There seems to be quite a buzz out there about the homework coming, er, home with your kindergartners. So how much homework does your child get? Is it too much? Do you (and they) groan when it’s time to do homework?
My informal research suggests that most people are surprised that their kindergartner has to sit [...]
QUESTION OF THE DAY
How long did it take you to settle into the groove of leaving your ‘baby’ at kindergarten? Have you heard of any funny stories your child has told the [...]
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What did your kindergarten kid learn at school (or on the bus!) that you wish they hadn’t?
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Following on from my last post, I went and did some digging to find out the accepted wisdom on teacher-child [...]
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What teacher/child ratio does your kindergarten have? Do they have helpers in the classroom? Do you feel the ratio is right?
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Pre-K was a lively bunch of around 20 kids, mostly boys, supervised by a high-energy teacher and an aide.
So when I walked into the kindergarten classroom to find one tiny, soft-spoken teacher [...]
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How prepared did you feel before your child started Kindergarten? Did you have a clue what was expected? Did your kindergarten communicate well?
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I was really looking forward to the “Early Childhood Back To School Night” at the boys’ school
I had [...]
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What changes have you noticed in your kindergartner and their friends since last year?
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Having missed my chance, early in the year, to sign up to read to the Kindergarten class, I was starting to feel like I would never get a peek at what goes on every day. So, when the birthday [...]
It was pretty much a given, for me, that I would choose Catholic school for my kids. I’m Catholic and my husband is not. He was raised by wolves and, although he’s very supportive, I know he finds the whole faith thing a bit bemusing and it’s only because he likes me so much that he tolerates [...]
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Think back to the day you filled in the forms for kindergarten. How did YOU feel?
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“It’s time to fill in the forms for Kindergarten.”
“But it’s January!”
“I know.”
“But he’s not even five yet. I can’t imagine…”
“I know!”
This was the conversation in our house last winter. OK, the conversation was mostly in my head, [...]
Starting Kindergarten is a wonderful time: it’s exciting, scary, a little emotional…and that’s just for the parents.
As we reach the end of the school year, it’s time to look back (or forward) to your first time through the mill as a Kindergarten parent.
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