[Nervous] Well, we did it...

[tntgoodwin]

We enrolled our four-year old in Kindergarten in the PS for the fall...we had to do it early because they are redistricting for the new school year. If we got her in before March 1, then she would be grandfathered into this school. Otherwise she would have to go to a different, much worse school.

I pray we made the right choice.
Of course, it isn't irreversible.

[Cadam]

My little one will be going to ps in the Fall as well. I am nervous but I think it is the best thing for everyone.

[BabyBre]

You've got support here! Good luck!

[fairytalemama]

I was terrified when I enrolled my daughter last August, but I have been pleasantly surprised. Not to mention, she and I are getting along MUCH better. Just remember---you are your child's first teacher no matter what.

[tntgoodwin]

You've got support here! Good luck!

Glad to hear it!

[LittleIzumi]

Good luck!!!

[ElizabethB]

:grouphug:

Make sure you teach any sight words they send home phonetically, here's why and how:

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/sightwords.html

[tntgoodwin]

Oh, awesome thanks!

[rebeccabillington]

:grouphug:

Make sure you teach any sight words they send home phonetically, here's why and how:

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/sightwords.html

thanks for this

[blessedmom3]

:grouphug:

Make sure you teach any sight words they send home phonetically, here's why and how:

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/sightwords.html

:iagree:

I just enrolled my K three days ago. I am so glad I homeschooled him and taught him to read the right way ! They teach not only sight words but also regular words by sight . For ex. yesterday they gave my son a booklet with red fish , yellow fish , etc and it says :"I see a red fish" , without teaching the "see" and fish" which are NOT sight words. Fortunately , my son can read at 3rd gr level and I don't have to worry about sight words.

[ORP]

Kindergarten is great! Remember teacher love parent volunteers. I was there 2 days a week for my daughter (now 12). Really K-2 is pretty good for kids. I found 3rd and up not so great as far as curriculum.

Either way, volunteer! Teachers need all the help that they can get. ;)

[LibraryLover]

All good thoughts to you! We have done both here, and it can work. You will not stop advocating for your child, or stepping up to the plate to do what needs to be done. Your child has dedicated parents, and that's pretty much key. Good luck on your new journey. Don't forget that you reserve the right to switch it all up, as needed.

[Roadrunner]

Hi, I am new on the boards. My son is in K public school and my 4 year-old will be joining him. I agree that you will need to handle phonics at home. We live in CA and although CA requires the study of phonics, they are teaching too many words that can be learned phonetically as sight words. We basically finished OPGTR at home and my son is reading on a fourth grade level while everybody is his class (with an exception of one boy) can only read handful of words they were asked to memorize. My son gets third grade language arts homework as a result. If I can teach my kid to read in 10 minute a day, I don’t understand why the public school can’t do it. It’s been a very, very frustrating experience.
We got to the point that we are running a full time school in the evenings (grammar, history, reading, math)
We truly believe in a WTM approach to education, which public schools don’t deliver. If you are like us, you will find it very frustrating not to have the type of disciplined, rigorous approach to education. Having said that, the school environment where we live is great. Parents are very involved, small class sizes, art docent program, foreign languages, gardening and all of that in kindergarten. It’s just not classical J