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How Are You Preparing Your Children to Head Back to School?

It's coming time to buckle down as school starts on Sept. 4.

 

It's entering the last week of August, and parents everywhere are counting down summer vacation.

Stores are advertising back-to-school sales on everything from clothing and sneakers to pencils and backpages. There's so much to do to get ready for school.

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Parents have to make sure their children have all items on their supply list and new clothes if they've outgrown their old ones.  Of course, there's always making sure they are in the right frame of mind to make transition from summer vacation mindset to be ready to work hard at school.

Our Question of the Day asks: When do you start preparing for back-to-school? Are you shopping the sales now, or waiting for last-minute bargains? 

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Reminder: Hauppauge Public School's first day of classes is Sept. 4. 


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