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Carissa Rogers
10 Resolutions for 2012 This GoodNCrazy Mom’s NOT Making

Dec 28, 2011 - Posted by Carissa Rogers in SchoolFamily.com, School Volunteers, PTO, Parent Involvement, Middle School, Kindergarten, Homework, Helicopter Parents, Health and Fitness, Elementary School, Carissa Rogers
January is having a staring contest with me. There’s less than a week left of 2011 and I feel like the past year is making fun of all my goals. It knows what I accomplished, it knows what I failed. It knows the big &lsq... Read more
Carissa Rogers
Can We Postpone The Holiday Hustle and Bustle?

Dec 14, 2011 - Posted by Carissa Rogers in Teachers, PTO, PTA, Parent Involvement, Middle School, High School, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School, Carissa Rogers
A few years ago, my husband’s office holiday party was postponed ’till January because they simply couldn’t find a Friday night to host it. However, that party was quite possibly the best (better late than n... Read more
Carol Brooks Ball
When School Lunch Is A Cold Cheese Sandwich

Dec 13, 2011 - Posted by Carol Brooks Ball in Teachers, School Lunch, PTO, PTA, Middle School, Kids Nutrition, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School
It’s happened to all of us. Your child tells you the night before that he’s out of lunch money in his account at school and needs it for the next day—or else. That “or else” used to mean a stern ... Read more
Carol Brooks Ball
Bah humbug on teacher gifts, say Alabama lawmakers

Dec 08, 2011 - Posted by Carol Brooks Ball in Teachers, Teacher Appreciation, SchoolFamily.com, PTO, parenting, Parent Involvement, Middle School, High School, Elementary School
Have you and your children decided on what teacher gifts you’ll be giving for the holidays? If you’ve chosen a $25 gift card and you live in Alabama, you’ll want to reconsider—lest your gift sends a te... Read more
Carissa Rogers
A Gratitude Shout-Out From Our “SchoolFamily” To Yours

Nov 16, 2011 - Posted by Carissa Rogers in Teacher Appreciation, School Volunteers, PTO, PTA, Organization, Middle School, High School, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School, Carissa Rogers, after school
  Our family’s world revolves around the activities of our three school-age kids.  And as much as it often looks like we don’t know whether we’re coming or going… all those activities we&rsq... Read more
Carissa Rogers
School's Halloween Carnival Equals Applause For teachers!

Oct 25, 2011 - Posted by Carissa Rogers in Teachers, Teacher Appreciation, School Volunteers, PTO, Middle School, High School, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary School, Carissa Rogers
My fake Farah Fawcett wig is off to teachers who make a difference … kudos to teacher involvement in schools everywhere! Three years ago, we experienced our first elementary “Halloween Carnival” at our curr... Read more
SchoolFamily
Help Teachers Get the Supplies They Need Through TeacherWishList.com

Aug 03, 2011 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Teachers, Teacher Appreciation, PTO, PTA, Parent Involvement, Organization, New School Year, Middle School, High School, Elementary School, Contest, Back to School
  Did you know that on average, teachers spend $462 of their own money to buy supplies for their classroom?   Enter TeacherWishList.com! This new site was launched last week by School Family Media (our parent compan... Read more
SchoolFamily
Fighting School Budget Cuts With Creativity

Apr 12, 2010 - Posted by SchoolFamily in PTO, PTA, Parent Involvement, Fundraising
Megan Fox, American Idol, texting donations. Wow, school parent groups certainly are finding original ways to combat extreme budget cuts! With the level of cuts we are seeing recently, the standard school fundraisers aren&rsq... Read more
SchoolFamily
Payoff for Joining a PTO or PTA?

Oct 20, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in PTO, PTA, Parent Teacher Conference
What's your perception of your school's PTO or PTA group? Do you think it's friendly and hardworking... or cliquey and unwelcoming? If you said the latter, you are not alone.Connecticut mom, Monica, felt that way about the PT... Read more
SchoolFamily
Swine Flu and Your School

Aug 27, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in PTO, PTA, New School Year, Middle School, High School, Health and Fitness, Elementary School
You can't pick up a paper or turn on the TV or radio without reading or hearing a mention about Swine Flu. Are you still wondering how parents and schools should respond to the H1N1 virus? Wanted to let you know that we just ... Read more