Sunday, September 9, 2012
This mom around town is planning back to school lunches and has some tips to share.
Back to school means back to packing lunches. Yikes! I have such a hard time coming up with new ideas. Peanut butter and jelly gets boring. Nutella has been a great backup especially paired with some strawberries, but that gets old too. Regardless, both options will be in my pantry for busy mornings but I need some more interesting solutions. Do you have any good lunch box ideas? I asked around and some other moms shared their tips. Elise S., a Cinnaminson mom of two, told me how she brightens up peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwiches with a little trick. “I sometimes cut them into different shapes with cookie cutters or use a little gadget that cuts the sandwich into a circle with no crusts.” Kids love the “no crust” sandwiches but…
Lucy waxes poetic about the summer months for all parents; homeschooler or not.
Matt and I have homeschooled our children for years. So when summer comes around, I don’t know who’s more excited – us or them. After the last test is graded, we throw on Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out for Summer” and then dance around like a bunch of drunken sailors. We’ve got a whole lot of nothing to do for a few months. I want to clarify; we don’t homeschool because we think teachers aren’t doing a good job. On the contrary, we think teachers have the hardest job out there these days. When I was younger, if your teacher looked at you cross-eyed, you were nervous; bullies were thrown out on their bullying rear ends. These days, teachers are asked to be teacher, friend, parent, babysitter, nurse, mentor, role model, and a host of other …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
This first day of school offers up a speed bump for this mom.
Bringing her home from the hospital was one of the most terrifying rides of our lives. Her father drove about 11 miles an hour. Down Ferry Road. With his flashers on. I sat in the backseat with her and her big brother, staring at her tiny face and checking to make sure she was still breathing. Moms and dads do that, even with healthy newborns. But my little girl had been born at 31 weeks, and was teeny, tiny. She weighed four pounds when she was born, and not much more than that when we took her home from Doylestown Hospital's NICU three weeks later. So how is it that now, nearly six years later, she is 40 pounds of sheer determination and sass, barreling down the sidewalk toward her latest adventure – kindergarten. How time flies. …
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Summer has finally come to an end and students from around the Central Bucks School District are returning to the classrooms Tuesday and Wednesday. If you grabbed some snaps of your kids before they headed off to class, show them off here on Patch. To add to the photo gallery, simply log into your Patch account or click here to create one. Click on "Upload Photos and Videos" just below this gallery to add your own images. Click here to visit our back to school section.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Get your kids’ brains working again with this fun, free daily email newsletter of math problems.
Central Bucks School District students go back to school on Sept. 4, which means it’s time for school supplies, backpacks full of textbooks and dreaded questions about math homework. With back-to-school stresses piling up, Laura Overdeck wants to let children and parents in on a little secret: math can be fun. Really. Overdeck is on a mission to change the way Americans think about math — especially given that math anxiety has been observed in kids as young as 5 years old. This is what inspired her to create Bedtime Math, a nonprofit that sends out a daily email with a math problem tailored to “wee ones,” little and big kids. Overdeck, of Short Hills, N.J., is an astrophysics graduate and MBA. Her love of math started long ago, by …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Starting a new school year can be stressful for any child. Here are some tips for making the transition a little more pleasant for your kids.
School supplies? Bought and organized in backpack. New clothes for fall?Washed, folded and ready to wear. Hair? Cut. Lunches? Packed. Child? Kicking and screaming and threatening to run away from home rather than go back to school. It’s hard to spend two and a half months having fun, playing at home or going to camp, and then having to go back to school. Can you remember how you felt before the first day of school when you were a kid? I can sum up my annual first-day jitters in four words: "I don’t wanna go." What can you do to make the transition from summer to school easier on your child? Try these fun ideas. Back-to-school breakfast – Your kids will be thrilled to wake up on the first day of school to an exciting tablescape …
Cast your vote for your favorite photo in the comments section of this article!
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Monday, August 27, 2012
**Voting has Closed From the Jersey Shore to Alcatraz, you squeezed every last bit of vacation time out of summer. We asked you to share your favorite photo with our readers in a back-to-school classic: What I did on my Summer Vacation. We received some great photos, and we chose our favorites to move into the voting round. Now it's your turn. Vote in the comments for your favorite photo, by giving its number (the photo's number can be found in the caption and at the top right corner of each picture). Voting is open until 5 p.m., Sept. 2. The winner will be announced on Labor Day. If you are one of the finalists, post some more information about your picture. The winner will receive a $50 gift card and a Back-to-School prize package that …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Check out these tips for packing healthy, inexpensive school lunches for your kids as they head back to school.
As kids prepare to head back to school, moms and dads start thinking about handling a new year's worth of school lunches. School lunch prices in the Central Bucks School District range from $2.35 at the elementary schools to $3.20 for a "premium" lunch at the middle and high schools. Click here to see cafeteria menus for September. CBSD lunches usually consist of three or four main-course options with sides of fruits and veggies and a beverage. If you choose to pack your child’s lunch, you naturally have more control over what your child is eating, and you can pack his or her favorites. You can also be sure your child’s lunch meets any special dietary needs (like food allergies) by packing it yourself. Try to mix it up. If you pack your …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Wednesday and Thursday are the dates to drop off donations for the United Way of Bucks County's "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
As local parents head out to fill their children's backpacks with new school supplies, a human services group hopes they'll spend a few extra bucks to help a child they don't know do the same. The "Stuff the Bus" School Supply Drive wraps up Wednesday and Thursday. Sponsored by the United Way of Bucks County, the drive aims to help Bucks County kids who need a little help to start the school year off right. Check out some local sales - most stores are having great back-to-school sales each week - for great deals on school supplies all kids will need. In Central Bucks, donated school supplies can be dropped off at the United Way's office at 455 East St., Doylestown. In Lower Bucks, they can be taken to the United Way's office at 413 Hood …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
School starts after Labor Day for the Central Bucks School District.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
This week's cooler weather seems to signal the end of summer, and as Labor Day approaches, families around Central Bucks are busy preparing for school. They're out buying pencils and crayons, notebooks and new shoes, to get ready for the 2012-2013 school year. The Central Bucks School District put up a reminder of the first day of school, which differs based on grade. Check the illustration for a reminder. What are you doing with your last few days of summer? Tell us in the comments!
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8:54 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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