Reply to Starting Fourth Grade at DCPS

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Starting Fourth Grade at DCPS"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you've got the basics.  Tour at Latin and Basis, with the understanding that Latin is truly a lottery (about 1 in 10 chance of getting in) and there are also kids who did not get in to Basis last year (I think 70-80 still on the waitlist).  I don't think Stuart Hobson let in any out of bounds kids this year (and that would include proximity preference).  You might want to also take a look at Two Rivers for 5th grade/middle school.  And, there are a (very) few Brent kids who have gone on to Jefferson and seem to be happy/doing well there.  My kid is at Basis now and enjoying it, for the most part.[/quote]

Thanks so much for your response! Do people have better luck with Two Rivers in fifth versus sixth grade?

I am actually wondering if it would make sense for my kid to go to Basis for 5th and then Jefferson for 6th, if she decides Basis isn't for her. I feel like it would give her a better transition year. Or maybe she'll prefer to stay. In general, [b]how much of the decision was yours versus your child's? [/b][/quote]

[b]OP, whatever you decide regarding how much weight to give to your child's opinion, please don't factor in whether or not her friends are going to a particular school.[/b] I've seen so many parents talk up our charter feeder MS/HS then play the lottery every year in hopes of going somewhere else. Just be prepared for kids not showing up there even if they talk a good game about wanting to go there. Then suddenly we heard oh, we're going to Latin/Basis/Private/Moving.

Also, friends generally change in middle school. Just pick the school that seems best for your kid. Everyone else will be doing the same.[/quote]

Yeah, I realize we can't know where my child's friends will end up, but I'm just wondering how much weight to give to general opinions about the schools. I mean, on one hand it would help to have buy-in, right? On the other hand, a fourth grader may not be best as making this decision. So I'm just wondering what the balance is and how much to override a kid's opinion... [/quote]

Sorry OP, but you're unlikely to have the luxury of your child following friends to any middle school, other than perhaps to BASIS.  You may just have one option in the public system - Jefferson Academy, with few or none of the 4th grade friends going. The numbers for Jefferson just aren't there.   Around 10 UMC students coming out of Brent are likely to start there in 6th grade next year, and probably fewer the following year with a new Wash Latin campus opening in 2020. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics