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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our school does summer tutoring sessions for new students that they think might need this. So I imagine your school would have reached out if your kid is in this situation?[/quote]

OP - okay thanks. Yea I didn't hear about this from our school at all. They both passed their entrance tests with flying colors.  I am just worried about the amount of homework for the 4th grader.  They have never had daily homework in public school before. [/quote]

That will be an adjustment.  Our school doesn’t offer tutoring for new students and I honestly wouldn’t worry about the content.  I have heard though that the hw expectations are hard on students coming from public.  And at our school at least, fourth grade really ramps up on homework.  I don’t think there’s much you can do aside from set expectations.

Have a plan for how your afternoons/evenings go.  For my kids, they get about 30 minutes after school to have a snack and wind down, then they start homework and I expect it to be done by dinnertime which is usually 6:00 or 6:30.  Occasionally they have a bit more to finish after dinner, but that’s rare.

You’ll probably need to work with them a bit as they get used to it, but they’ll get there :). [/quote]

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