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Post by byjove on Jan 3, 2024 11:08:19 GMT -6
i'll be the outlier and say that middle school has been an easy transition and DD has really blossomed there: socially, academically, maturity wise. The only issue we've had is me personally having a conflict with the all new-this-year admin and their inability to adhere to the 504. I am stressed about how DD's IEP for ADHD and anxiety/math is going to transition.
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Post by sweptaway on Jan 3, 2024 11:10:03 GMT -6
So our aunt invited DS to join them at Disney in August- there are some downsides (they are driving, he would miss the first two days of school and then get home the Sunday evening before school the next day, cost) but I really want to send him. My H is still thinking about it; but aunt just called today to talk to me more about it and wants to book soon. I need H to decide on his own that is a good idea- I am getting really excited.
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Post by thatgolfb on Jan 3, 2024 11:16:00 GMT -6
My H got me a new fitbit for Christmas after my old one died a few months ago- it was a great gift because I never would have gotten it for myself. BUT it just stopped working and I'm reading now this is a common problem with this version- I feel bad that I will have to go home and tell him it isn't working. I had terrible luck with Fitbits. It seemed like they died every 3 months, and they would only do so many replacements. I’m sorry!
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Post by sweptaway on Jan 3, 2024 11:17:13 GMT -6
My H got me a new fitbit for Christmas after my old one died a few months ago- it was a great gift because I never would have gotten it for myself. BUT it just stopped working and I'm reading now this is a common problem with this version- I feel bad that I will have to go home and tell him it isn't working. I had terrible luck with Fitbits. It seemed like they died every 3 months, and they would only do so many replacements. I’m sorry! I had a really old like first gen one that lasted for years and finally died over the summer. I managed to reset this one but I am a little wary now since it's so new. If it happens again I will reach out to them but keeping my fingers crossed.
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Post by Bookshelves on Jan 3, 2024 11:17:32 GMT -6
We are predicted to get a little bit of snow on Saturday afternoon/evening- which is great! We haven't had snow in two years and I'd really like some Except it's also the day we are supposed to have Christmas with my aunt and cousins, two hours away from home- so I am having a little anxiety about that now. We're supposed to get 3-6" this weekend and I'm so excited. I love snow so much. ❄️ I’m excited about this too, except that our kids are supposed to go back to school Monday, and I’m a bit worried Christmas break will be extended by snow days. Which I remember as a very fun thing as a kid, but as a parent… 🤪
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Post by thatgolfb on Jan 3, 2024 11:19:50 GMT -6
My kids went back to school this morning!! 🙌The high school nearby had their marching band do a little pep rally as the kids went in. It was such a cute idea.
I walked to the coffee shop with DS and my next door neighbor friend. It wasn’t supposed to start raining till later this morning, so of course we got caught in a downpour. 😐 Oh well. I dried my hair and put on a new sweatshirt. Fortunately DS was in the stroller and just needed new pants. And I have a peppermint mocha, so I’m happy about that.
We have no plans for the morning. H left early and will be gone till Friday. DS is watching Cocomelon and I’m going to read, I think. I have my heated blanket, which is the best.
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Post by thatgolfb on Jan 3, 2024 11:27:43 GMT -6
These convos (and things I have heard from friends with older kids here) make me kind of glad the kids are at a UTK-8 school. It’s definitely more insular and staying with one group of kids for so long and then having to go into high school has its own set of disadvantages, but it seems like grades 6-8 is just peak mean behavior (also based on my own experience). I’m also fortunate that I genuinely like the kids my kids go to school with.
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Post by elle on Jan 3, 2024 11:29:19 GMT -6
We're supposed to get 3-6" this weekend and I'm so excited. I love snow so much. ❄️ Me toooo and we haven't had snow in so long. I just want it to not start until Saturday evening so we can get there and back safely. I *think* we should be good based on what they are currently saying but I am keeping an eye on it. I would love to be able to play in some snow on Sunday, except by us I think it will then be rain 🤞 it doesn't start until Saturday and that it remains too cold for rain.
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2024 11:31:52 GMT -6
For us it was 6th grade. 6th was a hard transition and navigating friendships and homework but 7th for sure said hold my beer. So this is telling me that 5th grade is likely to be rough too. In our district things are split into lower elementary (K-4), then upper elementary (5-6), jr high (7-8), and finally high school (9-12). Our schools are like this. It was a significant transition but now I would say she likes it more. More independence, more new friends, etc.
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Post by emma on Jan 3, 2024 11:39:36 GMT -6
DS starts middle school next year in grade 5 and I’m worried for him. He’s not going to be ready for it
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Post by angelashly on Jan 3, 2024 12:05:31 GMT -6
I'm weird, DS went back today and I miss having him here. I’ll be like that. I don’t want her to go because I’m enjoying the break but also can’t wait because the noise level but I’ll miss her
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Post by sweptaway on Jan 3, 2024 12:28:05 GMT -6
I just read an article about a goldendoodle that ate $4,000 in cash and thought of STP
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Post by gingy on Jan 3, 2024 12:29:03 GMT -6
For us it was 6th grade. 6th was a hard transition and navigating friendships and homework but 7th for sure said hold my beer. So this is telling me that 5th grade is likely to be rough too. In our district things are split into lower elementary (K-4), then upper elementary (5-6), jr high (7-8), and finally high school (9-12). Ours are split like this also. I have friends who work/teach at the 5-6 school, and they say that it can be really tough because there is so much transition. The structure of their day is different, hormones are running wild, and for us it's when five lower elementaries converge into one building. Depends on how your district is structured, but that's another layer for sure.
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Post by elle on Jan 3, 2024 12:38:21 GMT -6
So this is telling me that 5th grade is likely to be rough too. In our district things are split into lower elementary (K-4), then upper elementary (5-6), jr high (7-8), and finally high school (9-12). Ours are split like this also. I have friends who work/teach at the 5-6 school, and they say that it can be really tough because there is so much transition. The structure of their day is different, hormones are running wild, and for us it's when five lower elementaries converge into one building. Depends on how your district is structured, but that's another layer for sure. Yeah, that's when the two lower elementary schools combine together. Thankfully that'll be it in that regard but it does seem like a lot all at once at a fairly young age.
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Post by goldenbird on Jan 3, 2024 12:39:12 GMT -6
H and I are in Cabo, and FIL is at our house with DS. He calls last night to tell us the carbon monoxide detector is going off, and he is feeling light headed. We told him to take DS and the dog to a neighbor’s and call 911. Turns out he didn’t properly open the fireplace flume (it uses natural gas), so the fire department was able to air the house out and clear them to return. Oh my gosh that's so scary. I'm glad the alarm went off!
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Post by angelashly on Jan 3, 2024 12:41:43 GMT -6
For the record dd loves middle school and her friends but it’s a lot still
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Post by angelashly on Jan 3, 2024 12:46:18 GMT -6
These convos (and things I have heard from friends with older kids here) make me kind of glad the kids are at a UTK-8 school. It’s definitely more insular and staying with one group of kids for so long and then having to go into high school has its own set of disadvantages, but it seems like grades 6-8 is just peak mean behavior (also based on my own experience). I’m also fortunate that I genuinely like the kids my kids go to school with. Is this where I tell you my kid has gone to school with the same kids and the drama still happens 😬
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Post by rvasc on Jan 3, 2024 12:54:43 GMT -6
So this is telling me that 5th grade is likely to be rough too. In our district things are split into lower elementary (K-4), then upper elementary (5-6), jr high (7-8), and finally high school (9-12). Ours are split like this also. I have friends who work/teach at the 5-6 school, and they say that it can be really tough because there is so much transition. The structure of their day is different, hormones are running wild, and for us it's when five lower elementaries converge into one building. Depends on how your district is structured, but that's another layer for sure. elle I have heard that the 7th grade transition is easy, though! So a big one in 5th and then a break in big transitions until high school. DD’s teachers were mostly great at getting them used to things—the biggest thing for her is a good planner and tackling things little by little. You can practice that some now, and I bet it will be fine! It was different getting used to having due dates for every single assignment and figuring out how to break it up, but now it’s actually really nice.
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Post by STP on Jan 3, 2024 13:02:04 GMT -6
I just read an article about a goldendoodle that ate $4,000 in cash and thought of STP I mean, she basically did (times two over her lifespan) but she just did it inadvertently so that we had to pump her stomach. My sweet baby angel asshole. Thankfully, this one doesn't do that. I do appreciate that about her.
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Post by sweptaway on Jan 3, 2024 13:03:38 GMT -6
Ours are split like this also. I have friends who work/teach at the 5-6 school, and they say that it can be really tough because there is so much transition. The structure of their day is different, hormones are running wild, and for us it's when five lower elementaries converge into one building. Depends on how your district is structured, but that's another layer for sure. elle I have heard that the 7th grade transition is easy, though! So a big one in 5th and then a break in big transitions until high school. DD’s teachers were mostly great at getting them used to things—the biggest thing for her is a good planner and tackling things little by little. You can practice that some now, and I bet it will be fine! It was different getting used to having due dates for every single assignment and figuring out how to break it up, but now it’s actually really nice. DS is in sixth and I'm so worried about his organizational skills. It's been fine so far because he only has regular homework for one class, but he forgets things and I just know that once he starts getting multiple assignments with multiple due dates he's going to crash and burn. He picked himself out a planner when we bought school supplies and has not used it once.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2024 13:16:05 GMT -6
My kids are still off this week. I'm just glad they are self-sufficient My kids are technically self-sufficient, but when H and I are both working all they do is watch YouTube and play video games all day. 😩 And when they get tired of this, they try to kill each other.
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Post by Yogurt on Jan 3, 2024 13:17:43 GMT -6
It's a Charge 6. And I just got home and tried the manual reset and it is not working. So I guess I'll have to reach out to them. Ope jk a comment in a forum got mine reset! Hopefully a one off but we will see. I had trouble with the charge 6 and eventually returned it for a versa 3.
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Post by STP on Jan 3, 2024 13:18:50 GMT -6
Ours are split like this also. I have friends who work/teach at the 5-6 school, and they say that it can be really tough because there is so much transition. The structure of their day is different, hormones are running wild, and for us it's when five lower elementaries converge into one building. Depends on how your district is structured, but that's another layer for sure. elle I have heard that the 7th grade transition is easy, though! So a big one in 5th and then a break in big transitions until high school. DD’s teachers were mostly great at getting them used to things—the biggest thing for her is a good planner and tackling things little by little. You can practice that some now, and I bet it will be fine! It was different getting used to having due dates for every single assignment and figuring out how to break it up, but now it’s actually really nice. Boys are different though.The move to more independent responsibility has always proven harder for DS/his friends than DD/hers. Is that individual personalities? Of course it is. But there's some physiological/psychological stuff at play as well. Here they do 5-6th together, and then 7th-8th in a different building. Which has been a good grouping, I think, and really helped the kids make those changes. Certainly better than I remember, in the stone age when you went from 5th grade in an elementary school where you were a bit more protected/coddled and then boom here's a bunch of 8th graders fully in the finishing stages of puberty on the same bus as you. Good luck, 10 year old.
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Post by STP on Jan 3, 2024 13:19:26 GMT -6
These convos (and things I have heard from friends with older kids here) make me kind of glad the kids are at a UTK-8 school. It’s definitely more insular and staying with one group of kids for so long and then having to go into high school has its own set of disadvantages, but it seems like grades 6-8 is just peak mean behavior (also based on my own experience). I’m also fortunate that I genuinely like the kids my kids go to school with. Is this where I tell you my kid has gone to school with the same kids and the drama still happens 😬 I'd think almost worse, they're sick of each other. Here they get new infusions of people from the various elementary schools for 5-8, and then split into two HS. It's a good way to do it.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2024 13:22:38 GMT -6
My poor old man dog is getting old and needs to start injections for arthritis. Between the injections, his usual vaccines, extra blood work because of his seizure medication, AND the steroids and antibiotics for the hot spots he seems to love to give himself, I am breathing into a bag at the amount we are spending (I know this is nothing compared to a lot of dogs (( STP)), but it's a lot of us). I also need to pay off Christmas, start paying on Disney and get new tires. Bye bye monies.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jan 3, 2024 13:23:24 GMT -6
Plus his legs were sore last night and I had to carry his 85 pound ass upstairs to bed.
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Post by STP on Jan 3, 2024 13:25:52 GMT -6
I was in school with the same group of absolute horrors from 2nd grade until I graduated. I was a primary target for a lot of reasons that I've decided mostly boil down to all the shit I actually like about myself so oh well. Thank God my home life was stellar, bc otherwise I don't know that I'd have come out of it.
I was tortured all those years, and then got to college in a different state with a different vibe and made lifelong friends on the first day. A lot of them. So it wasn't me, IMO. It was where I was (the worst state in the union, and the worst part of it on top of that), and the fact that there was no change in the dynamics. We were pigeonholed due to funding being tied to grades, sequestered into certain groups, and left to despise each other for the rest of our childhoods.
All that to say, I have approached my children's schooling with a great deal of anxiety. And I'm thrilled that it's been so different, so far. They seem to have learned a lot about what not to do, at least around here, and while each grade/school move provides challenges, I don't feel like my kids are twisting in the wind the way I was.
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Post by STP on Jan 3, 2024 13:26:23 GMT -6
Pizzaslut, sweetest boy. Watching them get older is such a bittersweet privilege.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 3, 2024 13:27:39 GMT -6
Yes! She has her core group and honestly even those that are on the “outside” like her but it’s a lot of emotions and we have worked for years with dd about not having to like everyone or do things so everyone likes her etc. Our babies are old! I’m glad she has her friends and 100% agree on the toxicity of 7th grade To best prepare myself, was 6th grade a middle school type situation? Or was 7th grade the year of mixing? DD starts 6th grade next year at a new school, where 6 other ES send kids as well. You didn't ask me, but 6th grade was the worst for DS1. Once he got to 7th grade and entered a ridiculously large school, the social hijinx calmed down (he was also happier in his classwork)
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Post by dc2london on Jan 3, 2024 13:32:12 GMT -6
My H got me a new fitbit for Christmas after my old one died a few months ago- it was a great gift because I never would have gotten it for myself. BUT it just stopped working and I'm reading now this is a common problem with this version- I feel bad that I will have to go home and tell him it isn't working. I had terrible luck with Fitbits. It seemed like they died every 3 months, and they would only do so many replacements. I’m sorry! MH's fitbit has been a hot mess basically since he got it
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