Good Old-Fashioned Back-to-School Information

In most years, the Back-to-School shopping advertisements would have been assaulting the television airwaves and post box flyers following the July 4 weekend, but these fronts have been quieter this year due to the continued uncertainty about the re-opening of schools across the nation. While such advertisements might tend toward the annoying, in this instance they would be welcomed, reassuring us that all is as we would hope and expect it to be for the post-Labor Day student march back into the classroom. Nonetheless, we can still experience some other annual standards for back-to-school preparations:

 

“Don’t forget to complete your summer reading!”

“Please be sure to complete and submit all of the forms in the Parent Portal before the school year begins!”

 

Complete the Annual Physical (Get shots—ouch!)

Buy Books and School Supplies (remember, #2 pencils)

Get a New Phone (maybe, maybe not)

Fill out Forms (still need to finish the other half of them…)

Buy an Alarm Clock

Get a Haircut

 

Re-establish Bedtimes and Get-out-of-Bed Times (good luck)

Re-establish Clothing Protocols (no bathing suits in school whether live or remote)

Re-establish Meal Protocols (breakfast—>lunch—>dinner; use utensils, a napkin, etc.)

Preparations

Practice the Drive to School (both for drop off and pick up times—and no mid-day cheating)

 

 

These are just a few of the annual rituals that arise at this time of the year—unless it’s the first child going off to school, then everything is a brand new experience both for the student and for the parent (as a parent and not as a student; been there, done that). Not surprisingly, these are all still in play for everyone as is the prospect for a rewarding school year. Together, we’ll get there from here.