DYK for the month of JULY

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Registered: 01-28-2004
DYK for the month of JULY
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Wed, 07-01-2009 - 3:02am

DYK Thread for JULY




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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 12:32am

Lucky on the shoe front here (I think).

She has 2 good belts, too.

We send our school supply lists out with report cards. And this year, I'm buying her school supplies off the list the 7th grade teachers put together. I *already* have an adjustment for next year!!! We put "2 large glue sticks" on the list....1 large glue stick costs $1.98. However, a pack of 2 small glue sticks only costs 30c. So, I bought her 4 small glue sticks for 60c instead of paying $4 for 2 large ones. And I will remember to make that change next year. (It doesn't matter to me what size they have or if they even have their own because I supply them in my classroom when we need them.)






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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 12:49am

Justice had zebra print bags, but I don't know price or quality. I love the LLBean I bought for Aly last year--we're hoping to use it through 8th grade.






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Registered: 07-04-2004
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 12:54am
I went and looked, that is so annoying. If they show up on this board I'm probably done with ivillage. I so want to go back to paying a fee and not having to see ads!

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Registered: 12-31-2008
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 1:11am
I know Justice has the backpacks, but of course, the one closest to me is sold out of them. And they are 40.00 there.
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Registered: 12-31-2008
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 1:20am

Yes Gina, most all schools around here, public and private have a uniform code. Some more strict than others, and Kass's new school is pretty strict. Her elementary school wasn't to bad, they could get away with quite a bit.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 1:33am

That stinks about the shorts and skorts. Of course, when I was in school, we weren't ever allowed to wear shorts and we didn't have a uniform. But I have students that don't own pants..they wear shorts even on the coldest days (not that we get brutally cold, but cold enough--down to the 20s & 30s on rare days).

The parents voted on uniforms here 2 years before Aly started Kindergarten (85% yes to uniforms...they opened it to all parents K-12), and the year before she started was the first year of uniforms. If they voted on it again, it wouldn't be 85%, but it would probably still be over 50%.

Even though we can get shirts as low as $6 and pants as low as $10 at Academy--where I'm going next week, uniforms are NOT cheap. I don't have time to wash more than once during the school week, so I have to buy a minimum 3 tops and 3 bottoms. And that means a minimum of 6 bottoms, since I buy 3 "short" bottoms (shorts & skorts) and 3 long pants. Then, she mostly wears navy polos, but I have to buy a white for band (previous years, I had to buy a white for Girl Scouts, but that's no longer an issue).

In previous years, I also bought a couple pairs of each type of bottoms one size up. But due to her unusual growth spurt in 5th grade, I can't judge her growth spurts anymore, so I'm not buying ahead this year.






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Registered: 03-17-2009
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 8:12am
DYK for us the supply list is the cheap part of back-to-school shopping.
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Registered: 03-17-2009
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 8:18am
DYK I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!

Gina

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Registered: 01-28-2004
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 8:36am
i have to agree with you there.

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Registered: 01-28-2004
Wed, 07-22-2009 - 8:37am
Oh i know and skipping a whole week is just not worth it. I will accept the rest of this week in patience.

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