Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 21:33     Subject: Swami Returns
Anonymous wrote:What you think?

1st Grade

Lafayette
Hearst
Murch
Janney

3rd Grade

Lafayette
Hearst
Murch
Janney


Swami thinks if you have no preference, you will stay where you are.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 21:33     Subject: Re:Swami Returns
Anonymous wrote:What's your prediction?
Prek 3
No inbound school

1. Marie Reed Elementary School (Dual Language)
2. Ross Elementary School
3. Marie Reed Elementary School
4. Breakthrough Montessori PCS
5. DC Bilingual PCS
6. Creative Minds
7. Appletree PCS (Columbia Heights)
8. Hyde Addison Elementary School
9. Insprired Teaching Demonstration PCS
10. Washington Yu Ying PCS
11. Munde Verde Bilingual PCS
12. Bridges PCS


Swami says you'll match with ATCH initially with top 30 waitlist numbers at Breakthrough, CMI, and DCB. You will wonder if you should have ordered your initial list differently, and DCUM will question you for it. You'll end up staying at AT because you get assigned to Breakthrough Takoma on a July offer and it just doesn't work for you.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 21:30     Subject: Re:Swami Returns
Anonymous wrote:PK 3 - No preference


  • Mundo Verde
    Stokes Brookland – Spanish
    Stokes Brookland – French
    Yu Ying
    IT
    Haynes
    Lee
    SSMS
    CMI
    CHMS
    Marie Reed
    Meridian



    • Swami says you'll end up at Lee, even though you are unsure about Montessori. You will ask about language options in every new parent meeting, and fight for a Spanish club.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:29     Subject: Re:Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:Applied for PK3 with no sib preference. Already got into LAMB (!). Will relocate if necessary for school (that’s why the schools are geographically all over the place).


    Mundo Verde
    Two Rivers 4th Street
    Two Rivers @ Young
    Inspired Teaching
    Creative Minds International
    Stokes
    DC Bilingual
    Maury (IB preference)
    School-Within-School
    Cap Hill Montessori


    Swami thinks you will move to Virginia before 2020.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:28     Subject: Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:PK 4– perfectly happy at our EOTP IB school, playing mostly for fun/feeder pattern:

    1. Murch
    2. Mann
    3. Eaton
    4. Ross
    5. Mundo
    6. Stokes—Brookland (Spanish)
    7. Hearst
    8. Hyde-Addison
    9. SWS
    10. Yu Ying
    11. DCB
    12. Stokes—East End (Spanish)

    Are we headed for another year at our IB?
    9.


    Swami says yu'll get into EE and eventually decline after careful google map traffic and waze consideration.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:27     Subject: Re:Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:3rd grade at HRCS - I shot for the stars. What do you think Swami?

    1. Hearst
    2. Mann
    3. Janney
    4. Stoddert
    5. Murch
    6. Key
    7. Lafayette
    8. Ross
    9. Eaton
    10. Hyde-Addison
    11. Inspired


    Swami says the old adage is true... when you shoot for the stars, you end up at Hyde Addison swing space, and decide to stay where you are.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:26     Subject: Re:Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:Pre K 3
    In Bound Whittier (not listed)
    No sibling preference

    1. Washington Yu Ying PCS
    2. DC Bilingual PCS
    3. E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program)
    4. Bancroft Elementary School
    5. Shepherd Elementary School
    6. Breakthrough Montessori PCS
    7. Lee Montessori PCS
    8. Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS
    9. Bridges PCS
    10. Capital City PCS – Lower School
    11. E.L. Haynes PCS – Elementary School
    12. Dorothy I. Height Elementary School

    #191 at LAMB

    CommuniKids
    Centronia
    MM Bethune

    Please help me SWAMI, the anxiety is REAL!


    Swami says Bethune (both campuses before May), Breakthrough on Friday with real anxiety about their location issues. You won't have numbers better than 40 at any of your top schools and buckle up for the location uncertainty.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:25     Subject: Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:PK4 Ross inbound no sib. Hoping we have better luck than last year!


    Swami knows your patience will be rewarded, but you will complain about Art on a Cart.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:25     Subject: Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:PK 3 (no sibling preference)
    1. TR Young
    2. Stokes EE French
    3. TR 4th
    4. Lee
    5. SWS
    6. MV
    7. CHML
    8. JO Wilson
    9. Apple tree LP
    10. AT OK Ave
    11. Miner (IB)


    Swmi thinks you will be rewarded for a reasonable list, and end up at EE French on Friday. You will spend the rest of the summer thinking you should have ordered your list differently until you receive an offer from TRYoung by July 20th. You will sign up to organize the classroom summer playdate.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:23     Subject: Re:Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:5th grade at HRCS

    1. Latin
    2. Basis


    The gift horse gets you into BASIS. You play out your HRCS middle school with some trepidation instead because you aren't loving the hours of homework.


    Thanks Swami. Forgot to mention that we’re IB for Deal. Would probably only leave our school for Latin.


    Then swami rides with declining BASIS and staying IB
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:22     Subject: Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:1st grade and PK3:

    1. Stokes Brookland Spanish
    2. Stokes Brookland French
    3. Mundo Verde
    4. DC Bilingual
    5. Inspired Teaching
    6. Ludlow-Taylor
    7. Two Rivers 4th
    8. Two Rivers Young
    9. JO Wilson
    10. Seaton
    11. Langley

    For PK3:
    1. Stokes Brookland Spanish
    2. Stokes Brookland French
    3. Mundo Verde
    4. DC Bilingual
    5. Inspired Teaching
    6. Two Rivers 4th
    7. Two Rivers Young
    8. JO Wilson
    9. Seaton
    10. Langley
    11. Our IB, where our older child already attends.


    Swami says your 1st grader will get into Seaton, get an ok number at their 1-7, and pull your PK3 child along. You'll happily settle at ITS and worry about middle high.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:21     Subject: Re:Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:5th Grade - no preferences but want to leave EOTP elementary and still possibly keep SH feed

    1. Latin
    2. Ludlow Taylor
    3. Creative Minds
    4. Inspired Teaching
    5. Basis


    Someone has to get into Latin without a sibling, and you are going to be the one. You are grateful for the bus drop off near CHML and will be using it daily.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:20     Subject: Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:Does Swami adjudicate marital lottery disputes? Here is our list, for PK3, IB at Noyes.

    1. Yu Ying
    2. Stokes Spanish
    3. Stokes French
    4. Mundo Verde
    5. Inspired Teaching
    6. Lee
    7. Two Rivers 4th
    8. Two Rivers Young
    9. Shining Stars
    10. JO Wilson
    11. Bruce-Monroe (English dominant)
    12. Langley

    DH believes that not listing Noyes, our IB, is a good plan because we can add it back right after the lottery and would jump the list. I would have preferred to eliminate Bruce-Monroe as too unlikely and keep Noyes to avoid the uncertainty. What does Swami think?


    Swami thinks this is the only thing your husband has been right about in some time, and you will have a terrible pull, add Noyes, and by the end of the summer end of enrolling at Noyes, then Langley (after hard conversation on whether it is that much better), and SSMA by August. Save a copy of your enrollment paperwork.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:19     Subject: Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:Military. Would be fine at IB but also trying for schools near work and JBAB bus schools.

    K, no sibiling

    Van Ness
    Hyde
    Eagle Riverfront
    Langley


    Swami says you will get into Eagle on pull, stick with Leckie for the time being, but get into Van Ness by August when all the Maury kids peel out.
    Anonymous
    Post 03/27/2018 21:18     Subject: Swami Returns
    Anonymous wrote:
    2nd grade and 4th grade

    1. Francis Stevens School Without Walls

    One egg in this basket, Swami. What say ye?


    Swami says I hope those eggs are hardboiled, because you will be scrambling come Friday.