[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 5/4/2013
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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 5/3/2013
9:14 am - 5/4/2013
1. May/June POM Newsletter now available! (nataliasha2004)
2. Looking for nanny share -Weds, Thurs needed starting... (sftwins1)
3. kindergarten - keep together or separate twins? (seabringwatts)
4. Re: [sfpom_general] kindergarten - keep together... (florencebray)
5. Comment: Preschool (sept18_sf)
6. Re: [sfpom_general] Preschool (petermolly)
7. Comment: Preschool (seabringwatts)
8. Comment: Preschool (juliel08)
9. Comment: Preschool (robynroberts1128)
10. Comment: Preschool (nataliasha2004)
11. Comment: Preschool (sharono)
1. May/June POM Newsletter now available!
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nataliasha2004 - 5/3/2013 9:42 pm
Please check out the latest issue of Multiplicity here:
http://www.bigtent.com/usr/files/77826049_2_00_Multiplicity_May-Jun2013_web.pdfor?md=NjA3Nzg0MjI=
can been found/downloaded under the "files" tab. Hard
copies, for those who elected that method of delivery,
should be arriving in your mailboxes over the next few
days. Fyi - the online version is actually in color,
whereas the print version is not, if that matters to
anyone. (& if printing at home - it's 16 pages
long.)This issue is chock-full of info on the Club's
various goings on, as well as all the usual features
(birth announcements, recipes, events listings, etc.)
and I hope you'll have look!Thanks for reading,
NatashaPresident/Newsletter EditorSFPOM
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2. Looking for nanny share -Weds, Thurs needed starting In July
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sftwins1 - 5/3/2013 2:11 pm
We are looking for a nanny share situation or a
part-time nanny for our now 2 month old twin boys. We
need coverage on Wednesdays and Thursdays at a minimum
and have some flexibility with other coverage days. We
are looking with someone with twins experience. We live
in Pacific Heights.
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3. kindergarten - keep together or separate twins?
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seabringwatts - 5/3/2013 10:13 am
My b/g twins are starting kindergarten this fall at
public school (Alvarado Gen Ed). I have heard from
parents at Alvarado (and for public school in general)
that the district automatically splits up twins.1) Is
this true?2) Is there an opportunity to discuss the
options with the school?3) Who do you suggest I
contact...the principal or teachers or both?4) For
parents who have children already in elementary school,
what did you do, why and how did it go?My husband and I
are open to hearing about both paths (keeping our twins
together or separating them). We haven't made a
decision and frankly would like to ensure we can have
the discussion with the school before the school
arbitrarily makes that decision.Thanks,Virginia
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4. florencebray says...
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5/3/2013 10:55 am
Hi Virginia,I'm not sure what the SF school district
does as far as separating twins,(we're in Pacifica now)
but we did decide to split our boys. It has workedout
so well. One of our boys is very dominant and the
other was more of afollower. The dominant one would
always tell the other one what to do andthe follower
was happy to get direction from his brother. At first
theboys weren't sure about being split but pretty
quickly they found theirplace and made their own
friends. Our boys love each other and love toplay
together but often they are doing their own thing on
the play groundwith their own friends. It's really
been great and we haven't regrettedour decision for a
second.I think it's good for them to find their own
identity in their own classes.Congratulations on both
getting into Alvarado. We have friends there andthey
absolutely love it!Good luck, Florence BrayOn Fri, May
3, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Virginia Watts wrote: Virginia
Watts posted: My b/g twins are starting kindergarten
this fall at public school (Alvarado Gen Ed). I have
heard from parents at Alvarado (and for public school
in general) that the district automatically splits up
twins. 1) Is this true? 2) Is there an opportunity to
discuss the options with the school? 3) Who do you
suggest I contact...the principal or teachers or both?
4) For parents who have children already in elementary
school, what did you do, why and how did it go? My
husband and I are open to hearing about both paths
(keeping our twins together or separating them). We
haven't made a decision and frankly would like to
ensure we can have the discussion with the school
before the school arbitrarily makes that decision.
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Topic: Preschool
My b/g twins are 7 months. I keep hearing we need to get
them on a preschool waitlist...
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5. sept18_sf says...
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5/3/2013 7:19 am
It depends on the preschool, for some you've missed the
boat - they need to be on the list in-utero - but for
others (most of them really) you have plenty of time to
get on their list. They all have different time tables
for when you can first apply.
Email author: leslieellen at gmail.com
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6. petermolly says...
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5/3/2013 8:38 am
I'm not sure how long the wait lists are, we went to
Children's Campus at SF State University and the kids
loved it there! http://childrenscampus.sfsu.edu/Good
luck to you!Susanmom to Sean & Sarah
7/18/2006_________________ From: Robyn Roberts To: 'San
Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General
Discussion' Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 9:23
PMSubject: [sfpom_general] Preschool -
Ref#77809480Robyn Roberts posted:My b/g twins are 7
months. I keep hearing we need to get them on a
preschool waitlist ASAP. Is this true? I don't know a
thing about preschools here so I wouldn't even know
where to begin. Any advice is helpful! Thanks in
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7. seabringwatts says...
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5/3/2013 10:09 am
My friend started Kid Admit (the website that James
listed above) because she felt it was a confusing
process to seek out preschools when she was searching
for one for her son. The goal of that website is to
collect information on multiple schools in one place
and then allow you to apply to them via online. So
definitely check it out.That said, don't worry about
the preschool process if your twins are only 7 months
old. I started asking other parents about the process
when my twins were 10 months old as I like to be
prepared. But really, you can't actually apply for
preschools until the year before your children will
enroll. (I only found 1 school that had that
'waitlist' option from when your children are
babies.)There are MANY preschools in San Francisco and
you will surely find something that works for your
twins when you get to that stage. A friend told me to
find something that is near my home as it will make a
big difference, and it was some of the best advice I
received. My twins go to preschool only 10 minutes
away by car, which is really helpful for the morning
routine and getting us out the door and to
work/preschool.It also is great because the
families/friends that we have made live nearby so that
helps for play dates and getting together outside of
school.There are other posts on preschool so I
recommend searching the archives, too.
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8. juliel08 says...
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5/3/2013 10:13 am
Ditto on the "all depends" comment. We put down several
deposits on some of the snooty ones and when tour time
came around, I couldn't even get a tour, and got pretty
turned off. Even if you get your deposit in, it doesn't
necessarily increase your likelihood of getting in as
they have lots of quotas they need to meet (siblings,
gender / ethnicity mix, connections, and a bunch of
factors unknown). We choose not to play that game, and
boy are we happy we didn't.There are lots of great
schools that approach it differently though. Most of
the Montessori schools and others don't play that game.
Some offer year-round admissions (kids start and move
up grades based in their age and ability, rather than
the age they are in Sept) on a first-come, first-serve
basis. There's a good event in the Fall (I forget who
sponsors it, but its pretty widely publicized) where
you can meet with most of the schools which is really
helpful in helping you target what you want in a
school. So bottom line, you WILL find a great school,
but it does take some work. If you are set on the
fancy ones, it probably would be a good thing to start
writing those deposit checks now. But if you're more
mellow, no need to stress, just keep your eyes peeled
for the events in the fall.
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9. robynroberts1128 says...
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5/3/2013 11:53 am
Thanks everyone-such helpful info!
Email author: robynroberts1128 at gmail.com
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10. nataliasha2004 says...
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5/3/2013 3:27 pm
We hadn't given a THOUGHT to preschool when our nanny
left (our little ones were then almost 3) and we
started to panic.... but then learned about this
awesome school that another twins family was graduating
out of, and within a couple of weeks we were able to
visit, our girls were able to "test-drive" it for 2
mornings, and it was a terrific fit! We're still
there, and couldn't be happier. During all that, we
heard about several other opportunities as well.
Bottom line: don't panic, especially THIS early....
there are many many options in SF (& some don't even
want to enroll people super-early.) Parents are GREAT
at letting you know when someplace they trust has
openings. You've got enough to think about right now,
without worrying about preschool, I'm sure! : )
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11. sharono says...
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