Where are you on sending your '05er to kindy this fall?

Alyssa · Guru

RE: Where are you on sending your '05er to kindy this fall?

beckhamgirls · Senior Member

Mary Beth will go to full day public kindergarten. Our cut off date is also Aug. 1st. I definitely think MB is ready. She'll also go to the after school program (it's only $40/week). Even though I'm teaching now, there's no way I'd be able to get her picked up by 2:45. I never leave my school until at least 4pm, and on days I have practices and games it's even later than that.

I'm wondering more about Katie Lenn, her birthday is July 27, just a few days before the cut off. I also don't think KL's verbal skills are anywhere near what MB's were at the same age. We'll see....

Sunshine · Guru

Holly will go to public school, full days, five days a week. Cutoff here is Aug. 31st, so she'll be among the youngest but probably not *the* youngest in her class.

apies · Guru

sbucking wrote:

apies wrote:

sbucking wrote:

One of my good friends taught a K class like the one you described. It was specifically for summer birthday kiddos. Based on how they did, some went on to first grade and some stayed another year in K.

Kaylin will be going to K every day for half days. She'll be going to the Charter School that Braydon attends. We just love it. I know she'd love to go full time, but I can't justify the price when I'm at home.

confused...

paying for charter school? can you expand on this?

We have to pay if we want to send our child to all day Kindergarten. That's how it is at all the schools around here. Half day is free.

-- Edited by sbucking on Saturday 16th of January 2010 11:26:44 PM

ahhh, yes. that i have heard of. it's similar to that in the public school in CO, so i'm guessing that the charters would be the same.

thanks! :)

CoffeeQueen · Guru

sbucking wrote:

apies wrote:

sbucking wrote:

One of my good friends taught a K class like the one you described. It was specifically for summer birthday kiddos. Based on how they did, some went on to first grade and some stayed another year in K.

Kaylin will be going to K every day for half days. She'll be going to the Charter School that Braydon attends. We just love it. I know she'd love to go full time, but I can't justify the price when I'm at home.

confused...

paying for charter school? can you expand on this?

We have to pay if we want to send our child to all day Kindergarten. That's how it is at all the schools around here. Half day is free.

-- Edited by sbucking on Saturday 16th of January 2010 11:26:44 PM

All of our public K is half day also. In order to go full you have to pay like 3,000 or something.

daisy · Guru

those of you with full day public, is there a phase-in situation? i think R goes half days till october or nov, not exactly sure, just to get them used to it. i like this idea :)

Sonya · Guru

daisy wrote:

those of you with full day public, is there a phase-in situation? i think R goes half days till october or nov, not exactly sure, just to get them used to it. i like this idea :)

we used to have that here (sept to dec) but I think it was cut because it was costing too much. anyway, now it's full day kindergarden.

gogona · Guru

mctex wrote:

Alexandra is staying at the International Baccalaureate school we currently have her in. We're pretty excited about it... I really love the curriculum and approach, and her comprehension of Spanish is pretty amazing (it's an immersion program). I wanted to hold her back a year (I was young for my grade, and was hoping she wouldn't be), but her teachers feel pretty strongly about putting her into K next year.

The public school near us is supposed to be fantastic... but the school is HUGE, with 21 kindergarten classes (each with the normal 21-ish students) and over 1,000 students in the elementary school. Does that seem crazy big to anyone else? (My elementary school had 2 kindergartens, LOL)

I am a little confused because I thought that IBs were programs that schools had. For example, my sister graduated from Jakarta International School that had an international baccalaureate (IB) program which basically means that the school has college classes incorporated during 12th and 13th? (if I remember correctly) grades and after the completion of the program, kids can skip the first years of college/university and jump into 3rd year of college.

supergrover · Guru

After reading this thread, I started freaking out that maybe I should be sending him to kindergarten next year. A day later, every scenario talked to death, and a husband who wishes I'd stay off this message board later... he still won't be going.

Physically, he will probably look like a first grader next year. He is already so tall. Emotionally, he is among the youngest in his class. Emotionally fragile is the best way I can describe it. So not ready for K. Travis and I both think he would be labeled fairly quickly in a bad way.

Whew. This parenting stuff is hard, lol

apies · Guru

gogona wrote:

mctex wrote:

Alexandra is staying at the International Baccalaureate school we currently have her in. We're pretty excited about it... I really love the curriculum and approach, and her comprehension of Spanish is pretty amazing (it's an immersion program). I wanted to hold her back a year (I was young for my grade, and was hoping she wouldn't be), but her teachers feel pretty strongly about putting her into K next year.

The public school near us is supposed to be fantastic... but the school is HUGE, with 21 kindergarten classes (each with the normal 21-ish students) and over 1,000 students in the elementary school. Does that seem crazy big to anyone else? (My elementary school had 2 kindergartens, LOL)

I am a little confused because I thought that IBs were programs that schools had. For example, my sister graduated from Jakarta International School that had an international baccalaureate (IB) program which basically means that the school has college classes incorporated during 12th and 13th? (if I remember correctly) grades and after the completion of the program, kids can skip the first years of college/university and jump into 3rd year of college.

jumping in to explain my experiences with IB.

from what i've seen, specific school(s) within a district offer an IB program and then become known as "the IB school." for example, the school where i used to teach in denver has since adopted the IB program, and now they are known as "the IB school" for denver public schools.

college classes can or cannot be a part of that curriculum. essentially they just have more rigorous academic requirements than a traditional school and the students need to meet different standards than a typical student. i know that sometimes there is an attendance requirement, etc.

Cuppycake · Guru

daisy wrote:

those of you with full day public, is there a phase-in situation? i think R goes half days till october or nov, not exactly sure, just to get them used to it. i like this idea :)

I think that *might* be what they are trying to do here, just a little differently. In the school district we're looking at, they do 3 full days (MWF) one week, then 2 full (TTh) the next week, and revolve. It's the first time I've heard of that type of program, though.

apies · Guru

Cuppycake wrote:

daisy wrote:

those of you with full day public, is there a phase-in situation? i think R goes half days till october or nov, not exactly sure, just to get them used to it. i like this idea :)

I think that *might* be what they are trying to do here, just a little differently. In the school district we're looking at, they do 3 full days (MWF) one week, then 2 full (TTh) the next week, and revolve. It's the first time I've heard of that type of program, though.

leah, i'd love to hear more about this, if you hear anything.

that sounds like a budgeting decision more than a transitional decision, kwim?

lmk. :)

mctex · Guru

gogona wrote:

mctex wrote:

Alexandra is staying at the International Baccalaureate school we currently have her in. We're pretty excited about it... I really love the curriculum and approach, and her comprehension of Spanish is pretty amazing (it's an immersion program). I wanted to hold her back a year (I was young for my grade, and was hoping she wouldn't be), but her teachers feel pretty strongly about putting her into K next year.

The public school near us is supposed to be fantastic... but the school is HUGE, with 21 kindergarten classes (each with the normal 21-ish students) and over 1,000 students in the elementary school. Does that seem crazy big to anyone else? (My elementary school had 2 kindergartens, LOL)

I am a little confused because I thought that IBs were programs that schools had. For example, my sister graduated from Jakarta International School that had an international baccalaureate (IB) program which basically means that the school has college classes incorporated during 12th and 13th? (if I remember correctly) grades and after the completion of the program, kids can skip the first years of college/university and jump into 3rd year of college.

The IB has a primary, middle years and diploma program. Alexandra's school is currently just a primary school, but the plan is to add the other grades as the years progress.

Here's the site for the IB...
http://ibo.org/mission/

...and here's the info on the primary program.
http://ibo.org/pyp/

The IB was actually founded to create a worldwide standardized education for people who travel a lot, so they could be assured that their child would be able to easily move from one school to another. You might want to check it out... the Washington International School is probably the strongest IB program in the country (although SUPER expensive). :)

mctex · Guru

apies wrote:

gogona wrote:

mctex wrote:

Alexandra is staying at the International Baccalaureate school we currently have her in. We're pretty excited about it... I really love the curriculum and approach, and her comprehension of Spanish is pretty amazing (it's an immersion program). I wanted to hold her back a year (I was young for my grade, and was hoping she wouldn't be), but her teachers feel pretty strongly about putting her into K next year.

The public school near us is supposed to be fantastic... but the school is HUGE, with 21 kindergarten classes (each with the normal 21-ish students) and over 1,000 students in the elementary school. Does that seem crazy big to anyone else? (My elementary school had 2 kindergartens, LOL)

I am a little confused because I thought that IBs were programs that schools had. For example, my sister graduated from Jakarta International School that had an international baccalaureate (IB) program which basically means that the school has college classes incorporated during 12th and 13th? (if I remember correctly) grades and after the completion of the program, kids can skip the first years of college/university and jump into 3rd year of college.

jumping in to explain my experiences with IB.

from what i've seen, specific school(s) within a district offer an IB program and then become known as "the IB school." for example, the school where i used to teach in denver has since adopted the IB program, and now they are known as "the IB school" for denver public schools.

college classes can or cannot be a part of that curriculum. essentially they just have more rigorous academic requirements than a traditional school and the students need to meet different standards than a typical student. i know that sometimes there is an attendance requirement, etc.

Did you teach at George Washington?

apies · Guru

mctex wrote:

apies wrote:

gogona wrote:

mctex wrote:

Alexandra is staying at the International Baccalaureate school we currently have her in. We're pretty excited about it... I really love the curriculum and approach, and her comprehension of Spanish is pretty amazing (it's an immersion program). I wanted to hold her back a year (I was young for my grade, and was hoping she wouldn't be), but her teachers feel pretty strongly about putting her into K next year.

The public school near us is supposed to be fantastic... but the school is HUGE, with 21 kindergarten classes (each with the normal 21-ish students) and over 1,000 students in the elementary school. Does that seem crazy big to anyone else? (My elementary school had 2 kindergartens, LOL)

I am a little confused because I thought that IBs were programs that schools had. For example, my sister graduated from Jakarta International School that had an international baccalaureate (IB) program which basically means that the school has college classes incorporated during 12th and 13th? (if I remember correctly) grades and after the completion of the program, kids can skip the first years of college/university and jump into 3rd year of college.

jumping in to explain my experiences with IB.

from what i've seen, specific school(s) within a district offer an IB program and then become known as "the IB school." for example, the school where i used to teach in denver has since adopted the IB program, and now they are known as "the IB school" for denver public schools.

college classes can or cannot be a part of that curriculum. essentially they just have more rigorous academic requirements than a traditional school and the students need to meet different standards than a typical student. i know that sometimes there is an attendance requirement, etc.

Did you teach at George Washington?

nope. JFK. (maybe there are 2 - not sure. i know that kennedy is IB now, so i assumed GW wasn't, but perhaps they both are? idk)

Alison · Guru

Tex, am I on crack or had you considered sending A to a Waldorf school at one point?

I've done some reading on Waldorf recently and it kind of frightens me, LOL. I was just wondering what your experience was with them.

Robin · Guru

daisy wrote:

those of you with full day public, is there a phase-in situation? i think R goes half days till october or nov, not exactly sure, just to get them used to it. i like this idea :)

There is a phase-in but not much of one. The Kindergarteners go one day the first week of school, staggered so only 1/4 of the class is there.

Then they go all day every day starting the following Monday.

Cuppycake · Guru

apies wrote:

Cuppycake wrote:

daisy wrote:

those of you with full day public, is there a phase-in situation? i think R goes half days till october or nov, not exactly sure, just to get them used to it. i like this idea :)

I think that *might* be what they are trying to do here, just a little differently. In the school district we're looking at, they do 3 full days (MWF) one week, then 2 full (TTh) the next week, and revolve. It's the first time I've heard of that type of program, though.

leah, i'd love to hear more about this, if you hear anything.

that sounds like a budgeting decision more than a transitional decision, kwim?

lmk. :)

Will do...

Budgeting was my first thought, too - but there have always been 2 kindergarten classrooms in that district, that used to run on an a.m./p.m. schedule... (so, 4 classes total)

I'm having a hard time making my wording even slightly understandable, so let's say Em lived here too. On the weeks Hannah's class (and a second classroom) were in session on MWF, Em's class (and another classroom) would go to school on TTh. Then when Em was in class MWF, Hannah's class would go TTh. Does that make sense? So, I don't think they'd be saving any money since they are still doing the same amount of kids, same amount of classrooms, the same amount of days, as a whole... Just the scheduling is wonky.

Sounds like the PTA couldn't agree on full days or half days and kinda met in the middle way out in left field. But, I do have to admit that I find it interesting, and I'll be excited to see if it's something they are going to carry on with next year, and how it went this year.

crystal · Guru

Alyssa wrote:

crystal wrote:

i *think* mason will be starting K, but we aren't sure where yet. there is a possibility that we will stay one more year in amsterdam, and if that happens he will stay in the school he is in how. but, likely we will move back to the states, but we aren't sure back to indy. i would like to go to indy but efe thinks it wouldn't be the best move for his career, so we will see.

I think Indy makes the most sense. Just saying...

i'm thinking mason and i can move to indy and efe can move somewhere else ;)

Picture-Perfect · Guru

mctex wrote:

Alexandra is staying at the International Baccalaureate school we currently have her in. We're pretty excited about it... I really love the curriculum and approach, and her comprehension of Spanish is pretty amazing (it's an immersion program). I wanted to hold her back a year (I was young for my grade, and was hoping she wouldn't be), but her teachers feel pretty strongly about putting her into K next year.

The public school near us is supposed to be fantastic... but the school is HUGE, with 21 kindergarten classes (each with the normal 21-ish students) and over 1,000 students in the elementary school. Does that seem crazy big to anyone else? (My elementary school had 2 kindergartens, LOL)

That seems gigantic to me! Hannah's public school has 2.