Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of anyone doing this.

Likewise, while people switch, I haven't heard of anybody leaving for a day to check it out. I mean, think about it, would you really make school decisions based on what your 3 year-old happens to feel like for one day? Not only that, you'd actually have to experiment with your child back and forth. How'd you explain that to her/him? No, parents do choose other schools but they pack up and leave. Indeed, notwithstanding your curiosity, the situation here is in all likelihood someone who indeed did go on vacation. I have a Jewish friend (in private not public) who is taking the whole next week off. Not a great idea when school starts if you ask me but not unheard of at all.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you do it? Do you do a feeler day at the new school and just call in absent to your current school? Do you just give notice, pick up your kid's stuff and go?

I ask because my daughter's new pre-k best friend was "on vacation" today, and I fear that means she's outta there.

I'm not trying to slam those of you who dual-enroll or switch schools. I'm just curious and am wondering if I need to prepare my little girl for her friend not returning.

last year my DD was at a new charter. There was so much churn the 1st few weeks, I stopped asking about classmates names. It should be pretty stable now.

I would guess the child went on a vacation today - I have a bunch of friends who left today to go home for Yom Kippur.

Rosh HaShanah is Monday and Tuesday. Yom kippur is the following Wednesday.

Anonymous wrote:How do you do it? Do you do a feeler day at the new school and just call in absent to your current school? Do you just give notice, pick up your kid's stuff and go?

I ask because my daughter's new pre-k best friend was "on vacation" today, and I fear that means she's outta there.

I'm not trying to slam those of you who dual-enroll or switch schools. I'm just curious and am wondering if I need to prepare my little girl for her friend not returning.

last year my DD was at a new charter. There was so much churn the 1st few weeks, I stopped asking about classmates names. It should be pretty stable now.

I would guess the child went on a vacation today - I have a bunch of friends who left today to go home for Yom Kippur.

Anonymous wrote:I know one kid in my child's class who really did go on vacation. It happens!

+1

We did when my son was in a private pre-K... my dad rented a beach house so we took the first week.

We wouldn't do that now that DS is older, but at these early ages I think parents are pretty flexible since it doesn't "count" as much.

We have had a few kids leave our charter school for greener pastures. Nobody thinks twice about it; they just rebalanced the classrooms in the second week. I hope your daughter's friend is just on vacation--our DC has had a tough transition, too, and having kids leave, especially the high SES ones that we hoped would stick around, leaves everyone a little anxious.

could be for the holidays.

Lots of people go on vacation, especially on Fridays. But, I did keep my daycare spot for two weeks last year while trying out a new charter that we got into late. I wouldn't have one this if there was a waiting list though.

Your pre-k'er will be fine losing her "best" friend of a few days.

I know one kid in my child's class who really did go on vacation. It happens!

But isn't this why the waitlists move so much through September?

I've never heard of anyone doing this. I did hear of a family trying appletree during early childhood transition week and then de-enrolling and going with a DCPS school. This was a couple years ago.

Anonymous wrote:Wait, who said she was on vacation? Is that what your kid said or did that come from the teacher?

My kid said the teacher said that. I know it's paranoid and weird to speculate, and that you all can't tell me anything, but I hate to think my daughter's seemingly closest friend is gone because having a partner in crime was helping her with the otherwise tough transition.

Also, I'm genuinely interested in how people handle this.

Wait, who said she was on vacation? Is that what your kid said or did that come from the teacher?

Anonymous wrote:I ask because my daughter's new pre-k best friend was "on vacation" today, and I fear that means she's outta there.

Seems like a pretty far leap if you ask me. Most likely she is out sick.

How do you do it? Do you do a feeler day at the new school and just call in absent to your current school? Do you just give notice, pick up your kid's stuff and go?

I ask because my daughter's new pre-k best friend was "on vacation" today, and I fear that means she's outta there.

I'm not trying to slam those of you who dual-enroll or switch schools. I'm just curious and am wondering if I need to prepare my little girl for her friend not returning.