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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've actually be struck by how similar it feels to preschool and we were in a play-based preschool! At least it feels that way for me and my DS hasn't acted like it feels so different to him either. He still mostly talks about all the games they get to play with and tells me his favorite part of the day is recess.

I wonder if he's in for a shock once they get going on academics.

When does this usually start by the way? So far it's been all orientation to the school, facilities, specials teachers, etc. and... coloring. Yup. They sent some papers home and it's been about 10 pages of coloring so far.

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It's to get the students used to the routine. The teachers are gathering data to be able to form small groups for math and reading instruction. But mostly it's to get students acclimated to the classroom rules and routines. The first week can be a doozy, especially when students who have never been to school before are in your classroom.

Academics will start pretty soon, but the teachers need to give the KRA soon which is a 1:1 assessment. Expect more simple work to be done during that time because all students will work independently during that time. Some schools may have specialists give the test so that the teachers can give their attention to the whole class, or sub time may be provided so that the teacher can test in a quiet area outside the classroom while a sub is with the class. [/quote]

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