pilferk
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I just write a note saying that my daughter will be out of school on the following dates to join her family on vacation...
And I'll mention it to the teacher during open school night next week...
PRECISELY what we do/did. We go every year, some time between late September and mid-January...because THAT'S when I can travel, around my work schedule. They typically miss 5 to 6 days of school...and they're pretty much the ONLY days they miss, all year.
Our open houses were last Thursday, for my eldest, and last night, for our son. During the open house, I advised both teachers what our plans were, told them I expected to have to help the kids either during vacation or after to catch up, and that we would send a note to school a week prior to departure and another the day we were leaving. Both teachers thanked us for the heads up and were completely OK with it (as has been the case each year we've done this).
But then...our school district is not draconian about attendance policies. The only restriction on attendance falls during Mastery/Standardized testing (March/April), and even then they're pretty understanding about emergencies.
I'm not going to justify or debate my parenting decisions...just as I won't question those made by others. To be brutally honest...I could care less about what others opinion on the subject of "should you/shouldn't you" is. They're not members of my family, our schoolboard, or the school faculty....the people that are effected by the decisions (or have influence on them).