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OK -- so, why did we aim for this apartment that had a July 1st start date? The NYC school process! I believe in trying to give my child the best start as possible. Our oldest is 5, will be 6 in September -- so, in the state we're moving from, he will be going into Kindergarten due to Sept. 1 cut-off. In NYC, the cut-off is Dec. 31st, so he should be going in 1st grade there.
You would think, skipping a grade would be enough -- but I notice that there is summer gifted and talented (G&T) testing. We just need to apply by June 19th. We barely managed to secure our lease for July 1st by the 18th, after getting the process started in early June. They say they will accept it because your child has to be a resident by July 1st to take the G&T exam. I have my husband go to the office and submit the form right on June 19th, the last day to apply.
Whew! Then testing is on July 6th. And as you know, the landlord had delayed our move-in to July 15th, so we're still out of the city for that, but that's our little secret (NYC doesn't have to know). I book a hotel the night before and we enjoy a nice day in the city on Sunday.
I underestimate not having breakfast at the hotel -- husband is super-cranky and we're running behind schedule that morning... we have to get to the testing site by 10 AM. We get there after nixing one of the places we wanted to go that morning. I made sure my son had protein and was ready-to-go!
Will he pass the 1st grade G&T, given he did not attend a kindergarten? We at least tried. All this work and money just to give him opportunities.
That day, I also stop by PS340 and sign him up for our zoned school. Everything's set and we're not really living there yet because the landlord cannot get her act together and get the renovations done!!! Is this normal for NYC?
It felt so good to have all the school stuff done (made the G&T test and registered at local school) and not have to move yet.
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