What’s your “Happy New School Year” resolution? (closed)
Whether it be celebrating the new school year or any other new beginning, the Nestlé Family website is there to lend a hand. With tons of back-to-school, nutrition, and exercise tips, as well as ideas for creating memorable family moments, it’s a fun site to explore.
To help with the purchase of school supplies and other essentials, Nestlé Family is holding the Ready, Set, School Sweepstakes through the middle of October. One Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000 for themselves and a $2,000 Nestlé Literacy Grant for their chosen school. Plus, a Five-Star messenger bag filled with Mead products will be given away every day. To enter, please visit Nestlefamily.com/backtoschool between now and October 14th, 2009, and follow the on-screen instructions. You can enter once per day for the next 3 weeks!
As a thank you for taking the time to learn about Nestlé Family, they’re giving one of my readers a wonderful prize – an Engage Your Children in Meal Preparation prize package. Valued at approximately $40, this package is filled with free coupon vouchers for Stouffer’s and Carnation Evaporated Milk and a collection of recipe cards for you to make delicious seasonal meals and snacks with your kids, like a Pumpkin Pie Smoothie and Baked Ziti with Pumpkin and Sausage. Yum!
To enter, please visit Nestlé Family, take a look around, then come back here and tell me what you’re doing to ensure a “Happy New School Year” for you and your kids.
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Please leave a separate comment for each entry and leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. US entries only. This contest ends at 11:59 pm EST on October 1st, 2009. Winner will be chosen at random, and has 3 days to claim their prize.
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we live 9+ hours from my niece/nephew, and my niece just started her first year of school, so we got my sister to take pictures, have her call us, take video – everything – so that we can feel like we’re there with her an dvise-versa. SHe keeps us informed of how her week went and whta projects she’s doing.
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We are trying to become more organized so school mornings are less hectic. We are also trying to make healthier lunches.
We shopped for school supplies together. I like them to choose the styles and colors they want. Its a reflection of their personalities. I also help with homework.
I volunteer my time at my daughter’s school.
I don’t have small kids so I don’t have to worry about school. I also do not make resolutions. But, the Nestle site does have some good tools
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We’re making sure to attend every possible school event, meeting and gathering to stay in touch with what is going on.
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To make this the best school year ever, I’m making sure to always be ON TIME! It’s hard, but makes the whole day easier for everyone.
Having a positive attitude and setting everyone at ease to be relaxed about it.
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Well, my kids aren’t old enough for school yet, but I’m working hard to read to them a lot, and work hard on them learning their numbers and ABC’s.
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Making sure that homework gets done at a reasonable time and not at the last minute.
I sit with my son everyday&talk about school&do homework with him!
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honestly I haven’t started my almost three year old in school and to be safe with the swine flu I don’t want to yet -even if I could afford to go back to work. But I will give him as many fun learning opportunities as I can. That’s my resolution
I have the schools website as a favorite and have already emailed my childrens teachers to let them know I am involved. I am also volunteering at various activities within their schools so I can be as present as possible.
I take time everyday to ask them about the day, homework, friends, extracurriculars, and anything else they want to talk about. Luckily I am able to give them both 1:1 for privacy as well as giving them their time to be in the SPOTLIGHT.
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To be more involved in my childrens’ school.
Everyday after school, we are spending time together working on homework to make sure it gets done, and the lesson is learned. Also, we are taking vitamin C to try to prevent from getting sick!
I think its important to take a daily walk with your child in the evening, and talk about school that day. Answer questions, and just gain an interest in your childs life.
To ensure a happy school year, we are trying to stay organized.
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I made an appointment to meet with her teacher. I want to make it clear that I am willing to do what it takes to help her have successful year. I’m taking the teacher a “care” package of tissues, antiviral wipes, hand sanitizer, pencils and notebookes.
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To prepare healthy meals.
A few thing that we do is have everything ready the night before so there is not fussing in the morning from the kids
We have the rule first homework then play
I also on Sunday make a couple meals that we can eat on during the week so I am not busy having to make dinner and I can spend time with the kids on whatever help that they may need
We get everything ready the night before to avoid the morning rush. Also make sure everyone eats a good breakfast.
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Thank you for the giveaway. What a great site, I’m bookmarking it! Mornings can be hectic in our house because, my kids just don’t want to get ready or out of bed for that matter, lol.
Bedtime is between 8-9pm each night and they get up at 6am with an hour to get ready. I try to have clothing and bathing done the night before to save time in the mornings. My kids normally eat breakfast at school unless they aren’t serving it that day so I get snacks ready to take while they get dressed. When they come home from school, I have them sit down and do homework so that they will have extra time to do whatever after they are done. We then spend the time outdoors if the weather is nice or inside until it’s time for me to cook dinner.
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We are planning ahead and being very organized. Thanks!
I make sure their homework is done the night before and the kids backpacks and lunches are packed as it saves times in the morning,
i want to become more involved in school activities and homework.
I make sure my kids get a good night sleep before school and have a healthy breakfast in the morning.
We’re being more particular about our diet, making sure that we’re all enjoying foods that help us learn/work and play.
I like to make sure my daugher heads out with a good breakfast and has packed a healthy lunch to get her through the day.
We switched to school bedtimes several weeks before school started so the kids weren’t cranky the first few weeks.
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i have been shopping healthier.less junk and more fruits and veggies
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I plan to have more dinners at the dinner table so we can bond as a family for the majority of each weeknight.
Well after last night I have a NEW resolution. TO make sure we know about projects ahead of time and start work on them early. My wonderful son announced last night at 6:40 PM that he needed a poster board for a project due TODAY, that was signed LAST WEEK. UGH…Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net
I’m involved with all things school related. Thanks
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