Back to School Article Round Up

It takes a lot of time and effort to get students everything they need for an upcoming school year. With the 2012-2013 school year starting in less than 24 hours, consider brushing up with these back to school articles to ensure that you and your childhave everything needed for an easy fall transition.

Overcoming Back to School Nerves

If your child seems extremely nervous about starting the 2012-20113 school year, check out these tips from the parent’s section of the Scholastic website for Dealing with Back to School Jitters.

Packing Lunch

For tips on how to pack a healthy lunch that your kids will enjoy eating check out Patch bloggers and ’s tips.

Buying Last Minute Supplies

Local vendors are still having sales on school supplies. Check out deals at local stores like , , , and . 

Grade Expectations

Interested in seeing what your child will be learning before they enter the classroom? See a breakdown of what skills and overall learning happens in kindergarten through fifth grade in Scholastic’s article, “New Year, New Grade”.

Helpful websites/Facebooks

• All information about the Freehold Regional High School District can be found on the district’s homepage. If you want to deal directly with your school visit Freehold Township High School ‘s site or Freehold High School’s site.
• Consider bookmarking your school’s district website and specific school Freehold Township public schools can be found at www.freeholdtwp.k12.nj.us. Freehold Borough schools can be found by going to www.freeholdboro.k12.nj.us.
• Learn more about state standards for the classroom by visiting www.state.nj.us/nj/education.
• For additional information, search for your children’s school or PTO on Facebook. By ‘liking’ the school’s page, you can easily stay current with what is going on at the school socially and have an opportunity to get in touch with other parents online.