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Breakfast and lunches have to be covered. Will your child have both at school or just one? Will they be packing those or buying them? Packing is cheaper, but it's not for everyone or every child. Many schools now allow you to prepay so your student isn’t embarrassed by forgetting to bring money.
If you prefer to pack, I recommend all 3 of the products above. I used the same system for 20 years with my own 3 kids. The Rubbermaid set holds the main foods, and the long blue ice pack keeps both layers chilled. The blue thermos can be filled with boiling soups that will still be warm for the kids at lunchtime. The MIER Lunchbox has plenty of room for those items, along with a baggie of silverware, napkins, condiment packs, and anything else you want to add. It also can be snapped to the straps of a backpack to keep it from being lost.
6.) Clothes
Uniforms and shoes. Dress codes are mandatory at all schools. If you need uniforms, it will be listed on the school website and in the student handbook. Be sure to buy comfortable clothes and shoes. Items that are too big or too small can cause a child frustration that they don’t need.
It might also be time for a haircut! Most school allow students to wear their hair however they want. Some don’t. Check the student handbook to be sure.
Each class has a required supply list for the student. Many classes also ask you to send in supplies for the classroom, like paper towels and hand sanitizer. Check their website during the month before school starts. Those lists are usually out a few weeks beforehand, so you have time to budget in the supplies you need.
8.) Phones and Other Devices
Some schools allow students to have their phones or tablets on, while others do not. Some may require them to be stored in lockers until recess or study hall. Be sure to read the handbook for answers on how your school wants you to handle phones and other devices.
Forms, shot records, and special papers are a nightmare during that first week. The kids come home with folders full of paperwork that parents have to cover. If you have those forms and records already stored in a folder at home, it will make it all go a lot easier.
10.) Fees and Other Costs
Most school like you to pay for the yearly fees in the first week. There are other costs that also come due then, like activity and club fees, prepaying for lunches, paying off last year’s balances, and equipment you may be getting through the school.
Always ask if they have homework when they get home and set a schedule now. By the end of the first week, homework is well underway in most grades. If you set a homework schedule, it will help your student. Making them get it done during their afterschool snack was always my preferred way to go. Then they have the rest of the evening without having to rush and do it right before bed, or worse, in the morning on the bus.
12.) Weather Needs
We all know Mother Nature does whatever she wants. Check the weather report and hope it’s right. Don’t forget to send in that umbrella, the sunscreen, a jacket, or their gloves and scarf. I recommend bookmarking the National Weather Radar and checking it daily for changes.
Sadly, this needs to be a priority. Have multiple discussions so your child knows what to do if they’re being bullied or if a dangerous situation happens while they’re at school. Mass shootings, danger from strangers, fights between students, and assaults by staff members need to be addressed. I wish we lived in a world where this isn’t needed. Until that happens, talk to your kids so they know what to do. It might just save their lives.
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"We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.— Peter De Vries"
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Get Caught Up
Do you need to get caught up on the LAW series?
Here are the links to each book’s page so you can pick the store of your choice.
The Survivors (1)
Adrian's Eagles (2)
Nuclear Ashes (3)
Dystopian Stand (4)
Fight for Survival (5)
Carved in Stone (6)
Shattered Dreams (7)
Dearly Departed (8)
Last Call (9)
Setting Sail (10)
Apocalypse Winds (11)
Avoiding Fate (12)
For the Future (13)
Riding the Waves (14)
Hard Ground (15)
Facing Destiny (16)
Stopping Time (17)
Backstories
Marc and Angie
Marc and Dog
As you can see, I’m staying busy these days. I might even get book#20 out by the end of the year. I’ll let you know on that one. I hope your summer has been amazing.
Happy reading, Eagles!
Angie
Release Date: 5/15-17/2022
Each store will go live over the next few days. As they do, I will add those links to my website. It is already live in some places. You can still get the preorder price for the next few days by ordering directly from me:
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/book-17.html
All preorders have been sent out to customers and donors. If you didn't get yours, please send me a separate email to: [email protected]. Don't 'reply' to this newsletter, as I won't get it.
Audiobooks
Marc and Dog is finished! Here’s a link to that page so you can get it from the store of your choice.
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/law-audiobook-page.html
Bachelor Battles #3 is finally live on Apple! It took a while for them to add it, but it’s there now and waiting for your listening pleasure.
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/bb-audiobooks.html
My Facebook Account
My Facebook account was hacked and there is no way for me to get it back. The person changed the email on it and Facebook has no human support for me to contact. The message now says the account has been disabled even though I can still see the page and nothing I’ve tried over the last 7 weeks has worked. I will not be creating a new FB account. It’s too much hassle and just not worth it until they add live support for issues like this.
New News Section
To make up for the lack of a Facebook page, there is now a news section on the home page of my website. You can get information there about new releases, event, preorders, and other important stuff. My site also has new pages with my free books and the titles I have in the Kindle Unlimited (KU) program. Just check the menu at the top.
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/
Beta Reading
I have room for 5 new Beta readers if anyone would like to help me clean the errors from my books. You can read the details here:
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/beta-reader-hub.html
I think that’s all from me for now. I’ll send a short email when book 17 is live on all stores and I have all the links. I hope your spring has been good. Summer is coming up on us fast. Last week, it was in the 50s here. This week, it’s been above 80 every day. 2022 is rushing by. Maybe if we all concentrate together, we can slow it down.
Waving at you,
Angie
The Boxset books 4-6 are on sale for the next month for $7.99. When you compare it to buying the novels individually, you’re getting one book for free!
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/4-6-box-set-law.html
Audiobooks
Marc and Dog is in production again. The last narrator didn’t work out. (First time in my life I’ve fired someone. Didn’t like it at all!) It’s scheduled to be finished the first week in May.
The next Life After War audiobook, Nuclear Ashes, is also in production! It should go live the last week in May.
The next audiobook in the AT series is also in production, but we don’t have a release month set for it yet. You can check on the progress of these books on the audiobook pages on my website. Here are those links:
Alexa’s Travels audio
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/alexas-travels-audio-page.html
Life After War audio
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/law-audiobook-page.html
Newest Release
My last release was Downtime Draw, Alexa’s Travels book #6.
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/at-6-downtime-draw.html
If you haven’t read that series yet, book #1 is free on all stores. This series has familiar faces that have come through LAW, like Billy. In this timeline, Safe Haven has been gone for four years and life in the US has gotten much harder.
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/bone-dust-and-beginnings-at-1.html
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/alexas-travels-audio-page.html
Meet the Narrator
Krys Janae is an amazing narrator who even sings the parts in the books! Her talent is amazing. I wish I could afford to have her do all my books. She has a lot of material available and I highly recommend checking out her work at: https://www.krysjanae.com/
This is a sample of the first AT book she finished for me. I can’t wait to listen to more of her voice! https://www.facebook.com/krysjanae/videos/428577912336711
Current Preorders
Book #17 of Life After War.
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/book-17.html
Book #7 of Alexa’s Travels
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/at-7-port-city.html
Other
Replacement copies are free from the author if you have a file dated before 2017. Those older files have a lot of errors. I’d be happy to replace them. You can get it in PDF, EPUB, DOC, or MOBI. Just send me a separate email to: [email protected]. If you just reply to this newsletter, I won’t get it.
Do you need to get caught up before the next release?
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/my-books.html
Curious to see if you’ve read all of my work?
http://www.authorangelawhite.website/all-my-books.html
That's all I got.
Peace out.
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I hope the next newsletter will be the live release for Book #17. Think good thoughts. I'm working hard to get it out to you. Sorry it's taking so long.
Have a great week, Eagles!
Angie
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