Primary next year. Please help!

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 10:56 am

amother Celeste wrote:

Would you try Bais Tovah? They have a lot of heimish families

I was told this is the hardest school to get into. Only siblings are even looked at never mind accepted. Unless you pay. Which I will not

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 10:58 am

amother Phlox wrote:

It doesn't look like she applied to Bnos Penina.
I would apply there and bring the application in person, remind them that they cancelled the kindergarten and left you scrambling.

I did. Problem is this school is not for us. We didn’t know much about it and didn’t delve into it so deep. We tried applying to a bunch of schools they accepted us so we were happy.

Unless you can change my mind that it’s improved and not as dysfunctional as I have been told over and over again. By many different types of people.

amother

↑ Emerald ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 11:11 am

amother OP wrote:

I agree with you not to send to bnos Penina, as far as I heard it’s falling apart and every year more and more ppl pull out.

Is satmar an option? From the schools on your list do you have pull or connections to any? Pick one you think you have the best chance and push and push until they take you.

Bais tova is impossible to get into unless you want to wait till the day before school starts and even that’s not guaranteed

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 11:15 am

amother Emerald wrote:

Have no pull and satmar doesn’t allow driving either.
In what way can I push ? I can call daily would that help?

keym

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 11:19 am

amother OP wrote:

Have no pull and satmar doesn’t allow driving either.
In what way can I push ? I can call daily would that help?

Which school do you know people who send? What about your Rav, in which school does he know people?
Have them call.

amother

↑ Emerald ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 11:40 am

amother OP wrote:

Have no pull and satmar doesn’t allow driving either.
In what way can I push ? I can call daily would that help?

Where do your neighbors send? You need to find ppl to help you, and def keep calling

amother

Bluebonnet ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 1:11 pm

amother Emerald wrote:

Bnos Pennia is now getting more Israeli then hemish

sunnys

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 8:01 pm

Keep on calling to remind them that ur waiting for an interview. It’s still to early to panic. The heimishe schools take they’re time. Bais hachinuch makes sense they’re full because they start at nursery. They have 2 full classes per grade.

amother

Tan

Wed, Nov 06 2024, 3:29 pm

amother OP wrote:

I was told this is the hardest school to get into. Only siblings are even looked at never mind accepted. Unless you pay. Which I will not

This is untrue. They accept torahdig families. They definitely accept a handful of new families each year.

amother

Springgreen

Wed, Nov 06 2024, 4:44 pm

Fabulous wrote:

If you are willing to try a mixed school- my cousin sends to shiras ruchama

What does mixed mean?

amother

↑ Sienna

Wed, Nov 06 2024, 4:54 pm

Im assuming mixed as in not a specific type, very yeshivish.
Similar to meoros, nachlas, and neemas .

These are the schools I would apply to if my daughter would be in primary next yr, my older daughter was in bnos penina..

amother

Blush ↓

Wed, Nov 06 2024, 4:56 pm

sunnys wrote:

FYI Bais Hachinuch definitely takes new kids in for Primary this years primary got a bunch of new kids I heard.

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Nov 06 2024, 5:01 pm

Fabulous wrote:

If you are willing to try a mixed school- my cousin sends to shiras ruchama

If you don’t mind explaining mixed ? We are from chassidish. I didn’t grew up here so I’m different in that aspect

amother

↑ Bluebonnet

Wed, Nov 06 2024, 5:28 pm

amother Blush wrote:

FYI Bais Hachinuch definitely takes new kids in for Primary this years primary got a bunch of new kids I heard.

I heard rumors they are opening another class any truce in that?

amother

↑ Emerald ↓

Thu, Nov 07 2024, 9:44 am

amother Blush wrote:

FYI Bais Hachinuch definitely takes new kids in for Primary this years primary got a bunch of new kids I heard.

Yes they absolutely do they might just give a harder time then for kindergarten which is why it’s important to keep pushing and calling and getting ppl to call for you.

amother

↑ Emerald

Thu, Nov 07 2024, 9:47 am

amother OP wrote:

If you don’t mind explaining mixed ? We are from chassidish. I didn’t grew up here so I’m different in that aspect

Shiras ruchama has a mix of litvish and heimish but not yeshivish. It’s a very nice warm school and ppl are very happy there. I know ppl that pulled out of bnos penina and sent there. It’s not chassidish though. Def look into it

amother

Honey

Thu, Nov 07 2024, 10:03 am

amother OP wrote:

I was told this is the hardest school to get into. Only siblings are even looked at never mind accepted. Unless you pay. Which I will not

I am in bais tovah. it’s a great school and extremely difficult to get into agreed. however I don’t think it’s for you if you are looking for chassidish place. it’s very not chassidish. I don’t even think they will take you if you are chassidish. it’s more heimish/baalbatish/yeshivish leaning than chassidish . I don’t think my girls have any shtreimlach in their classes.