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Right now is one of those times where I'm anxious but trying to pretend that I'm not because I know that in the grand scheme it's just school, it's just kindergarten but education is of such importance to a person and I don't want to freak it up and school doesn't even start for another five days and I'm already ramping up the jitters

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That's right! Miles is starting this year, too! Wait, doesn't he miss the age cutoff like R did? Or did you get him tested for early entrance?

He certainly won't be head and shoulders towering above all the other kids. I was shocked at how short the other kids were at orientation.

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Nope, kindy. We just went with the current trend of not having him be one of the youngest in his class. He did transitional K last year because it was a good program and it also delayed our having to decide on K or 1st this year.

We really agonized over whether to test him early. He's where he's "supposed" to be, age-wise, by just missing the cutoff. We can always test him to skip a grade later if that seems needed.

So you did test M, then, or is the age cutoff different there?

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I would think a "no bullying" sign would be a good thing, no? Kindergarten is so hard on the mommies! I cried the entire summer before Joe started kindy. The fact that he was going to be influenced by other people really freaked me. He initally was in a small Catholic school. It was delapidated...but...hey...it has...character..right?

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My reaction to the bullying signs was, methinks they protest too much. You know? And the principle there strikes me as abrasive.

As for being influenced by other people, I hear ya, but he already has a year of full time school under his belt (transitional K) and that turned out fine. I think it's mostly the fact that he will be the youngest of a big age range now. At least they have their own K playground.