Even though I wasn’t feeling up to it, I went to Peanut’s school to get information on her fourth grade’s FCAT testing that is coming up in March. Peanut already took this test last year in third grade.
She isn’t worried about it at all as she did very well last year. She’s not worried about [...]

photo credit: Gary Denness
I tell you, my daughter’s school and PTSO is awesome. Tonight was Winter Wonderland. It’s usually an event where there’s a movie, popcorn, hot cocoa, etc. and the money raised goes to a charity.
This year though, since times are hard, we did something very different. Local stores donated Christmas trees. The [...]

Peanut got her report card today and is doing fantastic. I’m so proud of her. She has all A’s and a B in Math and Writing. I was pretty shocked about the B in Writing even when she got her Progress Report as she loves to write and does very well usually. When I called [...]

I don’t know why Title 1public schools in Florida call their annual parent teacher meetings a compact meeting but that’s really the name. I always thought it was a contract meeting because the teacher, Peanut and I sign a paper saying we all agree on what Peanut will work on during the school year. But [...]