WWYD: Herndon/Reston Edition

[Anonymous]

We are moving to the area. Older child is currently in a Japanese Immersion Program in SoCal (rising 3rd grader). One parent will work in Dulles area or surrounds. Other parent will work mostly-from-home. We bought our current home because we were satisfied with the elementary school, but don't want to have to move again until both kids are out of the house. Crazy expensive private schools are not in the budget.

Assuming older child is able to test in to JIP at Fox Mill, would you move into Fox Mill/Carson/SL pyramid or would you move nearby so that child later can go to Oakton HS (any other good option?) and we suck up driving her to Fox Mill now (and possibly Carson, if our house is not in that boundary). We have enough lead-time and budget that we should be able to afford an acceptable house in Oakton HS boundary or SL.

[Anonymous]

I think if you find a house you like with either of those options, you will be lucky. There are so few decent house for sale, it could take a year to find something you like zoned for just one elementary school..

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Anonymous wrote:I think if you find a house you like with either of those options, you will be lucky. There are so few decent house for sale, it could take a year to find something you like zoned for just one elementary school..

That's good to know -- do you have kids in either pyramid? Do you like it?

[Anonymous]

Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

For the parent of the kid in JI, are you planning to send said child to Carson and SLHS, or are you in another pyramid?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

For the parent of the kid in JI, are you planning to send said child to Carson and SLHS, or are you in another pyramid?

Not all of JI kids live on the Fox Mill boundary. As long as you provide transportation (and win a lottery), your kid can be enrolled in the JI program at Fox Mill. I have seen JI kids from Oakton, Chantilly, and Robinson boundaries.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

For the parent of the kid in JI, are you planning to send said child to Carson and SLHS, or are you in another pyramid?

Not all of JI kids live on the Fox Mill boundary. As long as you provide transportation (and win a lottery), your kid can be enrolled in the JI program at Fox Mill. I have seen JI kids from Oakton, Chantilly, and Robinson boundaries.

That's kind of what I'm trying to figure out -- my daughter should have no problem testing into the program in a higher grade, so we don't expect we'd need to "win a lottery" for her to attend the school. So, with the reasonable assurance that she can go there, should I still try to land in-boundary so that she can be assured of going to SHLS, or are there better high school programs near enough nearby that we should aim for (even if they mean providing transport for her in ES and MS).

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

For the parent of the kid in JI, are you planning to send said child to Carson and SLHS, or are you in another pyramid?

Not all of JI kids live on the Fox Mill boundary. As long as you provide transportation (and win a lottery), your kid can be enrolled in the JI program at Fox Mill. I have seen JI kids from Oakton, Chantilly, and Robinson boundaries.

That's kind of what I'm trying to figure out -- my daughter should have no problem testing into the program in a higher grade, so we don't expect we'd need to "win a lottery" for her to attend the school. So, with the reasonable assurance that she can go there, should I still try to land in-boundary so that she can be assured of going to SHLS, or are there better high school programs near enough nearby that we should aim for (even if they mean providing transport for her in ES and MS).

In that case, consider Crossfield - Carson - Oakton pyramid. Crossfield is close to Fox Mill and you don’t need to provide the transportation for MS.

SLHS is not bad if your daughter is interested in IB program.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

For the parent of the kid in JI, are you planning to send said child to Carson and SLHS, or are you in another pyramid?

Not all of JI kids live on the Fox Mill boundary. As long as you provide transportation (and win a lottery), your kid can be enrolled in the JI program at Fox Mill. I have seen JI kids from Oakton, Chantilly, and Robinson boundaries.

That's kind of what I'm trying to figure out -- my daughter should have no problem testing into the program in a higher grade, so we don't expect we'd need to "win a lottery" for her to attend the school. So, with the reasonable assurance that she can go there, should I still try to land in-boundary so that she can be assured of going to SHLS, or are there better high school programs near enough nearby that we should aim for (even if they mean providing transport for her in ES and MS).

In that case, consider Crossfield - Carson - Oakton pyramid. Crossfield is close to Fox Mill and you don’t need to provide the transportation for MS.

SLHS is not bad if your daughter is interested in IB program.

I also have to mention that SLHS offers Japanese while Oakton doesn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

For the parent of the kid in JI, are you planning to send said child to Carson and SLHS, or are you in another pyramid?

Not all of JI kids live on the Fox Mill boundary. As long as you provide transportation (and win a lottery), your kid can be enrolled in the JI program at Fox Mill. I have seen JI kids from Oakton, Chantilly, and Robinson boundaries.

That's kind of what I'm trying to figure out -- my daughter should have no problem testing into the program in a higher grade, so we don't expect we'd need to "win a lottery" for her to attend the school. So, with the reasonable assurance that she can go there, should I still try to land in-boundary so that she can be assured of going to SHLS, or are there better high school programs near enough nearby that we should aim for (even if they mean providing transport for her in ES and MS).

In that case, consider Crossfield - Carson - Oakton pyramid. Crossfield is close to Fox Mill and you don’t need to provide the transportation for MS.

SLHS is not bad if your daughter is interested in IB program.

I also have to mention that SLHS offers Japanese while Oakton doesn’t.

Thank you! I'm not quite sure yet whether she'd be interested in the IB program, as she's only a rising third grader. That said, she excels in language arts, so maybe! One thing I couldn't tell from the FCPS website was whether the Japanese taught at SLHS is a continuation of the Japanese immersion program in ES/MS, or just basic instruction in the language offered to all students who may want to take it in high school. Do you know?

[Anonymous]

Lots of houses coming on the market in Fox Mill so now is a good time to be looking to buy.

I will say that it is harder for the out of boundary kids to hang out with classmates outside of class in ES. It will take more coordination then if you live in boundary. It is doable but there is a bit more effort involved.

[Anonymous]

Kids in Language Immersion who continue on in Middle School should be in Japanese 3 when they get to high school. I could be wrong about that, my son is a rising fourth grader. I know that he can take Japanese 1 in Middle School, I am not sure if that is a different Japanese class then is offered to non-immersion kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

That was me! we did not get a ton of packets but DS Teachers were awesome and on top of everything. He had a very good year and loved his Teachers.

Fox Mill is adding Local Level IV next year so Third Graders will have a Local Level IV option and will not have to go to Oak Hill if they want to participate in Level IV. Bonus that the the school said they were committed to having the JI kids participate in Level IV as well but I am not sure how they are going to do that.

We love Fox Mill. I will point out that there is going to be construction at the school for the next few years so more kids are going to be in trailers.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is Fox Mill hot these days????

I had one kid at an AAP center school, and one kid in JI at Fox Mill, and pandemic-wise, Fox Mill absolutely blew the other school out of the water. FM provided quarterly packets of manipulatives and worksheets and so on(*), and seemed really on the ball as far as parent communication. AAP center provided nothing -- everything was done online, other than maybe art -- and said little.

(*) Another parent on this forum said that her child's grade only got one or two of those packets, but that's still one or two more than my child got at the other school.

For the parent of the kid in JI, are you planning to send said child to Carson and SLHS, or are you in another pyramid?

Not all of JI kids live on the Fox Mill boundary. As long as you provide transportation (and win a lottery), your kid can be enrolled in the JI program at Fox Mill. I have seen JI kids from Oakton, Chantilly, and Robinson boundaries.

That's kind of what I'm trying to figure out -- my daughter should have no problem testing into the program in a higher grade, so we don't expect we'd need to "win a lottery" for her to attend the school. So, with the reasonable assurance that she can go there, should I still try to land in-boundary so that she can be assured of going to SHLS, or are there better high school programs near enough nearby that we should aim for (even if they mean providing transport for her in ES and MS).

In that case, consider Crossfield - Carson - Oakton pyramid. Crossfield is close to Fox Mill and you don’t need to provide the transportation for MS.

SLHS is not bad if your daughter is interested in IB program.

I also have to mention that SLHS offers Japanese while Oakton doesn’t.

Oakton does offer Japanese. At least it did the last few school years.