1st Day of School
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Starting Kindergarten
Asked by D.P. from Chicago
on August 20, 2009
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My daughter is starting kindergarten in a week and a half. She is pretty excited about it. I have heard of other families having school kick off celebrations. I was wo...
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- 1st day of kindergarten we took a photo of each kid standing in front of the garage door. Also make a note of what is exciting / scary etc to go with the picture. Pu...
- Make sure you take a picture on the first day , somewhere with a nice background. Take the picture every year in the same place so you can see how much they have chan...
- Our tradition sounds a little lame next to everyone else's...but we have a first and last day of school trip to the ice cream shop. We started it when our girls were ...
Kindergarten Blues..
Asked by H.D. from New York
on October 4, 2010
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Kindergarten Blues..
My son was the first one out of bed on the first day of school, tapping his foot and begging me to hurry up so he could catch the bus. The firs...
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- Sometimes little kids feel guilty or disloyal if they have fun away from you. They feel bad for feeling good because they never thought they could feel happy being aw...
- My daughter didn't like going the full day. It was exhausting. Plus, the hurry up and wait routine got old. She missed having more time to play and me. We had to m...
- I am going through that with my daughter. I received an email on week 2 that she was very "tearful" throughout the day every day. i had no idea. It has gotten a little...
Issues in Kindergarten
Asked by J.K. from Philadelphia
on September 20, 2011
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I'm at a loss about how to handle my son's transition to Kindergarten and I'm not sure if the teacher is overreacting (which is making me more worried). First some ba...
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- That sounds like totally normal behavior to me, and the situations seem like typical things the teacher should have strategies for. Does she have classroom experience ...
- I agree with T.O. Sounds normal to me for the first week of Kindergarten. I suggest that because this is her first year teaching, the teacher is over doing the k...
- Have a face to face with the teacher. Don't hold it against her that she is new-they all have to start somewhere and some of the best, most enthusiastic teachers are ...
Kindergarten Issues
Asked by B. from Chicago
on September 12, 2006
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Moms,(sorry this is so long, I really needed to vent)
This is what happened to my five year old daughter today (Mon.), on her third full-day of Kindergarten. All t...
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- I'm sorry for my very blunt comments but... I think that you and your daughter learned to double-check that the homework is done and in the folder now so it probably ...
- This is a tough one. The thought of your daughter's hurt feelings is heartbreaking, however the teacher followed through on a policy and you can't blame her for that....
- B.: As a teacher myself I would strongly recommend not bringing up these issues at open house. The intended purpose of open house is to learn the curriculum and cl...
Repeating Kindergarten
Asked by K.T. from Tulsa
on December 18, 2007
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My five year who will be six in Febuary is now in Kindergarten. He gets along with the kids and is doing okay but he does have a speech delay and some other developem...
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- Having been a special education teacher for 17 years, I say pleeeease let him repeat Kdg. So many babies with developmental delays are forced through the educational ...
- I would have him repeat kindergarten. Boys often need a little more time to be ready for school, and having any delays would be a signal to wait. And you did say he'...
- Hi K.! I don't know if I can help you or not but my parents held me back and made me repeat kindergarten. I was born deaf and had corrective surgery when I was 3 1/2 y...
Preschool to Kindergarten
Asked by A.A. from Minneapolis
on November 16, 2008
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My little boy turned 2 at the end of July and suddenly we are looking for preschools for Fall 09. It's surreal to be thinking of him as a preschooler when he just turn...
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- My son is an August birthday so we had a similar choice to make. We did 2 years of preschool and he is now in Kindergarten at age 5. The difficulty in starting prescho...
- I will have to make this decision about my son born in July. I had an August birthday and was glad to be one of the youngest in my class. I was usually the tallest g...
- I also sent my just 3 year old (Aug 2) to preschool last year with much hesitation. He is now 4 and in his 2nd year of preschool and still debating to send him to kind...
Starting Kindergarten
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on August 15, 2011
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My son is starting Kindergarten on Monday and I'm not sure who is more nervous Him or me. Ladies I need tips and ideas on how to make it fun and exciting for him. We h...
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- what school in denton is he starting at? we'll be at nelson, my little boy is starting k as well and is very excited - if they'll be at the same school, i'd be more t...
- It's OK if he cries! K teachers deal with that all the time. I was a nervous wreck when my son started K, but the most important thing is for you to remain positive ...
- If you can remember anything about your kindergarten experience, share those stories with him. My daughter loved hearing about what I did in kindergarten. It was a nic...
Kindergarten Enrollment
Asked by C.B. from Milwaukee
on January 3, 2011
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Hi. My son turns 5 in August. Technically he could start kindergarten next year (in September) or we could wait until the following year. Any insight in early vs la...
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- Send him! It's free (preschool isn't) and there will be plenty of others turning 5 this summer. How you have a 4 year old napping for 2-3 hours is AMAZING. Neither of ...
- You know your child best. We have 4 kids, with our boys having July and October birthdays. We decided to hold both of them.. our oldest missed the cutoff by a couple...
- For many years, our state had a July 31st deadline as the age limit for turning 5 if a child could start Kindergarten that school year. If the child's birthdate was A...
Kindergarten Blues
Asked by M.H. from Kansas City
on August 31, 2006
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My little girl just started Kindergarten and is having a really hard time adjusting. Her first week of school was great. She was excited to go, no problems what.so.e...
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- Hi M.! I too have a son in Kindergarten. He had the same issue in Preschool. The teacher and I almost decided to pull him out thinking he just wasn't ready. But, ...
- I'm not a elementary school teacher, but I do teach pre-school and I have never had to send a child home due to crying. Maybe it is the teacher. If she hasn't adjuste...
- I agree with the others that there might be a problem with the teacher or possibley the kids at school since she did well in preschool. Getting her in another class i...
Preparing for Kindergarten
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on July 20, 2011
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My oldest daughter will be starting kindergarten in a few weeks and I'm in a flurry trying to get everything ready. Gathering school supplies, clothes, making after s...
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- With my oldest, her kindergarten teacher had these cute tea bags with a poem attached for all the "nervous" mommies, I wish I kept the poem it was about now was time f...
- My youngest child, my son will be starting Kindergarten! Its bittersweet. But he seems excited himself. I have explained to him already, that his last month of Pre...
- I didn't really have those sad emotional feelings. When my oldest went to kindy, it's wasn't like separation was something new - she was in daycare since 8 weeks, went...
