MV Parents

[Anonymous]

We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

[Anonymous]

It will be hard for the first 6 weeks and then it will get a lot better. The other kids will help during Spanish class.

Welcome!

[Anonymous]

What school are you leaving?

[Anonymous]

If you can, consider doing a Spanish immersion camp to help improve your child's Spanish before school starts.

[Anonymous]

Is MV (at the 1st grade level) immersion? Or is it bilingual?

How much of the day is spent in Spanish?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is MV (at the 1st grade level) immersion? Or is it bilingual?

How much of the day is spent in Spanish?

One day Spanish, next day English. Often called 50/50 immersion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is MV (at the 1st grade level) immersion? Or is it bilingual?

How much of the day is spent in Spanish?

One day Spanish, next day English. Often called 50/50 immersion.

To be clear, that's for first grade and above. PK3, PK4, and K are entirely in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

There's a summer program in July for students entering PK4 and above--I'm not sure how many spaces they may have at this point, but it seems worth reaching out to the administration to check. (It's possible it's only for returning students; sorry if I'm leading you astray.)

Welcome and congratulations! I hope it's a great match for your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

Way to set your kid up for failure! I guess it's more important for you to brag to your coworkers that your kid goes to an immersion school than actually, you know, doing what's best for your child. Best of luck to your kid. They'll need it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

Way to set your kid up for failure! I guess it's more important for you to brag to your coworkers that your kid goes to an immersion school than actually, you know, doing what's best for your child. Best of luck to your kid. They'll need it.

Probably wouldn't matter much to my coworkers, as most of my coworkers ar trilingual or more. Sadly, Spanish isn't one of my languages (or my husbands).

Assume you are monolingual?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

Congrats OP. Please don't let other posters discourage you from taking the spot at MV. It will be a great opportunity for your child to learn Spanish although it will take some time, but you"ll be amazed at his progress by the end if the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

Way to set your kid up for failure! I guess it's more important for you to brag to your coworkers that your kid goes to an immersion school than actually, you know, doing what's best for your child. Best of luck to your kid. They'll need it.

WTF?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

Way to set your kid up for failure! I guess it's more important for you to brag to your coworkers that your kid goes to an immersion school than actually, you know, doing what's best for your child. Best of luck to your kid. They'll need it.

Don't listen to this person. I posted earlier about the 1st 6 weeks being hard. We have been at MV from the beginning and I have seen a number of new kids enter each year. In my estimation 1st grade is the last year that an English-dominant student can reliably enter the school without a lot of problems. There is just so much content in 2nd grade so it's best for a kid to have a strong foundation in Spanish at that point.

1st grade will be OK though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

Way to set your kid up for failure! I guess it's more important for you to brag to your coworkers that your kid goes to an immersion school than actually, you know, doing what's best for your child. Best of luck to your kid. They'll need it.

Probably wouldn't matter much to my coworkers, as most of my coworkers ar trilingual or more. Sadly, Spanish isn't one of my languages (or my husbands).

Assume you are monolingual?

Try again. Unlike you, my children and I speak several languages. Here is my question- if Spanish was so important to you for your child, why are you only going for it once it is free? Do you really expect it to be easy and not at all confusing for your kid? One day they understand everything, and the next is a total blur of incomprehension. I just am stunned by the total lack of care you have not only for your own child, but for the other kids who will be stuck in a classroom with a confused kid who is missing out on half the classes because they don't know what's going on. How selfish of you to do that not only to your child but to the teacher and other children. By the way, it is hard to teach a child another language. Sure, in a few weeks they'll impress you with some phrases they've managed to pick up. Maybe they'll have some basic conversational skills. But true bilingualism can't be achieved by every other day instruction, when you're in 1st grade. Then again since YOU don't speak Spanish you won't even know how garbled it is. I guess ignorance is bliss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We (amazingly) are likely to get in for 1st grade next year. I didn't even visit because I thought the chances of us getting in were probably slim to none.

Now that I'm here, what would it be like for my child that has some (but not bilingual) Spanish to enter at this grade level?

Way to set your kid up for failure! I guess it's more important for you to brag to your coworkers that your kid goes to an immersion school than actually, you know, doing what's best for your child. Best of luck to your kid. They'll need it.

Probably wouldn't matter much to my coworkers, as most of my coworkers ar trilingual or more. Sadly, Spanish isn't one of my languages (or my husbands).

Assume you are monolingual?

Try again. Unlike you, my children and I speak several languages. Here is my question- if Spanish was so important to you for your child, why are you only going for it once it is free? Do you really expect it to be easy and not at all confusing for your kid? One day they understand everything, and the next is a total blur of incomprehension. I just am stunned by the total lack of care you have not only for your own child, but for the other kids who will be stuck in a classroom with a confused kid who is missing out on half the classes because they don't know what's going on. How selfish of you to do that not only to your child but to the teacher and other children. By the way, it is hard to teach a child another language. Sure, in a few weeks they'll impress you with some phrases they've managed to pick up. Maybe they'll have some basic conversational skills. But true bilingualism can't be achieved by every other day instruction, when you're in 1st grade. Then again since YOU don't speak Spanish you won't even know how garbled it is. I guess ignorance is bliss.

The US is a nation of immigrants. Throughout our history, children have entered schoolat age 5 speaking no English, and have learned enough to go on to win Nobel Prizes (see for example Eric Kandel)