All-Star You Might Be A Crazy Cheer Mom If...... (confession Time)

[oncecoolcoachnowmom]

^^^^Question for those of you who are in a "limo to Kindergarten graduation" district:

Are these the same schools that have kids wearing formal prom style dresses for 8th grade promotion? I've heard of that. They also have middle school homecoming court. Really.

 

[omgitssydthekid]

^^^^Question for those of you who are in a "limo to Kindergarten graduation" district:

Are these the same schools that have kids wearing formal prom style dresses for 8th grade promotion? I've heard of that. They also have middle school homecoming court. Really.

What's 8th grade promotion? It's been almost 10 years since I've been in 8th grade and we didn't get anything cool like that!


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[cheerisloving]

What's 8th grade promotion? It's been almost 10 years since I've been in 8th grade and we didn't get anything cool like that!


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In some districts 8th grade is treated like senior year, 8th grade trip, formal, and promotion. For me, formal was the fanciest dance for only 8th graders, at night with full on decorations and formal dresses (think homecoming formal). Promotion is essentially graduation. We march in, we have guest speakers and instead of walking across the stage we get our names called. They also give academic achievement awards ect.

 

[omgitssydthekid]

In some districts 8th grade is treated like senior year, 8th grade trip, formal, and promotion. For me, formal was the fanciest dance for only 8th graders, at night with full on decorations and formal dresses (think homecoming formal). Promotion is essentially graduation. We march in, we have guest speakers and instead of walking across the stage we get our names called. They also give academic achievement awards ect.

That's pretty cool. When I was in 8th grade, 8th and 9th grade were in the junior high so going from 8th to 9th never seemed like a big deal. We had little "formal" dances in 8th and 9th grade which were fun, but definitely not homecoming material. Now that 9th grade was moved into the high school, they might do things different now, but I'm not sure!


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[Helen uk uni cheer]

When I went from year 6 to 7 which is primary to secondary we had a trip bowling and sang a song to our parents in a small assembly.

Due to me not coping well in a secondary school i got moved to another county where they had middle school system so I had more time to mature and the transition from year 8 to 9 we had a choice of what evening event we wanted. We all chose a prom in our school hall. Then on the last day we had either a trip to a bowling alley or to a water park. Not too over the top

I find some of the traditions in the states quite over the top but that is just me

 

[SL&AM]

Maybe it's because where my kid goes to school, but the school pays for everything.

We don't bring snacks, or celebratory party items (but they do have holiday parties)
we don't pay for field trips, or lunch or breakfast.
My kid got a present for Christmas from the school that was donated and her teacher also had a Christmas party and all the stuff in that party was bought by either him or the school. Jaylen said she has never seen a mom at the school helping.


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It's likely tied into some sort of grant or Title I funding. Our county qualifies for free breakfast for all kids, but some of the schools actually quality for free meals total. In order to quality through the state it's somewhere around 75% or more have to be eligible for free or reduced lunches. I can't remember the exact percentage, but it's high and our school comes nowhere near it---but because we live in such a large county with so many schools (over 20 elementary schools alone and at least 7, off the top of my head, are in high poverty areas) we get that tag-a-long benefit.

The teacher's are great about applying for grants and getting freebies when they can, but since we're not a Title I school they often aren't considered a 'needs' based request so parents help a lot. I volunteer as much as I can, but since I focus on school while my kids are in school, I'm the parent who says "How much do you need?" or "What do you need?" because sometimes I don't have the time to give.

The school doesn't do official room mom's, but we sorta kinda have one---she's great and her daughter and my CP have been BFFs since Kindergarten. The school does a ton, outside of individual classrooms, but that is because our PTO is amazing and thankfully their fundraising efforts are so creative it's not the standard 'sell cookies and wrapping paper'.

 

[TealShades]

^^^^Question for those of you who are in a "limo to Kindergarten graduation" district:

Are these the same schools that have kids wearing formal prom style dresses for 8th grade promotion? I've heard of that. They also have middle school homecoming court. Really.

For my 8th grade promotion, my friend (7th grade) wore a prom dress lol because we-8th grade girls- dared her to.

ETA: it was funny because we who were having the promotion did not dress formal. At least not in a prom dress lol not that well looked horrible. My family was looking at old pictures. My nephew that it was hilarious I always looked pissed in my pictures. I don't know why I always look mad lol.


**Suzie's asking for her double for Christmas**

 

[cheerisloving]

That's pretty cool. When I was in 8th grade, 8th and 9th grade were in the junior high so going from 8th to 9th never seemed like a big deal. We had little "formal" dances in 8th and 9th grade which were fun, but definitely not homecoming material. Now that 9th grade was moved into the high school, they might do things different now, but I'm not sure!


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Yeah where I'm from elementary school is up to 5th grade, and you get a promotion from 5th to 6th grade. Then middle school is 6-8th with promotion from 8th to 9th. Our formal was right before promotion, so it was like prom but styled like a HS HC.

This talk about crazy moms and school districts is so funny to me. County has A LOT of $$, being in one of the top ten richest counties in the country. Like every freshman gets a Macbook air. Not to mention grant money and booster money is used for a lot of the freebies. We have a school alumni foundation that gives over a million dollars worth of scholarship money, donated from former students, staff and community members. Grad is at Constitution Hall for every school in the county and students have to ride the bus there. The only thing that is fundraised are HC and prom. The SGA raises money for prom from freshman year to senior year, so the quality of your prom is based on your student gov. The more money you raise the more lavish senior year can be. We had so much $$ that our prom was in a 4-star hotel, and basically free. So while parents are super crazy, its not so much in the realm of school activities but in life in general.

 

[omgitssydthekid]

Yeah where I'm from elementary school is up to 5th grade, and you get a promotion from 5th to 6th grade. Then middle school is 6-8th with promotion from 8th to 9th. Our formal was right before promotion, so it was like prom but styled like a HS HC.

This talk about crazy moms and school districts is so funny to me. County has A LOT of $$, being in one of the top ten richest counties in the country. Like every freshman gets a Macbook air. Not to mention grant money and booster money is used for a lot of the freebies. We have a school alumni foundation that gives over a million dollars worth of scholarship money, donated from former students, staff and community members. Grad is at Constitution Hall for every school in the county and students have to ride the bus there. The only thing that is fundraised are HC and prom. The SGA raises money for prom from freshman year to senior year, so the quality of your prom is based on your student gov. The more money you raise the more lavish senior year can be. We had so much $$ that our prom was in a 4-star hotel, and basically free. So while parents are super crazy, its not so much in the realm of school activities but in life in general.

Maybe this is me showing my ignorance, but I thought most schools (at least in my area) were switching from textbooks to laptops or iPads? Our middle schoolers get chrome books and high schoolers get MacBooks. The district next to us has iPads. I would have hated that, so fortunately they started that the year after I graduated. I prefer actual books to e-books.


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[SL&AM]

We had a 6 grade promotion (we won't talk about what I wore), but not an 8th. The year I hit 7th was the first year the Jr High went to a Middle School and it kinda went to heck in a handbasket for a while---it seems to be straightened out at this point and 8th grade promotion appears to be a thing in our area.

 

[purplecheer]

Maybe this is me showing my ignorance, but I thought most schools (at least in my area) were switching from textbooks to laptops or iPads? Our middle schoolers get chrome books and high schoolers get MacBooks. The district next to us has iPads. I would have hated that, so fortunately they started that the year after I graduated. I prefer actual books to e-books.


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(we have primary prep-6 and secondary 7-12)
At my Australian school we have e-books for year 7-10 and textbooks for 11-12. I prefer paper textbooks because I can highlight them and add notes and meanings. Also I think I can absorb information better from a paper book. And the screen gets hard on your eyes after a while.

 

[cheerisloving]

Maybe this is me showing my ignorance, but I thought most schools (at least in my area) were switching from textbooks to laptops or iPads? Our middle schoolers get chrome books and high schoolers get MacBooks. The district next to us has iPads. I would have hated that, so fortunately they started that the year after I graduated. I prefer actual books to e-books.


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They are, but for every freshman student in a district to get their own macbook, it is a bit much. Many districts opt to just create a check out system, or add more computers. It happened the year after I graduated, and while I could access some textbooks online, many of my AP textbooks were not formated online.

 

[SL&AM]

Maybe this is me showing my ignorance, but I thought most schools (at least in my area) were switching from textbooks to laptops or iPads? Our middle schoolers get chrome books and high schoolers get MacBooks. The district next to us has iPads. I would have hated that, so fortunately they started that the year after I graduated. I prefer actual books to e-books.


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I haven't heard of this happening in our area, but I certainly hope not. My youngest can see the lights flickering on screens and while she is a very smart child, I won't let her take any form of computerized test let alone have to use a textbook on a computer.

 

[omgitssydthekid]

I haven't heard of this happening in our area, but I certainly hope not. My youngest can see the lights flickering on screens and while she is a very smart child, I won't let her take any form of computerized test let alone have to use a textbook on a computer.

I would have struggled having to use a computer for everything. My sister has severe dyslexia and she has (I honestly have no idea why, not super well versed in dyslexia) a lot of trouble reading her textbooks on a computer screen. Fortunately she had her 504 plan adjusted and was one of few students given a set of actual textbooks to keep at home in addition to being permitted to take paper tests as well.


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[SL&AM]

I would have struggled having to use a computer for everything. My sister has severe dyslexia and she has (I honestly have no idea why, not super well versed in dyslexia) a lot of trouble reading her textbooks on a computer screen. Fortunately she had her 504 plan adjusted and was one of few students given a set of actual textbooks to keep at home in addition to being permitted to take paper tests as well.


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Ask her if she can see the flickering on the computer. I was in like 7th grade when I got a *N Sync video for Christmas and part of it had them on a computer---so video camera on computer and you can see the lights streaming. I had no idea because the average human eye processes what they see so quickly that they don't see any different. My youngest can see that streaming and after about 30 minutes on a computer she gets a headache. She can use a smaller sized Kindle on the dimmest setting and it not bother her as much, but the average laptop has the same issue.