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My Child is a Star Student!

by Mama Bee Kindergarten isn’t easy, contrary to popular belief. Ask both of my sons. One's already in 1st grade and my other is in it as I speak, er, type. My youngest has low tone and goes to physical and occupa…
Strict Playground Rules: Taking the "Play" Out of Playground?

by Mama Monkey I went to pick my middle son up from kindergarten today and over walks the playground supervisor with him. "Are you going to tell mom or would you like me to tell mom?" she asks him. He just glared at her.…
Kids Are Funny

by mzsze@xanga TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America. MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America? CLASS: Maria.TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on…
School Tour Gives Our Family Hope

by Mama Elephant Our school tour was Saturday and it went so well that it is difficult to tell who is more excited, us or the staff at Camelot. We were told that we could either bring Junior or not, but I thought we sh…
Parent Involvement: How Much Is Best?

by mamajoyjoyFast forwarding to when M goes to preschool, how involved will I be? I have seen the whole range in involvement from parents. There are parents who want to know everything that goes on in our classroom, eve…
Mama's Going Back to School

by Mama BeeMy youngest son had a sensory integration disorder. It has been something that has been trying to our family. He goes to speech, physical, food, and occupational therapy every week. To say that I'm exhausted w…
Another Frustrating Day with Our School District...

by Mama Elephant Two weeks ago, Junior had his initial placement meeting, where it was decided that he would be referred for outplacement in a private day school specializing in educating children with Autism. Junior…
Another Option to School Fundraising

by Mama PigFirst, let me say that I understand that for many schools, fundraising is a necessary evil. Here in California, our education budget has been cut so drastically that often times fundraising is the only way to…
School Funding for Students with Disabilities

by Mama PigOkay, I came into the middle of a conversation about school funding for certain disabilities and thought, "Perfect, am I a lightening rod for this type of stuff now?"One woman was voicing her opinion on how sh…
Handling Behavior Problems at School

by Mama Turtle So far, Turtle1 is doing really well at school. It is so much better for him overall to be in a regular routine too, he's overall in better spirits and less likely to melt down over something. This makes l…