and your daughter could join K after her December birthday?

    Good luck!

    Thanks for the tip, but I've given up on public school for now and have enrolled my son in a small private school with a later birthday cutoff. He's starting kindergarten next Wednesday. This way he'll always have a "skip" built in, even if he does end up in public school some day. I think it's great though that other people have been able to work the public system to get their kids where they need to be.

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    Not too much information at all! We're glad you're here, albs! Please stick around!

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    Well, I just got an email from the one teacher who is helping to create an education plan for my son. (Recap: he starts school on Aug. 31, starts in K, but we've requested a skip to first. School policy is that they start in K, and will be assessed after a month or so and will possibly grade skip then).

    So, I'll be meeting next week with my son's Kindergarten teacher, the Reading Specialist, the principal, and the assistant principal. Talk about being outnumbered! (Unfortunately, the meeting is in the morning and my husband is unable to take off work.) I'm anxious to see what they came up with. This should be interesting.....

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    Originally Posted by m2gts
    Well, I just got an email from the one teacher who is helping to create an education plan for my son. (Recap: he starts school on Aug. 31, starts in K, but we've requested a skip to first. School policy is that they start in K, and will be assessed after a month or so and will possibly grade skip then).

    So, I'll be meeting next week with my son's Kindergarten teacher, the Reading Specialist, the principal, and the assistant principal. Talk about being outnumbered! (Unfortunately, the meeting is in the morning and my husband is unable to take off work.) I'm anxious to see what they came up with. This should be interesting.....
    \\Good luck to you, hopefully they'll be open-minded about it.



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    good luck!!!!

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    Ugh. Am on pins and needles waiting for teacher assignment for DS5 (public school starts Monday). All his academic needs get complicated by the fact that he also has a health issue. Three of the five teachers this year are new K teachers. What to address first -- how to handle his asthma properly or the fact that he's just started reading an A to Z Mystery???

    So, am hoping against hope that he lands with the lead K teacher, but am not overly optimistic ...

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    Originally Posted by mom2twoboys
    Ugh. Am on pins and needles waiting for teacher assignment for DS5...


    Me too! (for different reasons) School starts mid week. There is a Meet-n-Greet this evening to find out teacher assignments, meet the teacher and the principal. I am going in cold - don't know anything about the teaching styles, personalities...

    When I called the office when they reopened mid-august they said to wait for tonight. sigh.

    The letter we got announcing the week's schedule says, "Kindergarten experiences are designed to help your child learn to get along with others, cooperate, listen and gain a level of independence. yada yada"

    sigh again. He has been doing this for years already...

    I am not one to get nervous but I am filled with anticipation. I am probably worrying for nothing, imagining all the things that could go wrong re: placement. I should just relax, right? LOL

    My ds5's biggest concern is that his friends from preschool are going to different elementary schools. He is very attached to them. He does make new friends easily, so once he gets there it will be ok. In the mean time, he is very concerned.

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    Wishing you both good luck -- and the best possible outcome (whatever that may be)! smile

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