Here it is! Are you ready for it? Time to gear up, "feed" those brains, buy the new sneakers and get those bedtime routines polished up -
IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL!
Don't panic! Here are all the resources that you need to make this transition from summer to school-time much easier!
Whether you live in Wake Forest, Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Knightdale, or Rolesville you child's school will fall under
Wake County Public Schools System 3600 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC
919-850-1600
Their website will provide you with a wealth of information in getting ready for the big day! Here are some additional links that will certainly give you a leg up on the research!
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District Calendar - both Traditional and Year-Round calendars can be found here.
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FAQs About School Closings and Cancellations - A great Q&A for when there are closings and what to do.
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Bus Routes and Schedules - FAQs, School Bus Rules and Special Needs Assistance for the school bus.
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Lunch Menus - Meal selections, meal prices and Special Diet Needs.
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Wake County School Board of Education - Meeting Minutes and Member Directory.
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School Directory - Wake County Public Schools has 156 schools within this jurisdiction - their all right here!
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Student Assignment Finder - for all new-comers - ths is where you can find out where your child will go to school based on your address.
Here is a list of schools for Wake Forest just to get you started:
I hope that this list of resources points you in the right direction in getting ready for that 1st day of school! If you have any questions or can't find what you are looking for please feel free to email me!
Here's to a great educational year in My Back Yard....
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Great resource Leesa. We still have another month and a few days til our big back to school but you all go in earlier than us northern folk. Have a great week.
Paddy - it took me a while to get use to the earlier schedule in the south. But, once you're use to it no big deal!
Kids up here dont go back until the last week of August. Cant come soon enough, if you ask me...LOL
Clint - too funny! My son goes to year-round - totally different perspective but one I would change for the world!
Year-round? So, go a semester, get a month or so off...go a semester...month or so off type thing?
Clint - pretty much. 9 weeks on 3 weeks off and it is continual. My son gets the SAME number of days off as traditional (including holidays) but they are just spread out differently. I LOVE it! IMO - they don't forget information from one grade to the next and play "catch-up" the first few weeks of school. Also, we can take vacations at odd times and I don't have to come up with activities for an entire summer. While traditional school starts in a few weeks and his friends will be starting 3rd grade - he started 3rd grade July 9 - that does NOT mean that he is ahead because, remember - they all get the same amount of days off. Make sense? I am trying to develop a post about year round schools this week - HIGHLY contentious around here - people either LOVE it or HATE it.
It's getting to be that time again isn't it??? My two oldest used to go to year round. I loved it, but then we moved! It seemed that right when they started to get sick of school, it was time for a break!
Leesa - Great information on getting back to school. I can see why you are the go to Realtor for the Wake Forest NC area!
Leesa, Wow, what a comprehensive list and great tool for parents to take advantage of! I'm sure that was a time consuming but very informative post.
oooohh, i saw the apple and chalkboard and got memories of getting in trouble all the time! Swats!
Leesa,
Talk about falshbacks, Greg when he said SWATS I started to sweat the memories were just too vivid. I went to school just looking for trouble and normally found it.
Don R.
Congrats on the LOCALISM feature Leesa. Great work
I can't believe we're talking about back to school already. This summer is whizzing by so quickly.
Congratulations on the Localism Feature ma'am.
Pam - I LOVE year round school. I am surprised that it is not more prevalent in other parts o the country. When people from the north move down they look at me like I am nuts when I explain it to them!
Bill - Thanks so much! We can all use a little help when the school year begins!
Carole - Thanks! Just trying to get as many links with info in one place so people don't have to run all over the web trying to find it.
Greg - You got swats? I can't believe that!
Don - You'll be okay - it's just a post! Thanks for sticking it out long enough though to comment!
Paddy - Thanks - that was a nice surprise this morning!
Diane - I am stunned that the summer has gone by this fast!
Don - Thanks - like I said - nice surprise!
Hi Leesa,
I was just telling my son I will never get use to the southern school schedule. My grandchildren were talking about back to school at the dinner table Sunday. I do like having them out mid May so we can have an early start on vacation though.
Leesa~What a great post! You provided relevant and timly information to Wake Forest area residents! Congrats on the feature!! Off to buy school supplies :)
Leesa- Would you come on down here and organize ME:) What an awesome post, I am sure your clients truly appreciate the info!!
HI LEESA!
As a mom of 2 back to schoolers, I tell you this is an awesome post. Very helpful...a onestop shop to find out all the ins & outs of school stuff!
Have a great one,
Leesa - We are in year round school here in Sparks and my kids started back on July 7th. But they were off for 6 weeks so they were ready. NOT!!!
But great job on putting all of the school info together. I am sure yo will make more than one mom happy to have this info at her fingertips!
Leesa
That time really flew; hope all is well.
Thanks
Tom BRaatz
Oh No Mr. Bill, Leesa, don't utter the words back to school yet, I haven't taken my summer vacation yet : ) Great links ... for those with the kiddos
Excellent blog
Great content, loaded with information.
I've been graduated from college for a year and a half, and I still dread that ominous phrase -- "Back to school!" Thanks a lot.
Of course that's because for us in Minnesota, back to school is synonymous with "Summer's almost over, what do you have to show for it?" and "Get ready, because these 95 degree, humid days will soon be negative 20 and dry as a bone."
Oh well. Good info.
Great example of an informative blog.