In my school district, the schools close down for 2 weeks around Christmas and New Year’s. While this is nice for the kids and hopefully allows the teachers to recharge their batteries, it’s just a little too long for me. Here are the telltale signs that Winter Break needs to be over: 1. My 9-year-old [Read More]
More Rage Against the Kindergarten Machine
Remember this? You can refresh your memory about this in my first Rage Against the Kindergarten Machine post. Basically, after 6 worksheets, Sydney didn’t want to color her kindergarten homework anymore and I didn’t think she needed to. But obviously her kindergarten teacher thought she should! Well, prepare yourselves. Now there’s this: Troubling? Brave? Poor [Read More]
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My Spelling Starz
Here are two stories that highlight the fabulous job that I’m doing teaching both kids how to spell: Story #1 My kindergartner and I were talking about her dad’s favorite store, REI. Sydney: Mom, I know how to spell REI. Me: Oh? Sydney: R-E-I She’s a genius, folks. Genius! Story #2 I attended my son’s 4th [Read More]
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I Am Mother, Hear Me Fund Raise
There’s classes on how to care for your newborn. Classes on how to use a car seat. There’s a class to teach you how to breastfeed. But nowhere have I seen a class for one of the most important skills you’ll need as a parent: how to fund raise. Yes, it’s that time of year [Read More]
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Rage Against the Kindergarten Machine
To color or not to color. That is the question. Every Friday, Sydney gets a half dozen worksheets sent home from kindergarten. The worksheets are her homework. There are letters to identify and write, words to try and read, plus math exercises to tackle. We have until Wednesday to turn in the finished homework, but [Read More]
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What Rhymes With Brick?
Sydney, 5, was finishing up her bath for the evening. I was in the bathroom with her. “What rhymes with brick?” she asked. Uh… YES, dear readers. My mind went ONE PLACE. Uh… “Come on,” Sydney urged. “Chick!” I exclaimed. “Nooooooo,” said Sydney. “There’s one more I’m thinking of.” Well, yeah, kid, there’s one more [Read More]
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This Week’s To Do List
1. Teach kindergartener how to tie her shoes. 2. Buy book about teaching kindergartener how to tie shoes. 3. Do not roll eyes when other parents realize I haven’t taught my kindergartener how to tie her shoes and they say stuff like, “Simeon has tied her shoes since she was 3 years old. She taught [Read More]
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Brown Braggin’
I appreciate the brave souls who, after reading my lunch post the other day, reached out to me and assured me that I am not the only one who does not send their kids to school with cranberry sauce and brie on cinnamon bread for lunch. (That sandwich concoction was suggested in September’s Parenting magazine.) [Read More]
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Not My Kids’ Lunch for a Month
I was flipping through the September issue of Parenting magazine when I came upon the story, Lunch for a Month. “We’ve packed the calendar,” the story proclaimed, “with four weeks of out-of-the-lunch-box ideas that’ll make prepping your kids’ midday meal a breeze.” Well, that sounds good, I thought. I’ve got 2 school-age kids now and [Read More]
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Teacher’s Pet?
My son enters 4th grade next Tuesday. In preparation, he filled out the “getting to know you” questionnaire he got from his new teacher. Of course, I had to take a peak. The following questions and answers from the questionnaire are true. Nothing has been changed to add humor — or correct his spelling. — [Read More]
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