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4 Yr Old Son with Late Birthday Ready for Kindergarten??!!??
Read all 68 responses: "My son will be 5 in mid August and just "graduated" from pre-school. He is really very intelligent and on target cognitively for ...
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- Our daughter has a mid-August bday as well, and we held her back for a year. She will be 6 a few days before kindergarten starts. I am SO glad we decided to wait... Sh...
- Hi J.! A difficult decision. I always believe in going ahead and moving forward with a child who is academically ready to take on the next challenge, but I understan...
- Jaqueline--In my opinion I think it would be much better to wait a year.I wish I would have waited with my son. Seems no matter how smart/intelligent kids are-especia...
Is a Full Day of Kindergarten Too Much for Most 4-6Yr Olds?
Sep 5, 2009 ... Read all 21 responses: "Hi fellow moms! I am looking for a range of honest opinions on full-day kindergarten. Although my oldes won't be old ...
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- Every child is different, every parent is different, every school is different (etc). I'll just throw out some generalizations: >Most school kindergartens are full...
- My son started half-day K right as he turned 5 (on Sept 9) and occasionally fell asleep on the bus. I think sending them all day to pre K or anything like it is way t...
- hello, im so glad you posted this here. My daughter is 4, she turned 4 the end of June. I signed her up for Pre-K because now they have to know so much before they c...
My Son Is Already in Trouble at Kindergarten...I Need Help & Advice!
Sep 5, 2009 ... Read all 11 responses: "My son just turned 5 and he just started full-day kindergarten 2 weeks ago. He had been in preshool for 3 years ...
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- He is young. You call him "spirited". It's early in the school year. Read him the riot act (what you expect - what you won't tolerate and "talking back" falls in that ...
- I know that you are a working mom, but it may be wise to take the day off and observe at the school for a day. At some schools kindergarten is very different from p...
- How has he been at home? Kindergarten is a big change from preschool. Schedule aside, now he has to really focus more on the teacher and what they are doing where pr...
Seeking Other Parents Upset by Keller ISD Kindergarten Situation
Read all 12 responses: "I am looking for other parents who are upset by the kindergarten situation in Keller ISD. The school board has decided to offer full ...
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- I also have a daughter in kisd and read about the situation in the keller citizen. My advice-get over it. The six schools that cannot offer it are doing it because of ...
- I too have a huge issue with some of the decisions that the school board has made recently, this being one of them. I wrote to the entire board myself, including Dr. ...
- First let me say that I think that Keller finally offering full day kindergarten to all children is great even though my last child is currently in kindergarten this y...
First Day of Kindergarten Stories?
Read all 11 responses: "I just dropped my daughter off at Kindergarten-and then tried not to cry the whole way home. I walked around the school with her for ...
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- Here is my Kindergarten story... My daughter Cara, her brother, sister, and I all walked to school with the neighbor. The whole way there Cara was just fine. We ar...
- J.~ I too dropped my son off for kindergarten today and I did make it to the door to leave, before I started to cry. The principal asked me how things were and I fel...
- My son started kindergarten nearly 3 weeks ago. I worried about EVERYTHING for weeks before! The first day of school went very well for him. He was excited to g...
My 51/2 Year Old Son That Just Started All Day Kindergarten
Read all 18 responses: "Here is my request. My oldest child is 51/2 and just started Kindergarten. He is loving it and doing very well.
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- Wow! Really? That IS surprising, you may need to seek some help with that one like from a therapist or a pastor. But personally I bet if you just pretend everything is...
- Hello G.!! I have a almost 5 year old son, and he does the same thing. The only thing different is that he is very shy about it. He is always talking about a girl and ...
- G. I'm experiencing the same thing with my 5 yr old boy. He just started kindergarten also and rides the bus w/ my neighbors 8 yr old daughter. He calls her his g...
Ideas for an At-school Birthday Party or Activity for My Son (In Kindergarten)
Read all 9 responses: "Hi moms! I've got a 5-year-old son who will be having a birthday this month. I'd like to know if any of you have any ideas for a ...
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- One year for my daughter we did a craft porject. She and her class made those foam picture frames, you can get them at any craft store for about $1.00 a piece. Then ha...
- If you aren't shy, you could do a similar theme to the "Mad Scientist" or clown and just do it yourself. There are a lot of easy and fun science games out there and o...
- I would ask the teacher if the school even allows that. At my school it is ok for the kids to bring a healthy treat as a birthday snack and we sing Happy Birthday but...
Kindergarten
Read all 5 responses: "My son is starting kindergarten in the fall, we live in Allen Park and they do not have full day here. I am not concerned about that ...
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- In my opinion, he's probably the more advantaged one. Don't worry about it. If you want, work with him a little over the summer with reading. If not, that's fine too.
- I personally don't think it should make a difference between full day or half day kindergarten. Kids that have full day kindergarten need it because their parents can...
- You may want to talk to your school district because I was just told by a teacher that all school districts have to offer full day kindergarten starting next year in o...
Kindergarten Blues
Read all 18 responses: "My little girl just started Kindergarten and is having a really hard time adjusting. Her first week of school was great.
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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...
Preschool to Kindergarten
Read all 34 responses: "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 ...
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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...
