Apparently, last Friday was Dr. Suess’ Cat in the Hat's birthday. So to celebrate, Whitney’s kindergarten teacher crafted thirteen Cat in the Hats; one for each child in the class to wear for the school day, because apparently, Whitney’s kindergarten teacher wanted to fill her one hour of free time between 2 and 3 a.m. ...Continue Reading »
Recently, I began volunteering in Whitney's classroom after I took a good, hard look at my motherhood resume and realized that I sorely lacked in the "volunteer department." I'll admit, I'm a reluctant volunteer, especially when it comes to volunteering at school. In part, I don't volunteer at school because I'm busy, but mainly, I don't like touching other little kids' hands. What? I have kids. I KNOW WHERE THOSE HANDS HAVE BEEN. ...Continue Reading »
Last month, the school sent home notes announcing the first quarter parent/teacher conferences were to be held the second week of November. Conference sign-up sheets were at school and we should stop in ASAP and schedule a meeting before all the slots filled up. Since my memory is about as reliable as the pull-out method, I wrote myself a reminder note. ...Continue Reading »
Last week, Lexi had an assignment which required a poster-board. Actually, it didn’t require a poster-board, notepad paper would have worked too, but it seems like the new generation of teachers prefer everything from a haiku to a spelling assignment completed on poster-board. It’s like these teachers are compensating for something else. You know what they say about a teacher who assigns over sized homework, don’t you? ...Continue Reading »
