We got a chance to say hi to J's kindergarten teacher today, and tell her that he's skipped to second grade. She's so sweet! Her face was very animated as she congratulated J and said that she had thought he might skip. She also expressed her frustration as a kindergarten teacher, when she recognized J's needs and talents, but the school really couldn't/wouldn't do anything for kids that young. I told her how we had to "work the system" to get him tested by claiming that we wanted him to skip first grade. Of course, we did have him skip first grade, but we hadn't even thought of skipping a grade until we had to do it to get J tested!
I understand her predicament better now, and we all love her even more. Z is looking forward to being in her class next year. That's highly likely if J stays at his current school, because siblings get priority and don't have to be drawn in the lottery. And Z is reading better than lots of kids can before kindergarten, so I'm sure he'll be placed in the top class, which is taught by our wonderful Mrs. G.
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