Sentences with phrase «middle schools and my family»

Reaching cult classic status, I only stumbled upon this film fairly recently; and though it was released back in 1995, it may still be the most relevant and resounding film to tackle the experience of middle school and family life for an unpopular suburban pre-teen girl.

The faculty of Saklan Valley School in Moraga, California, has a long - standing custom of reading a book over the summer for professional development, but a new initiative by Head of School Jonathan Martin prompted all of its middle schoolers and their families to read one book during summer break.

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There was no better way to become a popular kid in school or to accomplish middle - class family peace and happiness than an afternoon at McDonald's.

Growing up in a middle - class family in Manhattan, Powers had the opportunity to attend Hunter College High School, a prestigious public school that counts Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda as among its illustrious aSchool, a prestigious public school that counts Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda as among its illustrious aschool that counts Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda as among its illustrious alumni.

I'm 13, live in an upper middle - class family, have good grades in school, and wan't to start planning out my future now.

I came from a middle class family and attended The College of William & Mary, a top state school with no rich uncle to help get me started.

There are more than 20 elementary and middle schools in the city, which serve almost 20,000 school - aged children and their families.

The Sunday School was started to provide Christian nurture and knowledge of the Bible for poor children who lacked the advantages of middle - class family life.

My gay child has a strong father, a two parent household, a upper middle class income, both college graduates, went to church, had a supportive family life, engaged in sports, school activities and I think someone needs to teach you about what the real Jesus would have done.

As the oldest child in a stable middle class family, Luther endured a childhood of strict discipline at home, school and church that left him with a sense of inferiority, and emerged into university life at a time of great intellectual ferment that challenged the entire educational system as well as the corruptions of a politically powerful church.

O'Malley has been writing, not about college professors or committed adult Christians (or about those, like myself, who are faithful readers of First Things), but about teenagers» American high school students, primarily those from middle «class and affluent families, who are the objects of Catholic «catechesis.»

Sarah followed in her bread - baking family's footsteps in middle school, when she discovered how simple it was («add yeast to some sweet dough, roll it up with cinnamon, and — voila!

We are excited to be amongst some of the best running trails in the Bay Area, and a day camp format to accommodate the busy summer schedules of both our middle and high school campers as well as adults who would like to invest some educational energy into their running, but have a difficult time fitting it in between work and family commitments.

He also tagged along to watch Calvin compete in Army - organized track and field meets; when the family moved to El Paso in 1988, Kenny threw the javelin and put the shot for his middle school team.

For the past six years she has helped families looking for the right fit in preschools, elementary schools, middle and high schools for their children.

For the average child (keeping in mind individual kids may be exceptions to these guidelines), an acceptable amount of homework per night is as follows: — Elementary school: approximately 10 minutes or so per grade level — Middle school: an hour or so — High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and familyschool: approximately 10 minutes or so per grade level — Middle school: an hour or so — High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and familyschool: an hour or so — High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and familySchool: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and family time.

Ages 5 - 12 Social Stress As children enter elementary and middle school, their social world grows — and so can anxiety about friendships, crushes and family relationships.

In middle school, more homework and big projects hijacked precious family weekends — just when my kids needed more sleep, more time to adjust to their rapidly changing brains, and more healthy time with friends, and when my husband and I needed some rest.

By providing a tasting to families before the start of the school year, the district hopes to build support for the «envelope - pushing» items and win over even the pickiest elementary and middle school students, said Coletta Hines - Newell, the district's food service director.

I think it is important to point out that this isn't just an issue for middle class families who care deeply about their child's diet and are able to provide abundant healthy food choices but school menus have great impact on many, many poor children who, through no fault of their own and often with no agency to change the situation, end up being pawns in the lunch tray wars.

These intuitive programs grow with your child — and are intended to transition with them from Kindergarten to middle school — making the $ 150 price point pretty darned family - friendly.

To me, the solution to the attrition issue, whether it's at a KIPP middle school or the Promise Academy middle school, is the Harlem Children's Zone's «conveyor belt» model, which provides continuous, high - quality early - childhood and elementary education to precisely those «disengaged families and students,» so that when those children arrive in middle school, they won't have the kind of difficulty doing demanding work as did the kids who left the Bay Area KIPP schools or who underperformed at the Promise Academy middle school in its first few years.

Our family has been at the School for 10 years and I have 4 children currently enrolled in the school from Kindergarten through Middle School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.&School for 10 years and I have 4 children currently enrolled in the school from Kindergarten through Middle School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.&school from Kindergarten through Middle School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.&School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.»

Public schools serve all students in a community: rich, poor, middle class, of various ethnicities, ability levels, health concerns, family backgrounds and more.

As someone who grew up in a lower - to -(eventually)- middle class family I would get so frustrated when I we would go back to school shopping and we could only buy off the sale rack, and my mom's rebuttal to my complaints was that I was lucky to even get * new * clothes, considering she grew up extremely poor and only got hand - me - down clothes & shoes and one winter coat to last her until she moved out of the house.

upstatetoday.com, March 4, 2009 Seneca High has top consumer science teacher by Greg Oliver «Zandra P. Overstreet, a former Walhalla Middle School teacher who has been a member of the Seneca High School teaching staff since 2005, has been named the state's top teacher in the area of family and consumer science.

February 13, 2014: Should families choose a parochial preschool for their child which is a different religion and the move from elementary to middle school

Mood swings and irritability are common in the middle school years, particularly within the family.

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The budget laid out by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and members of the City Council designates funds for crime prevention in public housing developments, enhanced services for inmates, free school lunch for middle schoolers, child care for low - income families, and...

And his call to cut spending by 20 percent — I would use examples of how that would impact middle class families, parents, what it would do to schools — I would make Carl defend all that.»

WFP evaluates the records of all the candidates and supports only those who stand up for working - class and middle - class families on issues like good jobs, affordable healthcare, fair taxes and quality schools.

«I'm supporting Todd because he delivered for Nassau County families — passing 12 weeks of paid family leave, winning a $ 15 minimum wage for New Yorkers, $ 1 billion in tax cuts for middle class families, and $ 20 million in new funding for our schools this year,» Obama says in the call.

«Our schools are being shortchanged by Albany and, as a result, middle - class Westchester families pay the nation's highest property taxes.I want to put money back in people's pocketbooks.

Eric is a strong supporter of the NYPD, charter schools and champions the pro-growth policies that lead to job creation for middle and working class families.

We look forward to meeting Michael Grimm in our scheduled future debates, where Domenic will proudly match his record of fighting for middle class families to improve our schools and protect our city against Michael Grimm's embarrassing and failed leadership,» Weinstein wrote.

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach) and City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R - Ozone Park) sparred over their records and qualifications for Senate at a spirited debate last Thursday at Our Lady of Hope School in Middle Village, with Addabbo portraying himself as a leader who stands up for workers and families during tough fiscal times and Ulrich arguing the effort has not been enough to change New York's economy.

Latimer did not vote on School Funding, Raise - the - age, extending the Millionaire tax, renewing the Affordable New York tax abatement, Excelsior Scholarships to fund college expenses for middle - class families at CUNY and SUNY schools, workers compensation reform, all so he could stroll the River Thames with his girlfriend.

For all New Yorkers, the result will be a Legislature with fewer middle - aged lawmakers still trying to balance family budgets and dealing with emerging issues seen firsthand by having children in school.

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach) and City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R - Ozone Park) sparred over their records and qualifications for Senate at a spirited debate last Thursday at Our Lady of Hope School in Middle Village, with Addabbo portraying himself as a leader who stands up for workers and families during tough fiscal times and -LSB-...]

Here is Mayor de Blasio's full Q&A, featuring snow prep and the de Blasio family shoveling arrangements, the mayor's pre - K / middle school program initiative and the governor's competing proposal, Health & Hospitals Corporation challenges, the Rockaway ferry and boardwalk and more.

Others show Long Island's Democratic national committeeman Robert Zimmerman of Great Neck sent an email praising a DNC spokesman, and Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County Democratic chairman, asked for White House tours for his family and, separately, for about 60 middle - school kids and staff at his camp.

Lawmakers are expected to begin voting Thursday night on paid family leave, a hike in the minimum wage, a middle class tax cut, and a record amount of school funding.

There will be a time for campaigning, but right now my only concerns are helping our rural and small city schools, providing tax relief for middle - class families and businesses, and helping our small businesses to grow and create jobs.»

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the good weather, the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, Tillerson vs. Russia, and free tuition for middle class families who attend SUNY and CUNY schools in New York.

Thus, eliminating the income or sales tax deduction would likely lead over time to cuts in state funding for schools, healthcare, and other services on which middle - and lower - income families rely.

It then highlights Cuomo's plans to enact free public college tuition for families making up to $ 125,000, middle - class tax cuts, lower property taxes through local government service consolidations, and making record investments to public schools.

«The combination of a high cost of living, shortage of good jobs, lack of affordable housing and poor performing schools makes it hard for middle class families — and their children — to get ahead, or even hold their own,» she said.

Two free Family Science Days — 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, February 17 - 18 — will feature hands - on science - learning activities, plus a jam - packed «Meet the Scientists» speaker series designed especially for middle - and high - school students.

Science teachers in middle and high school nurtured her interest in science, and witnessing the ravages of cancer in her own family — her father died of the disease — cemented her career plans.