It takes a village
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Children: Health, Grown-Ups: Health, Responsible citizens on May 5th, 2009
Here in the “Best Walking City” we are having a “Walk to School” day tomorrow to celebrate the benefits walking. [Also, if the weather is like today, an opportunity to contemplate the necessity of wearing fleece in New England on pretty much any day of the year…Or, to see it from a child’s less grumbly […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Children: High School, Children: Preschool on Feb 9th, 2009
Interesting article here.
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Children: Entertainment on Feb 2nd, 2009
Last Saturday, we took our girls (ages 3 1/2 and 5 1/2) to the MFA. We weren’t alone. The museum was packed with kids, many of whom were carrying a sweet, red MFA tote with a pencil and pad in hand. The Family Art Cart (open on weekends from 11m-4pm), found in the rotunda by […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School on Dec 29th, 2008
My kindergartner attends the Amigos School, a Spanish/English dual immersion Cambridge public school. It’s neither convenient (I live a few blocks away from Graham & Parks) nor a sight for sore eyes (you really need to get past the look of the building–a sorry, 70s block of cement), but it’s perfect for my […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School on Dec 14th, 2008
Another school review, the first of several upcoming on area elementary schools, written by a Cambridge Moms Blog friend:
A good friend asked me write something about Graham and Parks Alternative Public School for Cambridge parents faced with choosing a school. I do this slightly reluctantly, as my reasons for choosing G & P are […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Children: Entertainment, Children: High School, Grown-Ups: Entertainment on Oct 9th, 2008
David Macaulay, the author and illustrator of the classic “The Way Things Work” and his new book “The Way We Work”, will be speaking at Porters Square books this Friday 10/10 at 3 pm. I had a copy of his classic from when I was in college, but my son has since taken it […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Musings on Sep 3rd, 2008
I dropped my daughter off at her first day of First Grade today and, though she was utterly fine, my heart felt heavy as I left the school. Not because I’m concerned about her school or teacher but because, my God, my baby is growing up! Kindergarten still felt like preschool to me: lots of […]
Posted in Children: Camps and Classes, Children: Elementary School, Children: Entertainment, Children: Preschool on Aug 10th, 2008
After having such a great experience with events sponsored by the Somerville Arts Council, I figured that Cambridge would have the same and came across the Dan Butterworth Marionettes preforming in Cambridge this Monday at 11 am. More Free Fun in the sun or rain because they also include a rain site.
Monday, August 11 […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School on May 30th, 2008
On the way home from school yesterday, I asked Tiernan what she liked most about her class. “My teachers,” she said. “Because they are so nice.” For a kindergartener, I could think of nothing more important.
My daughter attends Fayerweather Street School. Her teachers, Meg and Kate are not only “so nice”, they are creative, […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Uncategorized on May 19th, 2008
I know it seems a strange time to be thinking about school searches. I think most people start seriously looking at elementary school in the Fall– for starting the following Fall. Well, call me slow, but I’m doing it now– for this Fall’s enrollment. In March, we found out where hubby will be […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Children: Health on Apr 10th, 2008
For those not interested in musings on kindergarten readiness, click here for a nice page of links that summarize pediatric growth milestones from birth to age 18.
I have been thinking this week about Popeye. In the early days of the VCR, before Apple TV let you download The Little Mermaid in one click, actually owning […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Responsible citizens on Mar 12th, 2008
We received our kindergarten assignment letter yesterday and feel very lucky that the lottery worked out in our favor. A kindergarten spot at our first choice school! (I feel weird about saying that since I know it’s not true for all. How are you feeling about the Cambridge Public School lottery?).
In honor of our first […]
