Mom Moments

musings about the monotony, mania, and magic of being a mom in Monroe

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Fire Station Open Houses

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Monroe County’s fire stations traditionally hold open houses in October as part of National Fire Prevention Safety Week. Here is a link to the open houses that have been reported to The Monroe Evening News:
FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE DATES
Online resources:

National Fire Protection Association’s kid pages

DLTK coloring pages and crafts

US Fire Administration for kids

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Education Alphabet

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

There are a lot of acronyms used by school districts these days.  In the next few days I will try to post on some of the most common and why they should matter to you.  Including:
SBOE
MDE
USDOE
MEAP
AYP
NCLB
GLCE
UDL
 

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Tags: school

Lead in your kids’ toys?

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Parents and grandparents might want to check out this Toy Testing event next week at the Flat Rock Public Library.
links:
 CDC factsheet on lead in toys
Michigan specific sources from Bridges4Kids

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