Saturday, June 11, 2011

Happy Summer Vacation

We have made it through another school year.  Transitions, new friends, old friends, peer pressure,
FCAT, testing, sports, games, dances, bullying, parent conferences, PTA, school board, etc.  And that's just the half of it.

So everyone is ready to let their hair down and enjoy the summer?????

Not really, in this day with this economy, we need more hours in the day to make sure that our children are safe and taking the short path to destruction.  Camps are too expensive not to mention inconvenient when you work from 9 to 5 but the pick up time is 3.  The internet is too dangerous - with Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Oovoo, etc. you need a class on survival in this tech world. 

It's never too late to make summer a learning experience and a training camp for next year.  Whether your child is just entering school, going on to a higher grade, recovering from a setback, transitioning from elementary to middle school or middle to high school or even high school to college; we can help prepare them for a bright future. 

If your child struggled on the FCAT - summer is a good time to work on those skills.  No matter how many rumors have gone around that the FCAT is going away, truth is --it has not gone anywhere.  If your child had a successful school year, why not help them get a head start for next year.  Remember teachers carry the torch during the school year but parents set the foundation

There are a lot of inexpensive but educational and fun things to do with your kids - get a library card, take them on a science adventure at the beach and search for shells, go to the zoo, learn about another state or country on a trip or learn about the state you live in, go to the museum, go kayaking and learn about wildlife. Whether you learn a new language together, take up a new sport or simply hang out; our kids need our time because if we don't take it out someone else will.

We are what our children have,

Zellisha

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