Any experience with Maury ES first grade teachers?

[Clop]

My son is going to first grade, and I would like to hear about the teachers.

[Anonymous]

It is not appropriate to post about specific teachers, whether good or bad. It's a slippery slope.

OP--your best bet is to write the principal and share the traits that you would hope to see in your child's teacher. For example if you know your child struggles with organization, share that you'd prefer a teacher whose strength is getting kids organzied. Or if your child is shy and works best with someone who has a softer, nurturing touch, then share that.

[Anonymous]

At this time, you're in very good hands with any Maury teacher, seriously. The first grade team, whose teachers work closely together (as do all grade-level teams), have a huge amount of experience and pedagogical training grounded in countless summer and other training events. Between them, my kids have had all of the teachers in that team and they really set them on a path to be successful and well-rounded students. So enjoy!

[Anonymous]

Maury is truly an awesome school. You can't go wrong.

[Anonymous]

How many kids are returning for 5th grade next year at Maury? I've heard they retain more children than Brent, which speaks well for the school.

[Anonymous]

How many kids are returning for 5th grade next year at Maury? I've heard they retain more children than Brent, which speaks well for the school.

[Clop]

Thank you all for the input. I'm so glad to hear good things about the school, and the teachers.

[Anonymous]

Clop wrote:Thank you all for the input. I'm so glad to hear good things about the school, and the teachers.

Maury had a 5th grade class of 25 this year (down from 45 the year before). Next year, there will be two full 5th grades--- at least 40 students staying for 5th grade.

[Anonymous]

Clop wrote:Thank you all for the input. I'm so glad to hear good things about the school, and the teachers.

Are you new to the school? Inbounds j guess? Teachers are excellent but fair warning that class sizes are currently huge. This will improve in about two years with renovation but just so you are not surprised that's the situation now. Next year the 1st grade classes are going to be 28-30.

[Anonymous]

How many kids from the current Maury 4th grade are leaving in total after this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many kids from the current Maury 4th grade are leaving in total after this year?

About 15/57

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many kids are returning for 5th grade next year at Maury? I've heard they retain more children than Brent, which speaks well for the school.

This speaks much more to the number of kids who were able to get into charter middle schools or Stuart-Hobson via the lottery (probably much fewer than last year), and current parents' comfort level with the feeder middle school, than it does to the quality of the ES. I don't think the number of students who stay for 5th has anything at all to do with the quality of the ES. People are not leaving their elementary schools at fifth because they don't like their elementary schools-- people who don't like their elementary schools leave much earlier than 5th!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many kids are returning for 5th grade next year at Maury? I've heard they retain more children than Brent, which speaks well for the school.

This speaks much more to the number of kids who were able to get into charter middle schools or Stuart-Hobson via the lottery (probably much fewer than last year), and current parents' comfort level with the feeder middle school, than it does to the quality of the ES. I don't think the number of students who stay for 5th has anything at all to do with the quality of the ES. People are not leaving their elementary schools at fifth because they don't like their elementary schools-- people who don't like their elementary schools leave much earlier than 5th!

I disagree. There are 5th grade spots at BASIS for anyone who wants one.