Well we still have the guinea pig Riven who I take care of but the hermit crabs did not last the month.
Kid is eating us out of house and home. AYCE sushi is my friend.
No apartment sale.
WHAT A WEEK!
3 years ago
Friday, April 12, 2013
Well blogging is apparently not my thing
as it has been quite a while since I posted. Russell is turning 12 next month. So 12 going on 21. He still thinks he is smarter than us and maybe he is.
This year he is in the sixth grade and we have tuitioned him into a neighboring school district with better schools. I was very unhappy with his fifth grade experience and so was he. He is actually doing work this yesar and trying to get good grades. You can see the difference in attitudes at this school from the teachers and administration. I actually feel it is money well spent as you can see that they are spending their money on the kids and teachers supplies. No begging for paper or pencils this year. Everything including his grades is on the computer. The teachers have whiteboards. the kids get books to take home plus another book to use in the classroom so they don't have to carry the books back and forth. No condescending to the parents either which I hated at his other school. The principal always took the teachers side. Here well I don't have complaints about the teachers but get a vibe that I would be taken seriously. When I did have concerns about Russell his guidance counselor (yes they have them) was very helpful. Plus they have librarians and an open library. His last school had art and music but no librarian. I am all for electives but think the kids need a library with current books to learn from more than art. This school each year different electives. So music in 6th grade but not 7th, instead home ec. I can live with that. As long as he has phys ed he is happy. Music is available in high school, you elective choices there.
So in a sign of maturity, Russell just wants a few friends over for his bday to play xbox, eat pizza and sleep over. A cheap party for once. next year the bar mitzvah.
This year he is in the sixth grade and we have tuitioned him into a neighboring school district with better schools. I was very unhappy with his fifth grade experience and so was he. He is actually doing work this yesar and trying to get good grades. You can see the difference in attitudes at this school from the teachers and administration. I actually feel it is money well spent as you can see that they are spending their money on the kids and teachers supplies. No begging for paper or pencils this year. Everything including his grades is on the computer. The teachers have whiteboards. the kids get books to take home plus another book to use in the classroom so they don't have to carry the books back and forth. No condescending to the parents either which I hated at his other school. The principal always took the teachers side. Here well I don't have complaints about the teachers but get a vibe that I would be taken seriously. When I did have concerns about Russell his guidance counselor (yes they have them) was very helpful. Plus they have librarians and an open library. His last school had art and music but no librarian. I am all for electives but think the kids need a library with current books to learn from more than art. This school each year different electives. So music in 6th grade but not 7th, instead home ec. I can live with that. As long as he has phys ed he is happy. Music is available in high school, you elective choices there.
So in a sign of maturity, Russell just wants a few friends over for his bday to play xbox, eat pizza and sleep over. A cheap party for once. next year the bar mitzvah.
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