Back to School Hacks + Ways to Support Your Child’s School

by - 8/21/2018 12:00:00 AM

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One of my favorite times of the year is back to school time. Each year I try my best to improve our routines and learn how I could assist my child's school better in any way. I believe my love for back to school time started as a kid. It was pretty much like Christmas to me. I would have butterflies in my stomach with so much excitement looking forward to meeting my new classmates and teachers. Now that I have children I live through them. I remember it like it was yesterday. On my son’s first day of school. I don't believe I had gotten any sleep the night before. I remember ironing his clothing for the week, making sure if lunch was made and being in all over how cute his bookbag was. Back then, our school system only had half of the day for kindergartens. I remember the excitement of him one day taking the school bus. That day with butterflies in my stomach, worried about how he would do and engage with his peers. Now that the kiddos are older, the process has gotten a lot easier. We have routines and systems in place that make the process run a lot smoother. I remember his first year of school. He came home with a thick packet and a ton of school reading material. As a parent, especially if this is your child's first year of school. It can really be overwhelming. However, I'm sharing tips today that would assist you with master this school year and beyond. I still get butterflies in my stomach. Especially, last year with one attending college, and another entering high school. However, the systems that I have in place makes me look like a pro.

Back to School Hacks + Ways to Support Your Child’s School


Routines
One of the best things that I could have done was creating a before and after school routines. It makes it so much easier when the kiddos wake up in the morning and come home from school in the afternoon. The kiddos know, when they wake up they have to complete their hygiene. Get their book bags ready and enjoy breakfast and grab an after-school snack. I've learned that having routines is so important and really school makes the school week a lot easier. When the kiddos get out of school, they know that the first things that have to be completed their homework. Prior to completing their homework, they decide if they would like their snack before or after homework. Most of the time they prefer to have their snack after completing homework. I typically let the kiddos restock the snack area. If something is running low. They're responsible for adding it to our grocery shopping list, opening the package and clipping the Box Top. The kiddos actually love this process. Any documents that need to be signed and/or seen by me is added to our school folder at this time. Homework is checked and returned back to the kiddos.




Snack Area
We have a snack area in our home. I love to keep the kiddos favorites snacks on hand. I love creating a running Costco's shopping list so I know that I won't forget these items when I do go to the store. If we're running low or even out of their favorite snacks and/or cereals. The kiddos will highlight or make a star by that item. I love giving back to their school by purchasing the breakfast cereals and snacks that they love. It's truly a win-win situation for our household. I learned about Box Tops for Education my son’s first year of school. I would always see the Box Tops on the everyday items that I would purchase. What I love about Box Tops for Educations is that Box Tops for Education gives back 10 cents for each box top clipped and sent to your child's school. Box Tops for Education is a wonderful way for your children school to get the necessary items needed to have a wonderful school year. My son's school has a box tops drop off area in the main office. You can easier ask the schools secretary the best place to send box tops. I usually place all of the Box Tops in a ziplock bag until they're needed. We usually will do a monthly drop off of the Box Tops.

School Documents
Within the first couple of years of the kiddos attending school. I learned very quickly that it was important to have a routine for school documents. Like most kids, the documents would magically end up on my desk and disappear at the same time. Having a designated area for school documents has made my life school much easier. The kiddos know where the folder is. I love having it super bright folder so it's an eye catcher and easy to find. You can also have the kiddos decorate their own folders or even have separate folders for each child. I like to just have one. At the end of each night. I go over the folder and complete any documents that are needed and place the documents in the kid's school folder. At this time, whatever box tops that we have collected for the month. I divide and place them in the kiddos backpack in a plastic bag. Unless my child's classroom is having a Box Tops competition. This typically makes it a lot easier for the teacher to submit the Box Tops. The teacher may have a collection area in her room. We're at the point now where the family will save the Box Tops for us and give it to use when we visit them. It's nice because no matter how small the gesture is, it really helps out with each school.

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17 comments

  1. All the classrooms at my son's school have a big competition every spring to see which class can bring in the most box tops. The winning class gets a kickball game against the principal, VP and office staff.

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  2. We have a snack basket. Everyone know they can choose something from the basket after school. Been saving box too s for years

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  3. I really need to stock up on everything before school starts. It definitely makes it easier when things are organized and stocked. I'll have to grab some of these when we do our school shopping.

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  4. Boxtops supplied my school with many supplies that we just couldn't afford on our own. We had a parent who gathered them all up, bundled them and mailed the off for us. What a blessing!

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  5. My life is about tochange in December and it's going to be so interesting when I have to start thinking about SCHOOL and such for my unborn child!

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  6. I always collect Box Tops and bring them to schools. It's such an easy thing to do. Most of what I buy has the Box Tops on them, so it works out.

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  7. I have never done Box Tops but this makes me want to!! So easy and so helpful!

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  8. I collect Box Tops for my kids' school. I know that they have used Box Tops to get many awesome new things for the school. I will keep collecting them as long as they are in school and they have this program.

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  9. Your snack area is so organized! I love those Sweet & Salty bars, they are addictive! My son does cyber now, but I still collect Box Tops for his friend's school. I really need to remember to clip them more often!

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  10. I agree with you. We have a command center for all that stuff. And I agree with you on having a good system in place for after school, homework and snacks. My kids are on their second week of school this year and so far so good.

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  11. I remember collection all different things when I was in school to try and help with equipment and funding. It always seemed a fun thing to do!

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  12. I heard a lot about box tops it is quit interesting. I think I should try that one.

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  13. Our children's school collects Box Tops for Education labels as well. They do it as a competition for every class which generates more turn out as they give the class who collects the most a price.

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  14. I recently heard that Box Tops has an app so you can put input it online now which is nice. Agree with all these tips especially the routine part.

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  15. I love the idea of box tops. i wish we did something like that here where I live. i think its a great initiative and think its so great that you can sign up for free and take part! - jeanine

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  16. I love that all of these brands participate in box tops! I always collect them for our school!

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  17. I always try to help support the grandkids schools and I've been looking for ways to do that. I'll start collecting these from friends and neighbors as well as myself.

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