How common is if for a FCPS student to..

[Anonymous]

skip a grade in ES?

I think K was too easy for my DC, and now 1st is too easy.

[Anonymous]

This is my 20th year. I've never known a student to skip.

It's the first week of first grade.

[Anonymous]

A student in my DD's class last year moved up from 1st to 2nd in February. Seemed pretty unusual for all involved, but the boy was scary smart.

[Anonymous]

Unheard of, at least in our ES. In third grade, a really bright kid will head into AAP, which should be more challenging. In the meantime, even kids who are very smart are learning a lot of non-academic things that are also important for school success: social skills, study skills, self- discipline, organization, homework skills, making friends, etc. You can also supplement by making sure your child in reading on his/her Lexile level and choosing interesting non-fiction, and introducing a foreign language or an instrument. Things like Odyssey of the Mind and Mad Science are also great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unheard of, at least in our ES. In third grade, a really bright kid will head into AAP, which should be more challenging. In the meantime, even kids who are very smart are learning a lot of non-academic things that are also important for school success: social skills, study skills, self- discipline, organization, homework skills, making friends, etc. You can also supplement by making sure your child in reading on his/her Lexile level and choosing interesting non-fiction, and introducing a foreign language or an instrument. Things like Odyssey of the Mind and Mad Science are also great.

This.
My kids breezed through K-2, and made it into AAP where they are finally learning how to actually put forth a bit of effort. Grade skips are usually avoided at all cost, and often not necessary because of the opportunities in AAP. The open ended projects let kids run with them as far as they want to go, and math is as accelerated as they need it to be.

Most grade skips in FCPS are when a child is new to the country and the school realizes that they are further ahead than they thought.

[Anonymous]

Academically, your child may be ready for more advanced material, but socially s/he may be exactly in the right place. That's a huge consideration. There are developmental characteristics of each age. Pushing a child forward (or holding them back) can put the child at a disadvantage with classmates.