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Dd4 is doing really well at the kindergarten. She will be 5 in april. I have already talked with the elementary school about registering her, and it just sounds so 'routine', what a relief!

I hadn't talked to her teacher in a few weeks, but yesterday when I picked her up, she sounded so pleased to have dd in her classroom. She said she did really well that day, I think she (and I ) were having some doubts because dd, until a few weeks ago, was still pondering the reading thing. Now she is happily reading all the small words presented to her, and lots of bigger ones. Still very eager to see any and all books she can, etc. but now she is trying to read them.

Only issue is, she has plenty of days where she'd rather just stay home. Not much of an option, but thankfully when I pick her up she is always engaged in some fun activity and seems to get along really well with the other kids. (for the most part, a few bumps, as expected)

Also, she has started selling girl scout cookies and wants to sell '1000' boxes, and was able to fill out the form info herself, very cute.

that's great news c1234!
Sorry to hear about 'rather just stay home' but hopefully as the material gets more interesting or a friendship grows she'll see more benifit to school.

Is it a half day or whole day program? Does she need additional subject accelerations in the not-to-distant future? What does she do at home that she really likes - some kids get really into learning projects in their afterschool hours, some just like to decompress!

Love and More Love,
Grinity

Hi, thanks!
it is a full day program, but they get a nap (which she mostly doesn't like, but I think she still needs a few naps a week). I really have not got a good handle on subject acceleration for her, since it is still K, and the school has a 'let the child decide what is important to learn' sort of philosophy. She will be going to the regular public e.s. in the fall. She has progressed well with her letters and numbers and that sort of thing, so I am feeling confident about the move to 1st.

When she is at home she loves a lot the stuff you'd expect for a four, painting, singing dancing (very big on the dancing and singing). If we put on music she will dance for a good while, like her brother. The one sort of stand out for her, besides being highly highly verbal, is her interest in science. In particular she LOVES space. She has gotten a bit off the subject in the last few weeks but for a while she would only let me read science books, and then mostly ones about space, planets, and some of them were really up there grade level wise, so I didn't / don't know what to make of it. But I think she is taking a bit of a break in that, maybe to do with really learning to read.
Now the focus is back on regular kids' stories, everything from arthur to harry potter.

Yay! Great news that things are going so well for your DD. That must be such a relief.

As for the preference to stay home, DS7, in 2nd after a grade skip, still would prefer to stay home every day. (We're trying to remedy that by switching schools.)

I'm giggling that your "regular kid stories" for your 4yo includes Harry Potter. Regular for this bunch, maybe!