Best Time To Move During School Year?

Question

I currently live in RI my husband just got a job offer in Maine which he will start September 22 and I am really stressing about pulling my 6 year old daughter out of school after only 3 weeks. At the moment I am currently 4 months pregnant and my mom has offered to let me live with her until I have the baby because I really like my midwife. I am not due until the end of January and my main concern is which time would be more appropriate to move my daughter and start a new school, should I move up with my husband and have her start a new school after just beginning school (she will be in first grade and only in school for 3 weeks before we move) or should I take my mom up on her offer and move her after being in school for 5-6 months? I am just so worried and want to make this move as easy as possible on my daughter, so would really appreciate some advice. Thank you.

Answer 1

We are moving for the first time in 8 years. We are starting our kids off at the new school now. We acted quickly so they wouldn't have to switch schools in the middle of the year.

I am still scared to make the move though :-(

Answer 2

I think you should take your mom up on the offer! She is so awesome to offer!! But I think you should stay with your mom until the school year has ended if that is is possible. It is really hard for a young child to relocate in the middle of the school year.

Answer 3

You have a couple of choices;

1.] If your daughter is your main concern, and you want to make this easier on her, move before school starts. This way, she wont make all this new friends, and then have to leave them, and join a new school when everyone has already joined a "group".

2.] Wait, and move until the end of the school year, although this may not be the best choice... in my opinion.

I'd say just move now, before the school year starts, it'll be so much easier on your daughter.

goodluck with everything!

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Answer 4

It will be easier for her to change schools earlier in the school year.

Answer 5

I would probably homeschool for the 3 weeks and then enroll her in the new school.

Answer 6

  Your mom`s offer is very sweet, but you need to be with your husband and your daughter needs her dad.  Make moving a positive adventure and she will be fine.  Much better to move after 3 weeks of school than after she`s bonded with her class in January.  As for the midwife, if you really would like to use her, consider spending the Holidays with your mom and staying with her through the birth.  This way you have plenty of time to make arrangements at your daughters school should you choose her to pull her out of class for a few weeks.  Whatever you do, dont split your family up!  This is a new situation that all of you should go through together.  Good luck!

Answer 7

I have moved several times, and I find that moving closer to the beginning of the school year has been an easier transition. By this time, people are starting to have a few good friends, but are still very open to make more. As the school year progresses, it seems that the children are less interested in making new friend because they already have there own group. However, this may not always been the case, but this is what I experienced when I moved. And also since you are moving to a different state, the curriculum might to different or they might learn things at different time periods. So in Rhode Island, your daughter may be learning the cycles of butterflies in the fall, but then when she moves she might learn it again, because in Maine they teach it in the spring. All of these are various issues that might come up, but overall she is your daughter and you know what is best for her.

I hope that helps.  

Answer 8

I would move as soon as possible so she starts school in Main if possible, if not, I wouldn't send her to her current school, and just tell her that summer is going a bit longer, I'd also talk to her future school authorities and tell them she'll join late because of some moving issues that showed up, or whatever other thing.  As for your midwife, why not taking her to main when the time is right? I hope it helped. God bless.  

Answer 9

shes so young it doesn't matter.

pull her out at either the end of a quarter or a semester.