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Back to school is an exciting time for teachers, students and parents alike. Each year brings with it a chance for a fresh start. A new beginning, a clean slate. As parents we want the absolute best for our children. We want them to have the opportunity to learn and succeed in their classrooms while having fun and making friends at the same time. So often in today's world teachers get a lot of flack. Parents are quick to come to their child's defense when issues arise rather than give the teacher the benefit of the doubt or trust that the teacher isn't the "enemy" and is instead trying to do their best to help all their students succeed. Most of the time teachers are meeting 20-30 new students at the start of each school year. Again, a clean slate. Sure, they may have heard whispers or rumors about some of the children, particularly if related to their academic performance or prior discipline record, but for the most part teachers don't know their upcoming...
This post originally appeared on Mama's Organized Chaos Summer is in full swing and if you're child is attending preschool for the first time this fall, then this is a great time to start preparing them for the big transition! Here are some simple things to work on this summer to make the first day of school a breeze:
This year Tess's school switched things up and I'm not even mad about it ;) Usually they have Donuts with Dads in Sept and Muffins with Mom in the spring. We were at Disney one year when Kye had his so we missed it and I was in Cali one year when Britt had hers and missed it. So I was super thankful to have Tess's this year in Sept! We wore matching outfits which she was SO PUMPED about! Kye took some pics for us before school that morning. I hate they turned out grainy (big camera...small kid...hard to zoom ha!) but love them overall! The Muffins with Mom kicked off with the kids singing "you are my sunshine" which was ADORABLE (And YES Carter is in Tess's class! They are total BFFs too which is so cute) They sang the song twice (my guess is so maybe that extra singer would stop singing bahaha): one two We ate our muffins and visited with her classmates as well as got to go through all her little gi...
