Hello,
We learned today at parent-teacher conference that the administrators and teachers worked out the math issue out for DS! It is a fabulous plan, actually, and better than I had hoped for. He won�t miss anything, although he will still have some make-up due to band pull-out. When the sixth grade teachers trade classes for math and science, DS will stay with his teacher for sixth grade science. Later, when his homeroom has science, he will attend pre-algebra with the eight grade students. His new teacher told us that he understood DS was also very strong in science and would give him extra projects if desired. He would have loved to gone on to junior high science also, but this should be fine. I don�t know that he would have ever bothered to learn about animal behavior and psychology on his own.
Debbie and Dottie,
I understand your age/grade concerns. DS will turn 11 this fall while many 8th grad students turn 14 sometime during the school year. It is only for one class though, so I�m not too worried. I�m also not expecting any B-day invites.
Best wishes all around!
Diana
