Comments on: School Starting Age – Our Personal Experience http://planningwithkids.com/2010/01/21/school-starting-age-our-personal-experience/ 2 parents, 5 kids, organised chaos Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: SilverMoonhttp://planningwithkids.com/2010/01/21/school-starting-age-our-personal-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-15504 SilverMoon Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:08:32 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=5496#comment-15504 Master 5 is a late April baby, and he started school last year. Being born only 6 days before the cut off, he was the youngest (and shortest) child in Prep, but he was definately ready to go to school. He could already read, write a little, and spell some words too, plus he was starting to pick up basic maths (one plus one, little sums like that). We were worried if we didn't send him to school he would a) be bored with not learning anything more from me at home, and b) end up being too advanced to fit in well at school. He has made plenty of friend in all grades, and is thriving at school. Really, it does come down to individual children. Miss 4 has a November birthday, so she will be starting at age 5, 3 months, with her kinder peers, but as for Master 1, we will see when we get there. .-= SilverMoon´s last blog ..<a href="http://silvermoon-dragon.blogspot.com/2010/01/flash-game-friday_22.html" rel="nofollow">Flash Game Friday</a> =-. Master 5 is a late April baby, and he started school last year. Being born only 6 days before the cut off, he was the youngest (and shortest) child in Prep, but he was definately ready to go to school. He could already read, write a little, and spell some words too, plus he was starting to pick up basic maths (one plus one, little sums like that). We were worried if we didn’t send him to school he would a) be bored with not learning anything more from me at home, and b) end up being too advanced to fit in well at school. He has made plenty of friend in all grades, and is thriving at school. Really, it does come down to individual children. Miss 4 has a November birthday, so she will be starting at age 5, 3 months, with her kinder peers, but as for Master 1, we will see when we get there.
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]]> By: katehttp://planningwithkids.com/2010/01/21/school-starting-age-our-personal-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-15456 kate Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:52:47 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=5496#comment-15456 This was an interesting one for us too. We have 2 May girls, and here in SA, that means that in the public system they would do 6 months of reception and be the oldest in their classes. Our other option was the Catholic system, where May birthday kids start in term 2 and just do 3 terms before moving on to grade 1- and they will be among the youngest in their classes. That was the option we chose, for a number of reasons. Our oldest will be starting this year, so the outcome is yet to be seen, but given her height, academic and social readiness, I'm feeling very positive about it. This was an interesting one for us too. We have 2 May girls, and here in SA, that means that in the public system they would do 6 months of reception and be the oldest in their classes. Our other option was the Catholic system, where May birthday kids start in term 2 and just do 3 terms before moving on to grade 1- and they will be among the youngest in their classes. That was the option we chose, for a number of reasons.
Our oldest will be starting this year, so the outcome is yet to be seen, but given her height, academic and social readiness, I’m feeling very positive about it.

]]> By: Maritahttp://planningwithkids.com/2010/01/21/school-starting-age-our-personal-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-15406 Marita Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:08:48 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=5496#comment-15406 Annie was born on 1st May so the decision was made for me. She started school at 5yrs and 9mnths old. Academically she was more than ready but socially and emotionally she struggles but that is not for age related reasons. Heidi born 24th Jan starts school this year at age 5 and 2 weeks. But she is going into a pre-prep class which is more of a practice run for school and starts full on prep in 2011 at age 6. I think that was the best decision. Oddly the age of my children starting school has not caused me worry. However the choice of where to send them to school was a nightmare and I'm still not 100% sure we've made the right choice for Annie. Annie was born on 1st May so the decision was made for me. She started school at 5yrs and 9mnths old. Academically she was more than ready but socially and emotionally she struggles but that is not for age related reasons.

Heidi born 24th Jan starts school this year at age 5 and 2 weeks. But she is going into a pre-prep class which is more of a practice run for school and starts full on prep in 2011 at age 6. I think that was the best decision.

Oddly the age of my children starting school has not caused me worry. However the choice of where to send them to school was a nightmare and I’m still not 100% sure we’ve made the right choice for Annie.

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