Thanks everyone!
puffin, around here it's not a requirement but the teachers do have a small wish list of things they need for the classroom. You can choose something from the list or create something on your own. I think it's a bit gift heavy around here, but oh well.
We have already had the "Oh sure, I've worked with gifted kids before" line too. I agree with you all. I'll wait until a sheet is set home or there is an open house/ teacher conference. The last thing DS needs is pressure. I want to be on top of things but not overly pushy. The school did state they do testing around Christmas time. We have considered doing our own testing before to have second test result to compare with. Though I am not sure testing would persuade this school system. There aren't gifted options, pull out programs, or acceleration. They won't let him accelerate within the grade either.
