School Archives - Kimberly Hensle Lowrance

Should You Join the PTA? {repost}

Kimberly Featured, Uncategorized September 11, 2015

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

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3 Ways to Celebrate the Last Day of School

Kimberly Family June 5, 2015

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

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6 Lessons from Being a Field Trip Chaperone

Kimberly Family February 26, 2015

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

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The Last Day of Kindergarten

Kimberly Family June 24, 2014

Here we are. It’s the last day of kindergarten. The other day, I asked my son if he was sad about kindergarten ending. He was lying in bed, clad in Star Wars pajamas, a few minutes away from falling asleep. “No, Mama,” he replied ...Read More

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I forgot my kid at school

Kimberly Family November 6, 2013

Today, I forgot my kid at school. The story is a classic scheduling screw-up–specifically, my screw-up, my parenting fail–caused by an extra busy time at work, by stressors in my personal sphere, and by an imperfect calendaring system. Here’s what happened: my son, R, is ...Read More

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The First Day of Kindergarten (and More)

Kimberly Family September 3, 2013

We did it! The first day of kindergarten finally arrived today. I didn’t cry, though I’ll admit that when we walked onto the playground and saw all of the kids and their families gathered together to go into the school, I almost lost it. ...Read More

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