MichelleCarmen
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First I have to say I LOVE my kids'' school/teachers! No gripe there. But, because my younger son is in full-day kindgerten at a public school and because tax dollars only pay for 1/2 day, we had to pay $3,000 to get him in the full-day, yet that doesn''t seem to be enough.
Okay, we chose to do pay that and do not regret doing so. My son turned 6 in the summer and definetly needs that additional time.
The problem is we''re contantly asked to bring in stuff for classes for BOTH kids. We did the standard stuff, like crayons, scissors, etc., at the beginning of the year, but then the school also asked for reams of paper, and other more pricey stuff, which added an additional $50 to all the class supplies ($25 per kid). Then we get notes asking for $ for class projects, we''re asking to bring food for projects, snacks for the class, etc., and all the costs are adding up. I''ve already spent $100-125 for stuff we''ve been asked to bring to school. Wasn''t that what my $3K was for?
At what point do I say no more? My husband was really mad when he saw a note asking me to bring in five different items in one week!
Okay, we chose to do pay that and do not regret doing so. My son turned 6 in the summer and definetly needs that additional time.
The problem is we''re contantly asked to bring in stuff for classes for BOTH kids. We did the standard stuff, like crayons, scissors, etc., at the beginning of the year, but then the school also asked for reams of paper, and other more pricey stuff, which added an additional $50 to all the class supplies ($25 per kid). Then we get notes asking for $ for class projects, we''re asking to bring food for projects, snacks for the class, etc., and all the costs are adding up. I''ve already spent $100-125 for stuff we''ve been asked to bring to school. Wasn''t that what my $3K was for?
At what point do I say no more? My husband was really mad when he saw a note asking me to bring in five different items in one week!