School

A few months ago we applied to have Jacob enrolled in pre-kindergarten at Shenandoah Elementary. It was a lottery and we received a letter that he got in. A few of his friends got in as well. We were very excited because he needs something more as he grows older and smarter and gets bored at home. He is a child that needs stimulation and thrives on learning. I received a call a few days ago from the director of the program at the school and somehow his age slipped past her and the office until that day. She explained that the state has a strick age rule for pre-k and children can only turn 5 after Sept 30th. Since Jacob turns 5 five days before he cannot attend the program. This put us in a bind. He is now enrolled in kindergarten for next fall and even though he will probably attend it seems too early. Of course, we are looking at him when he is 4 1/2 but he is so small. My friend told me there are a few small kids in her daughter's kindergarten class but at this age it isn't such a big deal. We feel that he would be fine in the education and structure part of the program. The director stated that it isn't uncommon for parents of younger, smaller children to have their child be in kindergarten another year. I know the Homer twins across the street did that. Another option would be to have him do BREC for another year and then do kindergarten but most of the kids in that program are younger than him even now. I am planning on visiting one of the K classrooms at Shenandoah to see how Jacob might fit in. Our little guy will most likely go to kindergarten the next school year. That sounds so strange, but he really has grown and progressed over the last year.