Length of Christmas Break

The schools here this year have a *very* short break. DD and
DS were in school all day on Friday the 23rd (!!) and they
return on Wednesday the 3rd.

I think this is just the right size (we don't travel for
the holidays). Next year they go back to 2+ full weeks.

I'm just curious what others have for breaks.

Happy new Year!


Scott, DD 12 and DS 9.9

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Scott wrote:

The schools here this year have a *very* short break. DD and
DS were in school all day on Friday the 23rd (!!) and they
return on Wednesday the 3rd.

I think this is just the right size (we don't travel for
the holidays). Next year they go back to 2+ full weeks.

I'm just curious what others have for breaks.

Happy new Year!


Scott, DD 12 and DS 9.9


Well, the college my kids have been in have over a month break. I think
their last finals were around the 18th, and they don't go back until
close to the first of February. (There is a three and a half week
"intersession", where they could take an intensive course -- 3 credits
in 3-1/2 weeks -- but none of mine are doing that.)

But the college my son is transferring to in Iowa got out around the
20th, and starts up again on the 9th.

I always thought 2 weeks was just about right for the winter break when
my kids were in school, but liked it best when very little of it was
BEFORE Christmas: partly because the time when they were in school was
important shopping and holiday prep time for me, partly because they'd
get cranky waiting for Christmas, whereas AFTER Christmas they'd have
their new toys and, in general, things were more relaxed.

On the other hand, I absolutely HATED the February break! I'd rather
they got out sooner.

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"Scott" wrote in message
...

The schools here this year have a *very* short break. DD and
DS were in school all day on Friday the 23rd (!!) and they
return on Wednesday the 3rd.

That's short? That's sounds about standard for us. Our break this year has
been: Thursday, December 22, through Monday, January 2, 2006. Mid-winter
break is Monday, February 20 through Friday, February 24, 2006.

We've used mid-winter break for travelling now a couple of times, and it's
worked out well. This year we're going to New York City. Prices aren't bad,
no one is travelling for family reasons like at Xmas, and unless you're
headed to the tropics, it certainly isn't that crowded.

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"Claire Petersky" wrote in message
The schools here this year have a *very* short break. DD and
DS were in school all day on Friday the 23rd (!!) and they
return on Wednesday the 3rd.

Ugh, I only wish my kids would have stayed in school until the 23rd. As it
was, they went until the 21st and really there is no reason whatsoever that
they need all that time off.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

Sue wrote:
"Claire Petersky" wrote in message

The schools here this year have a *very* short break. DD and
DS were in school all day on Friday the 23rd (!!) and they
return on Wednesday the 3rd.


Ugh, I only wish my kids would have stayed in school until the 23rd. As it
was, they went until the 21st and really there is no reason whatsoever that
they need all that time off.

I don't know about the kids, but *I* need the break
from their schooling! Mine got off the 22nd and have to go
back the 3rd, and I really want the full two week break we
usually get. I'm not ready for the rat race to start again.

Best wishes,
Ericka

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
I don't know about the kids, but *I* need the break
from their schooling! Mine got off the 22nd and have to go
back the 3rd, and I really want the full two week break we
usually get. I'm not ready for the rat race to start again.

I needed that extra time to get ready for Christmas ;o)

Since the girls are older now, I am not so involved in them getting ready
and out the door, so I wasn't feeling like I had to have a break. Our
district has so many days off that it is getting just ridiculous. Having
them off so long for Christmas just means that they fight more and get bored
more easily. The less time they have off means they are being kept occupied
and are with their friends and less chance to be bored, at least for my
kids. )
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

Sue wrote:
"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message

I don't know about the kids, but *I* need the break
from their schooling! Mine got off the 22nd and have to go
back the 3rd, and I really want the full two week break we
usually get. I'm not ready for the rat race to start again.

I needed that extra time to get ready for Christmas ;o)

;-)

Since the girls are older now, I am not so involved in them getting ready
and out the door, so I wasn't feeling like I had to have a break. Our
district has so many days off that it is getting just ridiculous. Having
them off so long for Christmas just means that they fight more and get bored
more easily. The less time they have off means they are being kept occupied
and are with their friends and less chance to be bored, at least for my
kids. )

We have Nutcracker eating us alive from Thanksgiving
until (this year) 12/17. During that time, every day is
down to the minute trying to wedge homework and other "must dos"
in between rehearsals. So, by the time Nutcracker is over,
I'm exhausted from all of it. I'm sort of the senior "boy mom"
at the moment, so it's a lot of work to help get everything
ready for the show and then supervise backstage during the
show. This year, by the time it was over, the next weekend
was Christmas. I'd done my shopping mostly prior to
Nutcracker, but still had to get cleaned up and packed and
ready to go away for Christmas, and handle the before break
round of school projects and such. When things start up
again on Wednesday, it'll be back to the rat race of school
and activities and work and such again and I'd just really
like to have a few more days off first! Sometimes the boys
get ornery when they're home all day, but over the holidays
even they've been a bit subdued recovering from it all.
If they could just go back to school and not start up with
the homework and projects, that'd be okay ;-)

Best wishes,
Ericka

My sons last day was Dec. 23 and he doesn't go back until Jan. 9. I
think that
is just too long, he should be going back on Jan. 3 IMO. He is too
bored and I
have had enough of his overall attitude.

Sue wrote:

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message

I don't know about the kids, but *I* need the break
from their schooling! Mine got off the 22nd and have to go
back the 3rd, and I really want the full two week break we
usually get. I'm not ready for the rat race to start again.


I needed that extra time to get ready for Christmas ;o)

Since the girls are older now, I am not so involved in them getting ready
and out the door, so I wasn't feeling like I had to have a break. Our
district has so many days off that it is getting just ridiculous. Having
them off so long for Christmas just means that they fight more and get bored
more easily. The less time they have off means they are being kept occupied
and are with their friends and less chance to be bored, at least for my
kids. )

Yes, mine are getting on each other's nerves too, but isn't it nice to
have a break from middle school projects and homework? :-)

Lesley

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:16:12 EST, Ericka Kammerer
wrote:

I don't know about the kids, but *I* need the break
from their schooling! Mine got off the 22nd and have to go
back the 3rd, and I really want the full two week break we
usually get. I'm not ready for the rat race to start again.

I've enjoyed being able to sleep in since E has been on break since
the 19th, but I'm ready for her to go back g

Nan