On Traffic plan promised for Harmony parents
Posted on August 6 at 1:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thank You Kimjaz
I remember a couple of years ago someone timed the lunch period. They said that even though the children had 20 minutes allotted for lunch by the time the last kid in the hot lunch line sat down that kid only had about 14 minutes to eat. I thought it was rather stressful on the young children to be hurried like that...not to mention the "no talking time". Administration said that there was not going to be a fix to the short lunch period in the near future. I was just wondering if anyone solved that yet.
Good luck to you, the children and the other parents of Harmony! I hope you all have a great year and are able to iron out the traffic issues.
On Traffic plan promised for Harmony parents
Posted on August 5 at 11:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I know this is a little off topic, but does anyone know if the Harmony lunch period will be longer this coming school year? I'm just curious....
On Traffic plan promised for Harmony parents
Posted on August 5 at 11:05 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am glad my child does not attend that school anymore! I thought the drop off/pick up traffic was awful a few years ago. I can't imagine what it will be like this year. I hope all the Harmony children stay safe!
On Lunch crunch
Posted on April 16 at 1:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Rule1999-That's great that you contacted the superintendent about the lunch issue! Just to warn you though that the e-mail might not make things change. I don't know how things work in the Janesville District, but the district I do have experience with contacting and speaking to the school board and superintendent do not result in a change. Unfortunately, this is more than just a local issue. Just as the article above said it is about state mandated instructional time. The issue of shortened lunchtime is a state and national issue as well. Here is an article from the Wisconsin State Journal back in 2007.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/mm/247214
Good luck to you in your endeavor though!
On Lunch crunch
Posted on April 15 at 4:05 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I just wanted to add that the school I was referring to is not in the JSD. I still think it would be interesting to have a study done on the lunch period for elementary schools in the area (maybe county wide).
On Lunch crunch
Posted on April 15 at 1:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Gazette staff you might want to do a study in the elementary schools instead of the high schools.
On Lunch crunch
Posted on April 15 at 1:36 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Last year I contacted a person at the DPI concerning lunch time. The person I e-mailed said that there should be at least 20 minutes for lunch from the time the last child in line sits down until lunch period is over.
The school I had my child in last year had a lunch period of only 20 minutes. By the time the last kid in line sat down that kid only had 14 minutes to eat. There was also a mandatory "no talking" time the last ten minutes. There was an atmosphere of anxiety and hurriedness in the air. My child would come home with an upset stomach and saying that food would get stuck in his throat and chest during lunch. He was also deathly afraid to talk because he didn't want to get into trouble and have the class's stickers taken away. He was also bothered by the lights going out and the shouting of the supervisors to finish up and be quiet. The hot lunch kids and cold lunch kids were separated as well in order to save time on seating.
The powers that be said that there were no fixes in the near future for the short lunch period except to extend the school day or to have my child just eat cold lunch because it was faster.
Posted on December 18 at 9:40 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Smarty-Would you be willing to give us examples of of what goes on in kindergarten or pre-k rooms in Janesville? That might clear up some misunderstandings.
Posted on December 16 at 1:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
BINGO, Sluggo! If you do wish your child to go half a day of K, you will be forced to make them go a full day or they will face retention! Also, the children only have 25 minutes the last part of the full day for classroom play. They at least get two recesses.
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On Beloit College announces job cuts
Posted on November 10 at 9:21 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'm sure many employees at Beloit College are paid less than $25,000 a year. I know for a fact that 8 years ago they finally raised some of the staff's salary to $8 an hour.
I wish all the best to the great people of Beloit College!