If she wears a fanny pack, she's probably clique-y.
16 May 18 by member: cjodyssey
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It's more like herding cats. A fanny pack will actually come in handy. It doesn't flap around as you run after the kids and leaves both hands free for grabbing them by the neck... uhmmm arm. Just be sure to find out ahead of time how many kids you are going to be responsible for, you'll need that many collars and leashes. Just kidding!
16 May 18 by member: BlueFront
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Kids are usually better behaved for other people than they are for their parents. Hopefully they'll be "good". I'm a pre school teacher. I was really nervous on my first field trip. The kids were surprising well behaved. Just keep counting heads and reminding them to stay with the group. At that age you might be able to get them to hold hands and/ stay with their "buddy".
16 May 18 by member: Swakee
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I remember once volunteering to help chaperone on a field trip to Greenfield village when my daughter was in third grade. I got a group of about 5 kids. The teacher gave me a boy who was a but if a discipline problem. I didn't know that until the trip was over. But I remember hollering at him a couple times, and then we got along fine after that. Anytime I saw him after that, he was always pleasant. He was rather active and I wonder if he was a little hyper active. Not bad, but always doing something. Live and learn i guess. These things help build character.
16 May 18 by member: Fishingwidow
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LOL! You'll do fine with those kids. They'll be so excited to be doing something fun and you'll probably hear some funny conversations going on. I'm not a volunteer mom typically either. I did a trip to the pumpkin patch with my kids a couple of times, and was glad to have another mom who was in my group so I didn't have to watch all of the kids on my own. I'm with you to on the "lit" thing too, when did that change??? I'm old I guess.
16 May 18 by member: mars2kids
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My suggestion is to watch the movie Bad Mom's - you should be all set after that.
16 May 18 by member: tahoebrun
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My day seems much better now. Thanks!
16 May 18 by member: kpwcalories
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You could get a bunch of those kid harnesses and pretend you are a dog walker? If you were lit or baked this would help the fantasy. LOL On the serious side, you will do fine!
16 May 18 by member: ny_shelly
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They will assign you specific children to take care of, because schools have discovered that the parents who volunteer without such an assignment end up talking to each other and ignoring all of the kids. If you have 4 to keep track of, you really can't be ignoring them. Good luck!
16 May 18 by member: abbadabba
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I went to the zoo with my son. I was lucky and only had my son and one other student. Bad part was it rained that day and we still walked all over the place. It turned out good though. Good luck!!
16 May 18 by member: Proudmomma412
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To be able volunteer in my son's school you have to attend a volunteer training class first.
16 May 18 by member: cjodyssey
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I'm really frustrated with this app. I type in "yellow onion " and get everything but just a plain yellow onion!!
I cook/eat only fresh whole foods. i don't use any prepared foods or quick shortcuts. is there any easier way to find the foods I need to build a recipe or meal?
16 May 18 by member: GrammieVee
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You're hilarious! I used to volunteer all the time when kids were in school. My most memorable field trip was about 20 years ago. Went with 6th or 7th grade class to see a play in Downtown L.A. As we were exiting the bus, a homeless man saw me and started yelling the most vulgar things at me. He looked like he knew me, or so he believed. As he came closer, my son's teacher, Mr. Pando, stepped in front of the angry man and told him to stop. The teacher actually said more, but can't remember what. Anyway, it did scare some of the kids. I was thankful that we had a male with us, because I am not sure the homeless man would have backed off if I or another woman would have told him to stop. I wasn't scared, just surprised and felt sorry for the man, because he was obviously sick. I grew up in and around L.A. and was used to street people. So, I hope you have a wonderful time on the field trip and that you don't come across any mentally ill homeless people with an axe to grind.😉
16 May 18 by member: Becc@
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I don't know. I went to food and then typed yellow onion into the search box and got yellow onions. I'm using my browser and tablet though, not an app. That may make a difference.
16 May 18 by member: cjodyssey
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just did the same thing two weeks ago! kindergarten zoo trip! I was in charge of a small herd and they were good! I was surprised. you'll be just fine :)
16 May 18 by member: blueowl88
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