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Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

[ - ] UWS 99, now cursing myself for listing NEST second. Should have ranked it below PS9. We will drive if need be, but man, what was I thinking? Anyone else? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.09.08, 10:11 PM Flag
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ouch! not to rub it in, but I would never have done that. Loved ps9 personally, and didn't even look at NEST. There will be a lot of regrets for a lot of people who got caught up in the Citywide thing. Good news is that you can always move. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 02:46 AM Flag
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Maybe you'll get lucky with A. If not, your kid will take a bus to Nest. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 02:51 AM Flag
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you thought you would just state the obvious, why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 03:03 AM Flag
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We are a 98 UWS will Nest listed second. Not sure if we will get it, but our third choice-PS 166-- is definitely more convenient. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 04:04 AM Flag
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General Topics 06.10.08, 06:28 AM Flag
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and made the 98 nest hopefuls unhappy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 11:40 AM Flag
[ - ] movie recs: if my 11 yo ds loved "Stand by Me", what's the next movie I can show him? TIA 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:46 PM Flag
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maybe dead poets society or goonies [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 10:19 PM Flag
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Has he seen ET yet? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 03:28 AM Flag
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Karate Kid. It was a fun walk down memory lane for mom and dad. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:17 AM Flag
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To Kill a Mockingbird [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 08:57 AM Flag
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Good kids movies - Goonies, The NeverEnding Story, The Wizard, Rats of Nimh, The Princess Bride, Little Monsters, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Willow [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 09:17 AM Flag
[ - ] ds got tested in Kindergarten -dra- got level 3, did great in comprehension and accuracy, however state benchmark reads level 4, what does this really mean, anyone? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:08 PM Flag
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It means nothing, as it is kindergarten. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 04:41 AM Flag
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what is the dra? I taught K years ago must be a new assessment tool they use now [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 05:09 AM Flag
[ - ] Mom to 19 month old (Nov 3 born) and a new one coming end aug. Reading about all the research about schools I need to know 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:43 PM Flag
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sorry - got cut off [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:44 PM Flag
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Where can I find online resources to get me upto speed on the schooling system, options and desirable institutions and any insider help. Also if I was to plan to move to Manhattan, what areas are recommended for bringing up kids, considering schools, after-school activities etc. Appreciate all your help. Thanks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:45 PM Flag
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call parents league for preschool stuff. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 05:27 AM Flag
[ - ] What "sight words" do kids learn first? Just curious. What's the point really? Does it help with reading later? 9 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:43 PM Flag
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Heck if I know. I'm almost 40 and still don't know them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:50 PM Flag
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Don't know. My dc just started reading kind of spontaneously. Never went through "sight words". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:51 PM Flag
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If your dc seemed to start to start reading spontaneously and with fluency, it's more likely s/he went more or less straight to sight words without much of a "sounding it out" phase. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:08 PM Flag
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sight words are those you can't sound out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:55 PM Flag
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Not necessarily words they can't sound out. They're words dc knows by sight and doesn't need to sound out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:02 PM Flag
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np--I thought sight words are words that don't follow any phonetic rules (like "of," "one" and "sure"). The list of dolch words seems to be a list of 2oo commonly used words--including some words like "go," which are phonetically straight-forward and commonly used in text. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 02:45 AM Flag
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Some words don't follow standard phonetic rules and can ONLY be learned by sight, as opposed to other words that can be sounded out first and later become part of dc's sight-word vocabulary. But sight words are ANY words the dc recognizes and can read without sounding them out. The dolch lists include the most commonly used words because those are the ones dc is most likely to learn by sight through repeated exposure, and conversely they're the most useful ones to know by sight since dc will encounter them so frequently. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 10:22 AM Flag
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The first ones they usually learn are their own names plus the most common words they come across in their books: stop, go, the, and, up, down, etc. Google "dolch words" to see a more comprehensive list. Some dc pick these words up simply through natural exposure to regular texts. Others need to learn them more deliberately, for instance with flashcards or basal readers. And some dc will use a combination of those. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:00 PM Flag
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The ones like the, in , there, here, where, it, is etc... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 05:55 AM Flag
[ - ] how many people are actually here these days? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:41 PM Flag
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Very few. Traffic is really, really down [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:49 PM Flag
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Not surprised...this is my first time on since the site change and it's confusing and annoying. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:58 PM Flag
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A lot of people have left for the other site. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:02 PM Flag
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when did this site change over? i've been gone for months...what was the initial reaction--what's the other site? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:12 PM Flag
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A lot of people hated it. The other site is youbemom.com. A UBer created it. Looks just like old UB [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:18 PM Flag
[ - ] Anderson sent a letter to parents that said that asst principal was becoming principal of Lower Lab. She isn't being replaced. The middle school dean will be the new Asst Principal. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.09.08, 08:37 PM Flag
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so she is being replaced..ie someone else will be doing her job. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:38 PM Flag
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So, who is the middle school dean? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 05:33 AM Flag
[ - ] Everyone always says kids at a given publlic got their first choice MS or HS (first heard this at anderson onsite last year). But the kids have to have a certain score on the test to get in, and don't even apply to top programs if they did not score well. so of course they got their fc school. its the one they were eligible for. hardly a big deal 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 06.09.08, 08:25 PM Flag
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of course it's a big deal. there is no guarantee that your dc will get fc even if they qualify. always more applicants than spots. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 06:55 AM Flag
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You know not of what you speak. While there are a few MSs and HSs that are entirely score based (Stuy, Bx Sci and the other specialized schools) or mostly score based (e.g., Delta), the majority of the really good schools (e.g., ESMS, Salk, Beacon, Bard, LaGuardia, Millennium Townshend Harris) take scores into consideration along with grades, attendance, portfolio work, and everything else (and for LaGuardia, auditions as well). For those schools (esp the HSs) the odds of getting in based on the numbers of kids applying are steep (less than 5% or 10%). So don't piss on these kids who work their asses off and due to that hard work and luck get into their FC schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:03 AM Flag
[ - ] Scared to even ask here but....so, my butt, back thigh and saddle bag areas are saggy, mushy and 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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oops. Lax. Can exercise/diet really fix this? It's a skin tone thing too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:22 PM Flag
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And seriously depressing. I'm afraid to wear a bathing suit. i think I look deformed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 08:23 PM Flag
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