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spindles · 08-09-2009, 10:45 PM

Just a follow-up. We met with the Principal today and had a walk around. We also got to meet and talk briefly with one of the kindergarten teachers. It is quite a small school (about 300 students), but they provide a lot of extra activities which could be good (like dance, music, sport), have quite a good computer lab and smart boards in all class rooms.

We asked about
* what the expectation was in terms of skills the child should have prior to starting
* how drop off and pick up works (especially for the younger kids)

The principal has obviously done this quite a bit as the hour contained a lot of information.

I think our eldest is 99% going to this school for quite a few reasons
* It is easy walking distance from home
* Our son is also at a pre-school that is close and will know quite a few kids from there (last year and also this year) that will be going to this school
* The teacher we met seems quite impressive and keen to get the kids started in learning to read (which is really where kindergarten is focussed).
* We've had quite a few people recommend the school

08-09-2009, 10:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	Just a follow-up. We met with the Principal today and had a walk around. We also got to meet and talk briefly with one of the kindergarten teachers. It is quite a small school (about 300 students), but they provide a lot of extra activities which could be good (like dance, music, sport), have quite a good computer lab and smart boards in all class rooms. We asked about * what the expectation was in terms of skills the child should have prior to starting * how drop off and pick up works (especially for the younger kids) The principal has obviously done this quite a bit as the hour contained a lot of information. I think our eldest is 99% going to this school for quite a few reasons * It is easy walking distance from home * Our son is also at a pre-school that is close and will know quite a few kids from there (last year and also this year) that will be going to this school * The teacher we met seems quite impressive and keen to get the kids started in learning to read (which is really where kindergarten is focussed). * We've had quite a few people recommend the school __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?