I had seen this online, but I didn’t know if our town was participating… This weekend there is a great program called Bucks for Buckles and if you are spotted with your seat-belt on you can earn $1.00! We got stopped yesterday in the school exit line, and sure enough we were all buckled in and I thought it was pretty cool to earn a buck. Keeping the kiddos safe in the car is a number one priority for me, and they are always buckled in safely in their car seats.
Everyday when Thade comes home from school, I check his backpack for notes from the teacher, and look through his papers to see how his handwriting is improving. Yesterday tucked inside the daily paperwork was homework… Happily stamped, fill out and return to teacher. Last week they started a poem to work on nightly, and memorize by the end of the week, and this week it is worksheets to fill out, and another poem to memorize. Homework, really?!? in Kindergarten!
My hubby and I got to talking about homework, and we both remember homework in 3rd and 4th grade, but never in Kindergarten. The pressure of all day school is also taking its toll. Thade really truly enjoys school, but by 4:00 p.m. he is completely exhausted, and melting down waiting for dinner time. Drop off is also stressful, Thade often panics that he is going to be late, and receive a tardy slip. And the pressure of school has only just begun, it is only week #3, and the first year for all of us.
I find this a little troubling, to see homework in kindergarten. They are there for eight hours and then sent home with more tasks to accomplish… I’ve asked other parents too, and they are seeing their 4th graders sent home with an hour (sometimes two) of homework nightly, and that is just insane to me. I think that there is way too much pressure being put on our children, and my goodness they are going to be burnt out before middle school.
So what are you seeing in your school system… Too much homework, too little, stressed out kiddos? Feel free to vent any frustrations…
Well kinda-sorta. I take Thade to school, and pick him up everyday. Thanks to some tricky parking when it is pick-up time, I have to get there extra early. Monday-Friday gives me an hour wait in the car, and a little bit of time to catch up on whatever I can carry along in the diaper bag.
To help pass the time I like to bring along:
Don’t forget about the kiddos too.
An hour wait can be tricky to keep a toddler happy, so I make sure and pack a few items for Dylan too.
Fall is quickly moving in at our neck of the woods, and today’s rainy weather is going to have us indoors all day. Sounds like a good day to tackle the boy’s messy closet, or at least start the task. I’m also cooking a double dinner tonight, and making a big batch of Turkey Stock too. Time to get to it…
Here it is again… Another month already and another Monthly Dinner Menu to share. Fall is quickly approaching, and it is time to bring on the family favorite Autumn meals. Here is what I’ve got planned for dinner in September…
Time to get in the kitchen and get to cooking!