Anonymous wrote:Is the grading as tough at Takoma as it is at Eastern? Do a lot of kids end up with B's on their report card?

The conventional wisdom is that Eastern grades are harder, and that 6th grade in particular is much more rigorous at Eastern. Both are incredible programs, but Eastern has a lot of homework and a lot of projects that require kids to do specific tasks in order, spread out over a long time period. For a kid who is not well-organized or whose parents are not watching closely, the Eastern projects can easily feel overwhelming.

Anonymous wrote:Is the grading as tough at Takoma as it is at Eastern? Do a lot of kids end up with B's on their report card?

Mine haven’t. All As. If the kids are studious it’s not tough and there isn’t a lot of homework.

Is the grading as tough at Takoma as it is at Eastern? Do a lot of kids end up with B's on their report card?

Congrats everyone! I’ve had two kids at the TPMS magnet and it’s fantastic! You can’t go wrong accepting the place and I’ve heard eastern is great too.

Got TPMS email for information session. Nothing from Eastern.

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Anonymous wrote:We got an email last night from the director of Eastern that we were offered a spot. Nothing in the mail or on Parentvue yet, and no word either way from TPMS yet.

Are you zoned for eastern?

No

Anonymous wrote:We got an email last night from the director of Eastern that we were offered a spot. Nothing in the mail or on Parentvue yet, and no word either way from TPMS yet.

Are you zoned for eastern?

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Anonymous wrote:Literally just got an email from TPMS welcoming my rising 5th grader. I guess I don't have to wait for the mail!

Same. My kid isn't going to want to go though.

I think my kid is going to want to go, but the logistics are going to be tough so I don't know if it is a good idea.

Anonymous wrote:Literally just got an email from TPMS welcoming my rising 5th grader. I guess I don't have to wait for the mail!

Same. My kid isn't going to want to go though.

Anonymous wrote:We got an email last night from the director of Eastern that we were offered a spot. Nothing in the mail or on Parentvue yet, and no word either way from TPMS yet.

As the parent of a former Eagle, a strong recommendation for that program. Just incredibly strong all around and a positive experience for my child.

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Anonymous wrote:We got an email last night from the director of Eastern that we were offered a spot. Nothing in the mail or on Parentvue yet, and no word either way from TPMS yet.

Was it a group email? So if you weren't part of the email, you didn't get a spot at Eastern?

It seemed to be, though not sure. It was addressed to "Future Eagles" but the names of who it was sent to were obviously not visibile -- must have been in BCC.

Literally just got an email from TPMS welcoming my rising 5th grader. I guess I don't have to wait for the mail!

Anonymous wrote:We got an email last night from the director of Eastern that we were offered a spot. Nothing in the mail or on Parentvue yet, and no word either way from TPMS yet.

Was it a group email? So if you weren't part of the email, you didn't get a spot at Eastern?

We got an email last night from the director of Eastern that we were offered a spot. Nothing in the mail or on Parentvue yet, and no word either way from TPMS yet.

Something from DCCAPS is in our USPS informed Delivery today. We didn't apply for choice, so heads up! Post results if you'd like!