Re: They should be perfect!

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> > At the end

> > of the period they are dismissed by tables, usually by who is sitting

> > quietly and ready to go.

>

> No recess?

>

The third graders have recess right before lunch this year. The other

grades have it after lunch. I think it was changed when we went from 3

lunch periods to two this year. The school is trying to keep the number of

students out for recess at a low number. They have recess with the second

graders for the other recess. I think the fourth and fifth graders have

recess together. I know that they have the first lunch period, and the

younger ones have the second lunch session. Most of the younger classes

allow the kids to bring a morning snack, because it is a long wait until

lunch. Nicky brought snack the first semester, but he's doing ok now without

it, so we have dropped it.

a

Mom of 3,

including Nicky, 10 years old, DS, Hirschsprungs Disease

Grandma of Zoe, 3 years, and Christian, 18 months

http://www.geocities.com/eureka/7926/nicky.html

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When I was in school * & ^ years ago, we didn't go outside of class for music,

art, or PE. It was all part of our curriculum, but the teacher did it. The

only time she got a break was lunchtime and each grade had a teacher who was

assigned that day and the schedule rotated. If they had to be excused, they

just left for a few minutes after giving us a reading assignment. I can't

believe a school would be that behind in a large city like Buffalo. Why

aren't the parents up in arms about the lack of educational materials? They

can't be getting an equal education.

Elaine

Re: They should be perfect!

>

> > Teachers got a break while

> > we were in music or art class, but not at lunch time.

>

> My mother is a Kindergarten/first grade looping teacher in the Buffalo

city

> schools. Her kids come in at 7:30am for breakfast (because these kids

can't

> get breakfast at home) and they leave at 4:30pm (with a few kids as the

> exception) because the school offers " daycare " because when they didn't,

> these kids would end up on the streets until Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Aunt,

> mom, whomever got out of work. They don't have art or music or gym

> because the Buffalo schools can't afford it!!!!! My mother has her masters

> in " brain compatability " so she does a lot of gross motor and fine motor

> and other such activities with them and she bought a CD player and an old

> computer for her classroom (no TVs, music players - not even a tape

player,

> or computers in her entire school!!) out of her own pocket!!! She has

> almost 40 children in her class this year (first graders!!)!! Her lunch

> break is 20 minutes and that is her only break during the day!!! It's sad,

> but she loves it and I don't understand why!! I teach at a religious

> school, 4th grade inclusion class, and I love it! But I only have about 15

> kids in class and we have all our materials provided and much more!! True,

> there are some very bad teachers in this world (I had a few in my own

> time!) but there are some very good teachers in very bad schools at the

> same time!! Anywhoooooo... I just thought it was interesting how things

> have changed! When I was younger we always had art, music, and physical

> education... what has happened???

>

> Cheers!

> Sara

> http://www.DSyndrome.com

>

>

>

>

>

>

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no, but it was only 4 cents, today, it's .40!

Our school was so small, we went to a walk-up window in the library, and got our

hot lunches there. They came in little aluminum TV dinner trays, the cook just

heated them up in a big oven. We then walked back and ate lunch in our

rooms...while watching " That Girl " and " Bewitched " on TV!! Clearly we had a

whole hour for lunch, after which we went outside for the second recess of the

day. Morning recess was only 15 minutes, afternoon recess was 30 minutes. We

also had P.E. everyday. Now they are building schools without

playgrounds...yikes!

Karla in Texas-although born and educated in Eugene, OR

wildwards@... wrote:

> In a message dated 3/20/2001 6:20:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> JB66111@... writes:

>

> > One country

> > school where I went to 7th and 8th grade we did have a " kitchen " where we

> > ate, teachers at a separate table.

>

> Hey, one of my schools had no kitchen or cafeteria, we had to eat in class

> if we didn't walk home for lunch. Now, anybody else here get their school

> milk in little glass bottles? ;-)

> Cheryl in VA

>

>

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In a message dated 3/20/2001 5:20:52 PM Central Standard Time,

JB66111@... writes:

> . When I was in school we

> didn't have lunch rooms. We brought our own and ate whereever. One

> country

> school where I went to 7th and 8th grade we did have a " kitchen " where we

>

Hey Jess if country schools are that dated then Jeff must be pretty old.

Here I thought he was only 43. :-/ hehehe. I will admit that his little

one room school house closed down when he was in 6th grade tho.

Joy

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In a message dated 3/20/01 9:26:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,

wildwards@... writes:

> Now, anybody else here get their school

>

You trying to get us to own up to our age? ;-) LOL

So, just cause I did doesn't mean I'm old. ;-)

nancy

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Hi Tena,

I have my theory to why this kind of crap happens with our children. I

believe its because chances are good that our kids won't come running home

to tell us. My insight has always come from others and not Kendra herself. I

think some individuals take advantage of that fact when they do stupid

things like the milk. Why couldn't she just ask to stop doing that? Oh

my, the silliness that we have to put up with.

They should be perfect!

> Why is it that schools think that our kids should be perfect little

> angles? I just found out from a friends daughter that at lunch

> yesterday was blowing bubbles in his milk and his teacher

> took his milk and threw it in the trash. I am so ticked off! The girl

> who told my husband about this also said that she doesn't feel

> they treat fairly. This is not the first time I have heard that

> from another child. I would just like to know why it is that when our

> kids do something it is treated like a federal crime but if another kid

> does the same thing nobody blinks an eye...

>

> Thanks for listening.

>

> Tena - who would like to take the teachers milk and pour it over her

> head! ;-)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am in an Elementary school cafeteria at least 3 times a week, (Checking up

on my cheerios I must add) and I know for a fact my Alyssa throws more away

then she eats. She's too focused on getting outside to worry about eating. I

have asked the monitors to be a bit firmer on insisting she eat something

and guess what, They didn't do it.

Sherry (Mom to Kendra 11ds, Alyssa 6, 5 autism)

Re: They should be perfect!

> Double standards are common for school folks that work with our kids. Our

> kids learn from others but are not sly enough to avoid being caught! ;-)

And

> school personnel somehow have a radar for honing in on them when they want

to

> find something wrong (wish they honed in more when they need help with

> academics)

>

> Anyway, most other kids do not get disciplined for small infractions in

the

> lunchroom. Point out that many other children are behaving in the same

manner

> and unless they plan on punishing everyone, this can be perceived as

> discrimination. Do they have a written policy about not blowing bubbles

in

> your milk? ;-)

>

> School used to punish my daughter for not eating her entire lunch. She

had

> adults hovering over her constantly, putting her in time out, writing

notes

> home, forcing her to pack open containers of milk, juice and food back in

her

> lunchbox to " show " her mother what she didn't eat, making a scene for her

> almost every day. I finally told the principal that unless they planned

to

> start doing this with EVERY child in the lunchroom they better stop doing

it

> with mine! Have any of you been in an elementary lunchroom and seen the

food

> that is not eaten, thrown away, played with, tossed under the tables, sent

> flying towards other kids?

>

> I love having kids as witnesses. They are usually right on about

injustice

> and adults have a hard time discounting what comes from the children.

>

> Cheryl in VA

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why couldn't she just ask to stop doing that?

Wouldn't that be taking the EASY way out????????

Leis

Mum to BJ 3

[Guest guest]

This was the way it was when I was in Elementary School as well. That was

thirty years ago for me.LOL

Sherry (mom to Kendra 11ds, Alyssa 6, 5 autism)

Re: They should be perfect!

>

>

> > In a message dated 3/19/2001 5:44:27 AM Central Standard Time,

> > bspyle@... writes:

> >

> >

> > > . Matter of fact, it's gross. Especially for the

> > > other people who are trying to eat.

> > >

> > >

> >

> > May be gross, but redirection would be the best answer. After all the

> > teachers do not eat lunch in the cafeteria and all the other kids are

just

> > reminded to not do it. You would be surprised at how even 8th graders go

> out

> > of their way to be gross. I once took Kristi and a couple of her

friends

> to

> > find shoes for cheerleading, we stopped at McD's and I was really had to

> ask

> > them if their mothers let them talk and chew when eating at home. (I

went

> to

> > school with their parents the one were in my class the others a couple

yrs

> > older, and I know they weren't that ill mannnered) They admitted that

no,

> > they had to chew, shallow then speak. They were a little better after

> that

> > but the whole purpose was to be gross. they both now have young

> > daughters.....it's probably payback time. hehe

> >

> > Joy

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/19/2001 6:50:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gboughton@... writes:

> Blowing bubbles in ones milk

>

I know I am a little behind on mail, but our OT is has been trying to get

Murielle (2 1/2) to do this, still working on the blowing thing. I didn't

even think twice about it! Maybe we should tell the teacher it is a therapy

thing, lip closure, breath control, etc.hehehe...would that get them off the

kids' backs?

--Mommy to 4, including Miss Murielle (2 1/2 w/DS)

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