Dear Parents, As you may have heard, our school board unanimously decided during last night’s Zoom meeting to hold in-person classes at all of our district’s schools, starting August 10th. Although some parents have expressed concern about sending their children back to school in the midst of an out-of-control pandemic, we have come to the […]
August 4, 2020
Most parents have been new to the car rider pick-up/drop-off line at one time or another, and I’ll be the first to admit that it can be confusing. I mean, who hasn’t found themselves in Jack Butler’s situation (a.k.a. Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom) at some point in her parenting career? My daughter’s car rider […]
November 7, 2011
I arrived at Bruiser’s preschool yesterday afternoon to find a group of parents milling excitedly around a table in the lobby. School pictures had arrived! Warily, I went to the table and gave them Bruiser’s name. He’s a photo saboteur from way back, and when they showed me his first photo, I smiled grimly. The […]
October 14, 2011
“Mommy, I have great news!” seven-year-old Punky bubbled as she got in the car yesterday after school. “What is it?” I said, smiling at her in the rearview mirror. “Well, I’ve found something new to do at school!” Punky said importantly. “It means I’ll be doing less work… but don’t worry, because I’ll be talking […]
September 2, 2011
Like most elementary school students who bring lunch from home, Punky has a permanent lunch box. But she also brings a snack to school each day. I pack her snack in a brown paper bag. And ever since she started kindergarten two years ago, I’ve used the outside of the bag as a learning opportunity. […]
August 23, 2011
With a week of school under her belt, Punky is settling into second grade just fine. In fact, this might be the easiest adjustment to a new school year that she’ll ever have. Her first grade teacher (whom we loved) moved up to the second grade and most of her class came with her. As […]
August 22, 2011
