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Subject: It doesn't seem like that many but it probably is Author: Lynn7 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 13:39:04 10/07/02 Mon In reply to: Pam 's message, "What kind of school vacations are there where you live?" on 13:06:57 10/07/02 Mon Our kids go from September through to June. There are also summer schools if a child needs that. They started in early September and then the last two school days in September were for a Teacher's retreat. I wonder what they do at those? Do they go to a spa and get massages to relieve them from the stressful 3 whole weeks of school? lol They get one day for Thanksgiving, which is in October here. They'll get one day for Remembrance Day in November. I haven't seen their calendars past October so I don't know if there will be more retreats. December they get two weeks for Christmas and New Years. In March they will get a week for Spring Break. April will be Easter and they'll get two days for that. I guess that's so they can recover from eating the two years' supply of chocolate that their grandma will likely give them again. Despite the odd retreat it didn't seem like they had nearly the days off at the catholic school like they did in the public schools. My older girls seem to have way more free time and days off. Crystal graduated but she's taking two classes to improve her mark for University entrance. Ashley is now in grade 12 and like Hope mentions there are so many spares! I can only remember having one spare during the school day. For a time I used it to take drivers ed. High school seems more about having a place to send your teenagers so that they can have an organized social life. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: What kind of school vacations are there where you live? Author: Kimmy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:09:43 10/07/02 Mon Here in Kansas, it is pretty much the same way it is in Oklahoma, with a few more days off, well not really days off, but they call them "Late Starts" The kids don't have to be at school that day until 10am. On that day, the teachers have meetings in the mornings. I remember going back to school after summer break after Labor Day, here they start school on the 16th of August. They go until the very last week in May. I really think that is a crock. I do know of some parents that would like to see year round schools. Hell, who could afford it! With both of my boys out of school I can breathe a little sigh of relief, my brother has four boys and it cost him over $700.00 just to get them enrolled. They are all grade school age, no junior high or high schoolers. I didn't think we would ever survive the High School years. Boy, they are expensive.