Anonymous
Post 05/06/2014 08:57     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
Anonymous wrote:I thought Spanish speakers were not supposed to apply to the immersion programs? I would worry she will be very bored as the class learns basic vocabulary "Hello" the alphabet, etc


They can't exclude a population based on language, and there are many past and present Spanish (or whatever language) parents whose children speak the language, but want them to learn literacy as well. Past first grade, any open spots would be taken up by native/fluent-ish speakers anyway.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2014 08:47     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
I just wanted to say good luck! It sounds like the program will be a great fit for your daughter & family, I hope it all works out for you this year.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2014 06:28     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
Anonymous wrote:It's not "red-shirting" to enter your daughter at the normal time.

Is she: mature for her age, average or taller physically,are her fine and gross motor skills advanced? Does she feel most comfortable playing with children who are slightly older? Is she academically ahead of schedule?

Think ahead to middle school. This is from someone who had a family member pushed ahead, and it didn't work out well in the long run.


PP, I assume that OP is a better judge of whether OP's child is ready for kindergarten than you are.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2014 05:54     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
I thought Spanish speakers were not supposed to apply to the immersion programs? I would worry she will be very bored as the class learns basic vocabulary "Hello" the alphabet, etc
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 22:55     Subject: Re:My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
Good luck with the early entrance exam. A late September birthday should be no big deal for a girl entering Kindergarten (I would say differently for boys). See how the exam goes then decide from there. If MCPS thinks she will do well in K then she'll be fine in immersion, especially if she already has some Spanish speaking background. It's the same curriculum as the regular K program -- only in Spanish.
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 22:04     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
It's not "red-shirting" to enter your daughter at the normal time.

Is she: mature for her age, average or taller physically,are her fine and gross motor skills advanced? Does she feel most comfortable playing with children who are slightly older? Is she academically ahead of schedule?

Think ahead to middle school. This is from someone who had a family member pushed ahead, and it didn't work out well in the long run.
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 21:58     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
Well that makes more sense then. Good luck to your daughter on the EEK test. I think it varies by school but at ours they expect the kids to be at end of K level to pass. I assume that means reading at around level 6 and writing decently (in english of course, since this is not immersion).
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 21:50     Subject: Re:My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
OP again, I meant everyone in my household can speak Spanish, rather than "knows Spanish." My daughter can't read or write it yet though.
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 21:48     Subject: Re:My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
I'm the OP. We are American citizens, but we spent the first 3.5 yrs in South America, so everyone knows Spanish. I personally haven't bought into the "redshirting" theory, but to each their own. I'm really looking for someone who's been in my position, not for people to judge my decision. Every child is different and no one knows mine.
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 21:33     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
I didn't even know that children were eligible for the lottery if they were past the age cut-off and hadn't been accepted EEK.
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 21:25     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
At our school (not this one) they do they EEK (early entrance to Kindergarten) evaluation at K orientation.

That seems like a stretch to send a EEK kid to an immersion program. I would never do that to my kid, but to each their own!
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 21:23     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
Actually they do test for early entrance to K at the orientations now. Our neighbor was evaluated at our local elementary school's event last week.
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 21:16     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
If you just mean Kindergarten orientation, they don't evaluate kids for early admissions there..
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 20:46     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
The rest of the parents do not want their children to learn Spanish?
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2014 19:51     Subject: My daughter has a late sept birthday, but got into RCFES immersion program.
Hi,

We have our kindergarten roundup next week and am nervous as we will lose the spot if she doesn't pass. Unlike a large percentage, I really would like for my daughter to learn Spanish and would hate to lose the spot. Does anyone know of a situation similar?