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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry this is happening to you. One thing I would say is that relationships in 5th grade proved to be really important for my kids transition to middle school (at Deal). With my older kid, they didn't have a lot of tight friendships in 5th grade because we had just moved to the school. I noticed this was a big struggle when the 6th grade transition happened- they just didn't have a lot of confidence and felt like an outsider to all the "groups" of kids from different elementary schools. With my older kid, they had a strong friend group in elementary and that translated to a strong social start in 6th grade (although some of those relationships faded). You know your kid better than anyone, but it can be hard either way. For that reason, I second the PP that suggested you affirmatively work to strengthen a couple of prior relationships (or create opportunity for new friends) even if you need to step in more to orchestrate. Good luck.[/quote]
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