Florida's Tax Free Weekend!

It's here!  Florida's tax-free weekend is a great time for parents to buy those back to school supplies and other items for students.  Tutoring Club of Jacksonville definitely has a few supplies we will be buying this weekend!

http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/tips/pdf/tip14a01-04.pdf

We have provided you with a link to the official list of what is included and what is not.  Shopping starts just after midnight tonight and ends right before midnight on Sunday evening.  Hope your shopping experience is great and you save lots of money!

School Orientation Schedules

Schools in Jacksonville are preparing for opening day!  Parents of middle school and high school students, take the time to look at your child's school website to get the Orientation schedule.  If you can work it out, try to attend this important session with your child.  The main benefit of Orientation is to avoid stress the first day of school.  By attending Orientation, students are able to get their schedule, apply for parking, obtain a locker, get their ID photo taken, see a few friends, and walk around the campus.  This is particularly important if your child is attending a new school! The first day of school can be crowded and hectic and it helps to know your way around in advance!

Schedules are probably the most important takeaway from Orientation.  Students like to immediately see which of their friends may be in the same class with them!  More practically, it should be an early indicator for you and your child to determine the workload and effort required to make good grades for the upcoming school year.

If your child's schedule appears daunting, take heart!  We are your support and the best choice for tutoring in Jacksonville!  We have highly educated and skilled tutors at the Tutoring Club of Jacksonville.  We can help with advanced math, science, and English classes.  We offer a Study Skills curriculum that includes goal setting, essay writing , research methods, note-taking techniques, and test-preparation strategies.  Skills that will help train your student how to be organized and how to focus on achievement.

Call us at 904-268-8556 to see how we can be an amazing resource for your child this year!

Summer Movies for $1 - ending soon!

Just to get in a couple of last-minute summer fun deals...Regal Cinemas offers $1 movies at 10am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  If you haven't taken advantage of this so far, there are 3 movie days left before this fabulous summer offer ends!  We think it's GREAT that area merchants in our community offer such kid-friendly opportunities!  Check out this link below to see what the last 3 movies are!

http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express

3 weeks until school starts!

The start of the new school year is on the final countdown...3 weeks from today our students will be in their new classrooms!  

Begin to gather the necessary school supplies.  Many of the retail stores have Elementary School supply lists available, by grade.  Middle and High School students may need to wait for the first day of school or you may try to access a teacher's website to look for the requested supplies.  We do recommend that you pick up some basics now though - like paper, pens, pencils, composition books, 3-prong folders, etc.

NOTE:  If you can pick up a few extra supplies to donate to children in need that would be amazing!  It will give your child a great feeling to help children who have to struggle!

And we will be reiterating this point over the next few weeks about getting back into some semblance of a school schedule.  Summer break is awesome, but it might be a good idea to insert some reading time where a good homework schedule will be.  And work on getting your children to bed a little earlier, and waking up a little earlier too.  It's so much easier to start now and avoid chaos the morning of the first day of school!

Backpacks of food for Jacksonville's hungry kids!

This is a call to action!  1 in 4 kids go hungry in our town.  Kids are our priority and need the help and support of adults.

Through August 19th, Winn-Dixie stores are taking donations to fill backpacks with food for the hungry kids in our very own community!

Read the full article here:  http://members.jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400721/beth-cravey/2014-07-18/child-hunger-relief-program-under-way-winn-dixie-stores

Back to School Fest

Back to school is a hectic time for most of us.  We have to buy school supplies, fill out forms, attend orientation, etc!  We found this page in Family! magazine and wanted to pass it along.  There will be a back to School Fest held on 8/2/14 from 9-noon at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds.  Information on this event can be found at:

http://www.jacksonvillefair.com/expo/events.php

The event includes: FREE backpacks and school supplies, entertainment, Walmart Fashion Show, and health and vision screenings.  FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 904/-443-0750

School Grades

School grades are in and the great news is there are more A schools in Duval County.  The bad news is there are more F schools in Duval County too.  Do you know your school's grade? 


For the complete listing, please visit the following link:




http://www.duvalschools.org/domain/5682






We would love to have your thoughts on your school's grade and what you believe can make a positive difference in bringing up that grade! 

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