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pooh4evr · 07-16-2009, 10:02 AM

Yep that's right I just put my older 2 on the bus for the first day of the new year!!! and we weren't even late for the bus! Of course we have our 1st cycle break starting Sept 16th!

sharonW · 07-16-2009, 10:16 AM

You gotta be kidding me!!!
What happened to summer vacation????

pooh4evr · 07-16-2009, 11:07 AM

we go yr round- so last yr ended on Jun 4th (or so) and this yr starts today, first break is in Sept, for 3 weeks then we return for 2nd quarter which ends mid December (why we can go to WDW then) return after the new year for 3rd quarter then off again in March and then return for 4th quarter which ends around Memorial day/ firts of June. We LOVE it!!

bigbabyblues · 07-16-2009, 11:43 AM

I'd love for my boys to go to year-round school...that calendar sounds great to me.

Congrats on making it on time, that's a feat in this house!

qtwns · 07-16-2009, 12:06 PM

As a mom and a teacher, I would LOVE this schedule.

Danauk · 07-16-2009, 12:13 PM

Oh my, I am a teacher in England and we haven't broken up for the summer yet!!! We break up tomorrow, which is a week earlier than usual. This year we have a 7 week summer break instead of the usual 6.

The Princess · 07-16-2009, 12:21 PM

Thats just awful!!! You really don't get to enjoy your summer.

qtwns · 07-16-2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danauk

Oh my, I am a teacher in England and we haven't broken up for the summer yet!!! We break up tomorrow, which is a week earlier than usual. This year we have a 7 week summer break instead of the usual 6.

Uhg...your summer break is just starting and ours is about to end. The kids start back here on Aug. 10 and the teachers go back a week earlier. What breaks do you get during the school year?

OctMtnWoods · 07-16-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pooh4evr

we go yr round- so last yr ended on Jun 4th (or so) and this yr starts today, first break is in Sept, for 3 weeks then we return for 2nd quarter which ends mid December (why we can go to WDW then) return after the new year for 3rd quarter then off again in March and then return for 4th quarter which ends around Memorial day/ firts of June. We LOVE it!!

Is this a public school?

penguin087 · 07-16-2009, 12:44 PM

I wish we were progressive enough in these parts for that. That schedule sounds perfect!
Plus you don't have to spend the first month of school filling their heads with what was lost over the long summer break.

TheSweetLife · 07-16-2009, 12:51 PM

I saw the thread title and knew you must be from St Louis.

pooh4evr · 07-16-2009, 01:23 PM

We really like it - yes it is a public school in the suburbs of St Louis- I think they started it in the early 80s to accomidate a huge population boom (at that time they had 5 cycles stopping and starting at different times but now all are on 1 and it is just elementary) - and we do get to enjoy summer they have a 6 week or so break (this yr we had a few snow days to make up) - they were ready to go back!! Believe me

any way it is nice to break things up, we are involved on too many activities and we all get a nice break when we need it.
Penguin you are totally right- they can pick up pretty much where they stopped last year without spending the first few weeks relearning the 4th quarter. The school here are very good - we like it anyway.

07-16-2009, 10:02 AM	#1
pooh4evr Mouseketeer In STL we drink soda and eat barbecue, use realators, eat sherbert, and drive on rout farty far Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 1,184	1st day of school !! Yep that's right I just put my older 2 on the bus for the first day of the new year!!! and we weren't even late for the bus! Of course we have our 1st cycle break starting Sept 16th! __________________ DH ME The 3 Dancing Princesses! M-I-Z-Z-O-U Dec. '09 All Star Music Family Suites : Christmas trip Caribbean Beach Dec. 07 First trip with kids May '05 BW LBV Trip with DH June '99 Best Western Lake Buena Vista

07-16-2009, 11:07 AM	#3
pooh4evr Mouseketeer In STL we drink soda and eat barbecue, use realators, eat sherbert, and drive on rout farty far Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 1,184	we go yr round- so last yr ended on Jun 4th (or so) and this yr starts today, first break is in Sept, for 3 weeks then we return for 2nd quarter which ends mid December (why we can go to WDW then) return after the new year for 3rd quarter then off again in March and then return for 4th quarter which ends around Memorial day/ firts of June. We LOVE it!! __________________ DH ME The 3 Dancing Princesses! M-I-Z-Z-O-U Dec. '09 All Star Music Family Suites : Christmas trip Caribbean Beach Dec. 07 First trip with kids May '05 BW LBV Trip with DH June '99 Best Western Lake Buena Vista

07-16-2009, 12:06 PM	#5
qtwns DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: GA Posts: 976	As a mom and a teacher, I would LOVE this schedule. __________________

07-16-2009, 12:13 PM	#6
Danauk I would be sitting on the patio of the Fontana bar at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas watching the dancing fountains on a warm balmy night whilst sipping vintage Champagne Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northamptonshire, England Posts: 12,765	Oh my, I am a teacher in England and we haven't broken up for the summer yet!!! We break up tomorrow, which is a week earlier than usual. This year we have a 7 week summer break instead of the usual 6. __________________ Disneyland Paris: Aug 1998 (off site - honeymoon), Easter 2004 (Hotel New York), Feb 2005 (off site), April 2008 (Hotel New York), October 2008 (Disneyland hotel), November 2008 (Hotel New York) WDW: August 2003 (Beach Club Villas - 5th anniversary), Christmas/New Year 2005/6 (Beach Club Villas), August 2009 (Animal Kingdom Lodge savanna view - 11th anniversary) Disneyland: August 2008 (Grand Californian, theme park view - 10th anniversary)

07-16-2009, 12:21 PM	#7
The Princess Smiles everytime a check is written Would go to Disney in a heartbeat Likes rootbeer floats at the MK Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, (Penn Hills) PA Posts: 1,038	Thats just awful!!! You really don't get to enjoy your summer. __________________

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sharonW DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nj Posts: 1,219	You gotta be kidding me!!! What happened to summer vacation????

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07-16-2009, 11:43 AM	#4
bigbabyblues DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,111	I'd love for my boys to go to year-round school...that calendar sounds great to me. Congrats on making it on time, that's a feat in this house!

07-16-2009, 12:44 PM	#10
penguin087 Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA Posts: 471	I wish we were progressive enough in these parts for that. That schedule sounds perfect! Plus you don't have to spend the first month of school filling their heads with what was lost over the long summer break. __________________ May 2005 All-Star Movies May 2008 Pop Century This space saved for future ticker!

07-16-2009, 12:51 PM	#11
TheSweetLife Earning My Ears Join Date: May 2009 Location: St Louis Posts: 36	I saw the thread title and knew you must be from St Louis. __________________ Melanie

07-16-2009, 01:23 PM	#12
pooh4evr Mouseketeer In STL we drink soda and eat barbecue, use realators, eat sherbert, and drive on rout farty far Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 1,184	We really like it - yes it is a public school in the suburbs of St Louis- I think they started it in the early 80s to accomidate a huge population boom (at that time they had 5 cycles stopping and starting at different times but now all are on 1 and it is just elementary) - and we do get to enjoy summer they have a 6 week or so break (this yr we had a few snow days to make up) - they were ready to go back!! Believe me any way it is nice to break things up, we are involved on too many activities and we all get a nice break when we need it. Penguin you are totally right- they can pick up pretty much where they stopped last year without spending the first few weeks relearning the 4th quarter. The school here are very good - we like it anyway. __________________ DH ME The 3 Dancing Princesses! M-I-Z-Z-O-U Dec. '09 All Star Music Family Suites : Christmas trip Caribbean Beach Dec. 07 First trip with kids May '05 BW LBV Trip with DH June '99 Best Western Lake Buena Vista

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