Just before Thanksgiving, all the parents in our school were informed of the existing policy in Massachusetts regarding gift giving for teachers. In a nutshell, it’s a violation of the law to give a gift worth more than $50. It’s a violation for a group of parents to pool their money for a gift valued [...]
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The beginning…and an end
Posted in school on September 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After months of waiting, Joanna finally got to start preschool today. It wasn’t a tough transition. After all, she’s been going to the school since she was born, when the big kids first started there. She knows her way around all the rooms, all the toys, all the teachers. It was hard to get pictures [...]
A Sad Kindergarten Lesson
Posted in school on May 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A Mom friend was over last week with her youngest child, Ellie’s first playdate. While the three year olds played near each other (A-plus to my sister, who knows this is called “parallel play”), we Moms sat in the kitchen, talking the way Moms do.
This Mom is a nice woman, probably the first Mom [...]
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