Sentences with phrase «of grade school kids»

In Tiverton, a whopping 86 percent of grade school kids reported they had been bullied, and in Narragansett, the statistic was 83 percent.

In New York, the Fair Housing Justice Center created an ad for a rental apartment by selecting «no kids» and «men» from the inclusion list and «moms of grade school kids» and other groups from the exclusion list.

Or a speech to a bunch of grade school kids.

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Kids start a new grade of school, Jews like me celebrate the New Year with Rosh Hashanah, and businesses kick in new plans for making the most of the remaining year.

When professor Juan Gilbert, chair of the human - centered computing school at Clemson University, visits grade schools, kids are often surprised by his line of work.

It's perhaps what you'd expect from a kid who skipped four grades, two in elementary and two in high school, and graduated from the University of British Columbia four years early at 18.

And regardless of social class, the stresses and distractions that afflict unemployed parents also afflict their kids, who are more likely to repeat a grade in school, and who on average earn less as adults.

'' it's perfectly legal to take pictures in a public area» Hang around a grade school taking pictures of the kids and we'll see how your «internet law degree» holds up in court.

Maybe when you were naming your kids, there was a name you thought was good, but when you mentioned it to your spouse, they were reminded of a kid they had trouble with back in grade school, and so could never name their child that.

Giving them handouts instead of insisting that fathers BE fathers and teach thier kids to value school and make good grades.

One of the resons I thought there would be a higher percentage of atheisim is that evolution is being taught as fact in schools, but apparently most of the kids are not buying it, they just answer the questions on exams for the best grades.

When I was a kid I went to the kind of elementary school where there was no homework, no tests, no report cards, no grades (are you still with me?)

I was the kid with tuna fish and carrot sticks for lunch instead of peanut butter and Doritos in grade school and strawberries and pasta salad instead of a Coke and a candy bar in junior high.

Maybe it's just me, but Vince always reminded me of a grown up version of the kid from grade school you knew had ADHD, but ADHD wasn't a thing in the 70's so he was just that hyper kid who was always in trouble.

«All of the kids on the team do well in school, and I think that it is important for us to keep our grades up to stay on the team,» said Brent Bell, a 17 - year - old from Lincoln who attended Lincoln High before starting his senior year being home - schooled through the Horizon Charter Sschool, and I think that it is important for us to keep our grades up to stay on the team,» said Brent Bell, a 17 - year - old from Lincoln who attended Lincoln High before starting his senior year being home - schooled through the Horizon Charter SchoolSchool.

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.

After spending time at home with her now - first grade daughter, she's bringing in another kind of dough at Oui Chef, her new Lincoln Park cooking school that's not only adding kids into the mix, but changing the way they see — and taste!

We argue with the teacher about our kids» less than perfect grades in middle and high school, as if the teacher has made a mistake instead of our perfect kid.

Dear Abby: I'm a 1st - grade teacher and have found that kids come to school unaware of many of life's «rules.»

and our faves around here are «Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood» (seems to be a favorite of all the kids no matter what their ages are) «Arthur» (great for preschoolers and early grade schoolers), and «Super Why» (great for the younger set learning their alphabet and letters, but older toddlers / preschoolers seem bored by it).

I am a 1st grade teacher in a southern state, Title I school (95 % free and reduced lunch) and here is the reality of the new food guidelines in my school: I know this is true because I eat breakfast and lunch with my kids every day and I eat the same foods they eat.

A simple idea in college motivated a group of 17 - 21 year old women to earn top grades on campus, so I'm thinking this could really work for younger kids as a reward system or as extra inspiration in school work.

A study of 20,000 children found that when fathers are involved with their kids» schools the children were more likely to receive A's, participate in extracurricular activities and less likely to fail a grade.

MILLIONS of parents whose faith placed them in the position of not just asking, but demanding under pain of grounding or even corporal punishment, that their grade school children abstain from what others are enjoying, have still raised well adjusted kids who've gone on to be productive, contributing members of society.

Kate: I agree there's an age at which we can expect kids to exercise their own judgment, bolstered by messages at home, though I still object at any grade level to the infiltration in schools of Big Food corporate interests, the sale of junk by the school itself, etc..

My kids are older one is out of school the other is in 12th grade.

but I don't know the details of whether the school actually loses income if the vendors aren't allowed to sell) In older level grade schools, kids have been spending their lunch money on the stuff vendors bring in (sweets, chips, etc) and not even purchasing a tray.

This is what I found: the kids who were getting very good grades and were touted by the school were doing way, way, way too many hours of homework.

The staff at the grade school didn't take her allergy very seriously though until a child died the next county over and then my child had a serious reaction to candy a teacher gave out at the end of the day as the kids were getting on the bus.

Missing an hour of sleep, for elementary school kids, causes a drop in performance equivalent to one grade level.

For kids who are going to be first - timers for kindergarten, first grade, middle school or even high school, this can help them feel more comfortable with the new place and get a better idea of where to go once they're there.

And sometimes, older grade school kids may sounding like babies again for a period of time.

The Pleasanton School District, north of San Jose, Calif., is proposing this month to cut homework times by nearly half and prohibit weekend assignments in elementary grades because, as one administrator said, «parents want their kids back.»

We don't need the best or fancy for our kids, but our school is rated, based on the standardized tests taken in grade 3 and 6, as a 2/10 (or, put another way, out of 3037 schools in our province, our local school is currently sitting at 2986/3037 with a continuing downward trend.

High school teachers are frequently left wondering about GT identifications, when they see no evidence of higher performance as kids enter 9th grade.

When I went to grade school, most kids had somewhat similar lunches: sandwiches wrapped in saran wrap, individual - sized bags of chips, a juice box (Capris Sun if you were lucky), a piece of fruit, and some sort of Little Debbie or Hostess Dessert.

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In conjunction with Glenbard East High School, Rams Camps offers a variety of instructional athletic summer camps for kids heading into grades 3 - 12.

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This is week 10 of our US Geography and Elections Study to go along with our Home School curriculum for our Kindergarten and 3rd grade - ish kids!

The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 and the resulting new school meal guidelines that went into effect in 2012 support increasing consumption of vegetables and fruits by changing the school lunch requirements to 6.25 - 10 servings of fruits and vegetables weekly depending on grade level and adding new requirements for legumes and vegetable subgroups.

As kids enter grade school, they begin to figure out that the color of their skin has meaning beyond the colors found in a crayon box.

Many of the suicide attempts or suicides that we are seeing at high achieving schools involve kids with good grades.

Surprise the kids with a special breakfast before school - pancakes in the shape of their new grade level.

Overall, 27 percent of kids in the study were overweight or obese when they started school and that ratio increased to 38 percent by eighth grade.

Help your child ease into a new school with these words of wisdom.Right before Emma was entering third grade, she was forced into a role many parents worry about: the «new kid.»

Hello im 38 year old female and over weight but I know its all the cokes i drink and should cut down.But I don't eat veggie or fruits.I might eat a apple but I don't like none of it really.I eat corn and taters buts thats it.When i was like 9 my school had this rule that you had to eat all veggie and fruits or you sat there till you was done.Let just say I didn't make good grades cause I was always in the lunch room till the end of the day or if i did force them down i'd get sick.My mom talk to the school after coming home sick all week.So to get them to stop doing that my mom had to pack my lunch.Well alot of kids started packing there lunch to and they stop that rule cause nobody was getting school foods and lost alot of money.Every since then i can't put veggie of fruit in my mouth but corn, taters, and a apple.What should i do to get health without eatting veggie and fruits or im I to far gone to help.thanks

Whether it's first grade or off to middle school, the start of the new school year comes with some stress on kids and parents alike.

«I will miss his compassion for the kids, his intelligence and all his good heartedness,» said Sabrina Watkins, a third grade teacher at Columbus who has worked there for 11 of Joseph's 12 years at the school.