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Oh, you guys made me remember more things. They are doing journals. He already brought home the August journal. Mostly it's pictures now based on what stories they were read. They also make books in class and then they will bring them...
It's hard for me to say exactly what the cirricula is at DS's K. He's is one of the 4 year olds - his birthday is in a few weeks. I know they are doing Zoo Phonics. They've been working on colors, sorting, writing ... I...
My son just started Kindergarten. He's been in full-time daycare since he was 7 months old. It has been a big change for us and I have felt quite teary at times. Now we have to drop 2 kids off seperately, his K is only half day, so he...
Quote: Originally Posted by Drummer's Wife I was hoping to get all e-textbooks for my courses this semester that way I didn't have heavy books, and come to find out my Algebra class book is only offered in an online...
My DH & I talk about this a fair amount as we are the products of inexpensive colleges. We both went to in-state colleges and had scholarships. We then both ended up at a top 3 grad school in our field for free (thank you research...
I'm only on day 3 of packing lunch, so we will see how it goes. I've decided to send a small treat everyday in the lunchbox, like a single hershey's kiss, to DS from me. This week he is getting one minature peppermint pattie, the...
Quote: Originally Posted by WC_hapamama At the elementary school my kids attend, they do have a snack break, but the kids are supposed to bring their snacks/drinks from home. No communal snack, and sharing between kids...
I want to whine about our school supply list. It's not that long, but incredibly specific. Then I went to the store and couldn't find most of the stuff. For instance: 1 set of 10 large Crayola Classic colored felt tip markers (water...
Quote: Originally Posted by plunky My class used TI calculators and I had an HP graphing calculator that was very different than their's, but I did fine (many moons ago). That's what I was going to say....
After reading this, I went on a search for my son's school's list. It's not too long, but very specific! Please bring items the first day of school. No mechanical pencils or gel pens, please. Please do not label any supplies. All...
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