kid school stuff
Pet Peeve Alert … STATE TESTING
OK, I am the first to admit that I am WAAAYYYY over the top on this issue, but our kids are in the middle of state testing this week and next and I am so frustrated that I actually had a “fit” (yes, I raised my voice and expressed my anger) with our vice-principal. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )no good deed …
goes unpunished! Is that the quote? Today has just been one of those “through the dryer and still feeling damp kind of days!!”
My involvement with the PTO at the kid’s school is not my favorite thing to talk about because it makes me sound like such a negative nellie. But, [...]
good morning and good day
today I am blogging first thing, taking the kids to school, coming home and not even entering the office until 1/2 of the laundry mountain is gone! Had a big PTO meeting last night, and between planning that meeting, assembling a teacher grant application and waiting for word on my ill grandfather (not so good), [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )how is it possibly 10:30 already???
I JUST sat down to start working on the PTO agenda for tomorrow night’s meeting and looked at the dreaded clock and WHAT THE HECK???? According to my schedule, I should already have the agenda well underway, all contacts confirmed for attendance and in the process of developing an application for Teacher Grants.
AND NOW, [...]
woo-hoo
the little things in life sometimes are truly the most satisfying … tonight, due to a boatload of reasons beyond my control, I am still awake and functioning, many many hours after my regular bedtime to do LAUNDRY!! I just cannot get up tomorrow morning with a laundry room full of laundry. I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I need to be paid to put up with this!
One of my “sideline businesses” is president of our elementary school PTO … and it is becoming quite a nightmare. Don’t get me wrong, our school is great and we have some great teachers, staff and administrators. I would say, 80 percent are great … why do I keep having to deal with [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )it’s been a while
wow… it’s been quite a while since I posted … and while things are pretty tough around here financially lately, at least everyone is happy, healthy and having a great school year! The kid’s teachers are doing a great job with both of them this year, and the youngest guy is just loving his new [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )4 days of school
beachbaby is in school four 1/2 days a week this year!!! WHAT A TREAT … and even better, he loves it!!! MWF mornings and TU afternoons are ALL MINE!!! Well, all mine, and the PTO’s as I decided 6 years ago that this year would be the year that I serve as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )first week survived
We survived the first week of school – even better than survived … we loved it!!! The kids are very happy with their teachers … a rough 1/2 first day for beachboy as all of his friends are in other classes, but glowing after that!
Both kids have new teachers this year, which is a [...]
tickets tickets everywhere!
After some awesome kidlet behaviour today – actually completing some pretty tough chores & helping each other out when things got tough, I finally instituted our "HOME PBS SYSTEM" aka, the "TICKETS TICKETS EVERYWHERE" PROGRAM! The kids have an awesome PBS (positive behaviour system) at school which they love and talk about constantly – so [...]
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