promoted

Update: Public memorial service to be held this coming Tuesday at noon, at Life Center Church.

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2010/02/26/church-service-tuesday-f...

Updated: Fund is now the "Jennifer Paulson Fund"

The Pierce County Labor Community Services Agency has set up a fund for the family of the teacher shot and killed this morning at Birney elementary.

The fund is a 501(c) 3 and 100% of donations will go to the family.

Send donations to:

PCLCSA Att: Jennifer Paulson Fund
3049 S 36th Street Suite 201
Tacoma WA 98409

Recapped from my Twitter feed because I am too tired to construct paragraphs:

Catching the tail end of the school board study session. According to my teenage babysitter the admin wants to...

...Make math/literature classes 90 minutes and add more days to school year/ more time to school day

..My sitter is not a fan of this idea but can't say it upsets me

It's very trendy right now to pay lip service to the idea that America's kids should eat healthier. Michelle Obama has just kicked off a big campaign to fight childhood obesity, but will this mean real change for the nation's kids or just a tiny green garnish on the big plate of corn dog nuggets served up every day in schools across the United States?

In happier West End school news, Tacoma will have a second public Montessori option beginning next year. Geiger elementary will offer Montessori instruction for preschool, kindergarten and first grade for the 2010-11 school year, and add a grade each year thereafter. Geiger's all-day preschool program is tuition-based, $600/month for 10 months. All later grades are free.

The News Tribune is reporting tonight that the Tacoma School District plans to close Hunt Middle School, and make major changes at Giaudrone, Jason Lee, and Stewart.

Bumping up this old post to report that Opa has closed. I drove by the other day and it looked like they were going away, called tonight and found out it's now a pizza/pasta joint. Too bad! I liked Opa! but found it too scary for the gluten challenged. I wonder if the new place is any good.

(Feel free to post about it if you try it, Italian food is right out for me.)

Mark your calendars and tell your friends about the upcoming Healthy Kids and Green Parenting Fair, sponsored by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. This year's fair will be held on Saturday, March 20th, 2010. It will be in the auditorium at the South Park Community Center (4851 South Tacoma Way) and will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.