[blparent] back to school

[Veronica Smith]

Schools make mistakes a lot and us parents have to always be right on top of
things. So all you paents out there, it is not you.  I've already been
there, done that and I know, check and recheck even if you feel it is
annoying them, better safe than sorry!

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 1:50 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school

Aww just explain to your daughter what happened and what you did to correct
it. Even the school can make a mistake sometimes. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 8, 2013, at 1:01 AM, Kaila Allen <kailaallen22 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Today was my daughters First day of kindergarten. She that's the bus 
> but we were sent the wrong information for the bus. So she missed the 
> bus on her first day of school Luckily my mother-in-law was able to 
> take her but I had to call three different phone numbers to try to 
> figure out the correct bus time today it made me feel like a horrible 
> mother my daughter was so mad she missed the bus
> 
> Princess Kaila
> 
> On Aug 7, 2013, at 7:12 PM, "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
wrote:
> 
>> Oh and also, sometimes the schools make exceptions for parents who 
>> can't walk the distances.  They would of for Gab, but we qualified 
>> for the bus but if we didn't, we have good neighbors who would of 
>> taken me and her to school and then taken me to pick her up. Jo 
>> Elizabeth might also be able to talk to the teacher with these concerns.
>> V
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Sharon Howerton
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 6:04 PM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>> 
>> Jo Elizabeth, perhaps you will meet other parents who can bring Sarah
home.
>> That was the specific reason that I got involved with school board 
>> and other activities when my sons were in preschool which, at that 
>> time, was a 3.5 hour day. An 11:10 dismissal for working parents! Good
luck!
>> That's a long walk for an almost 11 year old dog even on a good day. 
>> Keep your cane with you! My first girl retired at 10.5, and I 
>> probably should have retired her before that.
>> Sharon
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
>> Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:18 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>> 
>> I'm sending my baby off to kindergarten!  I don't know where the time
went!
>> 
>> Tomorrow is Back to School Night, so I'll be seeing the classroom and 
>> meeting the teacher.  I've already been in e-mail contact with her 
>> and the school secretary, letting them know that I would prefer 
>> electronic rather than printed communications.  So far, they seem
cooperative.
>> 
>> My only concern right now is that I thought my daughter would be able 
>> to ride the bus, but we're right on the edge, a mile away from 
>> school.  Anyone living less than a mile doesn't get bus services.  So 
>> it's looking like I'll need to walk over there and pick her up each 
>> day, and I need to learn the route.  My worry is that my poor guide 
>> dog is nearly eleven and feeling her age.  So while it shouldn't be 
>> too much of a problem in good weather, I may have a real pickle on my
hands when winter comes.
>> 
>> Jo Elizabeth
>> 
>> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, 
>> you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round 
>> and full at evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Veronica Smith
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:49 AM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] back to school
>> 
>> Hello, its that time again and depending on where you all live, its 
>> back to school time.  Our kiddos begin on August 16 here in NM, but I 
>> heard AZ already started amonth ago.
>> Do your children walk, with someone or alone?
>> Are they just beginning, Pre-school, Kindergarten?
>> Is this their last year or are they in mid school?
>> Home schooled, teacher issues?
>> V
>> 
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