Is it OK??
From my point of view, having raised 3 sons who went to Parochial School K-8 and now having 6 gc in Catholic School, K-6, you have identified the best solution.
Making the switch when everyone else is switching, as well, is the best possible choice.
My son's families are wrestling with this same issue, and have both decided to make the 'jump' when all the other students are also making the change. It will avoid the NEW KID issues. Everybody will be NEW.
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Is it OK??
Sorry I haven’t clarified sufficiently, I guess:
After speaking yesterday with the present Catholic school, I’ve determined that she WILL be going into the jr.high at 7th grade rather than keeping her at this school (in a different district) until 8th or 9th grade. She WILL be in that jr.high at the start of 7th.
The question right now is whether to change her to the closer Catholic school for two years, for 5th & 6th, so when she goes to that jr.high she’ll already have a constellation of friends in the new area from activities and grade school when she arrives at the jr.high, eg, two more minor changes: one at 5th and one at 7th. The alternative is waiting for two years, and her having to deal with not only the jr.high education and “fish in a big pond” that everyone has to deal with, but in addition to that, having to deal with the social, friend, cultural (coarser, non-Catholic), educational factors ALL at the same time... however, only having to deal with a single shift of environment.
When is it better, socially, for a [girl] child to get the friend shift?
Be back later... gotta hit another consult...