kindergarten Archive

We did it! Today was the first day of school, and we welcomed the start of the new academic year with big smiles. R, now a first grader, was excited, though apprehensive at the prospect of homework (it’s really happening) and uncooperative about his clothing choices ...Read More

Three weeks from today is the first day of school in my town!  This realization hit me today as I surfed through my calendar, looking for an opening for a meeting with colleagues. On August 26, 21 days away, my baby girl starts kindergarten. My ...Read More

At a picnic yesterday, I caught up with some friends, and the inevitable “So, what are your kids doing this summer?” question came up. One of my friends, a mother of two, rattled off her daughters’ plans: camp A, gymnastics camp, and camp B. ...Read More

On my town’s parent email listserv today someone asked the question I had been wondering about: when is the last day of school? As a first-time elementary school parent, I wasn’t so sure—despite having town-wide school calendar taped inside my date book. I had ...Read More