Dmmetler Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Apparently, DD says it's time to get ready for the next school year! Or, at least, start decorating the room :). Some pics here. http://makingmusicwithkids.blogspot.com/2012/05/mount-parnassus-academy-hops-into-3rd.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 We take off from the first of June to the first of September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We're taking off about 2 months -from now until August give or take a week. I love it that your dd wants to decorate the schoolroom with frogs! Cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 From Memorial Day weekend until Independence Day. This year we had very little work left by the middle of May. But DS is already asking for more work.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafi39 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 From now until first week in august. There little brains have evidently been fried so we called it quits last week. I told them it's library every week and math 2-3 days and they were fine with that. They'll be begging to start back before august, but for now they are happily enjoying a break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlueberry Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Cute frogs! I prefer to take off ~4-6 weeks but since we're moving out of state it'll probably be more than that this year. We will still do handwriting and spelling through the summer though as those are areas that are troublesome for ds. Edited May 30, 2012 by NCBlueberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I think that is absolutely adorable. I love that she has the theme, is all set to go with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We finished up last week and will start back sometime early in July, so about six weeks or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We just finished on Friday and will start up again mid-August. And we slowly ramp up to a full schedule--won't be going full speed until after Labor Day. We used to do some school over the summer, but the last couple of years we've just enjoyed the time off. We all do reading, the girls still practice piano, we may even do some art or typing this summer, but for the most part we savor the downtime. Gotta enjoy the sun while we have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 About 2 weeks in August. But, we take off Thanksgiving until New Year's. So, I don't feel bad for my kiddos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We usually have 6-7 weeks off. Mid July until late August or the first week in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We usually take off the same as the public school kids (end of May until mid-August) because I have extra day care kids here in the summer. This year, however, we completed everything about 2 weeks early. :D He still reads everyday, we have devotional, he works on his verses for church, plays math games, etc., just no offical "school". So far, we've enjoyed having time for fun stuff and the great weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 About 2 weeks in August. But, we take off Thanksgiving until New Year's. So, I don't feel bad for my kiddos! We don't take off at all. We take a vacation in September, and a couple weeks at Christmas/New Year. Otherwise, we take a week here and there, but that's it. I hope people aren't feeling bad for my kids... Their education isn't a punishment. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 About 9 weeks. It would be longer, but my kids like to ramp into a year and out of it. We also take a pretty long Christmas break, as well. For my children, I have found that they need the time for everything they've learned to percolate. I jam a year's worth of material into 160 days. So when it is school time, our daily schedule is a bit aggressive for the ages of my children, but they like it. :confused: I don't feel like my schedule is right for anyone but the 3 of us. (4 if you count our substitute teacher ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We'll finish this week and start back the first week in August. We also take a week break every six weeks during school, so our summers are a tad shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We finished 2 weeks ago. We'll take off until sometime in mid-July. The last 2 years, I've had to wait until VBS was over, take another week and then start. (I direct our program and need the week off for mental health.) But this year, there is no VBS so I need to count weeks to figure out when we'll start. But it will be in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 One week - that is all my SN daughter can handle without loosing ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I need from Memorial Day to Labor Day, so that's what we take.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We finished the last week of April and will start back July 9. I haven't counted, but it's about 9 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Summer is a hodge podge here. We are taking this week off and then starting back up lightlynext week. Various children will also get breaks for camps as they come up. We will likely spend more time in the mornings playing outside ir going to the zoo before it gets crazy hot and watch more movies in the evening, but mostly we just keep on keeping on like always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We normally only do 6 weeks, but the year we're doing 8. He really wanted to do some of the field trips that were in weeks 7 and 8 of the summer camp he'll be attending (he didn't know which weeks they were) so I decided we'd just do a longer break. That will still give us 8 weeks of breaks somewhere else in the year. We're taking an Italian/Greek cruise in Oct, but that won't all be considered a break since we're studying the ancients and he'll be visiting a lot of places we will read about. Oh, the horrors of homeschooling! Oh, the awful field trips we must take! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 We take 6 weeks off. Got 2 weeks of VBS to fit in there, 2 weeks of swimming lessons and ds1 is going to summer church camp for the first time this year. He'll be gone a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraciWA Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 June thru August. But the kids are doing math thru the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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