Yippee! Go SonofCrisc!
I do hope DS7 gives going to the 4th grade a try, but I love that he has an out. My DH remember going up, for reading and math every year from 1st grade through 5th. He was always afraid of the big kids but never told anyone.
Ideas:
1)find out if there is another 3rd grader who can also benifit from going up to 4th for math, a buddy.
2) see if you can arrange a playdate with a kid from the receiving class -who happens to sit near where he'll be sitting - so that he'll have a familiar face. If the kids are too old for you to be making playdates for them, then arrange with the Mom to both 'just happen' to be running the same boring errand at the same time so the kids can bump into each other naturally. Believe me, talking to a 3rd grader is much better than watching mom pick out new bathroom towels, and picking out bathroom towels might take 20 minutes if you have a mind too. ((wink))
