Pulling Kids out Based on The Grade They're In

[Andrea from PA]

My son will be 12. He is in 7th grade. He wants to go to the Air Force Academy. This made me hit the realization I have 6 years of "family" time!

Only 6 years and the possibility of never vacationing with my entire family -- a week of school doesn't seem too significant.

And maybe you could use the trip as encouragement for improving reading by reading trip books and story books

 

[tinkerbellmamma]

My daughter is in First grade and at my parent-teacher conference, I let her teacher know that we were taking a week to go to Disney in Dec and she was very good about it. She had absolutely no problem with her missing the 5 days of school and even said "She is a kid and this is the time to enjoy it". There is no homework to take with us and we just have to do a journal each day to practice her writing skills. Even suggested a photo journal. I was so happy that she was okay with it!!

 

[bjscheel]

We have taken out of K and 2nd. I wasn't going to do it again after 2nd grade, but I'm planning next year taking them out of 2nd and 4th! I was shooting for Saturday before Thanksgiving 2008 through day after Thanksgiving so they would only miss 2.5 days instead of a week. Also, I would get holiday pay for Thanksgiving for 2 days so that would help a little (neither DH or I get vacation pay). Our little school has never had a problem with it. High school I probably wouldn't, I just remember hating to miss even a sick day then.

But I just wonder if crowd wise and airfare wise if it would be better to go ahead and take them out a whole week at some other time instead...I can't decide!