And then there is Elizabeth who at 2.5 yrs is having a blast. Her brother and she can be the best of friends or the biggest enemies at any given moment, John and Kim does this sound familiar?
Next post Ill get back into the "archives"...enjoy!
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Mr Nic Goes to Kindergarden
Nicholas started kindergarden this year. Even though there was lots of anxiety (his Mom, not him) he has been doing just fine since day one... Hes actually started reading on his own...
And then there is Elizabeth who at 2.5 yrs is having a blast. Her brother and she can be the best of friends or the biggest enemies at any given moment, John and Kim does this sound familiar?
Next post Ill get back into the "archives"...enjoy!
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And then there is Elizabeth who at 2.5 yrs is having a blast. Her brother and she can be the best of friends or the biggest enemies at any given moment, John and Kim does this sound familiar?
Next post Ill get back into the "archives"...enjoy!
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Great Pictures - School Sucks...
Great pics thanx!
But I must say, as a expert in pedagogy, that I am disappointed in Nick's classroom setting.
Kindergarten is a very delicate time and children should be exposed to multiple sensory manipulatives (ie: posters, pictures, letters, numbers and colors) What is the reason for such a bland palette? Perhaps Ms. Tenored Union rep teacher didnt come in early to prepare her room? Tennis ball chair hushers excluded. They are a great idea for keeping the room quiet on those days when the teacher comes in hung over FYI...
My advice: get him outta there asap!
Listen Mr. Teacher that sits at his desk and reads the paper. Nicholas actually has one of the best kindergarten teacher at that school. As for the classroom palette, the room was given to her the weekend before school began. She was working on the front of the classroom because they sit facing the front of the class not the back. If you came to Florida and went to see Nicholas at school instead of buying cars you would have seen that his classroom is full with multiple sensory manipulatives. ( Did you look that up)? As for the tennis balls, it is to keep the floors from getting scracthes
like I said ...school sucks
Anonymous Mom!
The balls keep the screeching chair noise down to a minimum for hangover days... Every real teacher knows this...
Its like the bag toss trick, want a kid to leave your room, toss his backpack in the hallway when punk kid goes to retrieve it slam the locked door behind him... end of problem LA style...
A school assigning classrooms the weekend before classes begin surely is in distress. Trust me I know! Being the best at said school is irrelevant, its like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic...the ship still sinks!
Nick still loves me because I am lookin out for him...
Put him in Catholic school they do great work, just look at the wonderful transformation they did with Muggs. Can you imagine how different he'd be if he went to public school???
Go Yanks!
more proof see - http://johnmulligan.blogspot.com/
I hope Andea is taking notes.... The tennis ball tip is priceless information.. And his Teaher is "Mc" so some boozing has to occur outside the classroom...
U should have a blog...Tips From Middle Age Career n Cruise Control Guy!!!!
it is a wonderful thing to come to a place where everyone has an opinion!! Hooray for freedom of Speech!
I don't know what to say except we have exceptional kindergartens in NY. and by the way Andrea is now an officially certified public school teacher. grades 1-6 as well as special ed. she also has been hired as a permanent sub for a teacher going out on maternity leave starting in Oct. for 1st grade.
it's about time you did a post Lauren, it was great to see your voice your views, finally!!
Sweet Marlins hat, you go Nick....nice going GPE, your influence is impressive...yanks...out..
Just for the record you have no proof that I ever:
read a paper, cruised the Internet, wandered the halls for 20 plus minutes, ignored the potsmokers in the stairwell, let the fight go on just a bit longer before calling security since it is better to have it decided, laughed when the kids threw a beaker of pee at the long term sub from India, ignored the shooting in the background while at practice, played tricks on the sleeping teacher who has narcolepsy, had a friend call me while in a meeting with an administrator and played it as it was an emergency and left, or ever left work early regardless of what is on the video tape!!!!
CONGRATS!!!
Andrea welcome to the force!
this is the best blogging so far forget the babbies forget the family photos, the word exchanges are PRICELESS!! and since it involves MY BOY NICHOLAS i am staying out of it, but i am in protector mode and defender mode OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS!! school is only as good as your involvement. Jason say every kid starts out with an A, its up to him or her to keep it. GOD BLESS OUR WONDERFUL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS!!!3 kids in and now out of school i never met a teacher i didn't like!PROUDLY i say not one of my kids ever had a detention in school ever or disiplanary matter.PS i really dislike parents who say not my kid!!!By the way scoots kids love school, what does that say about our public schools they entered knowing no one!!! The system works.
ps 11 comments, i thik school the subject is a hot topic??? u think?
no body messes with my nic!!!if i ever find out his backpac got thrown out in the hall and the door got locked behind him, well that teacher is getting an ass whipping!! Aunt Helen's on way!!! LOL!!!!
Hmmm, now i have to wonder, what kind of educator are u mr mccaulwy??
you failed to mention nose picking & a little nip now n then ( something gpe just can't seem to forget when he thinks of his 6th grade teacher) on your list of things you say there is no proof of you doing. why is that?
hey all!! i would like to add a post so whoever is in charge of this blog throw me out an invite so i can post it! Geez i never knew that it was so complicated ha ha ha.. i had a post made and it was up but, i had made my own blog account and i was so mad! so, email an invite so i can start posting !!! BTW nicholas you're adorable!! and i hope the best for you with your first year in kindergarden see you guys in febuary!! :o)
Because I dont pic or nip between 8 and 3, althought this year it's 8 and 11AM!
lauren A send me an email address and your in...of course any rooting for the mets and your out!!!!
mess with Nicholas and you have to deal with the wrath of Aunt Helen. By the way, what kind of multiple sensory manipulatives do you have in your classroom? Are they bolted to the walls? What about the desks and chairs? Nicholas will be an exceptionally great student in the Florida Public School System. Nicholas will be a doctor when he is finish with his career as the third baseman for the Florida Marlins.
Make sure he goes into dermatology. The make the most and work the least, trust me I know these things!!!
No playin for the marlins, I think yankees would be a better choice
What a bunch of Kooks!!...Sounds like "Manny" Red has too much time on his hands...I heard Nick is also a Dolphins fan...nice work GPE...What does he run the remote control too.........yanks out..
uncle gary my email adress is ( laurenashleyoxx@aim.com )
Big Scott is the "Manny" in this family, I work for a living!
Don't hate me because I realized at an early age that I'd rather work to live than live to work...
Andrea you have a lifetime of making doctors appts, ballgames, piano lessons and any other activity that your future beautiful children will be engaged in while the average workin schmuck can't because they have to work!!!
Your a wise woman!
"Work smarter not harder!"
Red i agree, i don't know what you said but I agree...
i think Scott is doing a great job raising three children under the ages of ten. Can you get two children up at 6:30am feed, dress, and make sure that they don't forget their lunches, backpacks, homework etc. get them to the bus a block away without missing the bus all while taking care of a 2year year old Come home and run a house properly? (cleaning, grocery shopping, stiil tending to a two year old that wants you to play with you)
I don't see or hear any takers....... Oh yeah BUSINESS TRIPS also come up !!!!!!l
Dear Annomonous in Chi Town,
When the litle ones are done at "KCM's Mind Control University"...take a pic and let us see how they are doing...we hear they are quite cute... or maybe your to ashame to publish the pics of Brandon in his Cubs Jersey or Brofy in his bears gear...or even jetes dressed up like the GOP elephant!!! Also how long did it take for the kiids to get used to the Ronny Reagan and Dubya mask you like to wear around the house...oh man and u call us the Kooks..
go Yanks!
I'mon the phone with my agent!! i think we have a hit reality show on our hands!!! Gary the kyle comment funnnnny!!!RED you are the best trouble maker!!! ps at chile's they have 2 4 1 at at 11am,what time do you get home after that 8 2 11am gig you call work? And Scott, he's a dam good manny!!!!! a married one at that.
hey gary, you know it's better to be dressed as an elephant rather than a "jack ___!!!
& no reagan bashing...i am surprised at you .
This may be a newsflash..but ronnies gone and he's NOT coming back as Fred in a pick up truck!!
Where's Ralph Nadar when we need him!!!!
thirty posts....yeah
POST 31
Thirty posts and you said squat Muggs, what gives?
Anonymous Manny Defender
I meant no disrepsect for Big Scott. I admire and respect Mannyhood. I know Mannying is tough stuff and seriously consider, and am considering, it a full time job. There is no greater calling!
Who brought this up anyway???
Being a parent(mother ,father or nanny) is a fulltime job. And it is one of the toughest jobs in the world & probably the most rewarding . So i think that says it all
You go Big Scott!!
You brought it up, Red!!
This post is so loong it can use a beer stand an d johnny on the spot about half way thru!!!
Taking care of these little people is hard work and I think Uncle Sam should kick in the 138k the latest survey says the job is worth!
138k, that it. you can do better than that
What happend to Little Laurens Post?..............
I heard it was too long and it crashed the blogger page by putting all the right column stuff (person of week, flags, etc...) way down to the bottom of the page. I also heard several attempts were made to try and save the post from permanent deletion but all efforts failed. Thats what I heard...
that a Bummer!
I dont like the Anonymous posts....just how im feelin today...
For the record it was a tehnical malfunction that caused the post to get removed..... we can go long but I guess there is a limit before it throws the whol blog out of whack...keep em coming Casper!
ooh, i make 40!!
too bad Casper, just keep your post a wee bit shorter.
and to the anonymous , sometimes it would be nice to show your real self.
Post 41
I don't like Muggs' short comments! I want more substance from one of the most profound thinkers of our time...
I feel like we are all being short changed!!!
That's just how I'm feelin today...
That Anonymous, what'a bafoon....
I'm LOL!!
you guys r 2 fyunny....i'm speachless,tha's how i'm feeling today.
you and your " this is how i'm feeling today ". Let's be mature adult's here...annoymus state your identity or my big bad uncle will throw you off!! p.s. i'm not giving up on the blog!! more posts from me will be coming... :) <3
*CASPER*
Lauren, i must tell you there are no "mature" adults on this blog....
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