Missing first few days of grade school.
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We actually had our daughter miss 3 days for us to go to the Dells last year. It wasn't the first 3, but it was the only time we could work out vacation for both my wife and I. You're daughter is what, 10? She's got another 12 years of school to go, I don't think 2 days are going to kill her.
The memories you will get from the family vacation will last a lot longer than the memories of her first 2.5 days of school I would imagine.
I don't think it's a bad thing to think this way, but the way I see it is this. It's a "family" thing. And the schools these days don't seem to have any reservations about letting the kids out for any number of other things during the year. There was one stretch of 3 weeks, during late winter, where my kid had 6 days off of school. Now granted, one of those was a snow day, but still, with teachers in service, parent conferences, Pulaski Day (yup, look it up) I don't see an issue with taking a kid on a family outing. At least for taking a day off of school, family seems at least equally important to me as a guy from Poland who made significant contributions to the revolutionary war Effort.
I think he does, but he's still young so I'm sure he'll grow out of it :wink:
Really, we've had amazing times the last three year's at the tourney and those memories are what make taking him out of school worth it.
It depends on your daughter. If she is doing well go for it. Most schools are too slow paced for high achievers and they don't worry about your schedule as we found out this year. They are starting school Aug 13, the same day as the state fair. Lots of kids are going to miss school.
A family getaway is a lifelong memory, the first three days of 5th grade will be forgotten by the fourth.
Going with family who have already made arrangements and suggested we go. My youngest's school starts particularly early for some reason.
To repeat...a song is a term to mean cheap, very little money, etc...
We can stay for $68/night which includes the room and pass to all the parks.
You must be from Illinois...I remember when we moved there for 2 years we had never heard of this holiday but were pretty jacked that we got the day off from school for it :yes: