School agenda prices

[hp2]

Trust me Makes sense.. My daughter used it last yr in gr1 and I ended up getting po'ed cause other kids were scribbling in it.. and I was suppose to sign it everynight with the note that came home in it.. and I ended up going in and telling the teacher that I paid 7 dollars for the book and my kid does not scribble in books at home and I was not going to allow for it at school.. so her classmate whom did it spent the day erasing the stuff they decided to destruct my kids aganda with...

TO Me its usless untill they learn to write properly and not have to rush at it...

[Tutones]

I paid $6 last year for an agenda for JK. The agenda had weekly assignments that were assigned for homework and the students got stickers for completing their 'homework' each week. It became obvious after Christmas that the teacher no longer looked in the books as it came home on the same page for over a month and no stickers for the 'homework' were given for 3 weeks. We stopped using it. I really don't think they are necessary at that age level. They had a free fruit & veggie snack program that ran three days a week which did great things towards encouraging my son to eat vegetables and try new foods.

At his new school, no agenda and the milk program works out to about 70 cents each. My son is on a limited dairy diet so we won't be purchasing any milk through the school, though.

[bluekrissyspikes]

how did we all manage to make it through school without an agenda to tell us we had homework? i thought only special needs kids and kids with behaviour problems needed an agenda for parents to keep in contact with the teachers.

[starbuck]

no soft drinks!!!!!

[aussie_angel24]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Simba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
One thing that burns my butt is the milk program. Gimme a break. What a money grabber that is. Milk is expensive enough. I think my kids can go 7 hours without milk til they get home. </div></div>

Milk program in schools is a awesome idea especially for the wee little ones! It is about time healthty lifestyle is pushed in school. You think it is a money grabber do not bother being involved with it! and do not snitch about it all over here...very simple solution to something that burns your butt!!!

[Babzz]

Ben R mcmullen has a fresh fruit and veggie program.. Something different every day for the kids and no charge [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

[starbuck]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hazel_eyed_bella</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Simba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
One thing that burns my butt is the milk program. Gimme a break. What a money grabber that is. Milk is expensive enough. I think my kids can go 7 hours without milk til they get home. </div></div>

Milk program in schools is a awesome idea especially for the wee little ones! It is about time healthty lifestyle is pushed in school. You think it is a money grabber do not bother being involved with it! and do not snitch about it all over here...very simple solution to something that burns your butt!!! </div></div>

i rarely drink milk now

[Chaotic Chick]

My kids don't have to pay for their agendas this year. As for milk, I agree with Simba. My kids take juice boxes to school and can drink milk at home!

[chase_me]

our school does the fruit and veggie thing, and we do not do the milk program thing i spend enough money on school crap as it is

[Chaotic Chick]

Our kids' school gives them fruit, veggies or cereal for the morning meal. They have two full meal breaks which I think it a great idea.

[puppy]

agenda's at our daughters school are free...milk .75 cents and they have a breakfast program free of charge to the students..

[someguy]

The prices of the things are governed by the population that attends that school. If the school has a lot of low income families then the cost of things are less than at other school. U until last year our children attended Holy Family. Now that theyare are St John there is a big difference in a lot of the things that go on and the cost of activities and supplies.

[starbuck]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Who's Your Daddy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The prices of the things are governed by the population that attends that school. If the school has a lot of low income families then the cost of things are less than at other school. U until last year our children attended Holy Family. Now that theyare are St John there is a big difference in a lot of the things that go on and the cost of activities and supplies. </div></div>

Holy Familys good

[someguy]

It was a good school the first couple years we were there then after a new person showed up it all went down hill. Also stinkbugg that neighbourhood has changed a lot since u went there

[starbuck]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Who's Your Daddy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It was a good school the first couple years we were there then after a new person showed up it all went down hill. Also stinkbugg that neighbourhood has changed a lot since u went there </div></div>

hahaha i know it even looks a bit different, old school memories eh?

[someguy]

What i would give to go back to the elementary or high school years and know what I know now!! Ah the memories!!!! I think i'm getting old.

[Huggy85]

When I was a kid schools used to supply or pencils and notebooks. They are so underfunded right now that they have to make a buck in whatever way they can.

[starbuck]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Huggy85</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When I was a kid schools used to supply or pencils and notebooks. They are so underfunded right now that they have to make a buck in whatever way they can. </div></div>

we used to sell pop outside at recess, do they still do that?

[bluekrissyspikes]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chaotic Chick</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My kids don't have to pay for their agendas this year. As for milk, I agree with Simba. My kids take juice boxes to school and can drink milk at home! </div></div>
juice boxes are just as much a part of a healthy diet when you send em with the real fruit ones. i wouldn't want to spend a buck on one of those little milk things either but my kids don't drink milk so that doesn't effect me. it's funny how different schools in the same school board can charge such a different amount. ps, my mom works for the school board, the schools are only paying something like 25 or 30 cents for those milks, so why are some you paying over a dollar for them? hmmmm....

[Chaotic Chick]

My kids rarely drink milk so it doesn't affect me either. They would much rather take juice (always real juice in our house) and they take yogurt to school. The only time I ever gave them money for milk at school was when I realized one morning that we were out of juice boxes and it was 7 in the morning lol.