I think it does make a difference that it is an established second grade classrooml with kids who have had the same (competent and strict) teacher last year, so it's just the five or so first graders who need to be acclimatized. I think they will just have to go with the flow, but have lots of good role models for their behaviour.
That said, I just met a mum today whose older kid was in class with DS and whose younger kid was supposed to have been in class with DD and she pulled him out at the last minute to put him in public school because the size of the classrooms was an absolute no no for her and in the PS, she found a first grade classroom with 17 kids. As of week 2, DD, however, still loves it, so far, so good.
Last edited by Tigerle; 09/23/16 11:29 AM.
