Cinder Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Doing a dry run of their routes. School starts Monday. Where did summer go? I feel like it's only just started. :001_unsure: (I have one at B&M school so, yes, this does affect us.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat????????? Schools here don't start until August 25 at the earliest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Ahhh ... la la la la la I cannot hear you! School here doesn't start until after labor day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I saw them too! We are not in pubic school, but it is too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 After Labor Day here too. Of course school ended on June 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 After Labor Day here too. Of course school ended on June 25. Yeah, ds2 mentioned how some schools don't start until after Labor Day. And I reminded him that they don't get out until the middle of June at the earliest. He didn't seem bothered by that part because at least they're starting later than now. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Our school system starts tomorrow. We are celebrating by going to the water park! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only me Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Why is it earlier every year? When I went to school back in the Stone Age we started after Labor Day and ended early June. Ds goes to public hs and starts the 20th and gets out the end of May. They used to start something like the 25th or 27th before my kids were in high school but they still seem to get out around the same time as before. Are more school days required now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Wow, that seems so early to me. We have more than a month of summer here. We haven't even had our state fair. I can't imagine being in a classroom in August. Even when I was in college it seemed unfair, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Why is it earlier every year? When I went to school back in the Stone Age we started after Labor Day and ended early June. Ds goes to public hs and starts the 20th and gets out the end of May. They used to start something like the 25th or 27th before my kids were in high school but they still seem to get out around the same time as before. Are more school days required now? More days aren't required--still 180. (Actually with all the budget cuts the public schools might only hold classes for 175 days or so.) The two county systems around me will have more breaks. Our county has done this a few years now but the other county has been off and on. This year they're on. So they'll have about 6 weeks or so on then a week break: fall break (late Sep/early Oct), Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter break (mid-late Feb), spring break. Then school lets out before Memorial Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Wow. That seems really early. I'm off to check my local school district...It's August 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Schools start back Wednesday for PS here...but we are starting back Monday. Things to do, vacations to take in the fall, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Schools here start the Weds after Labor Day and get out mid June and have since I was a kindergartner nearly 30 years ago. If there were snow days, they get out a bit later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saw Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 My state school ds just finished school on the 18th of July! We go to the States next week for our summer holiday. It's so weird to be starting our vacation and being confronted with "back to school" everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Our school starts August 7th. They have built in inclement weather days. School is never extended beyond the scheduled day to get out, which is always around May 20 - 25th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Most of the schools in the nearest city to me already started school this week! The school corporation in my own town starts on Monday, the 4th of August. It just gets earlier every year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Ours were out yesterday, too. I think everyone starts Tuesday, but our year officially begins Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Our schools started yesterday, July 31st. But the last day is May 22nd and they get many breaks: fall break, thanksgiving break, Christmas/new years, winter break, and spring break. We start on Monday :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 They start this week and next here too. Ugh! We are going to the pool! Thankfully the lifeguards are local college kids so they are still working! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 They start this week and next here too. Ugh! We are going to the pool! Thankfully the lifeguards are local college kids so they are still working! Sigh. All of the public pools are now open only in the evenings and weekends. Even nearby amusement parks are only open on weekends throughout August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 We don't start until August 27th, which is actually early. We used to start after Labor Day but the past few years had so many snow days that they are starting earlier just in case. It's better to start a little earlier than have to lose vacation days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 It's better to start a little earlier than have to lose vacation days. Here the inclement weather days are built in to the breaks. So if they're needed then winter break usually gets cancelled and classes are held then. Every couple of years or so there is an uproar about school starting so early. But the breaks really are nice--that was how we scheduled our year when I homeschooled my sons--and there is a strong expectation in this area for Summer Break to start Memorial Day weekend and for the first semester to end before Christmas break. So that's just how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Schools here start August 19th, so just a little over two weeks. They got hammered badly this past winter, though, and didn't get out until mid-June. The graduating seniors in my school district even had to go on a couple of Saturdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 School starts Monday here. Cinder, aren't we in the same general area? We did have one school district start earlier this week, but I have to admit starting in July, even if it's the last day, is weird to me. Anyway, I really like this calendar. My theory is that by the time school gets out around the 20th of May, Spring has been spring for quite some time in the South, and everyone is restless and ready to be done. Then, no matter what date they get out, they're always ready to go back 2.5 months later, and that happens to be right around the first of August. I love the break in September (we'll be on a cruise then, thank-you-very-much), 3 full weeks off at Christmas, a bunch of other long weekends here and there. It works out well, I think. The only thing that irks me this year is that my county and the one directly next to mine don't have the same spring break this school year. That's annoying to me because I have a daughter in one and a step-daughter in another, so no Spring Break plans for us as a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If you look at the number of two-income families, it is a wonder that there is summer vacation at all. I see my neighbors struggle all summer with juggling the kids and I wonder why they don't encourage schools to go all year. I'm not saying I am in favor of it but it would make a lot of sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If you look at the number of two-income families, it is a wonder that there is summer vacation at all. I see my neighbors struggle all summer with juggling the kids and I wonder why they don't encourage schools to go all year. I'm not saying I am in favor of it but it would make a lot of sense. This is a good point, but it isn't really new (not that you implied that it is...just thinking out loud here). Generally speaking, summer camps and daycare facilities adjust their schedules to meet the needs of the local community. It works out. Even with year-round school, there are 2 or 3 week breaks at a time when parents have to figure out what to do with kids. It's not easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Almira, I am near-ish you--next county over in the other direction. We have the same spring break. :D And I agree about getting out in May. By then it's usually warm enough and everyone's just restless to be done. I remember years ago when my sister had to deal with different vacations for her dc. They had "fall" break (because there isn't really fall in HI) on different weeks for one son's high school and the other son's elementary school. The thing is, though, that both schools are in the same school district! That was a long time ago and their first foray into year-round schooling. Not sure how things are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If you look at the number of two-income families, it is a wonder that there is summer vacation at all. I see my neighbors struggle all summer with juggling the kids and I wonder why they don't encourage schools to go all year. I'm not saying I am in favor of it but it would make a lot of sense. Oh I know. I am watching my sister and my brother and most of my friends play that game. In my little town people are paying 300$ a week for a 9-3 day camp plus extra for the 3-5:30 'after school' hours. Then in the middle of August all the camps, pools etc close down because the college students go back to school, but the k-12 schools here don't open until after Labor Day. Even the day care centers for toddlers and infants close for those 2.5 weeks. Most working families I know don't have their kids in school year activities like dance or choir etc because they have to save their money for summer 'camp' (daycare). I can always tell when it is mid August without looking at the calendar. That is when all the grandmas show up in town to take care of the kids. Once those camps close parents have to find a way to take care of the kids. My mom will be here to watch my sister's kids for three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I grew up in the Midwest, where we always started after Labor Day. Now that I"m in the South, it's always in August---which is weird. Some kids start next Monday, but most districts start on the 18th. Today and tomorrow are tax-free days I think at the stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If you look at the number of two-income families, it is a wonder that there is summer vacation at all. I see my neighbors struggle all summer with juggling the kids and I wonder why they don't encourage schools to go all year. I'm not saying I am in favor of it but it would make a lot of sense. Public schools are the worst baby sitters around though. It seems like every third Friday is off and then most Wednesdays are half days and then there's teacher in service days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Public schools are the worst baby sitters around though. It seems like every third Friday is off and then most Wednesdays are half days and then there's teacher in service days. But when they are there, you don't have to pay for a babysitter. And around here the schools offer 'after school care' that extends for those half days and even snow days. So weird, the school is closed but you can bring your kid to the school for snow day camp. The issue is the buses when it comes to snow days. Parents who don't need after school care can still buy a slot for snow day and conference day care etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Here, year-round elementary schools started 3 weeks ago, but traditional calendar schools start 8/25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 We get three weeks at Christmas this year? Wow! School starts Monday here. Cinder, aren't we in the same general area? We did have one school district start earlier this week, but I have to admit starting in July, even if it's the last day, is weird to me. Anyway, I really like this calendar. My theory is that by the time school gets out around the 20th of May, Spring has been spring for quite some time in the South, and everyone is restless and ready to be done. Then, no matter what date they get out, they're always ready to go back 2.5 months later, and that happens to be right around the first of August. I love the break in September (we'll be on a cruise then, thank-you-very-much), 3 full weeks off at Christmas, a bunch of other long weekends here and there. It works out well, I think. The only thing that irks me this year is that my county and the one directly next to mine don't have the same spring break this school year. That's annoying to me because I have a daughter in one and a step-daughter in another, so no Spring Break plans for us as a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 August IS summer to me so this whole thread is weird. Ours starts Sept 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 We get three weeks at Christmas this year? Wow! Sadly, no. I was wrong. I just went to look again so I could give you dates and I realized it's the normal 2 weeks +1 day. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Sadly, no. I was wrong. I just went to look again so I could give you dates and I realized it's the normal 2 weeks +1 day. Bummer. Man, I was so excited for a minute there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Man, I was so excited for a minute there. Me, too. Hrrmph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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