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#60227 - 11/03/09 08:50 PM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: m2gts]
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JamieB, be glad they didn't put him on Risperidone!!!! My dear nephew, who is in pre-k, was given after school suspension (he's had a few behavior issues, but I personally think he's bored out of his mind AND he has Celiac disease - not diagnosed to name a few), and then his pediatrician put him on Risperidone. Um, that child does NOT need Risperidone. Looks like now that my advocacy for DS6 (in a month) is done (or at least a success story for now), I have to focus on my nephew. Now if he wasn't 3 hours away... oh, and for the record, DS is doin' FABULOUS still in 1st!!! 
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#60237 - 11/04/09 05:17 AM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: JJsMom]
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Yeah for 1st grade Your poor nephew!!!
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#60242 - 11/04/09 06:59 AM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: Jamie B]
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Jamie: Hugs to you and DS. It sounds to me like the sub was over the top. There are ways to get a child to do what you need without grabbing an arm and moving him. How would any of us like that? I hope they DO move him to a first grade classroom for your sake. Hopefully, he'd be happier!
Kristen: Nice to hear good news. Let us know how it goes after you e-mail the teacher.
A small update here: Last night, DS5's teacher told me the principal wanted to talk with me. Talk to principal, who tells me that they'd like to move DS5 to a different K class (the one where he currently is going for reading a couple of days a week). They realize that the sporadic shifting of classrooms during the week isn't working and they want his whole reading group together in the same classroom. This particular K teacher was the school's gifted and talented coordinator for several years before moving back to teaching this year. Still, I want to be sure this is the only move that makes sense and the right one. I don't want to move him and then have to move him again. So, I asked principal about the redo on his reading assessment, explaining that the reading specialist was re-assessing him. I want to make sure that the reading group he's in is REALLY at his level. Principal said she'd talk to reading specialist today. When I asked about math acceleration and making sure he'll have math peers as well, the principal went on autopilot about different kids, different parts of the brain. I could barely get out of my mouth that he's ready for first grade math, too.
Have any of you heard of this kind of movement? I'm wondering how to handle a classroom switch when it's within the same grade. How does he explain to his newfound friends why he's in a different class? Are there other questions I should be asking?
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#60246 - 11/04/09 07:24 AM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: mom2twoboys]
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mom2twoboys - I haven't had experience with "lateral" movement, but I would definitely ask as many questions (even not relevant ones) as I could. I'm at a loss as what you should ask right now, but I'm sure someone here has some ideas! Good luck!
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#60248 - 11/04/09 07:36 AM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: mom2twoboys]
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They realize that the sporadic shifting of classrooms during the week isn't working and they want his whole reading group together in the same classroom. This particular K teacher was the school's gifted and talented coordinator for several years before moving back to teaching this year.
It sounds like they may be trying cluster grouping. I would talk to the former gifted teacher about it. If you have any testing data I'd bring it to the meeting to discuss how he'd fit with the class.
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#60269 - 11/04/09 09:34 AM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: mom2twoboys]
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Jamie: Hugs to you and DS. It sounds to me like the sub was over the top. There are ways to get a child to do what you need without grabbing an arm and moving him. How would any of us like that? I hope they DO move him to a first grade classroom for your sake. Hopefully, he'd be happier!
Kristen: Nice to hear good news. Let us know how it goes after you e-mail the teacher.
A small update here: Last night, DS5's teacher told me the principal wanted to talk with me. Talk to principal, who tells me that they'd like to move DS5 to a different K class (the one where he currently is going for reading a couple of days a week). They realize that the sporadic shifting of classrooms during the week isn't working and they want his whole reading group together in the same classroom. This particular K teacher was the school's gifted and talented coordinator for several years before moving back to teaching this year. Still, I want to be sure this is the only move that makes sense and the right one. I don't want to move him and then have to move him again. So, I asked principal about the redo on his reading assessment, explaining that the reading specialist was re-assessing him. I want to make sure that the reading group he's in is REALLY at his level. Principal said she'd talk to reading specialist today. When I asked about math acceleration and making sure he'll have math peers as well, the principal went on autopilot about different kids, different parts of the brain. I could barely get out of my mouth that he's ready for first grade math, too.
Have any of you heard of this kind of movement? I'm wondering how to handle a classroom switch when it's within the same grade. How does he explain to his newfound friends why he's in a different class? Are there other questions I should be asking? We have a neighbor who just moved from one 1st grade class to another. The way his parents explained it to him was that he would just have a whole new group of kids to become better friends with - he would still be able to be friends with all the kids in his old class too. So he benefited from the move by expanding his friends - he was super excited on Monday to start in his new classroom. All same age classes have recess and lunch together so he still gets to see all his old classmates every day.
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#60270 - 11/04/09 09:38 AM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: CourtneyB]
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DS is ready for 2nd grade math and reading but has a lot of social and emotional work to do before he's ready even for 1st grade. The more we think about it though the more it seems like maybe he has a mild SPD issue or something. If so it would certainly explain a lot and maybe help the school to understand better what is going on with him.
All we get for differentiation right now is harder worksheets he can do in math and phonics groups. She gives him 1st grade comprehension pages to do when the rest of his group does the prereading stuff and works on the sight words. And she has a packet of math worksheets he can do at various times if he chooses to.
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#60272 - 11/04/09 09:55 AM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: CourtneyB]
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That's exactly what my DS gets.
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#60477 - 11/05/09 07:13 PM
Re: Kindergarten 2009-2010
[Re: Jamie B]
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Thanks everyone for you advice. I met with the new teacher today and had a brief chat with the reading specialist. I think this is going to be a much better fit for DS5. The new teacher has a plan for what she wants DS to start working on and I'm very pleased with it. Plus, her classroom simply feels more like a place to learn and grow than his previous class, which looks and functions more like a preschool classroom. Unbelievably, this is the best I've felt all year about his schooling.
Courtney B: I used your friend's line about making even more friends. It worked like a charm. DS is excited about the move. Now it's just a matter of making the transition. I'm hoping it will be this Monday, but it may not happen for an extra week b/c of parent-teacher conferences next week.
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