First Grade: Infant
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2Nd Grade
Asked by J.M. from Houston
on April 17, 2012
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My daughter went to private school since she was 2 and is not going into 2nd grade next year. I want to move her to public school I think she will get more out of it w...
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- You would want to contact the public school where she will be enrolled and ask them. Typically if she has completed a 1st grade curriculum from an ACCREDITED program ...
- You do not say in your post but I am assuming that you started your child early into a grade and now they are young for the grade they are going into? Otherwise there...
- I don't think age is a factor once they've started school. As long as she passed first grade, she should go into second grade next year, no matter what her age.
Siblings in the Same Grade?
Asked by A.L. from Portland
on August 2, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I have a 10 months old baby boy and there is a very strong chance that I'm pregnant with my second. I just realized that if I really am pregnant, and becau...
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- My friend had this issue, so she held one child back from kindy for a year. D.
- Hello, If I read this correctly......you have a 10 month old son and are possibly pregnant. If you are pregnant and as you say it's too early to tell then you would b...
- Ditto Amancia. My sister and I are 19 months apart and we were 2 grades apart in school, since her birthday was September 14th, she was past the cut-off for the year (...
Repeating a Grade
Asked by G.A. from San Francisco
on June 7, 2009
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We need to tell our son that he will be repeating Kindergarten this fall. He will do this at the same school, with his sister is is going into third grade and his othe...
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- Hi, My mum held me back in kidnergarten because I was so shy. I spent K under the table. The teacher was ready to let me move forward because I was academically rea...
- Greetings G.: As long as your child knows that this is for his best interests and that you don't make a big deal out of it most children that I have worked with are ...
- I agree with the other posters that it is likely to be no big deal from the kid's perspective. The important questions to ask of the teacher(s) is what are we going ...
Negative First Grade Teacher
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on March 16, 2010
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My son is in first grade and in a self contained LD class. Every day he brings home a journal that I am to write notes to teacher and the teacher writes notes about h...
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- First of all, have you spent any time in your son's class? I volunteered for two straight years in both son's 1st grade classes. O.M.G. It's a madhouse. The teache...
- Having raised a daughter through the public school system, I feel your pain. Not that these things can't happen in a private school either, but it just all feels unfa...
- I think you did an awesome thing reminding the teacher that the notebooks are for good feedback and not just for criticism. She tried today even if you may not think ...
Repeating the 1St Grade
Asked by L.W. from Atlanta
on May 12, 2008
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i got the letter on friday. the meeting is on thursday but i know what's going down. she has struggled since kindergarden. she has adhd with odd. i've had so many ...
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- My sister's 4th child has ADHD, ODD, is severely dyslexic, has Asperger's with sensory integration, etc., and other issues/problems as well. Although her son has never...
- I have a son that started life with a developmental delay because he couldn't hear and it was horrible getting a doctor in Florida to ref us to a ent for him to have e...
- L.- It seems like you've gotten a lot of good advice here but I wanted to add one thing. You may want to see if it's a personality conflict with her teacher. One ...
Picking Friends in 1St Grade
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on September 17, 2009
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In my daughter's first grade class, there are two helpers per day. One of their privilidges is that they get to pick a friend to sit with them in a special chair duri...
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- I agree with the teacher. I think our society is really not doing a good enough job teaching children coping skills. Life can't always be fair to everyone and children...
- I actually think a better way would be to have the teacher pick who they sit with ( someone new everyday), then you get to know everyone better, and maybe make an unex...
- "Rug time" is either reading or calendar, in both cases a direct academic activity. The kids are probably distracted by the social implications or being picked or not ...
1St Crush in 1St Grade??? Isn't This a Little Young?
Asked by A.D. from San Antonio
on August 29, 2008
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My daughter is in first grade and has her first crush. He likes her back. They do not go to school together, but are involved in an extracurricular activity together...
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- LOL....i remember when i was in pre-k i had my first crush.my daughter is in pre-k4 and talks about this boy she likes but he doesnt like her.i just laugh it off and t...
- I was in kindergarten when I told a boy I liked him. He said, "I like you too, let's kiss!" Fickle girl that I was, I replied "YUK!" and decided that I didn't like h...
- My daughter did the same, but she started in kindergarten! I felt the same as you do, but I did not make a big deal of telling her she could not have a boyfriend, etc....
Can I Place My Daughter in First Grade at 5 If I Want????
Asked by T.H. from Dallas
on February 1, 2008
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our daughters birthday is after the sept 1st cut off to start first grade at age 6. she'll have to wait a whole year and will be 7 when starting the first grade. my qu...
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- I have to face that too with know 2 children... You personally cannot do that but if the school thinks that she needs to be in a different grade she will be. But more ...
- T., That is an interesting question and I don't know the answer for Texas schools but I do know that in Oklahoma you can not in a public school. Some of the private ...
- You might be able to but I would not do it. She might be ahead now, but things get much harder later on. And honestly it's better to be the oldest in your grade th...
First Grade Plano Placement Test
Asked by F.A. from Dallas
on November 6, 2008
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Has anyone have thier child take the plano first grade placement test for children born after september cutoff? how hard is it? Is it worth it? what are things they as...
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- Please also consider your child's social-emotional level. I worked in the school system for seven years. I did see a few children who tested out of kindergarten. Un...
- This is a very good question you have asked as we are faced with a very similiar sitution. Our dd will start kindergarten next August because her birthday fell at the ...
- These tests are very difficult. As one poster states you have to pass all subtests. I've been in education for 23 years and have seen just a few kids ever pass this ...
Daughter Skipping 3Rd Grade
Asked by J.K. from Missoula
on May 31, 2011
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We moved from a suburban area of PA to a very rural area of MT last year. My daughter is just finishing 2nd grade and her teacher is recommending that she skip 3rd an...
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- The only factor you didn't mention, which could make a difference, is her social maturity. How do you think she would get along with the kids that are a bit older? S...
- My brother skipped 4th grade and I skipped 8th grade. We both have summer birthdays so that meant that we were really a full year younger. We are both happy we did it....
- I started kindergarten early, so I had an October birthday and was pretty much always a year younger than everyone else. I never had a problem with it, other than it ...
