I am a teacher (and taught 2nd grade for 5 years) and I do know that usually the kids that are put in the combo classes are children that are regarded as having excellent behavior and can work independently, not to mention being able to work on grade level. So….take it as a compliment. Also, being that she is in the younger of the grades, she can definitely benefit from having 3rd graders in the room. She will be exposed to harder material and will be challenged. She will see some of hte 3rd grade curriculum without actually experiencing it, so that it wil still be new for her next year. You have the option to switch her if you want. However, if there is a really good teacher in the room, then leave her there, especially if she likes a bit of a challenge.

I was in a 2nd and 3rd grade combo class in elementary school and again when i was in high school I was in a Spanish 3-4 combo class. In my experience the people put into combo classes have excelled. I did great in the classes, I was able to learn so much by listening to the lesson taught to the older grade. With combo classes there will be a lot of independent work. If daughter can handle independent work she should be fine and benfit from the experience!

I was in a montessori school and wa sin combined classes all thru elementary school. I was in pre-k and k, grades 1-3 were together, and grades 4 and 5 were together. I never experienced anything bad because of this. I was advanced and could read material from higher grades this way. Also, when the teacher was doing lessons for the other grades, we have free time to pursue independent studies.

i’m 23 and when i was in fourth grade i was in a split class… there were only 4 girls (in 4th grade) so the teacher had one girl to each table…. the boys at my table picked on me so bad that as a fourth grader i was put in therapy… i blame the teacher mostly because she would give us work and then teach the younger kids and that’s when i was picked on.. split classes are NOT a good thing and i feel my education suffered from it not only because i was tormented but because the teacher wasn’t available to help with school work.. see if you can get your daughter in a different class she’s not gonna be better off because of the older kids in the class… at such a young age she needs a teachers full attention and that’s not what she’s gonna get when her teacher is teaching 2 classes!

I would think she would benefit from it, learning material quicker and such. But, When she is in 3rd grade, would she be taking the same thing over again? Just make sure that she can keep up and isn’t following behind.

I, too was combined with higher grades in school. It is very helpful and will not bring negatives to your kid. It will only do kid will, I promise.