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Yes, he is... I've checked a "yes" to a few of Dabrowski's list. And Target is the once a week ALP (Advanced Learning Program) pull out class.

Sounds like my DS. ha. He also tells everyone that Target (ALP pull out) is the class where he'll learn new things! Doh!

And good luck with the magnet school app & testing! And if it doesn't work, it is so nice to know there's a good teacher waiting for him!

Well Wolf started the year in K (for about 5 min.) and was moved to 1st with curriculum across the board 1st with 2nd math. As of today we are doing our own spelling lists, third grade phonics, 4-6th grade logic, 2-3 grade math, Greek and Latin root words, and science ranging from 3-10th grade. They've also shifted the class schedule so that he is doing art with the 3-4th graders as well as "study hall" and field trips. Before it was basically him, Bear, me and the teacher for art and "study hall" (basically game playing, book reading and discussion time). On top of that we are trying to work out a time that he can join a brick and mortar K class for art or music for enrichment and time with kids his age (he's not quite 5 1/2).

That sounds great Wyldkat!!!

Tomorrow is our parent/teacher conference for DS6. I'm excited and nervous. I've talked to his teachers and his gifted teacher randomly during school events, but it still makes me nervous.

Good luck in your meeting tomorrow, JJsMom. I am feeling slightly guilty about only coming back periodically to post, but we had the best conference today and I had to share. The school folks have been testing DS(newly 6!) the last couple of weeks. They did the WJ-III for math to compare with the one he did in the spring before kindy, and also MAP testing in math and reading. They told us their plan in the meeting today: they have decided to have the Gifted Coordinator pull out DS6 for 30 minutes every day for math. She is going to compact the curriculum, starting with 2nd grade and going as fast as DS needs to go. They are also doing some daily in-class differentiation in reading for DS and another student, and a once weekly gifted pullout. I could not be happier! It's like having our son privately tutored in math. They are expecting him to breeze through the compacted curriculum, and they said that the program they have goes through 6th, so it should be OK for awhile.

hooray SPG!

I am happy for you and your kiddo. (and quite jealous too )
but mostly happy.

Yay!

SPG: The plan sounds wonderful. So glad DS's school is accommodating his needs!

JJsmom: Good luck at the P-T conference. Let us know how it goes.

SPG - that is wonderful and amazing! Congrats!