( He will be missing 5 days of shool. The 3rd day-7th day)sanddune said:Just had to post this.....
I was worried that my son's high school would give me a problem taking him out the 3rd day of school.They said filll out paperwork and have a good trip!
I took care of Walker's school so it's only fair that Gary talks to Cameron's teacher. 
cgcw said:Good for you! This task is on my list of "things to do today".
We just started school yesterday and not only did Cameron come home from school with homework, but I had homework also. Good required reading for the parents -- 5th grade policies in writing. This is a first I've seen at this school. I had to sign that I was aware of where the teacher stood as well as what was expected of the kids. I'm not always a black/white issue type of person, but I think knowing the expectations ahead of time is a big plus.
Unfortunately, nothing in there about extended absences.
I'm just trying to decide whether an early morning phone call or an email is better?Any opinions? I'm kind of thinking the phone call is a bit more personal?
Jenny0725 said:
cgcw said:Yep, homework already. A "goals for 5th grade" paper he had to write along with the required 30 minutes a night reading (which Mom has upped to 45 minutes minimum).
My homework took at least 45 minutes to read through. There sure are a lot of rules.
I'm sure it's a relief and I'm sure it's going to be fine. I'm just suffering from "new teacher syndrome".....don't tell my son that.
Jenny0725 said:Wow! We shouldn't have that much since Morgan is only going into 2nd grade. I was shocked last year how much she actually had. The reading, math and spelling words! I felt like I was in school again!
How can that be? When I approached her on it, she told me if she didn't feel the entire class was ready, they would hold off until she felt they were ready? They never will ALL be ready -- that's just the way it goes. To put the other kids through the stress of that, I don't agree with.
alikat99 said:Ahhh, so glad that Emily is only in preschool. I'll have to deal with all of that soon enough!!
Actually, in order to keep Emily healthy, Chris is suggesting that we keep her out of preschool the whole week before the cruise too.
I totally know what you mean. At the beginning of the summer, both Emily and Madison had the rotovirus, TWICE!!! It was awful!!! At the very end of it all, Madison was still a little sick and I was scheduled to be out of town at a scrapbook convention and Chris was to take the girls to WDW. He took them, but on the 2nd day, my mom ended up with it too. YUCK!!!Jenny0725 said:My DH said that Morgan should go to school with gloves and a mask. She is good at picking up a "bug" before a trip. We spent a lot of time in our villa during our Easter trip this past March. I blame it on a B-day party Morgan went to the night before leaving for vacation! She was sick for 3 days and Allie was then sick for 1! We took turns going to the pool and going to dinner. Luckily we had a 2-bedroom and my parents were with us to trade off. Plus the washer and dryer were heavily used. It wasn't pretty!
I'm sending Morgan to school with antibacterial hand wipes and everyone is going to be getting a lot of rest! I don't want another trip like our last one.
As sorry as I felt for the girl, I felt more sorry for us thinking of things to come. If anyones going to get sick, do it now so there's still time to recooperate! alikat99 said:
). I hear from other daycare provider friends that it's one nasty sickness and that a lot of younger kids end up having to be hospitalized because of it. 
Both of mine were within hours of being hospitalized with the rotovirus. We were told that if they didn't start keeping food down within "x" number of hours, they would have to go to the hospital for fluids. And, by the grace of God, both of them turned around and they were ok.cgcw said:We have never had that here -- somehow I wonder why we've been lucky to avoid it with all the daycare kids here. (I hope I didn't just jinx myself
