Grade 3 math homework has induced tears, foot-stomping, tantrums and screaming. And that was my reaction. We are still within the start of the school year and have multiple pages of math work almost every evening. Plus whatever else the Little Bird brings home, like Science. I learned my lesson from earlier attempts and now try to … More Grade 3 math
I once joked that I think I pay the salary of some of the swim teachers at the pool, because of how many times my kids have repeated certain levels. And while it hurts to do these levels multiple times, I still firmly believe that all that money is worth it. Swimming is a life … More Doing swimmingly
This year, we had a new helper in town. Or rather, the backyard. Our annual tradition of preparing the tomatoes was upon us, and while the kids originally asked to just stay home, one quickly changed her mind on that cool morning. We got to my in-laws house early, coffees in hand, and ready to … More To-may-to, to-mah-to
We are trying to squeeze as much as we can out of the last bits of summer. That means Friday nights we try our best to take the kids to Canada’s Wonderland, where the lines are drastically shorter, and in some cases non-existent. I don’t know what we were thinking earlier in the year, but … More Thrill Seekers
My Little Bird is in Grade 3 and I’m not really sure what to expect. I can see a shift in her already, a change is coming. I suppose she is officially already a tween, a term she finds funny. But it’s not lost on me that the teen years are a mere blink away. … More 20 Questions for my third grader
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