Second Grade
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Five Year Old and First Grade
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on March 30, 2011
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My son's birthday is on Sept 3. He is currently in private Kindergarten and tested at a 6 1/2yo level in his first grade readiness test. Here is my problem....it app...
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- My daughter also missed the cut off date and was ready for kindergarten. We looked at all the options available. We live in Coppell and have an awesome school system...
- I think it's nice he tested older and seems to be ready for 1st grade. How fun to have such an intelligent child. I look at the long term effects of stuff like this...
- We have the same situation with my youngest child. She was born on Sept. 2. She is not yet 2, so we have a while until we deal with schooling. But, I have already t...
Enrichment for Grade-school Kids
Asked by C.C. from San Francisco
on July 8, 2011
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Hi mamas,
We are going into our second year of public school, and once again due to budget cuts, our school is laying off teachers and offering fewer activities (art,...
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- The public school I'm going to send my son to has a Spanish immersion program. There's a long wait list and I'm not sure if I want to put him on it. He's only 3 now ...
- My kids do foreign language... which my Husband speaks. My daughter does Karate. You can also join various cultural groups.... and they will learn foreign language t...
- I wouldn't overly stress over this. The most important thing you can do for your children is just be there for them. As for enrichment to their education, get them in...
Dragging Through Son's 1St Grade Homework
Asked by J.W. from Great Falls
on September 17, 2011
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I need a little unbiased advice. My son started 1st grade a few weeks ago, and the great news is that I think he doesn't mind going to school. He is a very BOY boy, ...
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- My son is 2nd grade now and the 1st grade homework wasn't that difficult. They sent the homework home once a week and they had different things to do each day. We wo...
- Read 15 minutes right after school, another 15 before bed--then it doesn't seem as long. Does he have to read something particular? If not, find books he loves and...
- If he is to read for 30 minutes, I would set up a conference with the teacher because that is too long for a first grader to read everyday. Maybe she would consider re...
Repeat 1St Grade at New School
Asked by A.A. from Phoenix
on May 19, 2011
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My daughter is academically ready. She has trouble with math concepts, but with some extra help does get it. She is well above on her reading. She is 6.5 and will t...
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- Sounds like an ideal time to keep her back. Sounds like she needs it. I feel, if you are going to hold back, first grade is the time to do it. She will get a lot o...
- Since you have moved, I would have her repeat the grade. She will be in a new school and make new friends. Besides it is better to have them repeat a class early in ...
- I would repeat at the new school. I read your other posts. No one will know. It won't harm her. It is what grade she should be in anyways. If she qualifies for summer...
Questions on Split 1St/2nd Grade Class
Asked by D.L. from Columbus
on August 24, 2009
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Hi Moms!
Just found out my 6yr old son is in a split 1st/2nd grade class. The class will be pretty evenly split between the two grades and I think academically it'll...
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- My daughter's school has two lunch periods. In the first one, 1st, 2nd and one 3rd grade class eat together. The second period has the other 3rd grade class and 4th an...
- I have to ask this question. What happened to advanced classes for students who needed them in certain subjects and still remaining in the class and time schedule wit...
- Hi D., I think he'll probably be fine at recess. I'm not sure you'll have any 9 year olds, wouldn't that be 4th grade? If you are still concerned, ask whether t...
How Do We Get Our 5 Year Old into 1St Grade?
Asked by C.G. from Atlanta
on August 26, 2009
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My daughter is very smart and will be 6 on Oct. 8. Because of the Sept. 1 deadline we were unsuccessful at getting her into kindergarten last year. Even the private ...
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- It is great that your daughter is doing well with schoool! I would suggest your stick with her grade by Gwinnett guidelines. My daughter is also in gifted and I woul...
- C., I live in Fulton County and have 2 kids (a son in 2nd grade and daughter in 6th). My son's b'day is Sept. 21st so I'm familiar with what you're going through. ...
- I would advocate keeping her w/ her peer group. Down the road it will be a benefit. We have a bright son (now in 5th grade). While in kdg he went to 1st grade readi...
Should I Switch My Daughter's School (1St Grade)
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on September 10, 2010
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Ok moms, i really need some help! I live in Allen Park, but am in the N.Allen Park/Melvindale district... The school my daughter currently attends (Rogers) is in our ...
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- If you turn this chance down, you may not get another(no matter what the officials say). I am a former teacher who subbed in the better schools and the worst schools ...
- I think it's kind of a no-brainer. Get her into the better school district now while you have the chance. If you know it will be better for her and you WANT her to g...
- I would switch her now. If you do not you run the risk of never being able to switch her and she will be stuck in Melvindale schools. You have to do what is best for...
Missing Most of a Semester of Grade School - Is It Possible to Catch Up?
Asked by S.G. from Dallas
on October 21, 2010
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We are American, and currently live in the Middle East, my husband switched jobs in June of this year (actually he was made redundant from his job in North Africa). H...
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- Yes, it can be done. It happened to me during my senior year of high school. Try contacting the school to find out what type of work the children there are doing now t...
- Have you tried public online schools like connectionsacademy.com and k12.com? They are all online and consider to be public schools in the US.
- You just answered your own question. School is not a building and a classroom. Your kids will be so far ahead with life that catching up to what? Relax study the cultu...
Preschooler Is Reading; What Will Grade K Be Like?
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on November 9, 2012
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Last year for kindergarten, my son struggled a bit, being a very young 5 and a very active boy. My daughter (who was 3) sat at the table with us for every homework se...
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- She sounds like my son! Academically several grades ahead, but with special needs around speech and other motor issues. The phrases to google (and please do so! you'll...
- I think she'll be fine. She may read and be able to do some of the math, but that will just make those two areas a bit easier. She may be able to help some of the ot...
- What a great start she has. She is most likely going to feel very smart since she already knows the curriculum. My daughter could read in preschool too. When she we...
Eleven Year Old in 6Th Grade
Asked by A.G. from Houston
on November 11, 2010
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My Eleven year old has always lied about anything and everything and is very forgetful about things. Its gotten to the point that I cannot take the lying any more. I ...
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- I liked what Susan and others posted and wanted to add one thing: when you know he's done something wrong Before You Ask, don't give him a chance to lie about it. Inst...
- Have him evaluated by the school district. A very good friend of mine had the same problem with her son and they found out her had a learning disability kind of like ...
- Yeah I think some kind of evaluation is in order here. I know that when I was in middle school they gave us all tests to see if we could jump up to a more advanced ma...
