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HISD Magnet & Vanguard Programs: How And When To Apply!

by Jill Jarvis 9 Comments

HISD Magnet & Vanguard Programs

Look below for an overview of the HoustonISD Magnet Programs and how to apply! It is NOW Time to Apply for NEXT School Year! This year isn’t like most… but it’s still time to apply for 2021-2022 HoustonISD Magnet Schools! And the deadlines are even earlier than most years! 2020 is the first year that […]

Filed Under: All, HISD, Resources September 25, 2020

Holding a child back because of maturity?

by Jill Jarvis 5 Comments

Summer & September Birthdays… Start school or wait a year for kindergarten? Should you be holding a child back because of maturity? In Texas, in order to attend kindergarten, kids must be 5 years old by September 1. So, if you were born on September 1, you can go to kindergarten… but if you were […]

Filed Under: All, HISD, Resources August 30, 2016

For those who have their hearts broken by the HoustonISD Magnet School lottery…

by Jill Jarvis 21 Comments

Today is the day… months after applying for HoustonISD Magnet Schools, we will find out if our kids got in to any of our chosen schools. Some of us will be very very lucky… and many of us will probably be heartbroken tonight. Five years ago I applied to HoustonISD magnet schools for the first […]

Filed Under: All, HISD, Resources March 24, 2016

HoustonISD “Name That Book” List for 2015-2016

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Use Summer Break to get ready for the 2015-2016 HoustonISD Name That Book contest! AND, these books (and any others) can count towards the Houston Public Library Summer Reading Program… and great rewards! Find these books with the BKSC Amazon links below, or at your Houston library! K-2 Name That Book List Bink and Gollie […]

Filed Under: All, HISD, Resources May 12, 2015

What HISD School are you Zoned to? Kindergarten Round Ups Start this Week!

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Are you wondering with HISD school your child should attend? Go HERE to view school boundary maps. Or go HERE for a really useful School Zone Search Tool. Once you find out which school you are zoned to, check out the school’s website. Kindergarten Round-Ups start this week and run through April. If you will […]

Filed Under: All, HISD, Resources April 2, 2012

When does school start? What are the official school holidays? Check the HISD Calendar.

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Looking for the HISD Calendar? Go HERE. For 2012, the last day of school is May 31, 2012 an the first day of school is August 27, 2012. You can also go HERE for the 2012-2013 Calendar in PDF format.

Filed Under: HISD, Resources March 6, 2012

HISD Exemplary Schools

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  Check out Houston Family Magazine for some great local information. In the latest issue, you can see the latest list of HISD Exemplary Schools. Is yours on the list? Elementary Schools: Briscoe Browning Burrus Bush Cage Codwell Condit Cook Cornelius Crockett De Zavala RP Harris Hartsfield JP Henderson Highland Heights Hines-Caldwell Hobby Horn Houston […]

Filed Under: HISD, Resources September 6, 2011

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On this website you will find a full list of Houston weekly events, things to do around the city, travel ideas and resources for parents.

I know just what it’s like to be overwhelmed by work, life and family. I spent a lot of years traveling for work, missing big milestones for my kids and feeling bad about everything.

I started this website to make a list of all the events happening around Houston and then pick one to enjoy with my kids. And instead of thinking of all the things I was missing, I started to enjoy the things we were doing together.

If you are a parent that is feeling overwhelmed by all the things you could be doing in Houston… please just use our weekly lists and daily posts as suggestions. Pick one thing to do with your family and intentionally ignore the rest!

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