The Beginning

September 2013 was the start of the new school year for both my girls.  My younger daughter is in 1st Grade, and her big sister is in the 2nd Grade.  Having homeschooled my younger one for K, this was her first time going to school school.  We were all very excited to be starting at a new school and looking forward to meeting good people and learning new things.  The room mom role started within the first week of school.  My older daughter's teacher asked me if I would be the room mom for the class.  Honestly, I had no idea what that meant and had never heard of that role before.  I had heard of volunteers, but not room mom.  I asked her what that meant, and she explained that I would help out with parent coordination.  It sounded interesting so I accepted.  Within a couple weeks, I was also assigned to be the room mom for my younger daughter's 1st Grade class.  It is now February of 2014 so it's been a little over 5 months since the start of the school year.  So many exciting and creative things have happened this school year in my role as room mom.  As a result, I thought I would start a blog or diary of some sort to share with other room moms or parents of school-aged children.  I will tell you that studies have shown such positive impacts on both emotions and academics during the time kids are attending elementary school.  I can't tell you how true that has been for the students in both the 1st Grade and 2nd Grade classes with all the parent involvement, communication and projects.  You're heard the saying, "It takes a village."  That is so true.  Teamwork is EVERYTHING!  I hope you enjoy the postings for this blog as I take you through my journey as a room mom in the 2013-2014 school year.  Feel free to comment if you have any questions, feedback, or ideas.