I have sweat, thought, cried over and researched an incredible amount on whether or not to send or hold Grace in beginning elementary school for the past 3 years. A quick update for those that don't know our situation ... Gracie's birthday is August 30th, 2001. To begin kindergarten you must turn 5 yr on or before September 1st. So technically she could have joined the kindergarten ranks last year and skated in by 48 hours as the youngest student in the class. But, because of her severe food allergies and having a personality that becomes overwhelmed easily we decided with a lot of discussion, etc to have her attend a 3rd year of preschool and start kindergarten as the "older" student.To say that she has grown leaps and bounds in the past year is an understatement. You would never know that she just turned 6yr this past Thursday and has matured in many ways by huge strides. However, trying to lead with consistancy and backing our original decision we have continued with our kindergarten plan and just attended a kinder open house this morning and took an initial assessment test. She breezed thru it with flying colors. How do you really know when to push on or stay comfortable?
We have a big decision in the upcoming week or two and that is to continue with kindergarten and keep her challenged with additional work at home OR bump her into 1st grade and start an entirely new transition.
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I guess you need to go with your gut. I was one of the youngest in my class having an October Birthday (cut off was Nov 30th back then) and graduating when I was 17. I was always socially mature, but I struggled a lot in school, which led to not having the confidence as an adult to pursue college. It is so hard to know what to do. I will be praying for you to make a good choice for Grace. I will be facing the same thing in a few years with Evan. Dorothy Garcia
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