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[quote=Anonymous]We moved our kid in 5th from a charter to our neighborhood elementary that feeds Deal. It was a hard year. My child struggled socially and academically. If he was a stronger athlete it may not have been so bad. I learned later on that 5th grade teachers were known for being the weakest at our elementary school. So much of 5th grade was rah rah reflecting on all of the years from PreK that my child was an outsider and little was done to find a place to make him feel connected. Would I do it again? We really needed to move for some other reasons. What would I do differently? The summer leading into 5th I would really try and support your child with connecting with some classmates. The 1st few weeks of school over engage. Invite 2 classmates to a movie and dessert, Go ice skating / bowling anything active support developing friendships. You want to make sure your daughter has someone to go trick or treating with.[/quote]
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