2010-08

When Susan and her husband saw their son’s first report card, they were shocked: a string of Bs and Cs littered the page.

A meeting between you and your child’s teacher can be a powerful tool for helping your child succeed in school.

At long last, this year marks my complete immersion in the public school system. That’s because my youngest is starting kindergarten, so I will no longer have one foot calmly rooted in private preschool while the other tries to dance through the intricacies of public school.

Not that our experience with public school has been negative. It’s just that there’s a lot more going on in the vast public school system than there is in the sweetly small confines of a preschool.

Last week I chatted with our 17-year old son, whom we’ll call Deathmetal, and his friend C-Squirrel in the kitchen after school.

An American Dream is happiness, success, prosperity, helping people, and having equal opportunities.

Wimberley is one of those towns whose considerable charms keep unfolding, and taking the time to uncover those charms makes for the perfect weekend or day trip.

Everyone knows a teddy bear can be a kid’s best friend. But for children who have been removed from their homes as a result of abuse or neglect, it also can offer security during a scary time.

One quarter of kids in kindergarten through sixth grades have vision problems that are severe enough to impede their learning, according to the American Public Health Association. Problem is, parents often don’t know their kids aren’t seeing properly.
To commemorate National Children’s Vision and Learning Month, The Optometry Center for Vision Therapy is offering a Vision and Learning Grant. The grant, which is valued at $60,000, will provide free vision therapy evaluations and treatment to 10 needy students.
For more information or to apply for the grant, go to www.ocvt.info.

The Round Rock Partners in Education Foundation is looking for some enthusiastic kids and their parents to help purchase, organize and distribute school supplies to needy kids.
Some 12,000 students in the Round Rock independent school district are eligible for free school supplies. Last year, the Foundation distributed supplies to more than 5,400 kids; this year, it would like to increase that to 7,000 kids.

Sally Hunter’s hard work with kids has drawn national attention: the National Council for the Social Studies named her its Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
The award comes with a check for $2,500 and a trip to Denver, Colo. in November for an awards banquet.