Originally Posted by kcab
OTG - let the school, or PTA president, know that requests should come home closer to the time the material is needed.

Great idea. It reminded me that we have a 'staging area' where backpacks and various items that need to leave the house within one week are stored. It's near the exit to the house, so there is a visual cue. Sometimes I put things in the car, with a sticky note on the steering wheel about what needs to go where tomorrow.

The items for school that have to sit more than 2 days get a prominent sticky note telling who has to take them on which day - maybe a calendar note also. My rule is to assume: If I can forget it, I will forget it.

As a 9-5 job- mom, I always liked having at least one weekend to round up exotic school supplies.

Grinity

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