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Get Ready for Kindergarten

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Believe it or not it is that time of year again! We are already looking ahead to the next school year and many counties are beginning to register upcoming kindergarten students. Many kindergarten preregistrations are held in April. Holding a kindergarten, and now prekindergarten, preregistration gives school administrators and teachers an idea of how many new students to expect during the next school year. Although the number typically changes by the time school starts, it does give a basic idea on how many teachers will be needed for the kindergarten grade level for the upcoming year. If you have a … Continue reading →

Kindergarten Pre-Registration

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At the end of this month, my school will hold kindergarten pre-registration. Schools have a kindergarten pre-registration day in order to gain an idea of how many new children will be entering the school. Principals and teachers can look at current numbers in all other grades to determine how many children will be in first grade and up. Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten are the only two grades that have pre-registration in my district. At kindergarten pre-registration, parents must provide the teachers with some very important pieces of information. Children cannot pre-register for kindergarten without a birth certificate, social security number, physical, … Continue reading →

Google Has A Doodle Contest For Kids to Enter

Google has announced that they are launching their fourth annual “Doodle 4 Google” contest. This is a contest that is for children and teenagers to enter. The winners can receive a scholarship for themselves, and a grant for their school. Time to get out the crayons and pencils, and start doodling! Google, of course, is a super popular search engine. I use google all day long. It is my “go-to” resource when I need to find out more information about something. Everything from the phone number of the local pizza place, to the possible location of a long lost relative … Continue reading →

2,000 Days

I wonder if the forest preservation people realize how much paper the average kindergarten class bleeds through in an academic year? I had the equivalent of at least a few hundred murdered trees stacked in my mock mud room courtesy of my just graduated kindergartener. Miles of worksheets interspersed with dozens of art projects, end of the school year autograph books (translation: scrap pieces of paper stapled to form a book with the names of each of my daughter’s classmates scribbled in kindergarten cursive), and mountains of registration material for everything from summer Bible camp to youth soccer sessions. Post … Continue reading →

Who Will Be Your Child’s Teacher Next Year?

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Many concerned parents begin to worry in the summer about which homeroom teacher their child will have the upcoming year. Some parents place requests while other parents leave the decision to the school. All schools have their own methods of placing students into classrooms. Schools also have their own timelines of carrying out this task. Some schools place students in the summer well before school begins. Teachers then send out letters to the students that will be in their classrooms. Other schools wait until after the final registration to determine which classrooms students will be in. In my county, kindergarten … Continue reading →

Concerns of Public Education: J = Job Placement

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My last perk of public education that I discussed was the feeling that I have job security. While I do feel that my profession will be in demand for years to come, today I will introduce a concern along the same topic. Today’s concern for public education is J for job placement. While teachers in good standing with tenure are most guaranteed jobs, the grade placement or location is not a guarantee. A principal can move a teacher to any room and any grade within the school without considering the teacher’s wishes or seniority on the job. My school presently … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: April 7 – April 13

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This week, I continued my focus on science and began a new focus on adults returning to school. In the area of science, I offered outdoor activity ideas and insight on gender gap. I also discussed study tips for adults returning to college. I hope that you enjoyed the week! Sunday, April 8 Outdoor Activity Ideas Many schools do not have outdoor classrooms. Even if you do not have access to outdoor instruction materials, you can easily conduct outdoor lessons. I offered some ideas in this article. Parents Prepare for Parent Teacher Conference It is important for parents to attend … Continue reading →