battymum
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I was going to reply on WAMUMOF4's thread but didnt want to hijack - so started a new one.
Last year our teens missed 9 days of school while we were on our trip - DD was in year 10 and unfortunately this coincided with yearly exams - (who knew, every other year they do nothing in the last week of school)
She did a couple of exams before we left and a couple after - she topped the grade in English and History and was up there in her other subjects - so obviously it didnt have any real impact - we figured it was better that she was away during exam time rather than missing lessons -
Our DS's both in Year 8 - both faired reasonably well in their end of year reports, in the scheme of things who looks at a Year 8 report anyway.
So I have no regrets in taking them from school and they definitely gained more knowledge than they missed.
My dilemma now is that I am planning a holiday for April 2013 -after much agonising we have pretty much decided on Japan (all those reviews of Disneysea pushed me over the edge) Anyway, April coincides with Cherryblossom time in Japan, however this is a brief season usually early April, and school holidays don't start until April 12.
DD will be in Year 12, which I know is very important, should I take her out of school for the week and fly on April 6, or wait until April 12 and miss the cherry blossom festival?
I will speak to school about this, but in my heart unless there is something important at school we will be going early - she is doing "Society and Culture" as a subject so we will call it an educational trip - (can I claim that on tax)
As for DS's - pretty sure they will be OK to miss a few days!!
Last year our teens missed 9 days of school while we were on our trip - DD was in year 10 and unfortunately this coincided with yearly exams - (who knew, every other year they do nothing in the last week of school)
She did a couple of exams before we left and a couple after - she topped the grade in English and History and was up there in her other subjects - so obviously it didnt have any real impact - we figured it was better that she was away during exam time rather than missing lessons -
Our DS's both in Year 8 - both faired reasonably well in their end of year reports, in the scheme of things who looks at a Year 8 report anyway.
So I have no regrets in taking them from school and they definitely gained more knowledge than they missed.
My dilemma now is that I am planning a holiday for April 2013 -after much agonising we have pretty much decided on Japan (all those reviews of Disneysea pushed me over the edge) Anyway, April coincides with Cherryblossom time in Japan, however this is a brief season usually early April, and school holidays don't start until April 12.
DD will be in Year 12, which I know is very important, should I take her out of school for the week and fly on April 6, or wait until April 12 and miss the cherry blossom festival?
I will speak to school about this, but in my heart unless there is something important at school we will be going early - she is doing "Society and Culture" as a subject so we will call it an educational trip - (can I claim that on tax)
As for DS's - pretty sure they will be OK to miss a few days!!