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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I start asking - what can I do? what should I do?  what have other parents done?   [/quote]

We were in the same boat last year, and didn't worry too much about it.
However, we sign up the kid for a prep class over the summer.  It was one of the many different "camps" that the kid had over the summer.  
It was the only "academically oriented" one.

I looked over all the material, and there was nothing directly "coaching for the test" as others have contented.
Rather, mostly it was doing additional math exercises and reading stories... in a way, it was just like some more school.  Although the level of work was higher than what was in normal elementary at that level.  They did take "tests" in a standardized way, which I think does help them be comfortable with the format.
So, in the end, I basically signed my kid up for a couple extra weeks of "school" in the middle of other camps during the summer.  It was no big deal, and the kid actually enjoyed it :-) (that was actually my initial concern when signing up).

The kid did well on the Cogat and is in the pool (although I tend to doubt that was because of the class).
I think I will probably be doing the same this upcoming year, even though there is no test to study for.  Basically, the summer vacation is a very long stretch to do no academics.  A couple of weeks in the middle of a "fun school" will keep them sharp and have them not lose so much of what they have learned.

(feel free to whack away!)[/quote]

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