This evening Dave and I registered Emma for the Kindergarten class of 2009 - 2010. Last year at this time I did the same exact thing just so Emma could be tested for early entrance into Kindergarten. In Ohio state law requires that a child be 5 by either August 1st or September 31 of the school year they would start. If they are not but will be by December 31 of that year and a parent request it the school has to test the child for early entrance. Early entrance in Ohio means the child is gifted so if they are 4 they should be at or above the level of a 6 year old in the three areas of Social, Academic, and Developmental.
A few weeks after filling out the crazy long enrollment packet Emma was tested and she passed the social and academic sections with flying colors but did not pass the developmental because she couldn't tie shoes, dribble a basketball, or cut a circle out good enough. It was very frustrating for us last year at this time because even the school counselor could tell that Emma was more than ready to start school but according to state law she couldn't.
Well this year because she was 5 well before August 1st of the school year she will start she gets to go no matter what. In a mere 5 months my baby girl will start school and she couldn't be more excited. It has killed her this year to watch all her friends from the babysitters go to school. At least twice a week if not more she has asked when she gets to go to school and she never likes the answer of in the fall.
Now I just hope she continues to like school this much once she starts it. I guess I will find out very soon.
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Aww! How are you holding up? I fear the day when I send my babies off to school - I will cry like a baby!
Oh I so hope she will love it! While it is a bit heartbreaking in some regards to send them, it begins a whole new era of new adventures. :)
Big day! Have a great rest of your week.
Awww....that definatley is a hard day for you!! I cried....and cried....just not in front of my girl!!
Great news! I know you're both relieved to have the process set in motion. Even though I hate to say it, fall will be here before you know it! - tif
How Exciting!! What a great milestone. I cried in the car after i dropped Max off the first day of preschool this year. Lame but oh so sad too. Now he was going to start in Germany but they JUST changed the deadline and moved it two months up to Sept instead of end of Oct. Now he has to do Preschool AGAIN. I feel the pain of waiting when they are so ready. Good luck this fall. I'm sure she'll LOVE it.
Well Mady is almost through her first year and she still loves it so I'm confident Emma will too! It is really hard to see them go, but a fun new adventure! :)
That is wonderful that she is excited about going. It would be so much harder if she were scared. My son cried every day for the first year. SO HARD driving away and watching him walk in the school crying! Count your blessings! :-)
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