KindergartenFeb 17, 2016 12:21:05 GMT -5via mobile
Post by britbratjf on Feb 17, 2016 12:21:05 GMT -5
We will send Dagny in the fall of 2017. TBH I'm not paying for an extra year of preschool (about $400/month for 4 mornings of pre-K) - that's a big chunk of money to us (I SAH). I do hate that Kindergarten is all day now. I really wish I have the option of sending her for a half day but no dice. However, Kindergarten isn't required here so I could easily send her for a second year if needed. But honestly she loves preschool now & does really well so I think she'll be fine in K.
Post by xanthepants on Feb 17, 2016 12:58:36 GMT -5
I'm starting Cosette in Fall of 2017. I think since we have overcome a lot of her shyness with other kids and are working pretty hard on her anxiety with adults (which has gotten better), I feel more confident about that. Emotionally I still have a little reservations, but her teachers assure me she is fine. Her MN testing came back with flying colors. And I think academically she is ready. We move her up in March too Pre-K for partial days (we can't full time due to licensing and her age unfortunately I just found out - Boo!). But in June she moves up permanently. She has never had focus issues and can literally sit and focus on art projects or worksheets for a good hour at this point. Although I've read a few articles, I just think I need to feel good about my decision. She loves school for the most part and loves learning so I'm going to roll with it.
Abby will start fall of 2017 unless something crazy happens in the next year. She will do preschool this fall at a school and she seems very excited and ready. She seems right on track socially, verbally, and physically, so as of now I feel she will be totally ready. She and Jack will be 2 years apart in school this way and I think that is a great gap - my sister and I were 2 years apart and we liked it a lot.
Henry will start fall of 2017 unless his eval says different.
On the other side of the article you mentioned I have read a ton saying it can be better to start early. I have already started researching if there is a way for Greta to start at 4 since her birthday is in September.
From personal experience with me, my sisters and my parent (all started at 4 or 5) it worked out well. The only concern I have is that kindergarten in general seems to be becominblg way too academic focused (so little to no play) but Im really not sure what I can do about that.
My birthday is in September and I got to go at 4. I actually was in pre-k That year and the teacher suggested I get tested. I visited kindergarten for a day and then they let me skip up to 1st grade. So technically I skipped kindergarten and started 1st grade at 5. I've always been the youngest but it didn't matter. Based on the genetics of my kids they will not be super athletes so there is no benefit holding them back for sports. They do have a chance to be smart though. I will be sending him at 5.
I think Oliver's school will ultimately decide since he's in the developmental preschool, has an IEP, etc.
He goes now 1/2 days five days a week. He could be in this program for two more years. I think he actually does great in the classroom and will be ready with communication skills but I think they'll have to wait and see how the social delays are doing.
I think a lot can happen in a year and even if he had no delaysand was in standard preschool/daycare I wouldn't stress about the decision yet.
I haven't really thought much about not sending her next fall, 2017. I feel like socially and "academically" she is or will be ready. According to my MIL who is an aid in the Kindergarten classroom, J is already doing things that some kids starting K can't/don't do. Such as recognize many of her numbers and letters, write her name (she can almost write it without help), knows her colors, shapes, how to use scissors, and many other things.
I haven't yet had her do the eval - since we moved in the spring I just got around to "registering" our kids in the district when I reached out for EI services for E. But regardless of what they do/don't say I feel like she'll be fine starting 2017.
Although I was nearly the oldest in my graduating class and liked it, my H was at the young end (May) and he did just fine and there was no issue with it. As long as E stays on track her and J will be 3 years apart in school which was how my bro and I were and it was great. When we were in HS I was a freshman when he was a senior and I liked that. It's far enough that you have separation to have your own identity, but still have a slight sibling correlation.
They don't do any type of evaluation here for Kindergarten. It's part of public school and you just register them. Only requirement is age and that they live in the correct district. They do benchmark testing in school but no type of pre screening.
They don't do any type of evaluation here for Kindergarten. It's part of public school and you just register them. Only requirement is age and that they live in the correct district. They do benchmark testing in school but no type of pre screening.
I just skimmed the other responses. As a mom, Tommy will start K in the fall of 2017. Our cut off is 12/1 so he won't be the youngest or oldest. My nephew started K when he was 4 (birthday is November) and my sister evaluated where he was at the end of the year and decided to keep him in K the extra year. He did very well.
As a kindergarten teacher I think all kids should be 5 when they start, but that's an issue that I have with the cut offs around here.
Post by somethingcleverer on Feb 17, 2016 17:25:03 GMT -5
Aubrey will be starting in fall 2017. She will probably be one of the younger ones in her class but she will be fine. She does very well socially in preschool right know. With Shane we were lucky he had a late birthday and had the extra pre-k time. So he turned six right after kindergarten started he can be immature for his age but has come such a long way.
IMO the decision to possibly send them early comes down more to social readiness than academic. Kindergarten is hard for kids that need a lot of movement because it is so much sitting and doing work sheets. I wouldn't stop the kids from going to k when scheduled but I wouldn't push to start them earlier than 5 either.
Cooper likes being the younger follower of the class, so I would send him sooner than later. But we will see how he does when all his girls go to Kindergarten. I have not even though about kindergarten yet!!
vanessalc, the only reason I've been thinking so much about it is because of her screening yesterday. I'm glad they do it early (ideal age for screening here is 3 1/2) so kids can get into early intervention services if needed, but it really makes school a lot more real than I want it to be at this point!
Wednesday confession: I don't even know if MA does these screenings! Eeek
Post by cookiesandwine on Feb 17, 2016 22:01:16 GMT -5
I didn't read most of the comments but Sadie is starting K in fall of 2017. She'll be class of 2030. There's always going to be a cutoff and there's always going to be some kids who are the oldest and some kids who are the youngest. I'm spending zero time researching this. Sadie's in preK 3 now and will do preK 4 next year. I'm not going to hold her back, which is irreversible, when she can start K and then talk about having her repeat K if there are serious concerns during the year.
I just skimmed the other responses. As a mom, Tommy will start K in the fall of 2017. Our cut off is 12/1 so he won't be the youngest or oldest. My nephew started K when he was 4 (birthday is November) and my sister evaluated where he was at the end of the year and decided to keep him in K the extra year. He did very well.
As a kindergarten teacher I think all kids should be 5 when they start, but that's an issue that I have with the cut offs around here.
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This is how it is for us too, so he won't be the youngest or oldest. My DDs birthday is November so I will have to see where she is then. I was one of the youngest in my grade but it never phased me, except for when all my classmates could drive before me
Post by mommymadness on Feb 17, 2016 22:27:09 GMT -5
Honesty, If you as a parent are involved in helping your child learn, reading books, talking about letters you see/ hear ect. Your child will do fine in kindergarten no matter if they are the youngest or oldest. The youngest student in my class, who started at 4 in sept. and didn't turn 5 until mid Dec. is one of my brightest students. I can tell which parents read the books with their children and those who do not. It is crazy the difference it makes! I know many schools vary but to me it seems kindergarten and play based learning is making a come back, as well as more child based learning. I just went to a huge pd on it. It is recommended that for every full day of kindergarten there should be 2 hours of play time or centre time, where the child can choose which area he/ she wants to learn and explore in.
vanessalc, the only reason I've been thinking so much about it is because of her screening yesterday. I'm glad they do it early (ideal age for screening here is 3 1/2) so kids can get into early intervention services if needed, but it really makes school a lot more real than I want it to be at this point!
Wednesday confession: I don't even know if MA does these screenings! Eeek
They don't. At least not state wide. You can request a screening of you are concerned though.
Our plan is to send Kayleigh next year. She would actually be right in the middle of her class age wise since they do it Jan-Dec. I think she is academically and socially ready. She is very shy with adults, so I know having a new school with new teachers will be tough, but she usually does awesome with other kids. I definitely think it very much depends on the child in regards to those aspects.
I know Kindergarten has very much changed from when we were kids (I basically remember doing art projects and learning my letters), but I don't think thats necessarily a bad thing. Studies have shown kids are capable of learning and retaining things much sooner than we've given them credit for. I agree play based learning is also very important and just being a kid. I know many school districts recently have been trying to back off on giving kids lots of homework at that early of an age since that was becoming "the norm". I also have the belief that if I find she isn't ready to move to 1st grade (along with talks with her teacher), I'm fine letting her stay back a year.
I just skimmed the other responses. As a mom, Tommy will start K in the fall of 2017. Our cut off is 12/1 so he won't be the youngest or oldest. My nephew started K when he was 4 (birthday is November) and my sister evaluated where he was at the end of the year and decided to keep him in K the extra year. He did very well.
As a kindergarten teacher I think all kids should be 5 when they start, but that's an issue that I have with the cut offs around here.
Our law here just recently changed to keep 4 year olds from starting K. They have to be 5 now. I think it was a good idea. No need to rush little ones.
Post by bantyrooster on Feb 18, 2016 21:57:13 GMT -5
We are ones that will send when he is 6. Lots of reasons and it is the norm here with summer birthdays. Our cut off is July 31st and most all teachers in our district strongly urge late June and July parents to wait. If you ever want to chat about it let me know!
We are ones that will send when he is 6. Lots of reasons and it is the norm here with summer birthdays. Our cut off is July 31st and most all teachers in our district strongly urge late June and July parents to wait. If you ever want to chat about it let me know!
We are ones that will send when he is 6. Lots of reasons and it is the norm here with summer birthdays. Our cut off is July 31st and most all teachers in our district strongly urge late June and July parents to wait. If you ever want to chat about it let me know!
I only skimmed but this is is too, sort of. Robin is going to full time pre-K next year at H's school and then we'll apply to my school for pre-K again for fall 2017. We've recently done some evaluations for a few different things (sensory stuff, fine motor things) and based on the results I want him to do two years of pre-K and be the oldest. We're a slightly different situation too since H and I both work at private schools and get tuition remission/discounts.
We are ones that will send when he is 6. Lots of reasons and it is the norm here with summer birthdays. Our cut off is July 31st and most all teachers in our district strongly urge late June and July parents to wait. If you ever want to chat about it let me know!
Even though our cut off is Sept. 1 we are considering waiting. Avery's birthday is July 25 so she would very likely be the youngest in her class. That's not the reason why we're thinking of holding her though.
At the pre-school we're at now, they go to Kinder at age 5 or so. "Pre-school" is age 3 & 4, so she'll be in 1 more year before K. The 4's go to a different building and everything so I guess its like, Pre-K?
I dunno, I'm just following the calendar they gave me and the payment schedule :-p
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