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It’s the end of the school year and that means your kids will be bringing home everything they have made throughout the year. From art work to projects to A+ essays, determining what to keep and what to toss can be tough. Decide how you will collect everything: - You’re sentimental: If you can’t bear to part with every doodle and creation your children have made, get a large box for each child put everything in it so you can sort it later. - You’re selective:... Read More
8th GradeREALITY CHECK On Thursday February 23, 2012 8th graders from across the Valley got a dose of reality. Like most young people they entered into the Coffee Gymnasium (the City of Realville) oblivious to the price of the basic luxuries they are being afforded by their parents. However, upon exiting they had a better understanding of the value of money and education. The Shoals Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System with the help of community... Read More
It's true, the government says so..... This isn't the first blog I'd intended to post here, but after reading the news, I couldn't help but add my thoughts. A preschool student at West Hoke Elementary school in North Carolina ended up eating three chicken nuggets for lunch two weeks ago -- because a state inspector declared that the 4-year-old's lunch wasn't nutritious enough. The turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips and apple juice, according to the Carolina Jour... Read More
Today is Valentine's Day!!! In the mind of an elementary school kid....today is Can't Get Enough Candy Day. In schools across the country, little one's will be extending little paper cards of friendship not to one kid or a select few but to their entire classroom. As adults, we can stand to learn a little from this. Equal-Opportunity Valentine Cards enable kids to learn forgiveness and how to put their feelings aside for the sake of the common good. The thing... Read More
Victoria Pennington is Teaching Life Skills Our first night with Victoria Pennington was a blast. The kids learned the importance of self-confidence and they nailed their runway walks. For many this was their first time on the runway...but modeling is about much more than runway walks and fancy clothes...it takes poise, confidence and assertiveness to brave the eyes of so many judges. Self-confidence is critical in modeling and for our children too. Strong self confidence enables th... Read More
I was reading an article in my Essence Magazine about some children that were killed by other children, or children that had killed themselves at such young ages due to bullying, or even the fact that bullying in schools has increased by some large percent and is on the rise. So, it got me to thinking...and I came up with my own Bully Free Advice as a former secondary school teacher. Make it a habit to talk to your children. Afterschool, everyday, I ask my 9 year old daughter... Read More
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