The girls HAVE to be in the sane Kindergarten class

With our school system the Kindergarten goes all day either mon, wed and every other fri or tues, thurs and every other fri.

The asst principal called me today to let me know that the school the girls were going to is the one school in the district that has a special all day everyday school so there is only 1 other class there. Thereforee the only way to split them up would be to put them on opposite schedules meaning they basically would never get to see eachother at home. So they are going to be in the same kindergarten class. I guess it is not a huge deal but they tend to pair up if they are in class together (they did it in preschool). So I told the girls no fighting and they needed to not latch on to each other.

 

I think your girls will do fine Chrissy. There will be some benefits to having them in the same class (same work, same field trips, etc.) and they can have the rest of their school lives to be separate if that is what you think is best. My girls were in kindergarten together, then I split them up in first grade because they were fighting a lot at home, but that didn't seem to make a difference. In 2nd through 5th, I have kept them in the same class because our school is fairly small and the teacher selection can really vary and I've always been worried about one girl getting a really good teacher and the other one getting one that was so-so. They are done with elementary school next week and in middle school they will definitely not be together. I also think it would be better if your girls were in school every day. That every other day schedule seems confusing to me and a lot like a preschool schedule. Here there is so much more going on in kindergarten than there used to be (our school went to full day the year after my girls were in K), that I can't imagine an every other day type of schedule.

 

They will be on the everyother day schedule still. The everyday schedule is for the kids that tested low and need extra help. Out of all 5 elementary schools ours is the only one with the all day program so that is why our selection of classes is limited.

 

Chrissy this has been a sore subject for me. My boys do just like your girls and pair up in preschool. They asked me for permission to separate them and I reluctantly agreed. But its been so much better so I think I want them to be apart for kindergarten as well .. but still not sure .. I almost hope I dont get the choice one way or another .. kwim ?
I'm sure the girls will be fine .. they're smart and hopefully the teacher will have some tactful ways to get them to do things apart. But I totally understand your reasoning for wanting them in different classes.
Funny thing is I was SO sure I wanted them TOGETHER until I realized how much better they could focus apart.

 

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They will be on the everyother day schedule still.

Oh, I misunderstood. At any rate, I still think things will work out okay. Like I said, there are some benefits to being together, so at least you'll have that to look forward to.

 

I had the same thing happen to me last year in Kindergarten. My kids would have had to go one AM and one PM in order to do 1/2 day kindergarten. They were fine in Kindergarten we didn't have any problems. First grade this past year is where I really wished they had been seperated in K. My daughter really struggled with being seperated and I really wished they would have had Kindergarten to adjust.

Good luck!

 

QUOTE(Chrissy Nelson @ Jun 13 2008, 08:06 PM) [snapback]825827[/snapback]
With our school system the Kindergarten goes all day either mon, wed and every other fri or tues, thurs and every other fri.

The asst principal called me today to let me know that the school the girls were going to is the one school in the district that has a special all day everyday school so there is only 1 other class there. Thereforee the only way to split them up would be to put them on opposite schedules meaning they basically would never get to see eachother at home. So they are going to be in the same kindergarten class. I guess it is not a huge deal but they tend to pair up if they are in class together (they did it in preschool). So I told the girls no fighting and they needed to not latch on to each other.




I have no children. So I guess I am kind of butting in on this board. But I am a twin. We are going to be juniors in high school next year. We were together all the way up until 6th grade. Your totally right about the pairnig off thing. My sister and I have most of our classes together now just because we take 2 classes together that can not be moved. Anyways we always pair up, its easier that way and instead of argueing with someone else you just get it done quicker because odds are you are both on the same plane. If you don't really want your kids paired up then that could be a problem, but it would probably be easier for you if they were in the same class. I hope things go well for them!

 

Chrissy, i really don't have anything to add to this discussion, but your title made me :rofl:

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The girls HAVE to be in the sane Kindergarten class


Isn't that a good thing? :lol:

 

QUOTE(Her Royal Jennyness @ Jun 21 2008, 08:32 PM) [snapback]838702[/snapback]
Chrissy, i really don't have anything to add to this discussion, but your title made me :rofl:
Isn't that a good thing? :lol:


If only I was sane

 

That happened to my girls last year also. I debated about same/seperate classes and finally decided on seperate, then the numbers were down at the school and they only ended up with one jk class, so unless I put them on different days, they were in the same class. I did notice however, a lot of times they had the class split into groups of maybe 5 to do different centres and the teacher usually put them in different groups, maybe u could mention this to the teacher.

 

I worry about this with my boys...they tend to gravitate towards each other as well.

As a teacher, I can tell you its good and bad. I hope the year goes well, and that things go smooth!