Anonymous
Post 09/05/2015 16:29     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Newington forest ?
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2015 16:28     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

30 in kindergarten at news from forest. WAY TOO MANY!
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2015 13:09     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

24 in K. Teacher indicated they have an extra class this year and that's delightfully low!
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 18:59     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:is that a typo, 39?


Not a typo, 39. But yes, they're rumored to have approval to hire another teacher but no idea how long that process takes....


39 is just... . I can't imagine how they even fit 39 kids in a classroom.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 18:01     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:I heard from a friend that pimmit hills schools have 18-20 max.

Really? Yet you are unable to name the school.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 17:32     Subject: Re:How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

21, 3rd grade

We lucked out because last year there were three 2nd grade classes with 26-27 kids. There must have been several kids added over the summer because this year there are four 3rd grade classes with class sizes of 20-21.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 17:00     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:is that a typo, 39?


Not a typo, 39. But yes, they're rumored to have approval to hire another teacher but no idea how long that process takes....
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 16:32     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:28 in my daughters 1st grade class. Last year she had less than 20 in her kindergarten class (with an aide). I'm a little nervous about this class size.


That's a LOT of first graders in one class, dude.


That number is not unusually high.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 15:59     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I heard from a friend that pimmit hills schools have 18-20 max.


Everything's better in Pimmit Hills! I hear they have panda bears frolicking on the playground!

If you review the MCA anaylsis on class sizes, Pimmit Hills (Westgate and Lemon Road) have the smallest class sizes in the McLean civic association area. It might have something to do with more resources to poorer and ESOL students. Seems like there are enough student of need but not too many that the test scores stay higher.

Whereas, by school, the average class size for each McLean-area elementary school is:
• 23.9 (Chesterbrook),
• 25.8 (Churchill Road),
• 24.7 (Colvin Run),
• 23.5 (Haycock),
• 25.3 (Kent Gardens),
• 22.1 (Lemon Road),
• 24.6 (Franklin Sherman),
• 25.8 (Spring Hill),
• 21.4 (Westgate);

http://mcleancitizens.org/ey/MCA%20Class%20Size%20Resolution%20-%20final.pdf



I also believe that Westgate and Lemon Road don't have trailers where as all the other do but I am not 100% sure.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 15:57     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I heard from a friend that pimmit hills schools have 18-20 max.


Everything's better in Pimmit Hills! I hear they have panda bears frolicking on the playground!

If you review the MCA anaylsis on class sizes, Pimmit Hills (Westgate and Lemon Road) have the smallest class sizes in the McLean civic association area. It might have something to do with more resources to poorer and ESOL students. Seems like there are enough student of need but not too many that the test scores stay higher.

Whereas, by school, the average class size for each McLean-area elementary school is:
• 23.9 (Chesterbrook),
• 25.8 (Churchill Road),
• 24.7 (Colvin Run),
• 23.5 (Haycock),
• 25.3 (Kent Gardens),
• 22.1 (Lemon Road),
• 24.6 (Franklin Sherman),
• 25.8 (Spring Hill),
• 21.4 (Westgate);

http://mcleancitizens.org/ey/MCA%20Class%20Size%20Resolution%20-%20final.pdf

Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 15:47     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Teacher here: lowest, 24, highest, 30. We have one member of our dept w/ 37. Not a typo. 37. I had 37 my first year at the school as well.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 15:34     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:28 in my daughters 1st grade class. Last year she had less than 20 in her kindergarten class (with an aide). I'm a little nervous about this class size.


That's a LOT of first graders in one class, dude.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 15:22     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I heard from a friend that pimmit hills schools have 18-20 max.


Everything's better in Pimmit Hills! I hear they have panda bears frolicking on the playground!


Kawaii! I'll move there, then!
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 14:06     Subject: How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

28 in my daughters 1st grade class. Last year she had less than 20 in her kindergarten class (with an aide). I'm a little nervous about this class size.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2015 14:03     Subject: Re:How are the class sizes this year at your school in FCPS?

22 in 1st grade, FCPS (non-Title 1 School).