Necessary details

I'm a little short on words tonight.....the last few days in kindergarten have been rough ones. However, I'm sure people wonder, "What on earth do they do in all day kindergarten? Why, when I went to school, kindergarten was only a half day." One of the things they do is eat lunch! I have found school lunches to be pretty reasonably priced. I think they might even be cheaper than what I paid for lunch when I was in high school many moons ago (back in the 80s). There's been a lot in the press about how school lunches are under a lot of scrutiny, and there have been calls to make them healthier. I thought I'd share what's been on the menu the first month of school.



Justin loves buying his lunch, which is good for me -- packing lunches is one of my least favorite things to do. It's hard enough to decide what I want to eat for lunch, let alone decide for someone else! I'd say the jury is still out on the healthfulness aspect, however.


This week, Justin's teacher sent home a copy of the daily class schedule. Their days are jam packed. It's actually sort of funny, because when we ask Justin what he did at school that day, he invariably says, "I don't remember." Looking at his schedule, I kind of understand. His days are so full, it would be hard to pick one thing out and talk about it. He'd rather talk about Mario. So for your pleasure, here's what his schedule looks like. It's pretty daunting, not at all like the kindergarten of yore in my hazy memories.




And finally, I decided to throw in a copy of the school calendar for the year. I'd heard over the years that Catholic/parochial schools got more days off, because of the religious days that they take. I've found that to not really be the case. I'll admit, I don't know what the calendar looks like for the public school, but the only date that jumps out at me is November 1, All Saints Day, that public school students do not get. That being said, who can blame school administrators for not wanting to have school with a bunch of kids hopped up on sugar from Trick or Treat the night before? ;)