Category: back to school...

knowing you read and learned all summer
donating books to the school library
celebrating the first week of school
welcoming the new kids
a Welcome Home banner as a surprise after the first day of school
getting organized for the semester
the classroom outside the school -- sports and other extra curriculars
packing lunches and snacks
filling out all the forms the school requires
stretchable book covers
new pens and pencils, notebooks, paper, folders, etcetera
School days, school days; dear old golden rule days. Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic; taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick. (W.D. Cobb)
The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize. (F.D. Roosevelt)
When you are driving over the summer to different places, listening to some really good children's books on tape is a great way to share the reading experience. There are books about where you go on vacation but also books that connect to summer activities right out the back door - like stargazing, photography, bugs.