Raymond - Home of the Best Gifts

The Personalized Brushed Austrian Crystal Jewelry Box is a great way to impress your wife on your wedding anniversary day and also to thank to her for all her love, trust and tolerance for you all through these years. There can be no other way to celebrate this great bond of marriage than giving this [...]

2008 has been a challenge, bute we’re ready to see what 2009 is going to bring us.  We are 2 days away from 2009 and we’re gearing up for an exciting new year.  We are wishing everyone a happy new year and hope that 2009 brings lots of hope and brings your dreams to a [...]

Raymond’s School bought these to serve for dessert at our teacher appreciation banquet last year. We put them on a clean white dish and they looked amazing. Everyone raved over them and you know what…they were the first dessert to go! It was such a simple yet satisfying treat! We would recommend these for appreciation [...]

One of the prevalent customs towards the end of school term has always been the giving of gifts to one’s favorite (or maybe even not so favorite) teacher. These range from the traditional apple to quite expensive stationary or pens. Although sometimes chosen and paid for by the pupil, the majority of these [...]

Many school kids prefer to pack their own lunch to take to school. Perhaps they are fussy, have food allergies, or just have certain food preferences that can’t be accommodated by the school cafeteria. You don’t have to worry about food spoiling, as there are many types of insulated lunch containers, that will keep most [...]

It’s time to schedule those school physicals! Some of your kids may already have them for fall sports. If not you need to start scheduling. Dr.s offices become very crowded and backed up this time of year due to the high back to school demand.  It can take up to a month or longer to [...]

Summer is in full swing. The sun is blazing and the kids are playing. Have you ever wondered as they are out overheating their bodies, how much knowledge their baking minds are retaining from the previous school year? How do you help them minimize their educational losses?
One way you can assist them in keeping their [...]

Water play has always been a fun, cool outdoor activity during the steamy summer months. Playing with water is refreshing and takes the unbearableness out of hot, humid miserable days. Water is cheap and most of the time readily available. Sometimes too available. Kids will swim and play in almost any large gathering of water. [...]

Reading through summer will enhance your child’s skills. Have you thought of how you will implement your child’s summer reading? A good program will incorporate not just reading, but library usage and literacy skills. Start off by going on a trip to the library. This is often overlooked by parents today because of the Internet. [...]

Developing a strong parent/teacher relationship is paramount to getting the most out of your child’s educational experience. A reliable means of communication should be established and utilized each week, more if needed. E-mail is the easiest and quickest form of communication. Teachers can check their email account on their breaks and between classes. Parents can [...]

When I was growing up, cursive handwriting was a required skill. Cursive was called writing and non cursive was called printing. Much emphasis was put on learning how to write our letters. Handwriting counted for a lot of our grade. Recently I have realized that my 14 year old struggles with reading cursive. How did [...]

What are you doing for spring break? A successful adventure doesn’t have to involve a lot of pre-planning or a lot of money. 
Plan a family outing based on the age of your children. An outdoor Jimmy Buffet concert would not be a good choice.  Parks are always a winner, pack a  with lots of [...]

The weather is improving each day, but the nice temperatures bring the risk of broken arms, head injuries, and dehydration. Each spring, the incidences of injuries and sports related illnesses rise because children run wild outside after a long winter of being cooped up. We here at Raymond Schools care about your child’s well being. [...]

One of the main things that Raymonds Schools are focusing on is increasing early childhood development.
Childhood development is one of the single most important catalyst to a child being successful later on in life.
If each child has the opportunity to receive exemplary education, in elementary school, then secondary school will be allot easier.
Raymonds schools are [...]