Moving from elementary school to middle school wasn’t as difficult for my daughter as we thought. We had right to be concerned as she had a few rough years in elementary school. She’s been a sensitive child since birth and add to this that I became seriously ill right before Kindergarten.
It was tough for her to be separated from me, but her Kindergarten teacher worked with her individually. This continued each year as her teachers and the staff at the school helped her and us with issues that came up.
She wasn’t babied, but she was understood. She was cared for and taught coping skills. The administrators’ and teachers’ doors and phones were always open to us. We had meetings whenever they were needed. By fifth grade, my daughter was much more confident. She had less fears. She was independent. She was ready to go to middle school!
There is so much that went into helping our daughter. Teachers, counselors and staff were involved. She had “specials”, which were music, art and community service classes, which she thrived in. The atmosphere of empathy was and still is alive in her elementary school. That is what helps children grow up to be the best they can. My older daughter is proof of this as she attended the same school years ago. She is now 23 with a Master’s Degree in Library Science, working as a Librarian.
Did I mention this school is a Title One school? Budget cuts hit it hard. Spanish and community service class were cut. Teachers buy supplies out of their pockets. There are lots of fundraisers, too many in fact. Every year, there’s a Thanksgiving meal for students and family members because so many go hungry. But there is always lots of love to go around.
I still volunteer and promote this school for all it does. And now as part of the Clorox Power A Bright Future grant program, I can nominate our school for a chance to win a $50,000 grand-prize grant or one of three $20,000 grants to help provide critically needed resources to school programs that enrich kids’ lives and create brighter futures. In November, four schools will be chosen to receive grants and the opportunity to impact the lives of children in their communities.
You can do the same at the Clorox website. Besides nominating your school and voting, you can try to win a variety of daily prizes including supplies for your school and coupons for Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes, Clorox® Regular-Bleach and Clorox2.
Giveaway: To spread the word about the Clorox Power A Bright Future program, one lucky reader of Brain Foggles will win a Clorox Giveaway Bag including – Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Dr. Harley Rotbart’s book Germ Proof Your Kids, Clorox Hand Sanitizer, Tissues, Fun Stickers, Crazy Cutting Scissors, Markers, Pencils and Crayons
The Rules:
1. Contest starts now and ends September 10 midnight EST.
2. Open to adults 18 and over from the US
3. One submission per household.
4. Winner will be chosen by Random.org.
5. Winner have 2 days to claim prize via email.
6. Have fun and tell your friends.
How To Enter:
For One Entry For Each Below: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)
1. Leave a comment about something that you like about a school, either your child’s, your own, etc.
2. Follow ConnieFoggles on Twitter and leave your Twitter name as a comment.
3. Follow RobynsWorld on Twitter and leave your Twitter name as a comment.
4. This giveaway is part of the Back To School Connection Event! Visit the main page and grab our Back To School button and share it on your blog for an extra entry into this and every giveaway during the event!
5. Tweet this exactly. You may tweet this daily: (leave a link to your tweet or your Twitter ID)
#Win a school supply bag @ConnieFoggles PL RT http://bit.ly/bT63TD #CloroxBrightFuture
Although this giveaway isn’t geared for tweens and teens, the Clorox Power A Bright Future program is. Middle schools and high schools can be nominated.
Disclosure: I was compensated for writing and promoting this post by The Motherhood and Clorox.
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I’m a wife and mom of two daughters. My daughters are 12 years apart so that keeps me quite busy and a little crazy at times. My life is a jumble of mixed up mishaps, but it’s always centered around my family.
