Thomson ES Logan Circle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So? Does anyone go to the school, or am I just going to get the usual DCUM reporting of scores that 1) I can look up myself, and 2) are meaningless for a PS kid.

Amen!

Thanks Thomson parents on this thread. Very helpful to get first-hand impressions. Sometimes hard to do in DC when neighborhood kids go to all different types of schools. Eager to hear how IB goes.

[Anonymous]

Don't discount the pre-S year -- headstart classes have reserved spots for non-low income kids. Maybe 10%? Something like that. A friend of mine got her kid into a headstart classroom and she's middle class. Call the school or just toss your hat into the ring.

[Anonymous]

I'm very grateful for this thread. Thomson wasn't even on my radar screen, and now I think we'll be applying (we're in Petworth, but thanks to the #63 bus getting there would be dead easy--actually easier than many closer schools).

[Anonymous]

Due to popular demand, Thomson is having a "last minute" Open House on Friday, at 9 am.

This will be a quick tour and chance to look at a couple of classrooms.

RSVP at [e-mail] and please mention what grade you are interested in for the 2010-11 school year. This will allow us to plan classroom visits accordingly.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Maybe she went away b/c DCUM is so hostile to school that aren't JKLM or Cap City/Haynes/Yu Ying. I hope she comes back though.

Thanks for posting this observation! I thought I was the only one who noticed this!! Until I did some research on my own, I actually got suckered in to believing that JKLM and Oyster were the only good schools in DC and was getting quite depressed about it. I'm very glad I did my own homework. I just finished the pre-k lottery for DCPS and put a few Capitol Hill schools (which I NEVER see anyone talking about), Ross and Thomson. We'll also apply to Two Rivers, Yu-Ying, Capital City and maybe Stokes for the Spanish-language immersion program. I would do LAMB, but it's too far.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I keep seeing "JKLM". What does that mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I keep seeing "JKLM". What does that mean?

an abbreviation for certain west-of-the park (mostly Ward 3, 1 Ward 4) elementary schools. I think it's Janney, Key, Lafayette, Mann/Murch.

[Anonymous]

Does any current Thomson parent know how open Thomson's culture is, especially in regard to non-traditional families? We're a 2 mom-family and our daughter is a different race from us. Like a few others, this school wasn't even on our radar until a couple of days ago so we haven't had time to investigate it. We'll try to make it to Friday's open house, but any insight would be appreciated!

[Anonymous]

Thomson's former PTA president was part of a 2 mom family. All families and their children are welcome at Thomson.

[Anonymous]

My friend's daughter attended K at Thomson last year. She seemed happy with the school in general, but disappointed in the Kindergarten teacher - not at all warm or personable. I'm not sure how many teachers they have in K and all schools seem to have some duds. I've heard mixed opinions on the prinicipal - she seems really involved and plays guitar (pretty cool). I attended a carnival there last spring and liked the facilities - everyone was friendly, it was very diverse and the turnout was high.