2020 is playing out be be a really strange year, y’all. There’s no denying that COVID has impacted all of our lives in pretty big ways, especially those of us who have school-aged kids. Most schools in the United States are opening back up in the fall, but many are opting to offer distance learning…
If you’re wondering how to start a room parent program at your school, you’ve come to the right place! There are so many things I love about being a room mom. Volunteer opportunities in the classroom, exclusive access to the teacher, getting to know my daughter’s classmates, and of course, getting to spoil the teacher…
Remember when deciding on the theme for the school’s silent auction was your biggest worry? Ah, 2019 – I miss you. So many things have changed and while we are all taking a much-needed break from distance learning. I know our admins are hard at work planning for what the Fall might look like. From…
The teacher questionnaire is quite possibly the holy grail of room parenting. It’s your chance to get to know the teacher and to share all that valuable information with the other parents. It’s also a great way to break the ice with your child’s teacher and start the year off on the right foot. What…
I’ll be honest, before I became a room mom, I rarely thought about the teacher, her needs or the needs of her classroom. Okay, that sounds really really bad as I type it out. But it’s true… Then, as I got more involved at school, I learned that many teachers dip into their own pockets…
