Part of what helped us, I think, is that we did go into the first meeting back in the beginning of the summer saying "we're not sure which direction we'd like to go" (skipping K or not). And we met with a lot of people. Again, that doesn't work for everyone. A lot of times it sounds like going into the meeting knowing exactly what you want done with your child works best.
JB
Thanks JB. I think this approach might be a good one with our daughter. My kids are starting at a new ability-grouped school next month, but I think early entry to grade 1 would be best for her, given her motor skills and her other abilities. She's pretty much had the K level stuff down for a while, including fine motor skills, and she's not 4 yet.
As I've said, I'll keep everyone posted on this school. All of us are very excited about it.
Val
