Stayseeliz Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We usually go visit my parents and sister's family while they are out of school for spring break (my mom and sister are PS teachers). But this year my mom wasn't going to be in town and I didn't want to stay at their empty house so we're just staying put and plowing through school. We have about 7 weeks to go and I just want to be DONE. We will continue some LA and math this summer but I'm ready to put a "FINISHED" stamp on this school year. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Ahhh... I have to. 2 moves and a baby this year puts us a little behind schedule. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We skipped, dd is graduating and wants to be finished. But we both could have used the break. Try to at least take a day or two and do something fun to recharge for the rest of your year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Well, you could say I'm skipping it, or you could say I'm taking it late. We will be out of town a lot, including a mission trip to Mexico, between mid-April and mid-May, so I'm not taking a "spring break" now like a lot of folks in my town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We skip it because we'd rather do things without a ton of other people around. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) We don't do a spring break, although we will be taking a week off from school in the second week of April because of Holy Week. We have about 24 hours of extra services at church that week, so we break from school -- but not from being involved in what we consider a real learning experience. I guess I equate spring break with vacation, and this will definitely not be a rest and relaxation time. The week after Holy Week is "Bright Week" in our church, which we'll probably also feel like taking off, too, so how it will probably work out is taking Wed-Friday of Holy Week off and then Mon/Tues of Bright Week. We'll see. Edited March 29, 2012 by milovaný Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DandelionMom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 No skipping here...makes it too hard to get back into lesson again. We are going to the park a lot though, so it makes the weeks more enjoyable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We skip it because we'd rather do things without a ton of other people around. :001_smile: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Ahhh... I have to. 2 moves and a baby this year puts us a little behind schedule. :( Only one move here, but it was enough to put us behind schedule. I feel kind of guilty about not taking a spring break -- the kids really want one, and Heaven knows I could use a week off! But I want to keep going -- we've got some good momentum (as another poster said, once you stop, it's tough to get going again). I'd like to NOT be doing school all the way till September, KWIM? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Yes, no break for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Sort of. We took an unscheduled break a few weeks ago because we all needed it. We go to the beach for a week every year in May. So I don't feel like we need a break now. I like the ability to do breaks when we need them rather than when it says to on the calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sctigermom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We don't do scheduled breaks. We break whenever family comes to visit, we visit family, someone is sick, or we are on vacation. My inlaws are coming for long weekend in April and we will be spending 9 days with them in May. Those will be our next breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom28kds Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We are going to keep doing school. By this time I'm year we are ready to be done. If we keep plowing through we'll be done May 18th. I don't want to put it off another week. We will probably take off Good Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBear Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We fell behind with MIL's illness and passing, so we're not taking a spring break since we're going away for a month long vacation end of May and I really want us to be done-done before that. We're still going to do things on vacation, but I don't want to have to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Wilhelm Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I hadn't planned on taking a spring break....but, at the last minute, declared this week mental health week and dropped all teaching. The kids didn't seem to mind. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We haven't called it spring break, but we have gone to Wisconsin in March/April to visit inlaws. This year we aren't going until June. So no, no break for us right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 we're skipping. we're taking a lot of time off in May. We normally school through the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Since we took off all of February for a move, no spring break for us. We are also trying to transition from year-round school to following the PS schedule by the end of May. Although it looks like I should have taken off. I've got one kid sick, I have the first dry week in months and have been trying to get my garden in, and I have another kid off spending the night with a friend. Looks like Saturday school for us this week..lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I am skipping it. We just have 4 weeks left. The light is at the end of the tunnel and I want to be done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We are skipping spring break this year. We will be done for the year at the end of April. We are looking forward to summer! We normally take May and June for our summer break, so this isn't too out of the realm of normal for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We take days off throughout the year so no Spring break for us. I am not a fan of taking a whole week off at a time. We are going to be done with most subjects by end of April and hopefully will finish English by end of May (broken wrist put us behind schedule). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We skipped it because we prefer to take our days off here and there for special events, not just because everyone else is off. We also prefer to vacation in the off season. So, we actually got a lot of school done that week, because most of our outside activities were cancelled for the week. I didn't tell my kids it was spring break though. ;) I was surprised that they didn't pick up on it, and I almost got away with it completely, until the next week we returned to cub scouts and the cubmaster asked the boys what they did for spring break. I cringed and my nine year old turned and looked daggers at me. :lol: We'll be taking off several weeks when our new baby is born and plan several vacations later in the year, so I'm not worried about it. Plus, we school through the summer so we can take lots of random days off during the spring and fall when the weather is nice. So we're good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We skipped, dd is graduating and wants to be finished. But we both could have used the break. Try to at least take a day or two and do something fun to recharge for the rest of your year! :iagree: While I understand the want to "push through" I'm thinking you may do yourselves no favors by not taking any break at all. Just take a couple of days and do something fun. It will help clear our minds a bit. (And it doesn't have to be a whole week! :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We're not skipping, but delaying. Usually we take the week before Easter off, but ds11 is having surgery on May 2nd, so we'll be taking time off then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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