The L.A. Kindergarten Class

I want to say: this district is doing an amazing job with their communications to their stakeholders during this very difficult time. 👏

Multiple relatable articles here! Definitely worth a read for some serious validation!

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Current weather in Los Angeles: SMOKY!!!

Good luck to all of Simi Valley as this fire continues. We can smell it from LA and are so sorry this is happening!



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WANTS YOUR THOUGHTS on screen-time for students! They’ve created this portal to gather opinions. Share away!!!

Open: May 19, 2026 – June 2, 2026

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Uh-oh! lawyers are absolutely earning their money lately. The amount of lawsuits against the district is dizzying. Yikes.

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Deep dive into the happenings at the highest levels of

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Stay safe and smart! Be careful out there!

Hoping the fire is contained soon!

SVUSD parents were notified at 6:15 pm today, about schools closing tomorrow.

Meanwhile, parents remember schools being OPEN across Los Angeles at the height of the Palisades and Eaton Fires in January 2025, on both ends of the city. That was a shocking and dangerous decision made by Superintendent Carvalho. A lot of schools that opened at 8 am were then being evacuated by 10 am. Emergencies test leadership. I don’t know if Carvalho will ever resume his superintendent duties, but his decision to open schools for a day before everything then shut down, was a huge blunder.

STAY SAFE, Simi Valley families and schools!

Doctor’s Orders: PLAY!!! Parents, make sure your child’s school is following the 30 minute mandatory recess requirement in California AND that they are no longer “benching” kids to punish them. 😉

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CHAPERONING TALES:

My husband has been a chaperone on nearly every single field trip our kids have been on throughout their school journeys. At the moment, he’s weeks away from getting knee replacement surgery and is not as able to chaperone.

Today I was the chaperone for a middle school field trip. Super low key, all good. BUT on the way back to school on the bus I hear talk that the kids are going to play Truth or Dare. It’s been a long day, kids are a bit restless, okay. THEN the ‘dare’ I overhear is - open the window on the bus and stick your head out the window.

I’m not a seasoned chaperone, but I’m 50-something and know enough to realize this is a terrible idea. I stand up to see kids open the window and one of them is eagerly about to stick his head out the window and without thinking, loudly say, “NO! NO ONE WILL BE STICKING THEIR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW. THAT IS NOT HAPPENING”. Everyone on the bus was taken aback with the surprise authority they were suddenly facing. No one said a word and everyone sat down.

A moment passed and then the lead Chaperone said, “good call, I didn’t hear what was going on”.

I would like to say that the rest of the bus ride home was smooth sailing. It was not. 7th graders are a special kind of handful. Unruliness happened, the volume was way too loud, most chaperones were sleeping, as it had been a long day. I stood up one more time and made a pronouncement if anyone else chose to stand, they would have to come sit next to me and that it would not be enjoyable. The students seemed genuinely shook - for a bit.

GOOD NEWS: my chaperoning days at this school are done. My oldest is finished here.

OTHER NEWS: I was sincerely worried that it would get back to my daughter, who was on a different bus, that I was such a hard-ass, that she’d be shunned and embarrassed. But when I told her what happened, she laughed and said I handled it perfectly.

I stayed low key and didn’t insert myself into anything for the whole trip UNTIL someone was about to literally lose their head out the window and I said NOT ON MY WATCH! Instinctually, I did not hesitate to bring out my authoritative voice because one must keep the kids from the most stupid of all stupid moves.

Whoever the parents are, you’re welcome that I did not allow your child to lose his head out of the bus window today. ✌️