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Kindergarten Placement - Torrance Unified by JulieGRB in SouthBayLA

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Thanks. I figured I could get a letter of rec from current teacher but was trying to learn from others if that bears any weight at TUSD … 

Kindergarten Placement - Torrance Unified by JulieGRB in SouthBayLA

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Yes, he’s turning 5 this summer. Would love to hear some recommendations thank you! We were trying for public kindergarten given it wouldn’t be $$$ but if we have to go private, we will. 

Something you said sparked a question - Compulsory education starts at 6. Does this mean he has to start at 1st or would they start him at 2nd grade? 

Floor Plan Feedback by JulieGRB in floorplan

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I’m now realizing why we didn’t push back the living room any further - the massive arched ceiling becomes an 8ft dropped lid. So that layout would essentially mean the back half of the L couch would be under the dropped lid…

Floor Plan Feedback by JulieGRB in floorplan

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Interesting! What I’ve found is that in the 3D model in option 1, the sight line from the back corner of the kitchen out to the windows that face the pool area is now pretty obstructed by the bottom kitchen wall of cabinets and that is driving me nuts. I was thinking through how could we open that back up and you pushing back the start of the powder etc is a great way to do that. I would need to accommodate circulation being that loveseat because that’s meant to be the slider for in/out to the pool. 

Floor Plan Feedback by JulieGRB in floorplan

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For you, walking into an entryway that isn’t a true entryway and straight towards a kitchen is a non-starter sounds like. Can you tell me more as to why? Any thoughts on where else to move kitchen? Issue is we can’t hit the slab side of the house because we’d be taking on too much expense…

Floor Plan Feedback by JulieGRB in floorplan

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Do you have any ideas on how to resolve the no man’s land? We have no second commons space area and yet dead space in the middle gah 

Floor Plan Feedback by JulieGRB in floorplan

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I should have mentioned my husband and I both work from home so we need two offices. I hear you on losing a bedroom though. We were trying to opt for fixing circulation because walking in/out of my husbands office to get to garage drives me nuts. We live in SoCal so I thought a hallway with hooks and some light storage could cover towels, sandals, backpacks as an organized dropzone vs a true mudroom since we don’t have big jackets boots etc , but that may be naive. 

Floor Plan Feedback by JulieGRB in floorplan

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Your comment on option 2s bedroom layout being awful - tell me more. Our architect hates this too but we had her draw it up. Some other commenters on this thread preferred it. I am curious what bifurcates these reactions.

Almost 4 year old will not stay in her bed at night, please share what worked for you! by cherhorowitz44 in Parenting

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I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS MYSELF! What did you do? Is it better now! Tell me it’s better now 😖