Well - the 4K vs 5K issue resolved itself. Imagine that. It turns out the schools don't like to bump 4 year olds up into kindergarten, so there was no issue to be had.
This was a bit of a blessing in disguise. We found a fantastic place for both of the fishlets. It's a learning center. We visited for an hour or so and were quite impressed! The 4yr olds are able to read by the end of the school year and are currently learning vowel sounds, continents, math, science, french, etc. FishJr's current class is learning the letter B this week. Gee - see the difference? They consider this major prep for Kindergarten.
The 2 year olds are learning to count to 10, french, shapes, colors, weather, etc. These little guys also get lots of playtime. It looked like a great environment. Very cool place!
So - problem solved.
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09-18-2006, 09:27 AM #1
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FishJr school issue resolved
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Elizabee (age 5) at the doctor's office: "I can smell sickness in here...I smell the germs"
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09-18-2006, 09:38 AM #2
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Fantastic fish! I love that they are being taught French!
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09-18-2006, 09:42 AM #3
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Boy, does that sound cool. When I was little my mom was in school at SUNY Buffalo. We went to the campus school and took French starting in 1st grade. You learn the music of "la langue" early and it really helps. Shoot, I'D like to go to FishJr's new school.
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09-18-2006, 09:43 AM #4
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In some of the public schools in south louisiana they even teach french by immersion for part of the day. The majority of the french that I remember is from what I learned in elementary school. Scary, isn't it?
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Elizabee (age 5) at the doctor's office: "I can smell sickness in here...I smell the germs"
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09-18-2006, 11:52 AM #5
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I'm so glad it worked out for you! We had a lot of indecision with where to put our 4 year old, but now are very happy with the pre-K program she's in. It sounds quite similar to the program FishJr. is in.
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09-18-2006, 11:58 AM #6
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I am very happy everything worked out so well. It sounds as though FishJr will be quuite happy with her new school.
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09-18-2006, 03:17 PM #7
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Nice to hear that the fingerling found a good school!
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