[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 5/5/2013

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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 5/4/2013
9:14 am - 5/5/2013

1. Comment: Looking for nanny share -Weds, Thurs needed st...
(EstherRN)
2. Comment: kindergarten - keep together or separate... (helenlinsang)
Topic: Looking for nanny share -Weds, Thurs needed starting
In July

 We are looking for a nanny share situation or a part-time
 nanny for our now 2 month...

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 1. EstherRN says...
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 5/4/2013 8:46 am
 
 Our part-time nanny, Dora, might be what you are
 looking for. She works for us Tuesdays and Fridays and
 is looking for work for the other days. Here is the
 link to the ad we placed on
 
 Classifieds:http://www.bigtent.com/group/forum/message/77553477?ff=1Let
 me know if you have any questions :)Esther
 Email author: estherroldan10 at yahoo.co.uk
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Topic: kindergarten - keep together or separate twins?

 My b/g twins are starting kindergarten this fall at public
 school (Alvarado Gen Ed)...

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 2. helenlinsang says...
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 5/4/2013 9:01 pm
 
 There is no district-wide policy regarding twin
 placement. Keeping twins together or separate is a
 decision specific to the school which is usually set by
 the principal. The principal at our school let us make
 the decision and advised us to speak to our preschool
 teachers if we were not sure which way to go. At
 another school, twins are automatically kept together
 to ensure parent involvement while at another, twins
 were automatically separated, not sure what the stated
 rationale was. Not sure what happens at Alvarado's
 specific policy is but worth speaking to the principal
 about this issue and what you can expect.We, like
 Florence, split up the kids due to one being so
 dominant. They still have lots of time to play together
 during recess and in their after-school program. The
 pluses: they have separate identities, cannot directly
 compare their scholastic performance, have more
 opportunities to explore friendships with kids of
 different personalities than they would otherwise have
 chosen as a unit.The hard parts: volunteering in the
 classrooms in the earlier grades means that I run from
 one class to the next (volunteering in the classroom is
 generally less intense as the kids get older so it's
 not the same as having two different aged kids but will
 also be much easier as they are older), there are
 special events when you may not be able to
 attend/volunteer for both classes as they are
 concurrent, you have A LOT more birthday parties to
 attend (another thing that will lessen as most parties
 get smaller as kids get older).We have always known
 that we wanted to separate our twins so feel lucky that
 we could. My more dominant dtr was sad for a week but
 her sister was really excited to have a different class
 from the start. They both like having different
 classrooms now. I think if there is any sadness come
 next fall, it will have more to do with whether or not
 they are in the same classes with their "school best
 friends" or not.Good luck in Alvarado.Helen (Annika and
 Sofie)
 Email author: helenlinsang at yahoo.com
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