What is school: Definition and 183 Discussions

I'm a member of our schools PTO and they were talking about the HOney Baked Ham Fundraiser that fell through. So I was sitting there waiting for them to finish and then suggested the PC Fundraiser. Well they told me to get the info together and bring it back this week. I went to my son's game...

Is anyone here involved with a school library? We are looking at getting software. Right now, we have no inventory of books and currently are using a simple card system. We are a small school so we don't need anything amazing, but I would love something that made keeping track of where books...

Hi all here's the deal back in Oct my DD 6th grade teacher said she was having trouble paying attention in class and not focusing as well as having trouble keeping with the flow of the class, in addition she was reading below grade level. So I hired a tutor and I am reading with her...

I am not sure about this, so I thought I would get your opinion. Do you think it is wrong for me to make a profit on a fundraiser for a school that I work for?

My oldest DS is in need of some tutoring (4th grade) in math. I was thinking of trying to hire a high school student. Have any of you ever done this? Or has your child tutored a younger student? Did you get the desired results? And what about pay? What is a fair price to pay for 2-3...

Under normal circumstances, I would purchase a few items and make a cool basket out of it. Well, they need the baskets for the auction in three days! All I have is a large batter bowl. What could I possibly put in there??? I saw lots of threads about offering them a free cooking show...

Primary School Children Writing About The Sea 1) This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly age 6) 2) Oysters' balls are called pearls. (James age 6) 3) If you are surrounded by sea you are an Island. If you don't have seaall round you, you are incontinent...

I have been invited to do a fundraiser this Friday at the local home school community. I know you can earn 10%-15% but am unsure of what dollar amount puts them into the 15% category. Is this $500+?

So, the fundrasier that I was going to do for the senior class might be getting bigger. The woman in charge wants to have it be district wide... grades Pre-K through 12!! I have to go in front of the school committee... what do I say there? I have not had to ask "permission" before! I am excited...

A gynecologist had become fed up with malpractice insurance and HMO paperwork, and was burned out. Hoping to try another career where skillful hands would be beneficial, he decided to become a mechanic. He went to the local technical college, signed up for evening classes, attended...

Brrr...even my truck whined today... There is a fire started in the stove... I have more layers on than I can count! ...but I can't believe they are letting the little ones go to school! There BETTER not be stupid parents making their kids walk/wait to meet the buses!

I have the recipe, but want to know if it the icing acts 'lava like' or not. I would like to try the recipe @ school tomorrow. Bake during 3rd period and eat during 7th. Is it better straight from the microwave or just as good waiting?

I am doing a catalog show with some teachers at the local High School. They are having a party with sweets next Monday afternoon and I want to take something to Pamper them! Since they already are having sweets, I would like to take something savory. Any suggestions? I would prefer to take...

When you are watching the school cancellations on TV & see .......School 2 Hour Delay....Alternate KG and instead of translating KG as Kindergarten, you translate it as Kitchen Guy!

Our Geneva Vikings (here in Illinois) won their playoff game tonight bringing them to a 13-0 season and they are heading downstate next weekend for the championship game - it would be great if they clinch it - go Vikings!!:)

Hi all, I'm currently the Box Tops Coordinator for our school and the Campbell's soup coordinator isn't very forthcoming with details :confused:. I've got tons of the front of soup can labels that were mixed in with Box Tops this year so far and when I asked him about them, he told me to...

I'm just so excited I had to write it here. I offered to set up a table and do a fundraiser for my grandson's nursery school this past spring in our small town, at a Big Truck event they held. We sold about $320 and I threw in 5% on top of it. Today we just had a Shopping Day fundraiser for...

I decided to turn in my booth at the school's harvest festival into a fundraiser because it seems they are more likely to purchase and book when the kids get something out of it. I was thinking of other things to offer and this is what I came up with... Taking Orders (20% total will go...

I have the opp to place a half page (about 1/4 size of regular piece of paper) ad in a school's directory. They said I could use my business card, but I want to place "something/blurb" underneath that since there is room. What should I say???

So of course I'm going to send 3 or 4 items. And look at that, they include recipes too! ;) So, I figured the warm nutty caramel brownies and the peppermint fudge cookies since I have a recipe card for them...what else?

Hey all. My DSD is going to be starting online school next week. She is almost 17 and is currently a junior. Any advice? DH and I are making her do "school" from 8-2 each day so she doesn't think she can stay up all night...and then sleep in half of the day. Her bedtime will be 11:00 at...

It's amazing how much damage a hurricane can do in Kentucky. We experienced a very high powered wind storm on Sunday that knocked down many trees and left over 300,000 without power in Louisville, alone. As of last night, they had 142,000 restored and 159,000 left. School is still out and there...

The school is putting on a fundraiser on Oct 4th and put up advertising banners so the public would see. They charge $25.00 for a spot on the field/track. I paid for one spot. I thought about turning my booth into a fundraiser within a fundraiser so to speak. I'm not going to bring any items for...

Hey everyone, I was asked by my son's nutrition and wellness teacher to come in and do a presentation on how to make a quick, and easy nutritious snack or meal. The class will be helping cook. The kids in the kitchen show ideas all seem like they are for little kids, so I am looking for...

I have back to school blues because I teach and when I come home and I am sooo tired to even make dinner for my family. My biz is sufferin, I need to get back in the swing but I just can't seem to get there yet. I teach second grade special ed/gen ed combo class... All I want to do is sleep...

I'm doing a Mystery Host Catalog show at my son's school and promised I'd bring in a yummy treat for everyone on Wednesday when I pick-up the orders. What should I take? There are @ 60 employees and I need something that will be good at room temperature and that can sit-out all day and still...

So I am ready for my daughter to go back to school. I was flipping through the caller ID tonight looking for my sister's cell number, I don't know it b/c she just changed it again. And saw about 3 names and numbers of customers in there this week. I never had a msg on the machine or a note on...

I picked up a copy of Maria Shriver's new book "Just Who Will You Be?", to send to my niece who just went off to college. And I heard it's a really fast read (only 80 pages & it's small & fairly big print), so anyway, I decided to read it before I sent it. (shh!) I enjoyed it:thumbup: Talks...

Am I such a bad mom that I can NOT WAIT for school to start? It is mid August and I feel like I want to pull my hair out today! I love my child dearly, but he has a friend over and it's driving me NUTS today!! There I feel somewhat better, I had to vent to someone! Schel

I will be doing the taste of home cooking school for the 3rd yr in a row and I need to put something in the goody bag. In the past I have done a business card but someone gave me tons of recipe cards so I was thinking about putting my info on the recipe card and putting that in the bags. What do...