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So, First-Day Teacher Gifts Are A Thing Now?

August 29, 2014 by Kath 3 Comments

When a friend asked about start-of-school teacher gifts on Facebook this week I was surprised. I mean, is this even a thing? Well, I Googled it and unfortunately, yes, first-day teacher gifts are a thing. A big thing (if you don't believe me, check Pinterest). I'm not sure what the purpose of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tagged With: back-to-school, education, first day gifts, starting school, teacher, teachers gifts

Summer Came Early And I’m Barely Hanging On

June 24, 2014 by Amanda 4 Comments

I live in BC where the all the teachers in the province went on strike last week, bringing summer holidays a full two weeks earlier than I was emotionally prepared for. Social media is abuzz with photos of kids at the beach, and moms firing out hashtags like #bestdayever, #ilovesummer, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adulthood, Kids, Life Tagged With: BC teachers strike, kids, life, Real Estate, strike, summer, summer holidays, summer vacation, teacher, work

The Ultimate Best Teacher Gift Guide

May 27, 2014 by Kath 1 Comment

The end of the school year is fast approaching, and along with all the planning for activities, camps, family vacation, childcare or  just coping with your kids full-time for two months, now you have to get a gift (or maybe two or three or four or - gulp - more...depending on your past fertility) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tagged With: cards, children, end of school gift, gift cards, gift for teacher, gift guide, last day of school, school, students, summer, summer holidays, summer vacation, teacher, teacher gift, Teachers, vacation

Oh The Places They’ll Go…Without Me: A Teacher’s Year-End Lament

May 21, 2014 by Kath 1 Comment

We all feel stressed and anxious, but not for the reasons you might expect. Spring is in the air and kids, parents and teachers alike are counting down the days until summer holidays. But you may be surprised to learn that most teachers don't wait with bated breath for the last day of school just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tagged With: Dr. Seuss, end of the year, grade, Grade Twelve, June, kindergarten, Oh The Places You'll Go, report card, school, school year, September, summer, summer holidays, teacher, Teachers

Meet the Parents

September 16, 2012 by Kath

 No, not that meet the parents (although I will admit it is one of my favourite funny movies). No, this is about an altogether different kind of Meet the Parents. It's the time of year when school boards across the country organize the first Parent-Teacher Conference of the year, formerly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: education, meet the teacher, parent-teacher conference, parent-teacher meeting, school, teacher, teaching

Hangin’ With Mr. D (How A Working Dad Supports His Family)

January 8, 2012 by Racheal

Before Gerry Dee became one of the country's hottest comedians, he was a teacher.  So when I sit down with him, my first question is about schools.  Private or public? "This is my theory: there's great kids at public schools and there's great kids at private.  There's bad kid at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: CBC, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, comedian, comedy, education, Gerry Dee, Racheal McCaig, teacher

Dealing with Teacher

November 6, 2011 by Kath 4 Comments

"Mommy, Mrs. Smith* says I'm struggling with my reading..."Well now. That wasn't exactly the phrase I expected to hear from my daughter (who was in grade one at the time). It's not that I was surprised at the assessment: I knew she wasn't a natural reader like her older sister had been, but I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: parent-teacher interviews, school, teacher

Five Things Teachers Wish Your Young Child Knew How to Do

May 24, 2011 by Kath

As a parent with children in elementary school, you probably often wonder, "how is my child doing?" Report cards only come out three times a year and the 15 minute interview that follows never seems long enough. You probably communicate regularly with your child's teacher through his/her agenda, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: elementary school, pet peeves, teacher, teaching

I Don’t Want To

May 17, 2011 by Kath

You know, I've been around the block enough times that I shouldn't have been quite so shocked the first time I heard those four words come from a young student's lips. Maybe it was because I genuinely saw the proferred activity as a reward, a break, a fun time-out from the regular classroom routine. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: children, students, teacher, teaching

FotoFriday – Twins

April 1, 2011 by Christine

One day last year Cuyler realized that he had the same t-shirt as his teacher.  Several times they wore their shirts on different days and that greatly upset Cuyler so we picked a Friday.  Now every Friday they wear it, along with their jeans and every Friday Cuyler excitedly proclaims … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: jeans, school, t-shirt, teacher, twins

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