Forum: Schoolage Children

Just had a talk yesterday with dh about me quitting and doing some ad hoc part time work and taking more care of the kids and he says its better for finances if I carry on working as his job is not secure. Feel extremely depressed. Have been longing to spend more time with the kids and now have...

Wow I was just stopping in to see what others were experienceing but it looks like this board hasn't been used since Jan. I am curious if anyone has an emotional child who get upset very easily and is also easily distracted and what you have found helps.

Hi ! I will be visiting a friend in The Hague and was thinking of bringing my 7 year old son along so that I can take him on a TGV ride. He is mad about trains. I was thinking of maybe going down to Paris but not very sure what to do after that. Has anybody done a Europe train holiday with kids and...

DS has asked for a Wii (thank goodness I bought one in October!), Bakugan and a surprise! He said Santa always leaves good surprises. This year the surprise is a RoboPanda. I found it after Christmas last year 90% off $150 so I snagged it. From us I got him an encylopedia on dinosaurs, a...

We are only in our 7th or 8th week of school but I know that in other States, kids have already gotten report cards, had a fall break, etc. So how is everyone doing? Mine are finally getting used to to TONS of HW every night. Especially my twins who are in 3rd grade and have 2 hrs/day. They...

hi ladies, just wanted to check in & see how everyone is adjusting to school & fall activities. so far, so good here. dd & ds are both playing soccer & ran in their first road race this past sunday (200 meters actually). dd finished 6th out of 76 girls & ds finished 60th out of 68 (dh said he...

hey friends, my g/b twins have been in school for almost 3 wks now & still i haven't gotten any info from the teacher. i'm not sure how much info they expect the kids to tell us. they have brought home work they have done & today they brought home spelling words. my dd said "oh yeah, i think we...

DS starts 2nd grade next Wednesday. Tell me about 2nd grade, how much homework did your child have? Did they have a homework journal (book)? what new subjects do they have? First grade was pretty easy for him, though his teacher did try to challenge him. I met his teacher yesterday and she...

This week was our first week of school. On the 2nd day, T walked out and I could tell her backpack was heavy. I immediately took it from her and it almost fell out of my hand! I weighed it when I got home, it was 18 lbs. Is there any way a 50 lb child should be carrying 18 lbs of books??? She...

What do your children think so far? Kenzie is so excited! She started 3rd grade yesterday and she loves her teacher already. It might have to do with the fact that they could drink water, eat candy and chew gum if they wanted to yesterday. I'll be interested in seeing if that is the norm! ;)...

Off someone's blog here actually, I can't remember who's! Anyway, I picked up two medium rubbermaid-type containers with lids for Ellie and Donavan. A size bigger then a folder. I am going to label them with their names, and keep erasers, pencils, and a sharpener in each box. When they get home...

Hi, I have boy/girl twins that are starting Kindergarten at the end of August; coincidentally, I am home until then on Medical Leave so it's going to work well for us to get them in to a good sleeping schedule. Right now, they're in full-time daycare, but I am dropping that to part-time...

we decided to send declan to the catholic school since we felt that he needed the full day and the public school does not offer full day. also their program there is a lot better than the public school. as a result, we have also transferred scarlett as she will be more academically challenged...

I posted on GP but no one has replied, so thought I might try here for some support. :shrug: Long story short, my kids have 6 days of school left - 3 full, 3 half. Last Fri was the last day of the marking period for the lower grades (K-4). This Mon & Tues, we had emergency half days b/c of...

DS is asking for his own money and I actually think this is a great idea. So do your kids get an allowance and if so how much? Do you tie the allowance to specific jobs "chores"? He is also wanting to do more to help out around the house so I have given him some specific chores for each week...

If you have a local Barnes and Noble here is the link to their summer reading program. We did it last year. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/index.asp?r=1&afsrc=1&r=1

I can't believe it's almost May! This year seemed to have flown by. I know schools in some areas, esp. the warmer climates, get out earlier than we do. Our last day is June 25th. How about yours?

So far I have enrolled DS in a nature camp for one week at our local park, VBS and I will sign him up next week for a science camp that is offered at our local community college for one week. Last year he took swim lessons and did rec on the run but I think we are going to drop the swim lessons...

My 5th grader came home with a permission trip for their trip to Philly. It is a 12 hr roundtrip, (includes 2 hr drive each way), approximately 8 hrs in Philly to go to Independence Hall, and a 2 hr lunch cruise, plus dinner stop. The price....$100 :yikes: Am I crazy, or is that alot of money...

i had applied as a secretary for an elementary school in our school district. the interview went incredibly well. i had to wait a week to hear if i got the job or not because it was spring break the day after my interview. the principal called me late this afternoon. they did not hire anyone for...

Our Superintendant (new guy last yr, this yr he made major changes like realignment of schools) and the School Board are discussing doing away with Spring Break next year. That would mean that kids return on Jan 2nd and are in school until the end of June, with only Martin Luther King's Day,...

We are starting to gear up for our science fair next month and I was just wondering what other schools do. All of our kids (K-4th) are encouraged to participate, but only 3rd and 4th are required. The projects are judged by a group made up of teachers, community members and administrators (I...

I am the new board moderator and would like to get the board hopping. Any suggestions? What would you like to see? Weekly updates? School resources? Tell me what you would like the board to be like and I will see what I can do! I look forward to getting to know everyone!

I'm doing some research on my DD and would love any info you may have. Thanks!

I thought I would post something positive instead of complaining all the time :D M had surgery yesterday that was postponed from Christmas week. When M went back to school on Jan 2nd, his teacher told him, I sent you a card so you should save it for your operation. I thought it was so nice...