kindergarten Archive

This is a repost of an original article I wrote for BlogHer.com. My first introduction to the PTA (or Parent Teacher Association) was through my mother’s typewriter. Click, clack. Click, clack. My mother, co-president of the PTA, had volunteered to type up the recipe ...Read More

Today, on our calendar, there’s a big 13. Thirteen days until the end of school. Already the homework assigned to my first-grader has ceased, while Field Day, the Art Show, and end of the year parties have been scheduled. The kids are looking forward ...Read More

Today was one of those days that didn’t go as planned. It started off well for this pulled-in-too-many-directions working parent. The kids made it to school before the late bell rang. I got to work on time, despite unexpected traffic. I snagged a parking ...Read More

I joined an exclusive club this week. A very special club. The “I-am-a-Field-Trip-Chaperone” club! Jealous? Maybe a little bit jealous? The story is this: last year, my then-kindergarten son had a Field Trip to a local children’s science museum. His teacher asked for parent ...Read More