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    Glad it went so well!! It sounds like he is in a great school, which is crucial! Good luck to your son this year!

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    Awesome scores and wonderful news. It's good to be reminded that it can and does go well sometimes with schools.

    I wouldn't say the WISC-IV measured him; I'd say he measured it, and after calculating the distance between his glove and its jaw, sent it to the canvas four times. The ref should have stopped the fight. wink

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    Originally Posted by Pru
    Awesome scores and wonderful news. It's good to be reminded that it can and does go well sometimes with schools.

    I wouldn't say the WISC-IV measured him; I'd say he measured it, and after calculating the distance between his glove and its jaw, sent it to the canvas four times. The ref should have stopped the fight. wink

    Thank you for making me laugh!!! My stomach has been in knots all day. I needed that!


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    Originally Posted by Pru
    The ref should have stopped the fight. wink
    Yup - but I'm glad that they didn't!


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    Originally Posted by Jtjt
    Easiest meeting ever. The principal looked at his scores and talked with him. Then SHE suggested a grade skip. It's done! Now I just hope it's the right decision.
    Awesome news. Remember that
    a) no decision, including gradeskips, is without it's drawbacks
    b) Flexibility is king - this is likely the first of many small adjustments that will need to be made to the regular school path. Each adjustment will make things better, but be prepared that this may be more of a first step than a final answer.

    ((shrugs and more shrugs))
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    Just an update. He had his first day of second grade today. He absolutely loved it! He even made a few friends. He said all if the kids were extremely friendly. I can't believe how against doing a grade skip I was two short weeks ago. I know there will be positives and negatives with this decision, but I am beyond thrilled that his first day was positive.


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    Fantastic news!

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    That is great to hear!

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    Awesome!

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    So a quick update. I requested the psychologist to recalculate the WISC IV using the extended scoring. I am getting slightly frustrated because it has been three weeks and I left a message both this week and last and I have not gotten even a return call.

    DS6 is doing so wonderful in second grade. Today I was in his classroom for about 10 minutes, and all my fears about him not fitting in vanished. It was just awesome, plain and simple. He DOES have firends, the older kids DO like him, and he even has a "girlfriend" Sigh....



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