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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's really hard to switch into any new school as a 4th grade girl, so I definitely wouldn't chalk this up to being school-specific. (2nd grade seems to be the last truly sweet spot where switching is easy for a well-adjusted kid; 3rd grade works if they're outgoing or find a good fit.) It's one of the reasons I'm always surprised by how many people play the lottery to go to a slightly "better" school for 1-2 years.[/quote]

I have a 5th grader that just switched schools (mid-sized public school) and she has transitioned in very nicely - I think the kids have been really welcoming because they're so used to switching classes and having new kids/different kids in their class each year. I will say that I was really worried, though, because 4th grade was definitely the year that some girls started maturing faster than others, and girls (especially those with older siblings) were not very nice to each other, definitely some catty/bullying behavior in 4th grade. So I agree that some of this is just that age is horrible, and some of this is because it's a small private where the kids already have strong relationships with only each other and don't have the opportunity to mix it up with a new class every year.[/quote]

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