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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 30, 2008
As we've mentioned before we are in year round school district so our daughter is out of school at unusual times. We love the year round concept but we understand why it doesn't work for some ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 27, 2008
A few years ago, wee made some tough decisions about our daughter's academics and we finally are getting some real confirmation we made the right moves.
In her school, their grading scale is 4 - ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 24, 2008
I have a child with a forgetful nature. Coupled with her backpack being a paper graveyard, she often leaves things that school.
She's got an agenda to fill out and go by. I had big flame colored ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 17, 2008
Last night I had a conference with my daughter's teacher. It was completely unremarkable, quick and basically amounted to being told her marks are at grade level or over and things are fine. The s...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 12, 2008
I got an interesting looking email today that I thought I'd share in case it interested any of you:
Well it is back to school time again and many of us are wondering how we can become more involv...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on August 30, 2008
I know youtube.com can be a cesspool but I've enjoyed the site a ton. We have some videos there and I love the idea of people being able to self-broadcast their own news and programs.
Normally t...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on August 27, 2008
My daughter got 10 of 20 words right on her last spelling test. Of course, that's also 10 of 20 words wrong. Either way we had to do something to help her absorb the words quicker. The regular met...
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by Gloria Gamat on August 18, 2008
This school year is my son's last year in preschool. I am hoping he can be accepted to first grade next school year. Though I am nervous that he doesn't take reading very seriously. He can wri...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 29, 2008
Watching your kids grow up is bittersweet when you see them moving to the next stages. Fourth grade started this morning and I looked at my baby girl, she is so big and mature now.
Hayley wore a ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 29, 2008
We survived getting back to school supplies while our credit card certainly took a beating from it.
Once upon a time there were very few options for the required school items. I remember when Trapper...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 28, 2008
Our daughter's school politely requests you volunteer regularly. Most of the time, the school seems to be full of volunteers but I know there is always more work to be done. I've got to make a...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 27, 2008
* 1 composition notebook (black/white marbled)
* 6 spiral notebooks (1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 green, 2 purple)
* 5 pocket folders with metal fasteners (1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 purple...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 25, 2008
Tonight was the annual 'Meet the Teacher' night at our school where you find out your child's teacher and classmates for the next year. Since we are in year round schools and our track hea...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 14, 2008
I can't wait for summertime, even if it is a shorter summer with our daughter being in year-round school.
It has been a pretty good year at school but there has been some conflict. My child defi...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 2, 2008
When I was applying to colleges in 1987 and 1988, it was sort of a scattered process. My parents helped some but my grandmother was in a coma from Thanksgiving until New Years Eve when she passed aw...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on May 14, 2008
We are big on doing extra school work during breaks and holidays plus having additional info on topics that our daughter may struggle with in school. I don't want to overload by child so a quick...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on May 13, 2008
My daughter is a slow starter in the morning. Getting her out of bed in the morning is a major excavation project. She's been late to school so often this year that we got a note from the school.
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on April 5, 2008
We live in a booming part of the country - the Raleigh/Durham area. People are pouring in for the good jobs, great schools and pleasant suburbs. We are in the McMansion zone. People fill the suburb...
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by Melissa Petri on December 21, 2007
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Every parent hopes that their child turns out the best that he can be. Who wouldn't, right? Some start when the baby is still in the womb by listening to classical music or reading to their...
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by Melissa Petri on November 22, 2007
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Apparently, Santa is not the only one who can tell who is naughty or nice. Babies as young as 6 months, can already distinguish between good and bad toys.
The study conducted by the Yale Unive...
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by Melissa Petri on November 17, 2007
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The World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc., a.k.a WATCH listed the 2007's 10 Worst Toys of the Year. The ten toys listed may cause childhood injuries or sometimes even death. Thanks to WATCH&...
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by Melissa Petri on November 5, 2007
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Imagine this city as your classroom. Learn practical knowledge from people who actually have first-hand experience. No grades no graduation.
The Shibuya University Network is a practical, comm...
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by Melissa Petri on October 23, 2007
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If you're dreaming of sending your kids to college in the future, then you better start saving up. Recent write-up survey shows that tuition fees in four-year public colleges went up by 6....
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by Melissa Petri on October 18, 2007
Kimmie Cares Dolls was created by Kim Goebel, who passed away in 2004 due to cancer. She created these dolls as she was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Her aim was to help kids understand t...
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by Melissa Petri on September 4, 2007
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Stories of Us is a series of videos which shows a dramatization of issues concerning elementary and high school students.
Students collaborated with Christopher Faull in making the videos. Th...
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by Melissa Petri on August 9, 2007
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Research led by Frederick Zimmerman and Dr. Dmitri Christakis of the University of Washington found out that popular baby videos "Baby Einstein" and "Brainy Babies" may do m...
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by Melissa Petri on August 8, 2007
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My sister has been breastfeeding her two week old son. So far, everything is well. She has enough milk to keep Baby L satisfied, and Baby L has now grown accustomed to wailing to mama when he n...
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by Melissa Petri on July 14, 2007
My 4 year-old son is showing signs that he'll be just like me and his dad. Although he hasn't started surfing the Net yet, he already knows how to log-in and go to his favorite site (Lego). He...
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by Melissa Petri on May 30, 2007
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We all know that when children cry and get frustrated it is because they cannot communicate what they want. Of course they still do not now how to express what they want, so instead of waiting ...
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by Melissa Petri on May 15, 2007
Infant simulators, the best way to teach your teenagers to avoid teen pregnancy, instill responsibility and build strong families.
The vinyl covered simulators available in 5 racial groups and 6 skin...
