Thanks this is helpful! It is a good point about being geared towards younger kids and I have no concerns about specific procedures, totally agree with you on need for regiment in any school! I also think young kids really enjoy routine and learning/mastering the "rules" - -

Did you feel that you had transparency into what happens in the classroom? For example, do you get feedback on how your child is doing or know what they are learning/planning to be taught each week/ or month etc.?

I'm looking for broad feedback as mostly what i have heard is that yeah, its ok. I have rarely heard really strong positive feedback and often know of folks who went private. But, a lot of that personal feedback I have received had a lot to do with how RH and MCPS in general handled Covid. But to be clear, I am not worried at all about what happened during covid or Ted Cruz. I was just trying to get ahead of that for responses and to explain I want to hear folks views on recent / last couple of years at Rosemary Hills. I want to hear if people feel like the school is strong, their experience with teachers, whether their kids are doing well, whether or not they feel lost in such a big school, and how others have considered attending vs. going to private school. We are pretty early on this - and not sure how else to get updated feedback from other parents. Thanks so much!

Thanks - just did!

Hi fellow parents -
We are zoned for Rosemary Hills Elementary school and are debating whether we should apply for private school for next fall (which would need to be soon) or plan to try out Rosemary Hills. I have seen a lot of poor reviews, but most are outdated. I've also heard there are 7 Kindergarten classes, which seems like a lot. I'm really interested in hearing from folks who either currently have kids in Rosemary Hills, or parents who considered going and instead chose to go private instead and why. I know folks had a lot of concerns during Covid and Rosemary Hills was shockingly brought to national attention by Ted Cruz, but I really want to focus on people's experience more recently (in the last couple of years). My kids are doing well in preschool and at this point, don't expect to have any IEP or special needs. Any and all input to help us determine what to do - would be super helpful!
Thanks so much!
Pamela

Hi fellow parents -
We are zoned for Rosemary Hills Elementary school and are debating whether we should apply for private school for next fall or go to Rosemary Hills. I have seen a lot of poor reviews, but most are outdated. I've also heard there are 7 Kindergarten classes, which seems like a lot. I'm really interested in hearing from folks who either currently have kids in Rosemary Hills, or parents who considered going and instead chose to go private instead and why. I know folks had a lot of concerns during Covid and Rosemary Hills was shockingly brought to national attention by Ted Cruz, but I really want to focus on people's experience more recently (in the last couple of years). My kids are doing well in preschool and at this point, don't expect to have any IEP or special needs. Any an all input to help us determine what to do - would be super helpful!
Thanks so much!
Pamela