Kindergarten Questionnaire

I mentioned we have a meeting for Bella’s kindergarten class tonight.  I am currently filling out the paperwork we need to turn in for them.  It’s generic paperwork that they send each family that is in the area that has a kindergarten aged student.

We have already been going through the kindergarten placement with Bella’s current preschool teachers.  We have a lot of things to work out and figure out as to the best placement for Bella.  And as far as I know, nothing has been decided yet, except that Bella will go to Kindergarten next year.

The meeting tonight is just a general meeting for us to see the school, meet the staff, and also meet all the other parents of kids that will be the same age as Bella.

So back to this paperwork.  It’s depressing.  I am filling out a questionnaire that is specific to the school.  I’m sure they want it so they can tell at what level the child will be at when they walk into the school next fall.

1.  Did/Does your child attend preschool?     Yes

2.  Can your child write & recognize his/her name?     No

3.  Can your child tell you the letters in his/her name?    No

4.  Can your child recognize the letters of the alphabet?  No

5.  Can your child identify the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black & white?  No

6.  Can your child rhyme?     No

7.  Can your child sit and listen to a story?    Maybe

8.  Does your child have experience using scissors?   No

9.  Does your child demonstrate curiosity?  Maybe

10.  Does your child stay in the lines when coloring?   No

11.  Does your child assist with responsibilities?   No

12.  Does your child correctly count 10 objects?  No

13.  Does your child talk in sentences?   No

14.  Does your child tell or retell stories?  No

15.  Does your child follow 2 step directions?   No

16.  Does your child sing and recite nursery rhymes?   No

17.  Does your child express ideas so others can understand?  No

18.  Does your child attempt to write letters or numbers?   No

19.  Does your child attempt to invent his/her own spelling when writing?  No

20.  Does your child use words to solve problems when angry or frustrated?  No

21.  Does your child attempt new tasks, knowing it is okay to make mistakes?  No

22.  Does your child have success in taking turns and sharing?  No

23.  Does your child ask for help when necessary?  No – or all the time, depending how you look at it.

24.  Does your child comply with rules, limits, and routines?  No

25.  Does your child pretend to read books by reading the pictures?  No

The sad thing is, even if you gave us a worksheet to fill out and ask us questions that a typical one year old could do, I would still have to say no to most of the questions.  And if you gave me this same questionnaire 10 years down the road, I might still have to reply no to most of these questions.

Only time will tell what God and fate has in store for this one.