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[quote=Anonymous]Depending on your home ES, immersion programs would be worth looking into. But make sure you really check the school- some immersion programs are in schools that I wouldn’t give up a good home school for.

Our DC is in a full immersion program far from our neighborhood and yes, it can be challenging- esp when it comes to play dates and being involved at the school. BUT it is well worth it for us. We still feel part of a community- albeit one that is a little tougher to navigate. The parents are great- many of us are in the same boat in that we live far from the school and have come to rely on each other. Our DC is learning an invaluable tool that will help her succeed. We have noticed her English writing isn’t great. She struggles with spelling as she writes the word the way it sounds which isn’t always correct (we’ve had a tough time explaining the silent k, and why words that sound the same can be spelled multiple ways). But we supplement that with reading lots of English books as well as spelling/language arts worksheets. She does not read English as well as other children in her grade but we were told most kids in immersion eventually catch up by 3rd grade and we think based on what we’ve seen that she will catch up as well. She loves reading in English so we’re not worried.

Good luck getting in. If you don’t get in this time, keep trying. There are quite a few kids who get into the program in later years.
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