Thank you bzylzy and Happily Mom! All great ideas. The summer is ripe w/possibilites! DS will be in Kindergarten or his 3rd year of Montessori next year. None of the 2nd year kids came back for 3rd year or Kindergarten so he doesn't have any older kids to play with at school. I know I just need to get out there and really work at helping him socially.
Not sure what to do about Kindergarten. We have a few local magnet schools that are supposed to be for high achieving kids. All the tests were different and none of them measure IQ. He just finished his last test yesterday. A friend of mine has a gifted son that was told he failed one of these magnet school tests only to be told within a few days of entering his zoned public school for Kindergarten that he needed to go to first grade. They tested him and he knew everything K covered. She ended up homeschooling him.
We've thought about a bigger Montessori but it's expensive and we'd have to move. He's thriving in the Montessori environment and if he could mix with the older kids I feel certain he would make some great friends. He's very funny and friendly, but a little shy at first.
Totally understand about the kids tackling and things. There was child that was at the school for a short time. He was a real discipline problem. He grabbed the glasses right off a teacher's head and threw them across the room, destroyed materials, etc... DS did end up pummeling the child after a few weeks of the child tackling him and hitting and such. He finally had enough. I'm worried about DS being bullied in a public school if we go that route. Montessori kids for the most part seem to be respectful and peaceful. My DH and I come from traditional public schools. Montessori is so different than what we are used to.
Would love advice about what to do about Kindergarten. What has been your experience?
