Feeling sad about striking out for PK3 and Pk4, any advice on K strategy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think very seriously about moving out of DC. We struck out for both the 5th grade and 6th grade lotteries. It sucks to have to uproot our family's life at this point. Had I been able to see the future, I would prefer to move when my kids were your age so that we could keep building our roots in a community instead of starting over again.

Yes - things change every year on the school scene, but you now know how it feels to 'lose' the lottery two years in a row. And I think the stakes are lower for elementary than middle/high school so whatever disapppointment, discontent, unhappiness you're feeling - imagine that magnified several times over if you again don't have lottery luck at middle school/high school time.

Thanks for this perspective, PP. I worry about this a lot.

-NP

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools did you apply to OP?

Hard to suggest new strategies when we don't know what yours have been to date.

Here is my list. I know it doesn't contain a safety, we felt like we would be ok at our IB for PK4.

Mundo Verde
YY
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Inspired
CMI
Two Rivers
School Within School
EL Haynes
Lee
Shining Stars

Hi OP. We were you, but got into one of the schools you listed at K. I would consider adding Two Rivers Young. Between Two Rivers Young and Inspired, I need two hands to count the number of children I know in Brookland who gained entrance into these schools at K or 1st, when, like you, their parents were feeling up against the rails. Best wishes to you.

[Anonymous]

My son had mediocre lottery numbers for PK3 and PK4 and then got offers at 3 schools on your list for K. But by then I loved our IB and we stayed put. So, you never know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools did you apply to OP?

Hard to suggest new strategies when we don't know what yours have been to date.

Here is my list. I know it doesn't contain a safety, we felt like we would be ok at our IB for PK4.

Mundo Verde
YY
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Inspired
CMI
Two Rivers
School Within School
EL Haynes
Lee
Shining Stars

Hi OP. We were you, but got into one of the schools you listed at K. I would consider adding Two Rivers Young. Between Two Rivers Young and Inspired, I need two hands to count the number of children I know in Brookland who gained entrance into these schools at K or 1st, when, like you, their parents were feeling up against the rails. Best wishes to you.

Thank you very much, PP. If I remove YY I can add Two Rivers Young.

Why is it possible to get into Inspired Teaching? No shade, I would be overjoyed to attend, but do they have a larger group at K or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools did you apply to OP?

Hard to suggest new strategies when we don't know what yours have been to date.

Here is my list. I know it doesn't contain a safety, we felt like we would be ok at our IB for PK4.

Mundo Verde
YY
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Inspired
CMI
Two Rivers
School Within School
EL Haynes
Lee
Shining Stars

Hi OP. We were you, but got into one of the schools you listed at K. I would consider adding Two Rivers Young. Between Two Rivers Young and Inspired, I need two hands to count the number of children I know in Brookland who gained entrance into these schools at K or 1st, when, like you, their parents were feeling up against the rails. Best wishes to you.

Thank you very much, PP. If I remove YY I can add Two Rivers Young.

Why is it possible to get into Inspired Teaching? No shade, I would be overjoyed to attend, but do they have a larger group at K or something?

More than a few people at IT for preschool keep trying for a language immersion program, or a Deal feeder.

[Anonymous]

Remove SWS - you're not going to get in there at K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remove SWS - you're not going to get in there at K.

Thanks. Anything else I should give up on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools did you apply to OP?

Hard to suggest new strategies when we don't know what yours have been to date.

Here is my list. I know it doesn't contain a safety, we felt like we would be ok at our IB for PK4.

Mundo Verde
YY
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Inspired
CMI
Two Rivers
School Within School
EL Haynes
Lee
Shining Stars

Hi OP. We were you, but got into one of the schools you listed at K. I would consider adding Two Rivers Young. Between Two Rivers Young and Inspired, I need two hands to count the number of children I know in Brookland who gained entrance into these schools at K or 1st, when, like you, their parents were feeling up against the rails. Best wishes to you.

Thank you very much, PP. If I remove YY I can add Two Rivers Young.

Why is it possible to get into Inspired Teaching? No shade, I would be overjoyed to attend, but do they have a larger group at K or something?

More than a few people at IT for preschool keep trying for a language immersion program, or a Deal feeder.

Interesting, I thought the immersion ship had basically sailed by K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At K some kids who were in PK3-PK4 at charters move to their in-bound highly-regarded DCPS school, especially if they didn't have sibling preference to ensure their spot earlier (e.g., at Janney, Brent). Also, some families getting free PK in DC plan a move out of DC at K when they can start public school somewhere else. So getting in at K is possible.

Sure, but nobody LAMB and YY. Way to miss the point. The OP lives in Brookland. She doesn't care about families leaving Appletree PK4 for Brent K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:See you in silver spring soon

The schools in silver spring are terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:See you in silver spring soon

The schools in silver spring are terrible.

Ah, yes, the "the schools in Silver Spring are terrible" poster has arrived. Those of us who are very happy with our Silver Spring schools beg to differ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools did you apply to OP?

Hard to suggest new strategies when we don't know what yours have been to date.

Here is my list. I know it doesn't contain a safety, we felt like we would be ok at our IB for PK4.

Mundo Verde
YY
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Inspired
CMI
Two Rivers
School Within School
EL Haynes
Lee
Shining Stars

Hi OP. We were you, but got into one of the schools you listed at K. I would consider adding Two Rivers Young. Between Two Rivers Young and Inspired, I need two hands to count the number of children I know in Brookland who gained entrance into these schools at K or 1st, when, like you, their parents were feeling up against the rails. Best wishes to you.

Thank you very much, PP. If I remove YY I can add Two Rivers Young.

Why is it possible to get into Inspired Teaching? No shade, I would be overjoyed to attend, but do they have a larger group at K or something?

More than a few people at IT for preschool keep trying for a language immersion program, or a Deal feeder.

Interesting, I thought the immersion ship had basically sailed by K.

I'm the PP whose child got in at K. We got into immersion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools did you apply to OP?

Hard to suggest new strategies when we don't know what yours have been to date.

Here is my list. I know it doesn't contain a safety, we felt like we would be ok at our IB for PK4.

Mundo Verde
YY
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Inspired
CMI
Two Rivers
School Within School
EL Haynes
Lee
Shining Stars

Hi OP. We were you, but got into one of the schools you listed at K. I would consider adding Two Rivers Young. Between Two Rivers Young and Inspired, I need two hands to count the number of children I know in Brookland who gained entrance into these schools at K or 1st, when, like you, their parents were feeling up against the rails. Best wishes to you.

Thank you very much, PP. If I remove YY I can add Two Rivers Young.

Why is it possible to get into Inspired Teaching? No shade, I would be overjoyed to attend, but do they have a larger group at K or something?

More than a few people at IT for preschool keep trying for a language immersion program, or a Deal feeder.

Interesting, I thought the immersion ship had basically sailed by K.

I'm the PP whose child got in at K. We got into immersion.

With no sibling preference? We will not have sibling preference until 1st.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools did you apply to OP?

Hard to suggest new strategies when we don't know what yours have been to date.

Here is my list. I know it doesn't contain a safety, we felt like we would be ok at our IB for PK4.

Mundo Verde
YY
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
DC Bilingual
Inspired
CMI
Two Rivers
School Within School
EL Haynes
Lee
Shining Stars

Hi OP. We were you, but got into one of the schools you listed at K. I would consider adding Two Rivers Young. Between Two Rivers Young and Inspired, I need two hands to count the number of children I know in Brookland who gained entrance into these schools at K or 1st, when, like you, their parents were feeling up against the rails. Best wishes to you.

Thank you very much, PP. If I remove YY I can add Two Rivers Young.

Why is it possible to get into Inspired Teaching? No shade, I would be overjoyed to attend, but do they have a larger group at K or something?

More than a few people at IT for preschool keep trying for a language immersion program, or a Deal feeder.

Interesting, I thought the immersion ship had basically sailed by K.

I'm the PP whose child got in at K. We got into immersion.

With no sibling preference? We will not have sibling preference until 1st.

Correct. No preference of any type.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PPs. I did apply to Inspired Teaching, DD has just had a reallu bad number both times. I will look at Bridges.

We don't want to move because we both walk to work. And we will have sibling preference for 1st grade. So I am not desperate yet

How will you have sibling preference for first and not K? I'm not aware of any charters that start at 1st, which is why I'm curious.