Are you ready for Back-To School? School supplies, new routines, and parent-teacher conferences. No one wants to be "that parent", I know I felt that way when I wrote to my son's school principal. However you know your child the best and are the best person to communicate their needs to the teacher. But what's the best way to go about doing that? What do you ask at a parent teacher conference? Remember... You are your child's best advocate! *one more time* You are your … [Read more...]
Bring Your Own Technology
Update: Two years ago I wrote this post about Bring Your Own Technology at our local school. I was just informed that the entire school has banned this policy. I doubt my letter was the what caused this change, but I'll never regret that I sent it to our principal. I can only imagine the amount of issues personal devices caused at school, mainly because I'm living them out in my home. I'm so glad that they've made this decision... it's hard enough to teach students, let alone police … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips for Room Moms (with teacher printable)
It's Back-to-School time and that means... it's Room Mom time! Here are the Top 10 Tips for Room Moms to prepare yourself for a great year as a Room Mom or Classroom Volunteer! Click the following for more information on teacher gifts, field trip chaperone tips, writing to your child's teacher, and teacher questionnaire (for fun). Top 10 List for Room Moms 1. Collect information. At the beginning of the year have parents fill out a sheet on which parties or events they can help … [Read more...]