My Name Is NOT Broccoli!

[Charleston Princess]

Nine snow days is just pure craziness! Are you heading back today, MeMom?

Hurray for one month until Disney -- well, I guess, today it is less than one month! Hurray! Hurray!

 

[kschafer]

Wow! Nine snow days!! That is a lot even by midwestern standards! Funny how mother nature likes to mess with people...last winter was awful here, a number of very large snowfalls and a new record for the most consecutive days with snow on the ground (almost 100 straight days, the previous record was close to 50) I think we had about 6 snow days.

This winter has been awfully cold but not especially snowy. We've only had 1 or 2 really significant snowfalls and they hit on weekend/holiday so we haven't had a weather cancellation yet, or even a delay...that's unheard of! I'm OK with that, not sure I can recall a school year where we didn't have a make-up of some sort!

You mentioned Holt and I thought I would share that I have a number of friends who's children came to them through Holt. My sitter has 3 children from Korea and she and her husband for them for awhile as escorts for babies coming home to their new families. She said that was one of her favorite things to do!

Yay for 1 month to go!!!

 

[Megablocks]

Well, the snow here ended a lot earlier than I expected, but we got another foot on top of what we already had. I uploaded a picture of one side of my front yard to FB because one of the mounds is as tall as I am (I'm 5'5".) The snow in my backyard is all untouched and I'm dying to see just how deep it is back there!

 

[MeMom]

Mmmm... the caramel shop is so yummy! I'll take a chocolate and caramel strawberry!

Yay on the new computer! Boo on the snow! It's time you got back to work.

The weather was just perfect that week. In all the pictures I notice the beautiful blue sky!

Oh, and I say you need to demand a new gold kitty- the one you bought isn't working! It is time you had some good things go your way.

That blue sky does look wonderful!

A new gold kitty sounds good. Maybe I'll just keep taking them back and back and back until one works.

Like Jillyb said, all we got was rain, almost all day.
I did see some son at the end of the day so I know it still exists.

I am ready for an early Spring.

I don't know that we have a chance for an early spring, but I am hoping for that as well. We do have sunshine here today!

You on your 9th snow day and we are supposed to have a 61 degree day in Kansas on Friday!
Then snow again on Monday.....
I'll bet no snow day though!

So excited for your trip in One Month!

61? Wow, that really does sound awesome! Send it our way when you are finished with it.

 

[MeMom]

There was one day last week when it was 40 and I went outside in just my sweatshirt. Then three days later it was below zero. Crazy New England weather!!!! I'm waiting for them to cancel school tomorrow. It's supposed to be a mess here. 8-12 inches over night. We already got 3 during the day.

I love the snow, and I don't care how much we get, on one condition. No snow on February 23!!!!!! Which is 4 weeks from today My one month mark completely flew over my head. I tend to forget the date during the weekend

We went out to dinner for Kazin's birthday on Saturday. Josh has been teaching him names, and I heard him say Christine for the first time He also said Daisy(my dog's name). Actually he said "Daisy the Doggy"

So, did you get the snow day???

That's great news!!! Yay Brooklynn!

We are so proud of our big girl. She'll go to Kindergarten this coming year at not quite five yet (almost) and then Pre-First the next. She'll be right on target and will graduate at the same time as her friends and Carson.

 

[brookelizabeth]

I've never heard of Pre-First...is that something new? Or perhaps just something in the south?

 

[pooh'smate]

I've never heard of Pre-First...is that something new? Or perhaps just something in the south?

Brooke I was wondering the same thing.

 

[jillyb]

I've never heard of Pre-First...is that something new? Or perhaps just something in the south?

Never heard of that either.

 

[Tink9721]

So, did you get the snow day???

No We were the only district in the entire state of Rhode Island(and Southern Massachusetts) that had school. The roads were horrible. The main roads were okay, but the side roads weren't plowed until late morning/early afternoon. We have a nice neighbor who plows our driveway and most of our street. Of course, the town plows came by later and plowed the snow from the street into our driveway. My mom almost couldn't get out to pick me up. A lot of people couldn't get out so they just stayed home. The school was half empty. A ton of teachers couldn't get to school today and they ran out of substitutes. I didn't get anything done in any of my classes today except for math because teachers had to handle two classes at once because they had no other teachers available. It was a complete waste of time. We definitely shouldn't have had school

 

[MeMom]

If anyone is having problems with their signatures not showing up properly, go into EDIT signature and just save it , no editing necessary. That should restore it. I am not sure if anyone here is having problems but i was and that fixed it and several others that had the same problem.

Did they ever figure out what the problem was?

I went over to the tech board but there was just 1 thread from someone who had trouble with theirs. I posted the fix and it worked for them too.


I am thinking they updates something and while it did not change the actual link name somehow it pulled the "a" out and replaced it with a *.

Why - have no clue. Glenn said it caused issues for page one of his report but it did not mess with my links on page one.

I wil leave all the technical stuff to the experts. I am not one. I am not even a novice. You know those 'for dummies' books they write. They're for people like me. I don't know why top link doesn't work, if anyone else has a guess.

Nine snow days is just pure craziness! Are you heading back today, MeMom?

Hurray for one month until Disney -- well, I guess, today it is less than one month! Hurray! Hurray!

Yep, back today and tomorrow is Friday again. I could get real used to having Wednesdays off.

Wow! Nine snow days!! That is a lot even by midwestern standards! Funny how mother nature likes to mess with people...last winter was awful here, a number of very large snowfalls and a new record for the most consecutive days with snow on the ground (almost 100 straight days, the previous record was close to 50) I think we had about 6 snow days.

This winter has been awfully cold but not especially snowy. We've only had 1 or 2 really significant snowfalls and they hit on weekend/holiday so we haven't had a weather cancellation yet, or even a delay...that's unheard of! I'm OK with that, not sure I can recall a school year where we didn't have a make-up of some sort!

You mentioned Holt and I thought I would share that I have a number of friends who's children came to them through Holt. My sitter has 3 children from Korea and she and her husband for them for awhile as escorts for babies coming home to their new families. She said that was one of her favorite things to do!

Yay for 1 month to go!!!

I was glad we didn't use another snow day today. I'll be ready to get out the first week of June.

Holt is where we 'got' Drew. They were great to work with. I would love to be one of the adults that gets to escort the kids to their new families. What a great job! I would cry every time, of course.

Well, the snow here ended a lot earlier than I expected, but we got another foot on top of what we already had. I uploaded a picture of one side of my front yard to FB because one of the mounds is as tall as I am (I'm 5'5".) The snow in my backyard is all untouched and I'm dying to see just how deep it is back there!

They have shown you guys on the news a lot. There is some crazy stuff going on!

I've never heard of Pre-First...is that something new? Or perhaps just something in the south?

Brooke I was wondering the same thing.

Never heard of that either.

Maybe it is a southern thing, then? It just gives another year of preparation to younger kids. Brooklynn will not turn five until a few weeks into school, whereas most kids will be five and some months or even six. They do work more geared to first grade, and it gives them time to mature in many ways. It will be to her advantage during crucial years to not have everyone being older than her.

A lot of parents see it as a 'failure' for their child if a teacher suggests T-1 or Pre-First, but it is really an advantage. Jill even said the woman who interviewed with them said that those classes are usually full of teachers' kids, because they see it as an advantage rather than a failure.

No We were the only district in the entire state of Rhode Island(and Southern Massachusetts) that had school. The roads were horrible. The main roads were okay, but the side roads weren't plowed until late morning/early afternoon. We have a nice neighbor who plows our driveway and most of our street. Of course, the town plows came by later and plowed the snow from the street into our driveway. My mom almost couldn't get out to pick me up. A lot of people couldn't get out so they just stayed home. The school was half empty. A ton of teachers couldn't get to school today and they ran out of substitutes. I didn't get anything done in any of my classes today except for math because teachers had to handle two classes at once because they had no other teachers available. It was a complete waste of time. We definitely shouldn't have had school

We had a lot of subs today, too. I was only missing one kid, and I had some tardies, but they all live close to the school, as opposed to a lot of our teachers, who do not.

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

I've never heard of Pre-First...is that something new? Or perhaps just something in the south?

Brooke I was wondering the same thing.

Never heard of that either.

I don't know if it is a southern thing or a private school thing or both. When I went to Kindergarten we had two regular Kindergarten classes and then there was a pre-First class and a kind of Kindergarten/PreK split class. If your birthday fell between September and May you were in one of the two regular Kindergarten classes, if your birthday was a summer birthday or you would turn five before Christmas you were in the split class. The children who were in the split class either went to first grade (if they had turned 6 by September 1st) or they went to Prefirst with the children who weren't old enough to go to first grade yet. Of course that was back in the day when nobody went to Preschool and PreK like most children do now.

My cousin was one of those children who had a summer birthday. She turned 5 in the middle of July and started Kindergarten in August so she was in that K/PreK class. During nap she and anotehr girl who had a July birthday went down to the library and worked with an aide and ended up going to first grade with me (I turned 6 in October of my Kindergarten year). The rest of the class went to Prefirst and graduated the year after us. It has been a very difficult and thought out decision on what to let Brooklynn do. I talked to my cousin about her school experience and she said she didn't know any different so it hadn't bothered her except for she drove after everyone else. However, her son who was born in July jsut a month before Brooklynn is doing PreK next year when he is 5 and then starting Kindergarten at 6. Brooklynn will actually start Kindergarten at 4 years old since we start school the beginning of August in the South. She will do Kindergarten this year and then next year she will go to PreFirst which is more structured than Kindergarten but not quite as structured as First grade. We feel it will give her an extra year to mature since sometimes you would swear she is a grown up and then you blink and she is acting like she is 2. It will also allow her to be one of the older kids during those peer pressure filled teen years which I think will give her the extra confidence she will need at that time. I was slightly concerned taht she would make friends in kindergarten and then they would go to 1st grade and she would be left behind, but i have found out taht some of her good buddies form her current school will be attending Kindergarten there when she is in Pre1st and then they will all go to 1st grade together so that makes me feel better.

So in a nutshell Prefirst allows younger 5 year olds to mature befor going on to elementary school so that they can have a successful school career and not constantly be playing catch-up socially and emotionally, as well as, educationally.

 

[pooh'smate]

I don't know if it is a southern thing or a private school thing or both. When I went to Kindergarten we had two regular Kindergarten classes and then there was a pre-First class and a kind of Kindergarten/PreK split class. If your birthday fell between September and May you were in one of the two regular Kindergarten classes, if your birthday was a summer birthday or you would turn five before Christmas you were in the split class. The children who were in the split class either went to first grade (if they had turned 6 by September 1st) or they went to Prefirst with the children who weren't old enough to go to first grade yet. Of course that was back in the day when nobody went to Preschool and PreK like most children do now.

My cousin was one of those children who had a summer birthday. She turned 5 in the middle of July and started Kindergarten in August so she was in that K/PreK class. During nap she and anotehr girl who had a July birthday went down to the library and worked with an aide and ended up going to first grade with me (I turned 6 in October of my Kindergarten year). The rest of the class went to Prefirst and graduated the year after us. It has been a very difficult and thought out decision on what to let Brooklynn do. I talked to my cousin about her school experience and she said she didn't know any different so it hadn't bothered her except for she drove after everyone else. However, her son who was born in July jsut a month before Brooklynn is doing PreK next year when he is 5 and then starting Kindergarten at 6. Brooklynn will actually start Kindergarten at 4 years old since we start school the beginning of August in the South. She will do Kindergarten this year and then next year she will go to PreFirst which is more structured than Kindergarten but not quite as structured as First grade. We feel it will give her an extra year to mature since sometimes you would swear she is a grown up and then you blink and she is acting like she is 2. It will also allow her to be one of the older kids during those peer pressure filled teen years which I think will give her the extra confidence she will need at that time. I was slightly concerned taht she would make friends in kindergarten and then they would go to 1st grade and she would be left behind, but i have found out taht some of her good buddies form her current school will be attending Kindergarten there when she is in Pre1st and then they will all go to 1st grade together so that makes me feel better.

So in a nutshell Prefirst allows younger 5 year olds to mature befor going on to elementary school so that they can have a successful school career and not constantly be playing catch-up socially and emotionally, as well as, educationally.

That is what I needed. My birthday is 8/14 and I started kindergarten that September at 5. However the next year I repeated kindergarten because while the teachers said I was smart enough I wasn't mature enough. So my parents kept me back. We did move at the end of my first year in kindergarten so at least when I repeated all my friends weren't ahead of me.

 

[MeMom]

Here's Bella enjoying a Japanese pocky stick.

And with that, we left Japan.

15 years for Food and Wine Festival.

There were real Disney characters and pretend ones.

Can you point to the fake ones?

A picture I think Wigd would have taken.

Belle time.

Brooklynn and Belle
and Bella
and Bella's big belly!

A hug!

 

[nowellsl]

Maybe it is a southern thing, then? It just gives another year of preparation to younger kids. Brooklynn will not turn five until a few weeks into school, whereas most kids will be five and some months or even six. They do work more geared to first grade, and it gives them time to mature in many ways. It will be to her advantage during crucial years to not have everyone being older than her.

It's not too southern, I've never heard of it either So, when she completes pre-first grade she'll go to first grade? I can see where that would be an advantage! There is such a world of difference in the kids that enter Kdg. at barely 5 and the ones who have been 5 for almost a year!

 

[uncw89]

I don't know if it is a southern thing or a private school thing or both. When I went to Kindergarten we had two regular Kindergarten classes and then there was a pre-First class and a kind of Kindergarten/PreK split class. If your birthday fell between September and May you were in one of the two regular Kindergarten classes, if your birthday was a summer birthday or you would turn five before Christmas you were in the split class. The children who were in the split class either went to first grade (if they had turned 6 by September 1st) or they went to Prefirst with the children who weren't old enough to go to first grade yet. Of course that was back in the day when nobody went to Preschool and PreK like most children do now.

My cousin was one of those children who had a summer birthday. She turned 5 in the middle of July and started Kindergarten in August so she was in that K/PreK class. During nap she and anotehr girl who had a July birthday went down to the library and worked with an aide and ended up going to first grade with me (I turned 6 in October of my Kindergarten year). The rest of the class went to Prefirst and graduated the year after us. It has been a very difficult and thought out decision on what to let Brooklynn do. I talked to my cousin about her school experience and she said she didn't know any different so it hadn't bothered her except for she drove after everyone else. However, her son who was born in July jsut a month before Brooklynn is doing PreK next year when he is 5 and then starting Kindergarten at 6. Brooklynn will actually start Kindergarten at 4 years old since we start school the beginning of August in the South. She will do Kindergarten this year and then next year she will go to PreFirst which is more structured than Kindergarten but not quite as structured as First grade. We feel it will give her an extra year to mature since sometimes you would swear she is a grown up and then you blink and she is acting like she is 2. It will also allow her to be one of the older kids during those peer pressure filled teen years which I think will give her the extra confidence she will need at that time. I was slightly concerned taht she would make friends in kindergarten and then they would go to 1st grade and she would be left behind, but i have found out taht some of her good buddies form her current school will be attending Kindergarten there when she is in Pre1st and then they will all go to 1st grade together so that makes me feel better.

So in a nutshell Prefirst allows younger 5 year olds to mature befor going on to elementary school so that they can have a successful school career and not constantly be playing catch-up socially and emotionally, as well as, educationally.

That's interesting! I had never heard of Pre First. I've heard of pre K, but not that. I think that's a good idea. Around here, our b'day cut off was in Oct, but they recently changed to Aug or Sept (I'm not sure since my DS is older, fortunately his b'day is in Feb and I didn't have to worry about the "what to do" school thing) It is hard to know what to do when your child's b'day falls in those months. They are either the oldest or the youngest in class.

 

[MeMom]

Let's see what's happening in France.

What do you see, girls?

An upside down man high up on some chairs.

Seriously, fella, do not give Bella any new ideas. She is already daredevil enough!

Concentrating.

Cra-zeeee!

Tale as old as time
and green as grass....

Marie Kitty likes Lola Cow.

 

[twob4him]

I am reading backwards here......but it appears the hand-holding with the characters is working!!!
So, tell me, has Bella climbed any chairs lately?

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Ahhh... a walk around World Showcase is just what I needed this snowy evening. Thank you!! Such cute pictures of the girls. They are so adorable. That chair act in France is pretty incredible, isn't it?!

 

[twob4him]

Maybe it is a southern thing, then? It just gives another year of preparation to younger kids. Brooklynn will not turn five until a few weeks into school, whereas most kids will be five and some months or even six. They do work more geared to first grade, and it gives them time to mature in many ways. It will be to her advantage during crucial years to not have everyone being older than her.

A lot of parents see it as a 'failure' for their child if a teacher suggests T-1 or Pre-First, but it is really an advantage. Jill even said the woman who interviewed with them said that those classes are usually full of teachers' kids, because they see it as an advantage rather than a failure.

I agree! We don't have pre-first here.....just pre-school, kindy and then 1st gd. So we held Devon back (birthday is 9/26) and the cutoff was Oct 1st. She's now one of the older kids in the class....I am hoping it gives her an advantage in terms of middle school math!

 

[Ty's Nonnie]

Well I'm from Arkansas and we don't have that system for school either. We have preschool and then it has to be either private or a program called headstart for kids whose parents meet the income guidelines. Then kindy and then first grade. Around here if your child has a summer birthday or late summer birthday some parents opt to hold them back a year. Both of my girls had summer birthdays and I struggled with what to do. I went ahead and sent them. One did fine and even graduated early the other would have done better with the extra time. It really does depend on the child. My son was born in January so I sent him on.

Oh yeah! Our temps got up to 48 today so Ty got to run some energy off outside! They are saying it will be up to the 60's by Saturday.