It is easier to call you lot Joisey as we live next door to the original Jersey.
Yeah, or at the very least, it should all come from the same source....like, if you are going to send something through email, it should always come from the same email address so people don't think it's spam because they don't know that person or email. Committees should ask the school administration to send the mail so it comes with the school name in the email address. I can understand sending things in multiple forms in case some people don't have wifi at home, and need a paper, etc, but I'm guessing that's not a problem at your school because it's a private school, right? In our neighborhood, the school has a lot of foreigners who are not native speakers, many who barely speak a word of Dutch, and a lot of them are refugees and have no money for things like computers and wifi. (In DD's class last year, she had one girl from Aruba, one from Poland, one from Syria, one from morocco? A couple of boys from Turkey, a girl from Iraq, and they had a boy and girl from Somalia, but they moved to England. I know I'm missing a couple. But they don't all have computers at home. So they have to send emails AND papers. But if it's something important, they should follow up if they notice they haven't gotten something from you, to make sure you actually got the email. You don't just send only one email and expect that everyone got it. Send a reminder when the due date is close, and then call any parents who didn't respond.I requested the name in my last email on Friday afternoon. Still waiting on a response.
I wish we could set up an account for school, Like put $500 or $1000 at the beginning of the year.. let them deduct as necessary and then we get the balance if any is left over at the end of the school year.
That way parents as disorganized as I am wouldn’t miss any deadlines.
It boggles my mind how I struggle with one kid when other people manage with 3 to 5. Between work, soccer, and school I feel like I’m on overload.
Maybe even using an app instead of random emails from different people.
I wish all info/requirements came in ONE form of communication. Instead, we have some papers that come home, some things on the website, some in the weekly emailed newsletter, and then others from these emails from committee moms. Just condense it to ONE!
Well, I talked to DD when she came home from school...one of the girls in her class was there. She was in the changing room when it happened, so she didn't see the accident, just the kid lying on the field while they did CPR and then saw him taken away by ambulance. BUT, she said he collided with another player and "hit his head really hard". So apparently it was not a ball at all, though I don't know what part of the other player hit the kid's head. I looked for an English language article, but it apparently didn't even make national news here, so there probably won't be anything international. I'll keep my ears out. We got an email from the school with funeral details. I'll try googling his name and see what I come up with.It sound like he was in goal, but there was a collision. I’d like to follow this story, please let me know if you hear any other details.
My heart goes out to the other player in the collision as well. What a horrible thing to carry around.
Edited to add- I wonder if the impact could have been the foot and the head, not a ball at all.
I feel like there’s so many freak devastating incidents in youth sports recently.
Here they started on a Thursday which makes no sense. And they start before Labor Day because supposedly it gives seniors in High School an extra 2 weeks to prepare for the state graduation exams. So 2 extra weeks is going to make a difference in a thorough proof of education.
They should do what Maryland did and make it a rule that school starts after Labor Day.
Well, the person in question could have made a deal and is getting a bit of money for every sale. And she/he does not want anyone to know?
I know the type you are talking about. They don't have to be wealthy either to act that way. I would ring the school.
Both kids collided? The other kid did not suffer any injuries? That is odd, unless this 13 year old had an undiagnosed aneurism that burst due to the area of collision. Truly heartbreaking.
They should all wear some sort of head protection, not a full helmet, but something like wrestlers wear.It is heartbreaking. It’s also scary. When I was a kid we wore helmets in goal.. but that’s been gone for many years. I don’t know if it would have helped in this scenario.
So sad.
You aren't disorganized, you are one parent doing it alone. You are right in that there are too many forms of communication. My youngest's cheer organization is not using an app call Band. This way they don't bombard members with text messages, and emails. All communication goes through the app.I requested the name in my last email on Friday afternoon. Still waiting on a response.
I wish we could set up an account for school, Like put $500 or $1000 at the beginning of the year.. let them deduct as necessary and then we get the balance if any is left over at the end of the school year.
That way parents as disorganized as I am wouldn’t miss any deadlines.
It boggles my mind how I struggle with one kid when other people manage with 3 to 5. Between work, soccer, and school I feel like I’m on overload.
Maybe even using an app instead of random emails from different people.
I wish all info/requirements came in ONE form of communication. Instead, we have some papers that come home, some things on the website, some in the weekly emailed newsletter, and then others from these emails from committee moms. Just condense it to ONE!
I am trying to get a Key West trip planned for my family. My dh loves Key West. I was even considering a cruise that stops there. We could always combine a Disney and Key West trip, but that would mean taking more than a week off for him, and he can only afford to be gone from work for a week. We are always checking out the Key West webcams.
Decisions, decisions. That is a tough call. I love Disney, but I may lean towards Islamorada. Less people.
Absolutely this.^^^
She seems nice. Hope she ends up being helpful.
Time to pack then. Have fun and eat enough for all of us. We are ok with you posting photos on this thread as well.
