🍁 Now that our after care is all squared away and we are paying $600 per month for both kids to be there after school, I find myself with whole two-three hours after work that I can dedicate to whatever. The first week I was staying at work for about an hour after dismissal and just working in advance to get ahead (example- planned lessons for units that we will not touch for another few weeks). But now I’m thinking I could:
👉 bring sneakers, put them in the trunk, and go for hikes (the school is right next to a beautiful nature reserve)
👉 read while at Panera or at the school
👉 plan life
👉 work on a passion project.
🍁 New Jersey Expanded Sick Leave Bill passed. Meaning that I now can use my public employee sick time when I am not sick. This is a huge win for NJEA aka the teachers’ union. Last year my kids got sick A LOT so I burned through the three family sick days I had real fast. But this year I can use MY sick time for things like school closures, children being sick, a teacher meeting, or an event at their schools. Say, God forbid, their classroom has a case of covid and goes virtual or closes, then I can use my days without fear of repercussions from my employer. Thankful for that!
🍁L mentioned she is bored in class and how school is work (duh), and how she doesn’t like to trace numbers and letters. Me: “we all have jobs and school is your job. Also, the teacher is there to help you learn how to read and write and not to entertain (ouch, I know). We do work for the sake of work and not because it’s always fun. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it’s not. ” L: “😑”
Would love to hear your thoughts on the any of the above.
Mom of Children 