School out?

[lolinmr]

We are planning our lastest trip. When are schools out for summer locally and from near by neighboring areas? Our schools are our the last week of June. But we may pull the kids out to come earlier....

 

[carolannec]

We're in So. Cal(the mojave desert) and our last day is May 21.

 

[cwbagne]

Our daughter, local private school, has her last day - 1/2 day - on Friday, June 5th. Another one, near by in Orange, has their last day - 1/2 day - on Wednesday, June 10th. Our son is at the public Middle School down the street and his last day - 1/2 day - is Thursday, June 11th. Most of these schools start in late August, so they are releasing in early June.

 

[PinkBudgie]

I've seen other posts on here and there seem to be a whole range of dates from end of May to about mid June. We are in N. Cal. and the school I work at gets out on June 3, DH's school doesn't get out until June 20th, which is why we aren't going until the end of June. I'm not sure you would really get any benefit from pulling them out early. Especially if their classes have fun things planned for the end of year like we do. It would be a shame to miss it.

 

[Brady's Mom]

Well, we don't live in California - but in my kid's Utah school gets out May 22. We will be in DLR Monday May 25 through Thurs. May 28.

YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!

 

[Minuet888]

uh, as a teacher can I politely suggest NOT pulling your kids out of school at the end to go to Disneyland. Especially if you have high school kids...finals ya know.

 

[Stacerita]

Anahiem Union High School District gets out the week of the 15th.

 

[disneydance]

I'm in WA but we get out on the 18th and our leaving on the 19th

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

Slightly off subject here - WHY are the kids getting out so early!??

Mine (in AZ) get out 5/27 - whatever happened to Summer Vacation lasting from the 1st wk of June through Labor Day? Granted, summer vacation is long for me as a stay at home mom....but I really miss that old schedule. I don't need 1 wk breaks throughout the year (Fall & Spring). I wonder why it changed? I find it annoying.

 

[joeysmommy]

In the Bay Area we get out June 11th.

 

[PinkBudgie]

Slightly off subject here - WHY are the kids getting out so early!??

Mine (in AZ) get out 5/27 - whatever happened to Summer Vacation lasting from the 1st wk of June through Labor Day? Granted, summer vacation is long for me as a stay at home mom....but I really miss that old schedule. I don't need 1 wk breaks throughout the year (Fall & Spring). I wonder why it changed? I find it annoying.

Our summer has gotten shorter. In my case, the school gets out earlier than we used to but we go back in the middle of August. My boys' birthday is at the end of August. They used to have summer birthdays but now they are during school. I wish we could go back having June, July, and August off like when I was little. DH's school has "ski week" in the middle of Feb and so they must go longer in to June and still go back in August. I don't like it either.

 

[daisy2jae]

Slightly off subject here - WHY are the kids getting out so early!??

Mine (in AZ) get out 5/27 - whatever happened to Summer Vacation lasting from the 1st wk of June through Labor Day? Granted, summer vacation is long for me as a stay at home mom....but I really miss that old schedule. I don't need 1 wk breaks throughout the year (Fall & Spring). I wonder why it changed? I find it annoying.

We are in eastern side of SD and we get out May 22nd. We were suppose to be out earlier but have to make up snow days. We also start earlier apx 3rd week of August. School district changed things around to make room for tourist season with south dakota. I don't understand it but it kinda messes up volleyball and football season in the fall. Practices start 2nd week in August or a little sooner. (1st day they can legally start they are at practice!) My sister just graduated and has been done since the last week of April. The seniors at her school get done 1 month before the rest of the school (Nebraska).

 

[Stacerita]

Slightly off subject here - WHY are the kids getting out so early!??

Mine (in AZ) get out 5/27 - whatever happened to Summer Vacation lasting from the 1st wk of June through Labor Day? Granted, summer vacation is long for me as a stay at home mom....but I really miss that old schedule. I don't need 1 wk breaks throughout the year (Fall & Spring). I wonder why it changed? I find it annoying.

It almost looks like school districts are trying to line themselves up with college schedule.

 

[Disney Dreams]

Well, from the sound of things, many schools are getting out this year on May 22nd just to celebrate my birthday!

Seriously, though, other than colleges, WOW that seems early! I guess school calendars have changed. I know I graduated HS (in So Cal) on June 22nd.

ETA: Just went and checked my alma mater HS's web site. They graduate this year on June 18th, last day of finals is June 17th. Nice to know some things are still the same.

 

[BraMax]

OMG you guys sure get out early down there.....up here in Canada (well Alberta) our kids aren't done school until June 26th and we go back September 1st. Before Labour Day

 

[lntsmom]

and many districts in CO and MO (Can't speak for Kansas, but I think they're pretty much on the same schedule) get out next week...the 20th or 21st.

Why do we get out so "early"? When I was a kid, this was the time of year that we got out...and we didn't go back until after Labor Day. PLUS, we got two weeks for Christmas and two for Easter and a week for Thanksgiving.

Now we get out in late May, but the kids come back around August 14th each year. Plus, we get a little over a week for "Winter Break" and a week for "Spring Break".

I used to teach at a district that only gave you two days for Thanksgiving, and in Spring you'd get a 4 day weekend then one day extra at Easter.

The school years are actually longer now than they were 35 years ago.

BTW...I did teach in one district where we ended up going through mid-June each year. No air conditioning, brick buildings. We'd get to work in the morning and the classrooms would already be over 90 degrees. Kids would get sick and have to go home by lunchtime.

 

[KelliLee702]

For those of us who are still on the traditional 9 month schedule:

Our last day is Thursday, June 4th (and yes, it is also a 1/2 day)

We leave for DL on Friday June 12th!
A reschedule of a previously cancelled trip!!

 

[pixiewings71]

DD12 is in middle school (7th grade) she gets out on June 4th, DD9 is in modified year round, she gets out June 18th. They are both out until sometime in August, not sure exactly when but DD9 will go back before DD12 will.

 

[nunzia]

Kids here are always out..I kid you not..they are out again TODAY for something..anyway..in New Mexico the last school day is May 22 and they start up again August 17.

 

[Minuet888]

It almost looks like school districts are trying to line themselves up with college schedule.

That is exactly what they are trying to do, at least with high schools. I have been a high school teacher for 8 years. When kids go and get out depends on how many instructional minutes they have (yes it actually goes down to the minute) Some schools have 3 weeks for Christmas break, others have 2 weeks, so it really depends on what the district has scheduled during the year that effects when they start and when they get out.