Articles tagged with: school
Unscripted time means family time
Most weekends in the Reese house – OK just about ALL weekends in the Reese house – are unscripted, few, if any, plans in the place.
For the Reese children, weekends often mean playing outdoors, reading, …
School back in session, but forget the idea of ‘normal’
Children returned to classes this week after winter break.
And while lots of friends posted on Facebook or commented to me that they’re happy life is “back to normal,” I’m convinced there is no “normal” in …
Lice, the hallway trampoline and figuring out school
Did you see the glazed-eyed woman in the checkout line buying two bottles of lice shampoo yesterday? The one trying to keep the toddler from grabbing ANOTHER bag of M&Ms from the register counter?
That would …
Homework time! Kids discover their desks
Homework began at our house last night.
After a fun afternoon with friends, we arrived home about 7 p.m. Since I’m still getting used to the idea that my kids are back in school (and so …
2 year old takes over mommy’s blog for back-to-school rundown
Hi! I’m Miss L, Michelle’s nearly 2-year-old daughter (Mom has called me “2″ for nearly three months. So hey, where are my presents?”)
Today I spent the day with my mom. It started easy enough. Wake …
Back-to-school shopping signals start of new adventure
Pencils and glue sticks and paper, oh my!
Two different shopping trips, six bags of supplies, and $100 later – eek! – and my kids have everything on their teachers’ lists for back-to-school.
“New Crayons for me? …
Summer vacation stops you should make
Summer break is almost over.
That statement is more true for some students than others – especially those in modified year-round schools in the East Valley. The entire Chandler Unified School District operates that way, with …
Teachers keep last days of school cool
My kids keep coming home with facts about Egypt, segregation, inventions and more.
And there’s seriously only days left of the semester.
I don’t know how they did it, but the kids’ teachers have crammed a lot …
The final countdown: School’s almost over for the year
Song lyrics keeps ringing in my head this morning: “It’s the final countdown!”
Less than two weeks until school is done for the year. Gone will be third and first grade for my big kids. Gone …
How do you keep learning going during the summer?
There are less than 25 days of school left for my children.
An academic progress report came home last week. For my son, his grades are anywhere from high Bs to high As in math, reading, …
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