{"id":142,"date":"2014-08-15T12:11:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T16:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=142"},"modified":"2014-10-09T10:54:54","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T14:54:54","slug":"back-to-school-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2014\/08\/15\/back-to-school-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">Kids  in our cluster will be returning to school soon. This will mean changes  to the au pair schedule   and possibly to the duties.\u00a0 It is very  important to communicate these   changes to avoid problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">I suggest you discuss the following (if applicable):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">Au pair\u2019s work schedule<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">The children\u2019s school and activity schedules<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">Where the children get dropped off and picked up and who will be doing this<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">What to do if a child is staying home sick, late to school, does not get off the bus (if they are supposed to)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">How to tell if school has been cancelled or delayed for bad weather<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">Add the au pair to your list of people allowed to pick up the kids from school<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">What to pack for lunch (don&#8217;t forget the cold packs)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">The    routine after school (do they have free time before starting  homework,   what to give for snack, any chores, where do they put their  backpacks   &amp; lunchboxes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">How to communicate about what\u2019s going on at school. (Kids in Care Log Books are available upon request from APIA)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">Specific <span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\">instructions  for driving on and off school grounds, where to park, direction of  travel. Do you get out or does staff open the doors, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\">Here are some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/open?id=0BwawGFIhZfg5dmZMNElwSmpHNm8\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Arial;color: #1155cc;background-color: transparent;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;text-decoration: underline\">Printable Fill-in-the-Blank School Notes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\"> for parents. You may print these out and use them for times when the    kids are absent, late, have early dismissal or you need to give    permission for something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">If    the au pair will be the one going through the children\u2019s back pack  and   helping with homework, I suggest you designate an area for putting    things that need to be read and\/or signed by parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">School Buses &#8211; Remember to discuss school bus safety and the rules about driving when school buses are near. Stopping when the lights flash and the stop sign comes out unless the road is divided, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;text-decoration: underline\">Reminder<\/span><span style=\"font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline\">:    It is illegal in the State of Maryland for a child under the age of 8    to be left alone in the home or car.\u00a0 Please make sure that your drop    off routine does not include leaving children under 8 at home or in  the   car while dropping off another child.\u00a0 Even if a host parent gives    permission to do this, it is not allowed, because it is against the    law. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2014\/08\/Jens-Rost-backpacks-300x168-flikr.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Jens Rost\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Jens Rost<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids in our cluster will be returning to school soon. This will mean changes to the au pair schedule and possibly to the duties.\u00a0 It is very important to communicate these changes to avoid problems. 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