How to Help Kids Eat Healthier

If you’re a parent, you have a tough job. You always try to do the right thing for your kids, but sometimes outside forces stack the deck against you. Here’s an example: You want your kids to eat a healthy diet so that they grow up to have long, illness-free, productive lives; however, the food industry is working diligently to undermine your efforts. It’s difficult to combat the food industry. They have enormous resources which you, as a parent, probably don’t have, but knowing their tactics is a good place to start. 

Young Eagles Flight Plan

Calling all Liberty Eagles! Douglas Rotary is sponsoring a fly-in, October 5, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.

FREE for students, ages 8-17. Don’t miss this opportunity to fly with a qualified pilot!

How to Get a Good Start on the New School Year

Ask most kids, “When does one year end and another begin?,” and they’ll probably tell you that the year begins in July or August, ends in May, with a chunk of summer between the end of one year and the beginning of the next. Kids are way more aware of the school year than they are the calendar year.

As Summer Ends, Get Kids Into the School Routine

Your child may never admit this to you, but by the time summer vacation ends, many students are bored and anxious to get back to school. What seemed like so much fun back in May, has evolved into long days with kids not knowing quite what to do with themselves.

The Secret to Your Child’s Success: Focus on Reading

Every subject in school is important. Whether it’s math, science, history, social studies, or English, the knowledge students gain in elementary school will be referenced and used the rest of their lives. However, of all the important subjects just mentioned, only one is a crucial component of them all: English. 

Summer’s Coming!

It’s May, which means that kindergarten and 8th grade graduation ceremonies are coming up, and every student will be making the transition from school to summer break.

Summer Break: How to Prevent Brain Drain in Kids

At the end of each school year, there’s always concern on the part of parents and teachers that students will be victimized by brain drain over summer break. It’s no myth. Over the two to three months students are on summer break, they experience an overall learning loss of one month and it takes the first six weeks of school for kids to relearn old material.

How Kids Learn Life Skills Through Art and Music

Parents may remember, back when they were kids, schools had real classes—math, science, history—and fun classes—art and music. Parents may also remember they perhaps didn’t take art or music very seriously, looking at it more like a break from the demands of serious academics than an actual learning experience.

Jump for Heart Fundraiser

Congratulations to 1st grader Jaida de la Cruz! Jaida raised the most money—a total of $300—in Liberty’s “Jump for Heart” challenge held on March 5. Great job, Jaida!