since a new school year will start soon,I really would like to know your pet peeves.
what is a big no no for you?
what would you like to happen with the parents,children?......

thanks for your answers.my 5 year old is starting Kindergarten tomorrow for the first time...
she never went to preschool/daycare...but we are all ready for her to go ....

and my 5th grader will start on aug 9th!

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By the time you make ends meet, they move the ends

I have worked as a teacher's assistant, and it broke my heart day after day when the same children would not have a mid-morning snack. Parents were supposed to provide them for their children in K -2 grade.

I eventually went to Aldi's and bought crackers and things for the teachers to have on hand for the children that didn't have a snack. Children that little don't understand, they just know that they are hungry too. Funny thing was, the parents that tended not to provide a snack also drove big fancy cars.

I should also mention that it was a small K - 8 school, and I got to know everyone. I volunteered and worked in every room.

I started a special box that the teachers could go to get school supplies from when a child did not have what they needed. I just stocked up when school supplies were super discounted in the fall.

Always offer to help the teachers! You can take down or put up a bulletin board. You can grade simple papers. You can listen to a child learning to read. You can lead book discussions. You can prep art or cut out letters for a bulletin board. You can bring a special treat for a job well done. You can do Scholastic orders or whatever...... be creative!

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Donna

I taught Kindergarten and First Grade for 9 years before we moved here 3 years ago.

I'd ask the teacher if it is okay for you to come after school for the first week or two and help her get the kids to their respective buses, rides, etc... It is a zoo until they figure out their bus each day.

I'd also offer to help out in any way that you can -- at home, in the classroom, or in the teacher's workroom. Every teacher is different so ask what s/he prefers and be willing to do it (and be as dependable as possible for the entire school year...).

Be sure to stick to the teacher's supply list. Nothing can be more annoying for a Kindergartener then to not be able to use all of the supplies that you might think that s/he needs. Trapper Keepers were very hard for that age kids to use and so I'd suggest that they keep them at home.

There is a cute story called "The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn. I always read that to the little ones at the beginning of the school year... every day for the first week or two. In the story, the little raccoon and his mother give each other a kissing hand as they say goodbye each morning. When the little one feels tired or missing mommy (or you are missing her!), she can put the hand on her cheek and remember that she is being thought about, loved and missed too. It always helped the little ones adjust to being away from their mommy (or daddy, or babysitter, or???). By the way, my own third grader still needs one EVERY day when he gets on the bus -- I get my kissing hand too! It's so special for both of us. I can just imagine we'll still be doing it when I send him out on his own after he's done with high school!!!

Donna's advice is great! I'm sure your DD is so excited and won't sleep much tonight... Is she going to all-day Kindergarten? It will be a time of adjustment for her (and you!) but once she gets settled into the routine, I'm sure she will love her teacher and love school.

thank you to the 2 of you!
she is starting tomorrow in a bridge program for first timers( 4 hours a day ,4 days a week for 2 weeks) where they will be taught the in and outs of the school(different rooms,and the rules of the hallways etc...)
she is growing so fast ....

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I dislike the parents that don't take the time to look through their kids folders. They just let the stuff pile up. You can really tell the parents that care.