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- Meet the new teacher: Take advantage of any back to school nights or meet and greet sessions with your child’s new teacher. If face to face contact is not available, try to find the teacher’s picture on the school website so that your child can place a face with a name.
- Take a tour: Take advantage of any opportunities to tour the school and to find your child’s classroom and desk. For older kids, have them take you on a tour of the school to refresh both of your memories.
- Meet up with friends: See if any kids from last year’s class are in your child’s class this year and schedule a play date with them to refresh the friendship before the school year begins.
- Supplies: Take your child on a special shopping for their school supplies and allow them to pick out a special pen, folder, or other supply that they can be excited about.
- Get in the routine: Routines are very important to kids so to help them feel more comfortable making the transition into the school year and to avoid a chaotic morning on the first day of school, get in a routine ahead of time. A few days before school starts, set the alarm and go through the morning routine with your child so that they are comfortable. Have them get ready, eat breakfast, and get to the bus stop on time so that they know what to expect.
The school year can be a very busy time for parents as well so it’s good to have crock pot recipes on hand for days you don’t have a lot of time to spend making dinner.
Crockpot Orange Chicken
thefrugalgirls.com
Ingredients
- 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 3/4 cup Smucker’s Sweet Orange Marmalade
- 3/4 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s Original BBQ Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Directions
- Cook chicken in crockpot on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
- After 3 hours, drain juices from crockpot
- Mix together bbq sauce, orange marmalade, and soy sauce
- Pour mixture over chicken and cook on high for 30 more minutes
- Serve this chicken with some rice and enjoy!