PK3/4 Vent-who didn't get in to their IB school..

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Happened to us a couple of years ago as well. If you have a lower tier number you can basically forget any Ward 6 school.

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

Community is important, and you will find parents with older kids at Brent who will tell you that their parent friends on Capitol Hill were largely made on the playground waiting for the school bell to ring. My child started there at Kindergarten, and I had a mom tell me the other day that she couldn't be bothered learning my name or my child's name because she had met everyone she needed to meet when her kid was in preschool. That being said, at Brent, coming in in Kindergarten is the new normal. Half of the Kindergarteners will be new students any given year. My observation is that the kids mix and match friends every year, so starting later isn't a big influence on their friendships after the first few weeks. It is somewhat harder to meet other parents starting at Kindergarten rather than PK, but it isn't insurmountable at all if you are outgoing.

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Anonymous wrote:yes, grumpy, but trying to be hopeful..#9 for Murch..possible, but...holy crap.

we were WL 23 for Murch and got in. I think you will be fine...

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

Community is important, and you will find parents with older kids at Brent who will tell you that their parent friends on Capitol Hill were largely made on the playground waiting for the school bell to ring. My child started there at Kindergarten, and I had a mom tell me the other day that she couldn't be bothered learning my name or my child's name because she had met everyone she needed to meet when her kid was in preschool. That being said, at Brent, coming in in Kindergarten is the new normal. Half of the Kindergarteners will be new students any given year. My observation is that the kids mix and match friends every year, so starting later isn't a big influence on their friendships after the first few weeks. It is somewhat harder to meet other parents starting at Kindergarten rather than PK, but it isn't insurmountable at all if you are outgoing.

I hope there aren't too many people like that at Janney...

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

Community is important, and you will find parents with older kids at Brent who will tell you that their parent friends on Capitol Hill were largely made on the playground waiting for the school bell to ring. My child started there at Kindergarten, and I had a mom tell me the other day that she couldn't be bothered learning my name or my child's name because she had met everyone she needed to meet when her kid was in preschool. That being said, at Brent, coming in in Kindergarten is the new normal. Half of the Kindergarteners will be new students any given year. My observation is that the kids mix and match friends every year, so starting later isn't a big influence on their friendships after the first few weeks. It is somewhat harder to meet other parents starting at Kindergarten rather than PK, but it isn't insurmountable at all if you are outgoing.

what are "parent friends"? I don't identify with that. I have friend friends. I don't think it's fair to make your social life depend on your child's.

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Anonymous wrote:Vent..I knew this would happen but am still so bummed. Didn't get in to Brent PK3, IB family. Anyone else?

Same boat here. We matched at Tyler traditional. I guess we'll go, but not my ideal. Did anyone else match at Tyler traditional? Your thoughts?

You are IB for Brent and matched with Tyler traditional? Do you mind sharing the range of where you ended up on the Brent WL?

We are #29 on the Brent WL. (ie. not gonna happen). We had a proximity preference for Tyler, otherwise we would not have gotten in. Our lottery number must be really terrible--we are #401 on the WL for SWS.

Our number must be worse. We are #434 on the SWS list and we are #44 on the Maury list. I am jealous you at least got in somewhere. We got shut out of all 12 choices. We thought AT LP, Miner, and AT SW were at least safeties!

You might get into one of the Appletrees. But don't fret - I'll just say "you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need!" Another 2 years at the daycare preschool will be fine.

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We are #3 on the waitlist for Tyler Spanish (IB) pk3

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Anonymous wrote:yes, grumpy, but trying to be hopeful..#9 for Murch..possible, but...holy crap.

we were WL 23 for Murch and got in. I think you will be fine...

How many pk classes are at Murch? What is class size? Couldn't find info on Web site. Have they switched to Reggio Emilia?

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

Community is important, and you will find parents with older kids at Brent who will tell you that their parent friends on Capitol Hill were largely made on the playground waiting for the school bell to ring. My child started there at Kindergarten, and I had a mom tell me the other day that she couldn't be bothered learning my name or my child's name because she had met everyone she needed to meet when her kid was in preschool. That being said, at Brent, coming in in Kindergarten is the new normal. Half of the Kindergarteners will be new students any given year. My observation is that the kids mix and match friends every year, so starting later isn't a big influence on their friendships after the first few weeks. It is somewhat harder to meet other parents starting at Kindergarten rather than PK, but it isn't insurmountable at all if you are outgoing.

Somehow suburban parents have mastered building friendships or finding community with other parents starting at kindergarten...that mom you met sounds nasty.

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

But when the push comes to shove and you have to organize your community (because of budget cuts or to add a program), you'll find people who are united around a neighborhood school are much more effective advocates. And it makes cookouts, playdates and evening activities at school much more viable!

Charters really serve to dilute any unified political capital parents have.

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

Community is important, and you will find parents with older kids at Brent who will tell you that their parent friends on Capitol Hill were largely made on the playground waiting for the school bell to ring. My child started there at Kindergarten, and I had a mom tell me the other day that she couldn't be bothered learning my name or my child's name because she had met everyone she needed to meet when her kid was in preschool. That being said, at Brent, coming in in Kindergarten is the new normal. Half of the Kindergarteners will be new students any given year. My observation is that the kids mix and match friends every year, so starting later isn't a big influence on their friendships after the first few weeks. It is somewhat harder to meet other parents starting at Kindergarten rather than PK, but it isn't insurmountable at all if you are outgoing.

Somehow suburban parents have mastered building friendships or finding community with other parents starting at kindergarten...that mom you met sounds nasty.

Agreed. Doesn't sound like PP lost much of an opportunity for friendship with anyone who could say that comment out loud.

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

But when the push comes to shove and you have to organize your community (because of budget cuts or to add a program), you'll find people who are united around a neighborhood school are much more effective advocates. And it makes cookouts, playdates and evening activities at school much more viable!

Charters really serve to dilute any unified political capital parents have.

I'm all for building community and agree that neighborhood schools can be a great facilitator, but you're a bit overstated for me. For me community is a goal unto itself and not just a means to advocate for more services.

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Anonymous wrote:For those that worry about not getting into PK3 and PK4 at IB schools, you'll get in for K, right? Is the worry schooling for the two preK years mainly?

Yes the worry is the massive cost of two years private preschool. Plus commute. Plus other IB kids building friendships and community that you aren't a part of.

Commute and costs, sure. But 3 year old friendships and PTA "friendships" are really not something to worry about.

Community is important, and you will find parents with older kids at Brent who will tell you that their parent friends on Capitol Hill were largely made on the playground waiting for the school bell to ring. My child started there at Kindergarten, and I had a mom tell me the other day that she couldn't be bothered learning my name or my child's name because she had met everyone she needed to meet when her kid was in preschool. That being said, at Brent, coming in in Kindergarten is the new normal. Half of the Kindergarteners will be new students any given year. My observation is that the kids mix and match friends every year, so starting later isn't a big influence on their friendships after the first few weeks. It is somewhat harder to meet other parents starting at Kindergarten rather than PK, but it isn't insurmountable at all if you are outgoing.

what are "parent friends"? I don't identify with that. I have friend friends. I don't think it's fair to make your social life depend on your child's.

Um... Friends who are also parents? People you met and got to know through a shared life experience? Sort of like "high school friends" or "college friends"?

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If you're 100 or less, you still have an excellent chance at many schools...just wait until first round lottery space parent acceptances end. Parents still need to confirm the space. Once the first round of shuffling ends you'll see your numbers move up.

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This may be old information. I don't think most waitlist move hundreds of spaces anymore. Things are tightening up.