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[loribell]

Hey everyone! Just dropped in for a minute to say hi! I am helping my sister out this weekend so I don't have much time to catch up.

tlinus - I can't believe it is only 5 more days! How exciting.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[keishashadow]

Oh PLEASE!!! They have been bouncing off the walls since we hit 10 days

As far as school goes, they really don't have a problem. My kids are really smart and they do very well in school so they will catch up. I did ask for some work, now wheter I get it is another story

they look like smart ones ; our district now has a written policy as to a formal application process you must go through in order to remove your child from school for an "educational" vacation. Need to write an essay (i kid you not - not the kid; the parent as to the redeeming educational value lol); fill out the application; submit to principal; then pickup a packet @ office 1 week prior to trip. Said packet must be hand delivered to each teacher who needs to sign off on it (indicating what work will be missed and when it is to be completed - before, during or after the trip) Only after the packet is delivered back to the office and the principal gives the final approval are you cleared for takeoff.

can't forget, they're only allowed to miss 5 days per grade level for travel...okay to miss up to 30+ sick days though through out the year - bizarre imo.

my kids were always advanced placement & honor roll; the older two college, etc. Wouldn't take them out of school if they wouldn't be able to maintain grades, even in high school. Odd how the policy differs within our state and even in local neighboring districts.

stepping down off soap box

 

[Fan2CSkr]

they look like smart ones ; our district now has a written policy as to a formal application process you must go through in order to remove your child from school for an "educational" vacation. Need to write an essay (i kid you not - not the kid; the parent as to the redeeming educational value lol); fill out the application; submit to principal; then pickup a packet @ office 1 week prior to trip. Said packet must be hand delivered to each teacher who needs to sign off on it (indicating what work will be missed and when it is to be completed - before, during or after the trip) Only after the packet is delivered back to the office and the principal gives the final approval are you cleared for takeoff.

can't forget, they're only allowed to miss 5 days per grade level for travel...okay to miss up to 30+ sick days though through out the year - bizarre imo.

my kids were always advanced placement & honor roll; the older two college, etc. Wouldn't take them out of school if they wouldn't be able to maintain grades, even in high school. Odd how the policy differs within our state and even in local neighboring districts.

stepping down off soap box

I cant believe they ask the parents to write an essay! Do they grade it too?
What a process.

It really is amazing how each district and state differs on their policy. I guess we dont have one here but I do know it for sure is frowned upon as would be expected if abused. I usually take my kids out once or twice a year. If they have the grades and suffer no repercussions when they return I see no problem. Last month I requested work for my grade school child and was refused by the teacher. Her attitude was if he wasn't going to be in class learning it with the class she wasn't giving any special treatment! I wondered if that was supposed to change my mind!

Every year I say this is the last year we'll take them out for vacation and every year I do it again. I guess I'll know when its wrong but so far its always been just fine.

 

[bubba's mom]

I cant believe they ask the parents to write an essay! Do they grade it too?
What a process.

our district is no more than 5 days with written submission of reason at least 5 days prior. our neighboring school district does not "excuse" ANY days out for travel...apparently a "new" policy (from what i'm told)

 

[Fan2CSkr]

our district is no more than 5 days with written submission of reason at least 5 days prior. our neighboring school district does not "excuse" ANY days out for travel...apparently a "new" policy (from what i'm told)

So what happens if you dont obey?

 

[bubba's mom]

So what happens if you dont obey?

let's just say DS has 4 unexcused absences from our last trip


and nuthin happened...........................................yet

 

[Fan2CSkr]

let's just say DS has 4 unexcused absences from our last trip


and nuthin happened...........................................yet

Thats what I was thinkin! They dont scare me!

 

[bubba's mom]

i think they threaten fines and such....but DS is a great student (ahead of his game....so to speak) and his teachers have always told me they don't worry about him while he's gone......but they DO give him work to do, because i tell them he needs something besides videogames to do on the plane!

 

[tikkipoo]

If any of you see me when I'm down there (April 28-May 5) Please say "hey!" I will be wearing my humongo dark red fanny pack with my Lime Green DIS button on it! Love to meet some of you! 7 more days!

 

[tlinus]

If any of you see me when I'm down there (April 28-May 5) Please say "hey!" I will be wearing my humongo dark red fanny pack with my Lime Green DIS button on it! Love to meet some of you! 7 more days!

just look for the beans in the picture.....the two parents attached to them are me and DH!!

I will keep an eye out for ya!!

 

[yankeepenny]

Good morning all!

hope you are having a good start to the weekend.

 

[macraven]

HEY LUCY..............i'm home...........

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Work consumes my soul.


Okay, not my soul, but a lot of my time. Too many pages are added to this per day for me to keep up. Blargh I say.

I need to add two countdown timers to my sig. I also need to help my dad bake cookies and work on my website. Curse trying to prioritize.

 

[keishashadow]

So what happens if you dont obey?

According to the guideline our district can elect to send you to the magistrate in our district as a truant (parent & child) facing a suspension and rather large fine. Evidently it is evaluated on a case-by-case basis @ the discretion of the administration. I've already bumped heads with Principal several times over the years, am on a few different advisory committees - she doesn't like the way I think...imagine that. While I like to gamble, I like the dice to not be loaded.

I use the same b.s. essay every year; with minor tweaking...animal husbandry @ Animal Kingdom and various international studies @ Epcot.

I forgot to to add that NO unexcused absences (i.e. vacations) are permitted @ all in September or May/June.

Unless his grades drop unexpectedly or he misses a fair amount of school due to unforeseen illness, I'm thinking of yanking my youngest out both for a week in early Dec. this year & late May next year and watch the chips fall where they may.

 

[keishashadow]

HEY LUCY..............i'm home...........

welcome bac -- mac

always thought desi was sorta hot, in that latin-lover kinda way

 

[macraven]

Work consumes my soul.


Okay, not my soul, but a lot of my time. Too many pages are added to this per day for me to keep up. Blargh I say.

I need to add two countdown timers to my sig. I also need to help my dad bake cookies and work on my website. Curse trying to prioritize.

i saw what you posted and started to get excited.
then i reread it and saw it was cookies not brownies you were baking.








if there are too many pages to read, just skip over them and start posting what is on your mind. just read what i post, everyone else likes to ignore them but i keep plugging away here..........




keisha, it is good to be back.

 

[macraven]

one year i told the school my mom died and lived in florida so we had to leave for 12 days.



then i got hired at that school the next year to teach...........









you know, if the schools didn't have that requirement of vacations count against the absentism count, i could have been more honest......

our district for high school only allows 3 days away from school that is unauthorized. that includes being sick also.

but, for funerals, they don't count against the students record.

if a student misses so many days, they can be held back or fail the class. teacher discretion.
and in the grade and middle schools, if a student is out 10 days, the parent gets mailed an official school note to let you know the dates. then once they miss a total of 15 days in the school year, the school contacts the police department and does a truancy charge. yep, even if your kid is in the hospital due to surgery......

i got one of those letters when the kid missed days.

 

[bubba's mom]

i think the school policies are getting out of hand...if you have a good student and good kid and you feel he/she is OK to miss some school for a break (don't they get a ton of homework anymore), so be it. to miss "x" many days due to illnesses, surgery, funerals, etc...is ridiculous. People HAVE these things happen in their lives.....LIFE doesn't REVOLVE around school....like school principals would like us to think it does! whole thing peeves me.....

on a happier note...went to Cheeseburger in Paradise for dinner tonite.....very similar to Margaritaville...but not the same. Hired guitarist for girlfriends' birthday dinner....he 'sang' Margaritaville......NOBODY but me "chanted" during the "salt" part..... what a bunch of clueless weenies..... made me long for June.....

 

[yankeepenny]

alright be honest here-
since we do not talk about mugs or pool hopping or multiple adr's we are the sane threaders.


HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ORDERED AND ARE WAITING FOR THE FED EX DRIVER TO SHOW UP WITH YOUR HARRY POTTER BOOK.?????

I will it admit it. One year(think it was book 4 ) i raced outa the house that saturday morning looking ever the fright and raced up to the truck where he just pulled up telling him how much i loved him. He handed the book over and left very quickly....
what I say? what I say?

yeah, I am eagerly anticipating the next book. Harry will live,
good always triumphs over evil. But I must admit I am still upset about the book 6 character death. if you have not read it yet, I wont spoil it for you)

 

[yankeepenny]

noticed the clock is still off. is there anything we can do???