Begin in January or Fall?

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  • January 6, 2011 at 12:07 pm
    dmccall3
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    My son’s birthday is in March. I am trying to decide whether to have his school years beginning in January or in the Fall. The reason I’d rather not do Fall is that if I wait to begin year 1 when he’s 6, he will really be 6.5. Isnt that too late?

    January 6, 2011 at 12:58 pm
    nerakr
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    Starting Year 1 at 6.5 isn’t too late. Of course, you know if he’s ready to start 1st grade now or not. Or you could compromise and start a light schedule in the summer.

    My ds will be 7 in February. We will be almost through with first grade by then, but then we started in June.

    January 6, 2011 at 9:53 pm
    MamaSnow
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    I think it depends on the child.  My oldest turned 5 in Ocotber, and so we will start Kindergarten (officially)  in January, although if she was in our local school she would not start until July (when she would be almost 6).  However, given that she is already reading and doing copywork – she was more than ready to go ahead and start “kindergarten”.    (We’ve sort of eased into doing kindergarten type work without really meaning to over the last several months.)  But, with a child who is not really ready or interested yet, I certainly don’t think waiting until they are a bit older hurts anything either.  In fact, I would say that unless you are absolutely SURE that the child is ready to start sooner i would err on the side of starting a little later.

    Jen

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