DIS/DISUnplugged/Dreams December Event Info – DISapalooza (continued)

[kathrna]

O.K. I am going for a nap now!

Good nap!

 

[wildfan1473]

HOLY COW! I just saw my ticker! Only 29 days 'til Disneyland and the Grand Californian!!

Thank You. I am getting so excited. I am surprising my husband with this.

What a fantastic surprise! Welcome to our madness!

In the last year he has gone up almost 3 grade levels.
He needs to be at a grade 7 level by June 2010.
Right now he is at a 4-5 level, so I know he can do it.
He was a child desparate to learn and the school and teachers were doing nothing to help him.
His special ed. teacher who is the head of the special ed dept. said
Kenny has no retention so til he get's some he is unteachable.
Well I guess you know this did not go over well with me.
I lost it and told her she was no better than my 14 year old babysitter, in fact my babysitter was better b/c at least she would attempt to help him read.
I told her the school would be treated as a daycare for my children from now on and I would take take of their education.
Then we went had him acessed and started with a tutor.
Sorry for the vent.
It just gets to me that the schools up here can get away with this.

I'm sorry you went through so much trouble with the school, but I am also glad he is getting the help he needs.

 

[DVCsince02]

LOL! This is how kab407 finally earned her tag fairy tag, is it not?

Jennifer/Brandie - Are there any thoughts of trying to push back the Fulton's lunch reservation a bit or do we assume that's completely not do-able?

We have discussed, but are waiting for the times to be released. Details to follow.

 

[wildfan1473]

Hmm, Kelly's right, tickers are missing again....

Did I mention I'm avoiding doing housework? I'm bored....but I have so much to do!

 

[katscradle]

I'm sorry to hear this. I get frustrated with our school, because the parents make too much money, which means we are not a Title 1 school. This means that there is special education programs we don't get. I go in and work with the kids that don't have IEPs, but need help with learning. In other schools this is a paid position. In ours, there is no funding.

It sounds like he is doing great, though! Way to be a good mom and get him help.

That's great that you are doing this!
It sucks that your school can't get the funding for the children who need it.
Up here the more children that are identified the more money the school gets.
This makes me mad!
The identification rate at this school is 3 out of every 5 children.
If a child has been identified it limits their post secondary education choices.
I was called in b/c they wanted to identify Johnny as well.
When I asked why, they said it was his language.
"He talks like an american"
Well I let them have it for this.
I told them that the last I looked having an accent was not a language deficit.
The school really doesn't like me, b/c I don't just go along with all their stupid ideas.

 

[katscradle]

150 - woot!

Congrats Jen!

 

[wildfan1473]

"He talks like an american"

 

[Launchpad11B]

150 pages!!

 

[Dodie]

Actual registration question for those who registered last night....

Did everybody just get the one e-mail saying that the registration was RECEIVED? I just noticed that it said there'd be a second e-mail once the registration was CONFIRMED. I'm assuming that will come today/later, but then I started to worry that maybe others received that second e-mail immediately.

Thanks. Back to the frivolity now.

 

[Madi100]

That's great that you are doing this!
It sucks that your school can't get the funding for the children who need it.
Up here the more children that are identified the more money the school gets.
This makes me mad!
The identification rate at this school is 3 out of every 5 children.
If a child has been identified it limits their post secondary education choices.
I was called in b/c they wanted to identify Johnny as well.
When I asked why, they said it was his language.
"He talks like an american"
Well I let them have it for this.
I told them that the last I looked having an accent was not a language deficit.
The school really doesn't like me, b/c I don't just go along with all their stupid ideas.

That's just crazy. If he talks like an American doesn't that make him smarter??? Way to fight for your kids. You're doing good!

 

[mikelan6]

Actual registration question for those who registered last night....

Did everybody just get the one e-mail saying that the registration was RECEIVED? I just noticed that it said there'd be a second e-mail once the registration was CONFIRMED. I'm assuming that will come today/later, but then I started to worry that maybe others received that second e-mail immediately.

Thanks. Back to the frivolity now.

I got my second confirmation about 20 minutes ago - basically confirming all the information and that credentials will be arriving about two weeks prior to the event (around Thanksgiving time).

 

[Madi100]

Actual registration question for those who registered last night....

Did everybody just get the one e-mail saying that the registration was RECEIVED? I just noticed that it said there'd be a second e-mail once the registration was CONFIRMED. I'm assuming that will come today/later, but then I started to worry that maybe others received that second e-mail immediately.

Thanks. Back to the frivolity now.

I just received that email this morning. I assumed that the first one meant that they got my registration and the second one meant they have charged my card, which it says.

 

[shellyminnie]

Actual registration question for those who registered last night....

Did everybody just get the one e-mail saying that the registration was RECEIVED? I just noticed that it said there'd be a second e-mail once the registration was CONFIRMED. I'm assuming that will come today/later, but then I started to worry that maybe others received that second e-mail immediately.

Thanks. Back to the frivolity now.

When we registered through Dreams, we received 2 emails, so I would assume it would be the same.

 

[katscradle]

That's what I said, well yelled it really.
They say he talks like a New Yorker!
I said what's the problem.

 

[katscradle]

Actual registration question for those who registered last night....

Did everybody just get the one e-mail saying that the registration was RECEIVED? I just noticed that it said there'd be a second e-mail once the registration was CONFIRMED. I'm assuming that will come today/later, but then I started to worry that maybe others received that second e-mail immediately.

Thanks. Back to the frivolity now.

I got the first, and am waiting on the second.

 

[katscradle]

That's just crazy. If he talks like an American doesn't that make him smarter??? Way to fight for your kids. You're doing good!

Nicole the schools up here are all about politics, and I have been a parent way to long for them to pull anything over on me.
If he talks like an American doesn't that make him smarter??? I don't know, I am just proud to be his mom!

 

[jeanigor]

"He talks like an american"

Perhaps he should spend some time in Nunavut, so he can speak better Canadian?

 

[Dodie]

I got the first, and am waiting on the second.

OK. Me too. Thanks everybody.

 

[Disneydonnam]

That's going to be quite a surprize! WOW!

I called his work and asked them if he could have that Monday off. We are flying down Thursday evening. We were there in Sept. It was suppose to be just the two of us but his family thought it would be a nice surprise to spend the week with us. So hopefully this will be a great surprise.

 

[katscradle]

Perhaps he should spend some time in Nunavut, so he can speak better Canadian?

Todd please I want to move somewhere warm.
Nunavut is further away from Disney!
Not going to happen, ever! where's the pointy finger smilely?