mom • parenting
by Signe Whitson, LSW on August 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My daughters like to talk. Call it a girl thing, say it’s because I chattered endlessly to them when they were babies, or maybe they just have a lot to say. It’s when they are not talking, that I know something is up. The summer before my oldest daughter began Kindergarten, her ideas could be flowing at 100mph, but if someone asked her the dreaded, “Are you excited to start Kindergarten?” question, she would slam on the silence brakes.…
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#gno information! • mom
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 28th, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Studies show that children do better when their parents are actively involved in their education. In what ways do you contribute to your child’s education? What benefits do you see as a result? How can you support and participate in your child’s school and education to ensure greater success?…
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making a difference!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 19th, 2009 | No Comments »
What Is “A Day Made Better?”
“A Day Made Better” is a national cause founded by
OfficeMax and nonprofit organization,
Adopt-A-Classroom, to lead the fight to end teacher-funded classrooms. Annually in October, more than 3,500 OfficeMax associates surprise and honor more than 1,000 teachers at 1,000 schools…
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giveaways!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
OfficeMax recently kicked off a campaign called A Day Made Better to help erase teacher-funded classrooms. As part of this initiative, OfficeMax is involving more than 30 “Max Moms” to help spread the word about erasing teacher-funded classrooms through giveaways on their websites and events in their…
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#gno information!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 16th, 2009 | 89 Comments »
The time has arrived. Some of you have already sent your kids off to school and for others, the time for school to start is right around the corner. During August’s #gno events so far, Crayola has shared amazing back-to-school shopping and planning strategies and tips to help…
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#gno information!
by jyl johnson pattee on March 13th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Christi Stapleton is a Christian wife and Mom who is in a graduate school cohort through her undergrad Alma Mater. She also loves and teaches first graders all day! She writes at Blah Blah Blog, Blah Blah Reviews and…
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How Parental & Teacher Involvement & Partnership Benefits a Child’s Education
