My DD's BFF is in her class and assigned sitting close to her. UPDATED

shopgirl78

I can only see where this can end up bad.  Her BFF lives 2 houses down and has a single parent (father) house, so they are at my house a lot.  I often watch her BFF, so her father can run errands.   There are ear piercing screams, drama and a whole lot of chaos when they are together.  I informed the teacher that they are best friends (her father went to the later met the teacher session) and mentioned it as if it might be an issue.  I have talked to DD that she needs to pay attention, listen to the teacher despite her friend sitting next to her.Anyone have their child and their BFF in the same class? Did it turn out okay? 

They also go to the same afterschool program--I like that they can be buddies on the bus. 

UPDATE:  We went to the first day of school today and they were separated! DD did tell me this morning she didn't want to sit by her friend because she wanted to get treasure box every week! (It's a reward!)

pandagirl15

As a kindergarten teacher, if a parent told me this, I would definitely move the girls apart!  I'm sure she will take that into consideration.  One good thing is that the two of them will branch out & make new friends, so it might not end up being a huge deal as the year goes on.

Carol*Brady

DD#1 is in class w/ her BF but since it's Montessori their are no desks/assigned seating.  They work on mats on the floor that they can put in any open spot. I know they work together on classwork but it doesn't seem to be a problem at all that they are in class together.  I bet the novelty will wear off quick w/ the girls.

neverblushed

My daughter and her BFF were in the same class for grades 1, 2, and 3.  The teacher wound up separating them in grade 1, but she didn't make a big deal out of it.  The second grade teacher never mentioned it, but I think she usually had a pretty rigid seating chart. 

By 3rd grade, they were in a class where the teacher allowed them to choose their seats (at least initially).  They sat together the whole year and it wasn't a problem.  They had matured enough by that time to keep it under control.

Erina1004

We had this happen last year.  When DH and I walked our DD into her class, we noticed that all her closest buddies were not only in the class with her, but they were all sitting in the same row together.  We looked at each other and said, that's gonna last all of about 5 minutes...we were wrong about the 5 minutes, but by the end of the week, they were all separated!