Alicia64 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My boys are always pushing for snow days off. Our former state didn't have snow so this is really cool for us. I'm always tempted to say, "Yes! Have a great day!" What do you guys do? Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I live in Southeast TX so if it snows we stop school lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Where we live, yes. We get snow maybe once a year for a day or two. Some years we have a bit more, some years we don't really get any at all. So I let them enjoy it while they can. I like having the day off the watch the snow and drink hot cocoa. If we moved to a place where there was a lot more snow it would be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yes, we do. It happens about once a year for a day. On the rare occasions it has been more than one day, the first day is off and the rest of the days are afternoon only so he can play with the neighborhood kids in the morning. Usually everyone is bored/tired by afternoon, or the snow is melting, so it works out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yes. I'm not mean enough (or tough enough) to make them "do school" while all the neighbors are out playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We kind of do. We'll do the basics (math and grammar) and take off the rest of the day. We DO take off "Teacher woke up on the wrong side of the bed days" which generally evens out with the local district's weather days. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian summer Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Not necessarily, but if there's something special about it and the kids are excited, I might. Or I might do a light day of school work and let them go and play in it early. Whether or not the ps schools are cancelled usually isn't on our radar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We used to when the kids were younger and wanted to play - we lived in a place that got a good snow once every two years or so, so it was a novelty. Now they don't care as much, but I find it difficult to get out of the "snow day" mode so we have a light day but not a complete day off. We take breaks to shovel the sidewalk and driveway, too. I don't regret letting my kids have snow days when they were younger, or taking a lighter day now. In the big picture of life those days here and there have no large impact but the kids remember the fun of going out to play in the snow. I suppose if we lived in a place where there is snow all winter it wouldn't be a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yes! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Dd normally gets snow days off, primarily so she can go sledding with her cousins who live a few blocks away (our backyard has a lovely long slope down to a creek, perfect for sledding). She didn't get today off because (1) we took yesterday off for an IKEA run to update her bedroom, (2) the windchill made it too cold to be outside to play, and (3) there was no way the boys could safely get here. Tomorrow I think she'll do a light day (one math, one science, English, history) before sledding in the afternoon, assuming the windchill is above 10 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We don't. But we do take "hey, what a beautiful day!" off. The kids moan, but those days are pretty productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Not usually, but they still get time to go outside to play in the snow. We just call it P.E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 If we were ever lucky enough to get snow, We sure would take the day off to play in it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Depends on how much snow we have. If it's been a dry year, we'll take the whole day off. Otherwise, if we've had a good snowfall, I let them play in the snow, build snowmen or whatever, come in for hot chocolate, then do an abbreviated school day. Then there are the times we just cuddle around the fire with hot chocolate, a good book, and call it a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Nope. But we have plenty of snow all winter long, so it's not like playing in the snow is a special treat. And the neighbor kids aren't out playing either. We do take beach days as soon as it is warm enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiMomNP Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yes! We used to take snow days (when we lived in places that received snow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We don't get snow here in the southeast that much but if we do, the kids can go out and get snow to make snow ice cream and then have school. We may have a short day but we will still have school. We had real snow about 3 yrs ago but got some snow flurries today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Snow days, perfect weather beach days, jumping in puddle days, thunderstorm dancing days... Life is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Only if DH also gets the day off. When that happens (which is rare, but a huge percentage of his company commutes long distances), then schoolwork is impossible. We call it a Daddy Day. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Goodness, no! We have snow 6 months out of the year. We would never get school work done. :laugh: Actually, we do take 'fun' breaks throughout the year but they aren't always 'snow days'. They happen throughout the year for various reasons. Today was dd's 16th birthday. We had a skating lesson and the rest of the day was a day off. We do that sort of thing periodically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 No way! We have plenty of cold, snowy days. We save our days off for beautiful, sunny spring days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I did when they were younger. I might let them off a little tomorrow if the neighbor kids want to play in the snow for a while. Bur, not now that they are older with serious extracurriculars and more difficult school work. We also used to take off for really nice days too. I am more likely to do that now than take off for snow. They don't expect it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My older son doesn't play in the snow any more, but my younger boy does. If we have a spectacular snow then I will always let him go out before lessons. And I can usually find a way to finish up early on snow days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Once we have enough snow for the kids to build and play with, I let them have half a day after they have done the basics of their schoolwork. The rest of the year, they only get breaks that we have already planned in. Snow days are pointless around here really, if we did that we wouldn't do school for half the year. I've never known my dh not to go to work no matter how nasty the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel TX Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We'd rather take off for beautiful days in the spring. Snow playtime doesn't last very long—they get cold and want to come inside. We can play in the snow and do a few hours of school too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 HeeHee! Both of my children had to go to college before they had a snow day! I used to tell them that if they found snow in the house between their bedroom and the schoolroom (that wasn't put there by them!!), then there would be a snow day. Fortunately, there never was. Lest anyone thing I was a total meanie - we get a LOT of snow here, and they always had long breaks to be outside enjoying the snow. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 They can have time off if they actually go out and play in it. Usually, it turns to rain within a couple of hours here so I've learned to let them go out right away. Now that they are older, my daughter often opts to stay inside and do school ; ). They have a good view of the snow from the schoolroom so don't feel too sorry for them. But if the snow lasts longer than 2 - 3 days (very rare, once every five years), I would let them off until they were tired of playing in the snow. After about the third day, they are usually less enthusiastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We purposefully work ahead so the kids could declare their own days off. They earned about one day a month of the school year and sometimes stored them up to use several in a row. They had control over when to use them so sometimes it was for a snowy day, random sunny day in early spring, or a video game release day ;0) LOL My kids could choose to follow the public school calendar and have off the same scheduled snow make up days and various other school holidays or we would plan to skip those and add time to both Christmas and Spring break, which is what they usually chose. We would take 3 weeks at Christmas and 2 weeks at spring break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We rarely get snow, so yes, we take the day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Not for blizzards. For beautiful sledding days...Sometimes. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 If it snows here, heck yes! DH would be home and they'd be out playing in it. Winter weather is rare and shuts down the city. I let them run around in the flurries at 11pm a few weeks ago because they were supposed to last all of 10 minutes and not stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 If there is actually real snow that can be played in, then yes......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes, but only because DH and (public school) Dd are home. Apparently DS and I lack the work ethic to study when those around us are at leisure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom23Boys Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We live in South Louisiana. If it snows here, there is no way anything productive will get done. Every flurries are rare. We wake our kids up for snow flurries. So, we definitely cancel school for snow. Our last snow day was in 2010. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Not the whole day. Half an hour or an hour in the snow before school is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austen Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 It depends. It's rare that we get a lot of snow here in Oregon, so mostly it's just a dusting in the morning. So I try to give them the morning to go out and play and sometimes we do schoolwork in the afternoons. I rarely follow the school schedule because I like to take off when we want to, not necessarily when they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 No. However, I will shift the time of our school day to allow dd to go out to play for a while before school in the fresh snow or to take advantage of a short lived one. But once she has come back in, shed her snow gear, had a bit of a rest and a warming snack, then it's back to the salt mines!!! By doing this, we often get finished with our school year one to two weeks before the public schoolers get out for the year. We joke and call those balmy days in late May our "snow days". :coolgleamA: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 if snow isn't something they see very often, snow days are off. if snow is a common occurance - they can wait until afternoon. here - my boys would love to get snow. . . . after 1dd returned from four years of college in upstate NY, and it snowed . . she ran outside yelling it wasn't supposed to snow here. (guess she got her fill of snow. .. . ) we've had exactly part of one morning this entire winter. maybe 2 inches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nope, but I do let them play for a bit. It is usually melted fairly quickly anyways so we can get back to work. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASDAQ Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I give days off if you're too sick to move or I gave birth that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 My boys are always pushing for snow days off. Our former state didn't have snow so this is really cool for us. I'm always tempted to say, "Yes! Have a great day!" What do you guys do? Alley No, but if it ever did snow hare we would have the day off. we do have heat days off. if the thermometer reaches 40 oC we stop school for the day. we do not have airconditioning. it only gets to 40 oC for a handful of days in the year. My brain shuts down at about 39 oC and I am sure the kids do too. we school year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I always did. We don't always get amounts that are good for sledding, so when we do we've got yo get out in it. Physical activity outside is always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 The first day of snow, or when their friends have the day off and are playing - absolutely. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I live in Southeast TX so if it snows we stop school lol Snow day! We got 2 inches last night! I think that's the most snow I've ever seen at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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