Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 And although we have done some school in the past few weeks, I'm not sure I'm ready to jump into our full schedule. I think I'm just feeling a little lazy this morning. :) When do the schools begin in your area? When are you beginning your new year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Private schools begin next week, and public schools begin the week after. We took off for June, but started back up part-time in July (math, Latin). We're adding one subject per week in August and should be back up and running in full soon. Summer is so hot here, that we'd rather school inside and then take some days off (or school outside) during our brief, tolerable fall season. At that point we're doing lots of our reading and history at the park or in the yard and we can afford to take a few days delay in math and Latin :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 One district starts today, they are switching to a modified year round schedule. The other 3 main districts around us start in 3 weeks. We are starting today....as soon as my DC wake up!! They had an overnight with Mema and Papa and then we all went swimming for 3 hours. It has been a quiet morning so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 We are slowly starting back today. We have done math/reading all summer but are adding in history, science, etc as the month goes on. Schools start here after labor day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Summer is so hot here, that we'd rather school inside and then take some days off (or school outside) during our brief, tolerable fall season. :iagree:This is why we are starting! My kids are going nuts and watching too much TV because it is just too hot to be outside for long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Schools here start on August 18th. Our homeschool group is planning a not-back-to-school pool party that day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Middle TN here too. We started back in June because it was already so hot. Now that schools here are going back we're taking a 2 week break! My kids love going bowling, to the arcade and to the pool while everyone else is in school.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarleneW Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Our county started today- We are actually doing the virtual school this year, so we start the 15th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Sept something. After Labour day. We'll get into our full schedule then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Public school starts the 25th. We will start the 29th. I can't see the advantage of starting school on a Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Registration here isn't until Aug. 11, so it must start sometime after that. :) Usually the last week of Aug., I think. I'm going to start us back around the 15th, because co-op starts the last week of Aug and I want us to have our school routine underway before that starts up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Beachy Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Our local schools start back on the 10th. We have been doing a little all summer. I was hoping to start back full swing today, but I'm not ready. I had originally planned on next week and decided to move it up. Of course, stuff happened and I got behind -- before the year even started. Ugh!! :) Beachy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The local school district started on the 23rd. The charter school starts on the 22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 School here starts next Monday, the 8th. I think that is way too early but it seems like homeschool classes follow closely to that schedule. I am in a mad rush to get us in gear for next week. As it is, I think we will do modified scheduled for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpidarkomama Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Schools here start in two weeks. We just keep on going, after taking July off for camp at our synagogue. We're doing two weeks of Hebrew reading boot camp, then we're taking a not-back-to-school vacation, then we'll be back at it after that! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 August 29th. This week, we will finish cleaning. Next week, we will start school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Most of the schools around here are starting this week. We're starting on August 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 There is no A/C in most of the classrooms - the students would be baked alive if they went back now. This is the case in our area, too. Most schools now start the last week of August, though when I was a kid here it was always the Tuesday after Labor Day. That's when we start up too. I admit I'm a little shocked that some are going back to school this week! When did vacation start for those schools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Here they start back on August 29th. We will be starting back on September 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Schools start next Monday here, but we're going to officially start a week later (although we've been doing some school all summer long). My parents are going to be in town, so I figure it's a good chance for DD to go with her grandparents to the zoo, children's museum, botanic gardens (if it's not too hot), Incredible Pizza, and all the other fun stuff that has been WAY too crowded over the summer. Besides, I'm hoping that we'll be able to move into our new school room over that break. We're about done painting upstairs, so can move the office stuff back in, and get the third downstairs bedroom free for school storage-even though I suspect we'll still mostly be "couch-schooling" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 You must not live far from me, because our county schools started today! We'll start next week. I'm ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I think our local schools start the end of the 3rd week or the 4th week of Aug. We started today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Also middle TN -- the public elementary school down the street has a sign saying that the first day of school is August 11. We started today, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Some GA counties started today. There is already one horrible incident. A schoolbus with kids on it caught on fire. Everyone was safely evacuated, but that's not a stellar start to the school year! We school year round so we don't have a start date. However, I am not having a good time with ds15. I was just telling DH that we should just drop school and move to a desert island with wifi and personal grocery delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyndria Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Public school starts Aug. 22 here, which is a little later than normal. I had planned to start Aug. 8 or 15, but now I don't know, might have family in town then. I didn't want to start this week, I'm not ready. Might end up starting the 22nd as well. Edited August 1, 2011 by Ellyndria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dreaming Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Our school district starts August 10 but we started 2 weeks ago. I plan on taking off the week after local schools start to hang out at the pool with dd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Public school doesn't start until after Labor Day. Edited August 1, 2011 by unsinkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Our local school district starts after labor day. Wow, I'm surprised some districts are starting in Aug. I thought that with budget cuts nationwide the school years were being shortened. Did these districts break for summer in May? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dreaming Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Our local school district starts after labor day. Wow, I'm surprised some districts are starting in Aug. I thought that with budget cuts nationwide the school years were being shortened. Did these districts break for summer in May? Our districts last day was May 20 and they resume August 10. The district has only shortened the school year by 2 days for the last two years(178 days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 School starts here next Monday, but ds4's friend started Kindergarten today as part of a ''Jump start" program to get the kids used to going. I know we're not "official" until we turn in the paperwork for kindergarten, but this makes it seem so much more real! Next Monday will be our first day not taking him to school. :willy_nilly::svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Our county started today. DH is a teacher, so he actually went back last week for planning...we usually start when he does, but the kids had camp 3 days last week and again this week, so we're getting a bit of a late start. We did a couple of short days last week, and just did our first full day today. Next week we'll be full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Our schools start Aug 10 so that's when we'll start too. Dd goes to public high school, so it's easier to just follow her schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Have no idea when school starts around here....assuming sometime in mid-August. Never much mattered to me :). We started today.....aaaah, back to routine....love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robyn Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 School starts here Sept. 1 We will start the day after Labor Day. Dh has Labor Day off from work and I cannot school when he is home. I don't want to have a two day week followed by a long weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Schools start next week here and we're starting, too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Marie Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 They start after Labor day here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBre Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Schools here start on August 18th. Our homeschool group is planning a not-back-to-school pool party that day! :hurray: Love it! Our district starts back the day after Labor Day. That's how it's traditionally been here. They shortened our summer last year by 2 full weeks, extending the end of the year and starting early, and parents complained so much they've reverted to the old schedule. We let out mid-June. We're afterschoolers and that's when we'll officially start, too. Although we've already started math lessons 2-3 times per week in order to finish by the end of the year. Edited August 1, 2011 by BabyBre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 They start this Friday, August 5th. They always start with a 1/2 day on a Friday, the following Monday off, and the first full day on Tuesday. Very weird to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Middle TN here too. We started back in June because it was already so hot. Now that schools here are going back we're taking a 2 week break! My kids love going bowling, to the arcade and to the pool while everyone else is in school.:tongue_smilie: The pools here are closed during M-F once school starts. Only open on the weekends until Labor Day. But Nashville Shores is having Homeschool Days next week!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea1 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 :iagree:This is why we are starting! My kids are going nuts and watching too much TV because it is just too hot to be outside for long! Isn't it crazy? Today we were driving back home from the city and our van was showing the temperature at 111 degrees. The weather report is for 113 on Wednesday. It may possibly be the hottest week on record for this area.:tongue_smilie: I digress. Public schools here start on the 19th of this month and we will start right around there also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 School starts Aug. 31 here. But teachers (DH) return Aug. 29, so that's when we will start. We are following the school calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoshannon Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The school around here start sometime the last week of August. We started today cause we have some fall trips planned. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 PS starts 8/15. Then all the pools, reservoirs, bowling alleys, etc shut up. We might as well start because all the fun stuff shuts up:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 We don't start until the last week of August. Our ALE sets our calendar. However, we're starting tomorrow on some things we need to get caught up on: math for DD, reading comprehension for DS, and foreign language for both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodhaven Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 September 6. We start late here, but I have started hsing today. :D It's been a bit rough, but not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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