We all know the jingle: “No more pencils, no more books, and no more teachers’ dirty looks!” And though teachers hardly scowl at students these days, they definitely have views on everything from how to help your child learn those multiplication tables to the supplies educators want banned from the classroom (no more glitter, please!).

To provide insight into their world—and maybe offer a few helpful bits of advice—we asked teachers to share some things they would like parents to know. Got a pencil? You’re already a step ahead.

Summertime Prep Strategies

If you haven’t finished up your summer reading bucket list I’d like to suggest this one to top it off: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai.  This is a whimsically written book purely in poetic form as it tells the story of a young girl named, Hà.

 This book is a quick read and only took me about an hour and a half (made for good reading material as I rode home from Oregon this summer).

Inside Out and Back Again has also won the National Book Award as well as the Newberry Honor and was a New York Times Best Seller.

The Weber Communities that Care Coalition or CTC is a caring community that engages in resources to support all youth by involving schools and the community through education and connectedness.

Yvette Palau, chair of the Coalition said, “We are hoping to have a tremendous impact on the community by using the evidence-based coalition model of Communities that Care.”

Simple Projects to Take on with Your Kids  

Entertain for hours with these hip and crafty projects brought to you by Santa’s Scout Elves. Let your creativity grow as you make mini gardens and seed bombs, then load up DIY putty with globs of glitter! The only limit to the fun is your imagination.

Understanding stress can help us know when and how to take proactive steps to reduce and prevent stress. More stress awareness helps us better care for family, friends and colleagues, as well as ourselves. Here are a few less commonly known stress facts:

Fact #1: Your body doesn’t care if it’s a big stress or a little one.

Summertime means days are slow and the afternoon glow of the setting sun warms our faces, reflecting the fun

Backyard campouts under the stars and I can see far to the Milky Way And soon the night will turn to day and we will play!

Movies on the trampoline-- laptop screen with toes in between Blankets piled oh so high till they reach the blackened sky

Summer means sleeping late-don’t have to wake before the alarm unless, of course, you live on a farm with cows in the barn!

Writer at Home Hacks

No matter how often we clean our homes, scrub our bathrooms, and scour our kitchens, it seems like some smelly odors just never seem to go away. Instead of running to the grocery store to buy expensive odor removal products, try these hacks instead.

Just a few basic supplies are all you’ll need for these 7 awesome odor-banishing hacks. Hello, freshness!

Your house is going to smell absolutely amazing.

1. Use a slow-cooker to soak up odors

Capstone Classical Academy is a new charter school located at 3885 Rt Highway 89 in Pleasant View, Utah. Doors will open this fall for a new kind of learning experience.

Capstone will provide students in 6th through 12th grades a classical education based on a Finnish model.

Many myths surround solar panels, but together we will bust them. By giving you the facts we plan to help you find truth in today’s confusing sea of solar fiction.

Utah Solar Calls Are a Scam

We can all relate to getting sales calls that we don’t want. They can be annoying and inconvenient.  At one point you may have had interest, but not after 50 calls in one day.