Posts by SiValleySteph

My son is in K (public school in CA) and they go to the library 1x week. They check out a book and can take it home every week, as long as the return the book from the previous week. It doesn't seem to be overly managed, DS tells me...

That's interesting. My son's class had the same assignment (in class, though) and the teacher went over different things you might see on an older person - glasses, wrinkles, gray hair, etc. - and drew a picture of what she thought she...

Quote: Originally Posted by ZoshaMosha I should have clarified in my OP. I believe my DD is emotionally ready to go to K as well. I am just worried because it never occurred to me that many kids would be around ONE...

My 5 year old is getting: Lego City corner Crayola art case (like a big wooden briefcase full of pastels, crayons, markets, etc) Pop up soccer goal Bendaroos Mini animal stampers Bakugan starter set To share with younger...

I'll add my experience as well. My son has a late September birthday, so many places this wouldn't have been an issue. Our cutoff is Dec 2nd, so he could go into Kinder when still 4. We were wavering based on online threads (such as this...

Our school also has an excellent Y program on site. Unfortunately, when I went to register in the Spring, I found out I was 16 on a very long waitlist. I sent out emails to our neighboorhood mailing list for suggestions and found...

We had tons of toys. I was the 3rd of 4 girls. My favorites were the Cabbage Patch kids. I still remember (almost) all their names - Fayme Beluh, Fernanda Edith, Percy, Claire Lilah, and then a few others. I cherished them and saved...

Hmmm, my son is using a Gaiam water bottle for school. We should probably switch to stainless steel, I suppose. If only we could find his missing Kleen Kanteen! I still need to take our Siggs back, too.

My son is getting a "Home Fun" packet every Monday that is turned in on Friday. It has usually 1-3 sheets per day plus will say "read for 20 minutes" on every day's assignment. The sheets compliment what the class is...

Are girls shorts & boys shorts different? I got my son a pair in the boys section of Target that are black with a drawstring, they also had ones with stripes down the side, for about $6. He is (almost) 5, not even 40lbs. Since...