It may well be that he is in a K/1 split anyway, in which case he could do something like start off the year doing K writing and then switch into the gr 1 writing. The kids are not likely to be advanced for the most part. However, we are told that the school is very open to full skips and he is otherwise a very solid candidate.

I guess the question is whether to take the writing weakness as a sign that K/1 is the better choice or to not worry about it and go ahead and try for 1. He is VERY dissatisfied with preschool right now, though his behavior is excellent. We are on the verge of school refusal. We will have some other tricksy issues if he goes to 1, though.

AFAIK he will be IQ-tested in K, so we will get that info.