Sentences with phrase «class kid trying»

He's totally convincing as a working - class kid trying to survive his first year at a prestigious university and still maintain his old friends at home.

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It looked like a paper towel»), bake and frost 24 cupcakes at 1 a.m. for the class party at 8 a.m., try to make sense of third - grade math (just no), or switch lanes on the BQE while three kids argue to the death about which of them likes cheese the most (seriously, and it's me),» writes Kate Levkoff on the site.

She had heard that kids could make decorations out of the wallpaper cleaner, so she tried it in class, and her students loved it.

«[This is like] the loser of the class trying to change his status by going after the popular kid instead of getting rid of the tape on his glasses and removing his pen holder.»

When I gave it a try I felt short, but not shortest - kid - in - your - class short.

Just stop trying to make my kid say prayers during math class.

And in the growing suburbs of Nashville, where New South mobility is bringing lots of non-Methodists into an old traditional Methodist church, another pastor reported: «Every year I try to do, after I do the confirmation class for the kids, a series of four to five weeks on United Methodist beliefs.

If you call persecution hearing or seeing one of the few atheists in America make a claim that your God doesn't exist, what would you call it if they tried to add «God doesn't exist» to our coins, tried to get your kid's to stand still each morning at the start of class for a moment of silence in honor of Darwin or Dawkins, tried to get more tax dollars to support their work of spreading the good news that there is no God and demanded that our President must be Atheist to get elected.

I always try to make a little treat for the kids in my class and this is perfect, especially since I even have a zillion frosting bags already.

we wouldnt have to worry about a box to box scoring if we had another world class attacker with 20 goals in them... i like the ox but i do nt believe he will hit that kind of mark... reus maybe but on all accounts the argentinian kid from palermo is probably worth the risk... but what is for sure is that wenger ai nt go to fill that position on the cheap so if he tries we will miss out again!!!

For my 12th grader it is all about the administration getting the school on the Newsweek top 1000 school list by making sure the high school kids are taking the max number of AP classes and if they aren't, trying to make them feel guilty for not doing so by telling them they will never get into the college of their choice with «a schedule like that!»

Try to get a class list if possible and set up some playdates with familiar pals as well as kids he may not be familiar with.

Not only were the kids trying to inhale their food before they were marched out and back to class, but any form of conversation was PROHIBITED — including with their parents!

If your kids are looking to enroll in a new type of class, try out Codeverse, an immersive coding studio for kids of all ages.

The first is what Canada calls the Conveyor Belt — a system that reaches kids early and then moves them through a seamless series of programs that try to re-create the invisible cocoon of support that surrounds middle - class and upper - middle - class kids throughout their childhoods.

Kids ages 5 and up can try snorkeling using scuba equipment for extra air; kids 8 and up can take the «bubblemaker» classes, which teach how to breathe underwater; ages 10 and up are eligible for scuba instructKids ages 5 and up can try snorkeling using scuba equipment for extra air; kids 8 and up can take the «bubblemaker» classes, which teach how to breathe underwater; ages 10 and up are eligible for scuba instructkids 8 and up can take the «bubblemaker» classes, which teach how to breathe underwater; ages 10 and up are eligible for scuba instruction.

Try a kid - friendly painting class or check out a pottery studio like Color Me Mine.

Here is a new piece from pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom, who has written some popular posts, including «Why so many kids can't sit still in school today,» as well as «The right — and surprisingly wrong — ways to get kids to sit still in class» and «A therapist goes to middle school and tries to sit still.

Try to get information without comparing your child to other kids in class.

Check with your various kids classes — most have a free trial class that you can sign up for to try, including such places Lil Kickers, Bubbles Academy, Gymboree.

It's a good idea to get your kids involved in choosing classes and let them try them out before they commit.

If your kid needs a little more of a release, try a team sport like soccer or join a YMCA and enroll in a gymnastics or martial arts class.

Get your kid to try yoga classes today!

Try classes for moms with kids — «mommy and me» yoga, outdoor stroller workouts, mom - and - baby fitness classes, music classes with dancing.

A young woman juggling an entry - level administrative job and classes at a community college; a divorced dad working 40 hours a week as a custodian to help support his two kids; a veteran trying to make a living back home after serving our country overseas: They, and millions of other hard - working Americans, struggle to make ends meet because their jobs pay low wages.

«School kids living in homeless shelters must contend with unimaginable levels of stress and hardship, and are at a tremendous disadvantage when trying to keep up with their housed peers in class,» said DAVE GIFFEN, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless, the nation's oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women and children.

And «working with kids on science - text reading, in science class, is much more successful» than trying to do it in language arts classes, she says.

This goes for all of class, but be sure to focus on praising the kids awesome efforts, especially when you notice a kid who has trouble with stillness really trying to focus and control her / his body.

If you spaced on helping your kid with a class project, consider whether you typically try (yep) and whether you usually consider homework important (yep).

Kids who get regular physical activity experience a slew of important health benefits, and strengthening exercises such as yoga could help: in a 2014 study, kids with stronger muscles were found to have a lower risk for developing conditions like heart disease and diabetes. If your children are interested in trying yoga,  ask your local studio if they offer any classes targeted at kKids who get regular physical activity experience a slew of important health benefits, and strengthening exercises such as yoga could help: in a 2014 study, kids with stronger muscles were found to have a lower risk for developing conditions like heart disease and diabetes. If your children are interested in trying yoga,  ask your local studio if they offer any classes targeted at kkids with stronger muscles were found to have a lower risk for developing conditions like heart disease and diabetes. If your children are interested in trying yoga,  ask your local studio if they offer any classes targeted at kidskids.

Start being social — schedule time to meet with friends, do play dates with the kids, go to networking events, go and experience new things, maybe an art class or a dance class you've never tried.

The original music and the tried and true method that Haris and the KAY TEAM have developed offer yoga teachers, parents, schools, daycares, clinics, camps and anybody else everything they need to help kids have a wonderful yoga class.

When I tried to take journalism classes in college or graduate school, they were limited enrollment and so the kids on the papers got in.

And so I just - I think it's so important that we focus a lot of our efforts on making sure that, you know, that food tastes great for those kids so that they learn that what - that the foods that they're getting in school not only tastes good and will fill them up, but will also make them feel good in the afternoon, after lunch and, you know, the next day as they're trying to get through their classes.

Watch the early morning news and drink coffee Check in with emails from overnight Schedule my Pure Barre class for the day Start waking kids up for school Make breakfast -LCB- I do make breakfast -RCB- the MOST important meal for the kids of the day Pack lunches -LCB- and any extra snacks for after school athletic practices -RCB- Drop child # 1 off at school Get back home and have my own quick breakfast / smoothie before class Drop child # 2 off at school Head to Pure Barre Run any errands needed Head home and work Chores around the house Dinner planning Fitnessmomwinecountry work Answer emails Have light lunch or snack Try to get at least 20 minutes in for a power nap or just quiet time A shower before getting kids -LCB- if I am lucky -RCB- Car pool from school to sports practice Get home and start prepping dinner Get kids from practices Dinner, homework and family time My shower finally!

Whether you're late to your morning class or just trying to get your kids out the door, your hair might not always get the loving attention it deserves.

Lots and lots of scenes have McCarthy in her frosted - tips «Mom Perm,» sporting bedazzled alma mater - wear and trying to fit in with the hip kids half her age as she waddles to class.

There's also a scene where McLeroy, teaching kids in a Sunday class, tries to make the case that America was, and was always intended to be, a Christian nation.

Needless to say, it was a huge success, and many of them send me messages even today about how engaging and interactive it was, but more importantly, about how they are trying the same thing with their kids in class.

«If we try to lecture, these kids are going to get bored,» said Darren Ripley, who has a 10 - year - old in one of his calculus classes, a girl he refers to as «a big mind.»

«And a couple of kids have even approached Susan in the hallway and been like, «Oh, Mrs. Brennan - Sawyer, I was at home and this was happening, and I was getting really worried, and then I remembered what you shared with me in class, and I tried it, and I felt so much better.»

Already convinced that the opera program was very valuable for kids, Levine knew after that visit that she had to persuade McGinn, her friend and colleague at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, to try it with her class.

We try and encourage the kids to go to class and to be good while they are in class.»

Often, we get caught up in procedures, activities, and schedules, trying to get to know our kids and help them get to know us within the constraints of lunch, class changes, and other daily routines.

Some kids become less engaged in their work, less motivated to try on their own, and less willing to take risks — even if the risk is simply raising a hand in class.

«I've seen kids who might not have achieved as highly in a regular classroom really achieve at a much higher level because they had the extra help and the extra options of the videos and time in class to talk about what they didn't understand, not just to try to copy down notes as quickly as they could,» Gironda said.

Looking for ways to get kids excited about writing in class The year is winding down and kids are getting antsy (they are high school ELLs):) I want to try some different writing activities that will motivate them a bit more to write.

Unfinished Agenda on School Discipline A California assemblyman is once again trying to curb expulsions and suspensions for what's known as «willful defiance,» when kids act out or misbehave in class or during school activities.

A Waianae school, where 40 percent of students are chronically absent, is trying home visits and a partnership with family court to keep kids in class.

So this class had about 5 kids and one teacher and the teacher was asking the students to make a list of things that distract them when they try to work at home.