When are you starting Christmas break?

[athena1277]

I haven't decided if this Friday (17th) will be our last day, or if we will go til the 21st. I know we won't have school past then, because with 2 birthdays and Christmas at the end of the week, we will be busy.

 

So when is your last day of school before Christmas?

[Margo out of lurking]

I'm thinking it started pretty much the week of Thanksgiving. We typically do our heaviest school Sept.-Thanksgiving, and it's downhill from there. :001_unsure: One of these years, I need to fix that.

 

Otoh, if I wait five more years, it really won't matter anymore, right?

[littlebug42]

We are going to stop most stuff on Wednesday but I am planning on continuing with some read alouds/reading of Christmas stuff until the Wednesday or Thursday prior to Christmas but then we will be off completely until after the New Year. My dh is on vacation for the week between Christmas and New Years and we do have a few field trip type things scheduled for that week - weather permitting.

[Heather in OK]

Our last day was Thursday. We will start up again on 1/10. :)

 

We spend the week before Christmas making candy and gifts. Then the week after Christmas out of state. And then some time for me to recover after the craziness of it all. lol

[TN Mama]

We were going to do school up to and including the 22nd, but dh will be home on the 17th and I'm thinking school with Daddy home will be pointless. Sooo... 17th will be our last day until the 3rd.

[Samiam]

We will go up until the 22nd. MIL flies in on the 23rd.

 

We'll be back the first Monday after New Years.

 

We moved mid-November and have yet to get our groove back...been working pretty much half-schedule anyway since then.

 

Our first winter (first snow ever for my DS's today!!!!), so I am anticipating not alot of leaving the house for most of Jan and Feb, so being able to really buckle down those months.

[Parrothead]

The 16th will be our last day of the calendar year. We will start again the Monday after New Year's Day.

[mcconnellboys]

The 17th is our last day....

[JudoMom]

We officially start our break on 12-20. We'll take 2 weeks off (we'll bake the first week, and dh has off the 2nd week).

 

However, after looking at my calendar for this week, break might as well begin tomorrow. Oh, well. I'm hoping to at least get math and history in.

[LazyDazy]

Wow, those nice long breaks sound great! We are taking the 23rd and 24th off and then the 30th and 31st off. I am scared to take too much time off now just in case things go south later. Plus we don't have family nearby and we aren't traveling "home" this year.

[Daisy]

We will finish up this Friday (17th). Local schools are out that day. We'll be leaving to see family shortly after that.

[Karen in CO]

We'll break after this Friday - Dec. 17th. School will be out and my family will be heading here for Christmas break. 17 people in a 2 1/2 bathroom house! :)

 

My oldest is home from college so our week will be different - he gets to be the teacher for the week.

[justamouse]

We started last Friday! Woot! I'm "singing and swinging and getting merry like Christmas." (Maya Angelou)

[MaMa2005]

Last official day is Friday the 17th, but DS has already started on this week's work so we will be done by Wednesday. Then back to work on January 3, 2011.

[momofkhm]

Two complete weeks off for Christmas. We'll start back on Jan 3.

[runamuk]

We will finish up on Friday (17th) and take the next week off. We'll be baking cookies, wrapping gifts, and celebrating Elle's birthday (23rd). We'll start up again on the 27th. We want to be finished in early May - our oldest will be graduating from Boot Camp and my husband will be graduating college and we want to be able to travel, visit and celebrate without worrying about school.

[Kari C in SC]

You mean we were supposed to do school in December? Oops!

[susankenny]

We'll only take the week off between Christmas & New Year's.

 

Susan

[Kari C in SC]

I'm thinking it started pretty much the week of Thanksgiving. We typically do our heaviest school Sept.-Thanksgiving, and it's downhill from there. :001_unsure: One of these years, I need to fix that.

 

Otoh, if I wait five more years, it really won't matter anymore, right?

 

This would be us too. Well... we usually do a really good in January to early February too. Some how it all works out.

[dcjlkplus3]

the 17th... but I've already told them if we don't get everything done this week, we'll be finishing up on the 1st monday of vacation (the 20th).

[simka2]

I'm not really planning much of a break. We had ours during the move :glare:

[patchfire]

We'll do our last full day on 12/21, but have a 'half-day' on 12/22, mainly to get to a good stopping point in math for dd, and to give her an extra day on her writing assignment. We'll start back on 1/3.

[Mosaicmind]

Our last day was the 3rd. We always take most of the month of December off, although we do "school" stuff here and there; you know the things they don't know are school things. This week we did lots of reading, volunteered for an organization that partners with churches to provide Christmas for underpriviledged children, did some baking, and played games.

[LuvToRead]

Our last day is this Friday, the 17th. Off for 2 weeks. I always look forward to the break, but after a week, I'm usually ready to get back into the school routine.

[calledtobehome]

Our last day is Dec 17th and we are going to see the Nutcracker. Looking forward for our 2 wk break. We are planning to do some baking, watch some family movies, continue to read Christmas books and just enjoy our time together. By the way Last year this time I needed to break earlier because I was just so tired and I end up taking a 3wk break. It all worked out.

[Hockey Mom]

We'll stop 12/23, then back to school the following Monday. I prefer to take our breaks when the public schools are in session. Though we'll probably do some half-days (reading, math) with some fun stuff thrown in.

[delaney]

Stopping schoolwork really on the 21st but will be doing a fun lapbook and reading aloud during the break. Back to work when the buses roll on the 3rd!

[AngieW in Texas]

Our last day will be this Friday, the 17th.

[sarawatsonim]

We are starting tomorrow because I am expecting the baby and day. When we start back is questionable but I plan to school year round for now so we will make up the time.

[KrissiK]

I would like to start now. We've had a really busy weekend and I have so much stuff to do this week. I'm thinking of just doing math & LA and calling it good for the week.

[Tap]

We aren't homeschooling this year, but we always took 3 weeks at Christmas and 2 at spring break. DD12 is lamenting the fact that she only gets 2 weeks off in traditional school.

[Garga]

Schooling through Dec 23rd, and then we'll start up again the following Monday.

 

DH works at a college and has off those weeks and needs to prepare for a class he'll be teaching in January. Doing homeschool gives him time to work on his stuff and us time to catch up a little. Due to the bedbugs earlier this year, we lost about 2 weeks of school. (Had to do a huge amount of prep and then put the house back together after Ninja Bug Guy did his stuff.)

Edited December 13, 2010 by Garga

[OnTheBrink]

We already started. We have so much going on, it's almost impossible to get any school work done until after the new year. We may not finish until July, but I need this time to NOT be more stressful.

[FO4UR]

idk - We aren't doing anything for Christmas...just a small celebration with the 5 of us. I'm thinking of not really taking a break and saving the time off for when I really need it. We took off a week at Thanksgiving b/c I *needed* it. I'm really in the mood to focus on school at this point...

[mom4him]

Friday was our last day. The kids did double math last week so we could get the full 3 wks off. I wanted to do a dance in the middle of the street.:lol:

 

We start again on the 4th of Jan. and I will be ready to get back into it by then.

[Ali in OR]

I originally scheduled through the end of this week, but this week is pretty light. We're far enough along in many subjects to take off this week. We're going to finish the first semester math books this week and get to a good stopping point in history--that will be our main emphasis this week. We might finish by Wednesday. We'll start up again after New Year's. I really could have used last week off--I'm far busier in early December than closer to Christmas (have to mail packages early, etc.).

[ecj98]

DH is a teacher, so we just follow his schedule. Our last day is Friday 12/17, and we start back on 1/3.

[Paula in PA]

We'll finish up on the 17th, then probably start back up January 3rd. We might just take another week off and start back on the 10th when my classes start back up.

[Cindyz]

We will take off the 24th and 25 and that's about it. We also do lessons on weekends and during the summer. Whenever we don't do lessons, my guy complains. I'm sure that will change soon enough. :D :D

[Halcyon]

Starting on the 22nd until the 27th while our relatives are here from out of town. We have short breaks for one reason only: without at least morning school to ground them, BOTH of my kids' behavior goes downhill, and that makes my life more difficult LOL. We do tend to lighten up a bit this time of year, but they'll still be doing school.

[MamaT]

Our last day will be 12/17 and we will start back up 1/3. We normally take 3 weeks, but due to starting later than normal (had to get my oldest married in August!) we will only take 2 this year.

[Mommee & Baba]

I had it planned out where we were going to have break from Dec. 20th-Jan 3rd. But after talking to dh and knowing how terrible the kids do with school breaks that long...we changed the plans for break. They will have Christmas break from Dec. 23rd and we'll return to normal things Dec. 27th. Then we'll have Dec. 31st off. But back to things Jan. 3rd.

[iquilt]

The 16th, no matter what's been accomplished. We need a real break! Next week until dh is off we will watch Christmas movies and make crafts and finish wrapping presents!

[AnitaMcC]

I haven't decided if this Friday (17th) will be our last day, or if we will go til the 21st. I know we won't have school past then, because with 2 birthdays and Christmas at the end of the week, we will be busy.

 

So when is your last day of school before Christmas?

 

 

Youngest two have break from Dec 18 through I think Jan 4th. They attend ps.

 

Oldest two who are homeschooling... Dd will likely get a break for a week and very light load the other week. Ds will need to work hard all the way through since he is very far behind in his school work.

[Pretty in Pink]

We will school through Dec. 22nd, and resume on Dec. 28th (we are on a light schedule through the end of the year, however, which means we are just covering the '3 Rs' each day).

[Tree House Academy]

We are finished on the 16th, then ds11 goes to his dad's for Christmas and dh is off that week. We will start back to school on the 27th. we are in our groove with school and I don't want to get out of the routine for too long. Besides, I'd rather take my breaks when the sun is shining and the weather is warm and pretty than when there is a foot of snow on the ground (like tonight!)

[m0mmaBuck]

We'll go through Friday the 17th with our regular schedule and then lighten up through the 22nd.