Last week I volunteered on a field trip with my older daughter's class. She's in Grade 2, French Immersion, and the field trip was to attend Cinefranco, a French film festival at a downtown Toronto cinema. First of all, how cool is that? The only field trips I remember are to a salmon … [Read more...]
In a Different Class
Take your kid on a fascinating journey that looks at how other kids live and learn this weekend - it's a valuable lesson, and may even spark some ... thanksgiving. Off to Classby Susan HughesOwlKidsISBN: 978 1 926818 86 3Audience: grade schoolersChildren go to school all around the world - but … [Read more...]
Who’s A Bully?
My eight year-old daughter spoke at a school assembly yesterday, which made me really proud. The theme of the assembly was RESPECT. (Actually, my daughter shared what she'd learned about Mozart and the Magic Flute - the respect theme came later). At one point in the assembly, the grade ones read … [Read more...]
My home is now the Van
My plan was to keep things simple. I never wanted some overprogrammed existence for me or my children. So, I ask myself repeatedly, how did my schedule turn out like this? This semester has turned out to be a marathon of drop-offs, pick-ups, one school, two schools, mornings, … [Read more...]