Just need to express frustration

[cdrumm4448]

I am still waiting for dd's school to send out information regarding whether they are going to transition to all-day Kindergarten. Every fiber of my being is against all-day K for her. She is a young five and going from 8 hours a week to 35 hours a week is just plain wrong, IMO. The studies I have found indicate there is no academic difference by fifth grade between kids who have attended full-day K versus half-day K. Also, academics are covered in the morning in most programs and the afternoons are used for naps and enrichment. Since tuition would be over $4,000 a year, I can provide naps and enrichment at home.

 

She wants to stay there half-day. She wants to experience gym and go to the Daddy-Daughter Dance again. I believe every child's needs are different so I won't force her to homeschool, but send out the notice already! I'm hoping they will still offer the half-day option, but I'm tired of worrying and thinking about it. Does anyone have a switch I can use to temporarily turn off that part of my mind?

[abbeyej]

I'm sorry. It's tough when your brain is stuck on a loop about something over which you have no control. Can you call the school next week and harass them? :)

[cdrumm4448]

Actually, I was thinking of Facebooking a board member I happen to be kind of friends with. Just a casual inquiry.

[alpidarkomama]

So if they go to full-day and don't have a half-day option, does that mean parents HAVE to pay $4K per year? That seems really, really wrong! :confused:

[Pippen]

My daughter started ps one year after they started full day kindergarten. I was the only parent who took the full day option that year but I did get permission for her to stay through lunch and recess, which I think really helped out socially.

 

My daughter thought she was the luckiest kid in the class getting to come home for the afternoons. I did a daily reading lesson but beyond that did what we would normally do and she felt all along that she was ahead of the other kids.

[ChristusG]

They are talking of doing this mid-year?? That seems crazy to me!

[cdrumm4448]

So if they go to full-day and don't have a half-day option, does that mean parents HAVE to pay $4K per year? That seems really, really wrong! :confused:

 

Yes. Tuition for all-day Kindergarten would be the same as 1-8.

[cdrumm4448]

They are talking of doing this mid-year?? That seems crazy to me!

 

No, for next year. Our registration forms for next year come out shortly (but not soon enough.)

[cdrumm4448]

I just heard back from my friend on the board. They had recently had the preschool parents fill out surveys regarding their position on all-day Kindergarten, and apparently they came back 50/50 for/against. Since we are a small Catholic school, we have no room to expand without an addition or moving preschool off-site. Since there wasn't a clear majority in favor of the change, they are tabling it until next year. Thankfully I won't have to worry about it!

 

Thanks for everyone who listened to me whine. This is such a huge load off my mind! Now, I have a year to decide whether to homeschool dd for 1st grade!