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Anyone else ready for school to finish? Thinking of missing last days

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Gobbolinothewitchscat · 18/07/2019 10:10

I have just had my worst school run experience ever. School doesn't finish til next Thursday

I have a 5 year old, a 6 year old and a 3 year old. The 5 year is exhausted and walks like a snail to school. The 6 year old is OK but tired. My 3 year old has just had the hugest meltdown over the fact that her friend had a scooter to scoot to playgroup on. Traffic around the school is awful and I don't think it's safe. So explained to her that she could use hers in the garden but we wouldn't bring it to school. She had the mother of all meltdowns in front of everyone at school. I had to stuff her in ghe pram and just take her home. She turned round and bit me on the back of the hand (never done that before) and I got such a shock that I pushed her head to get her off. All in front of a a shocked looking Granny..

I am now sitting here covered in sweat and totally and utterly drained.

It's the playgroup end of term party tomorrow and there are various school events that the older two are looking forward to. They never normally miss school and have excellent attendance but I am seriously thinking of just finishing school/playgroup as of tonight and having a judicious "illness" until the end of term.

I don't want to go near that school or playgroup until September.

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Passthecherrycoke · 18/07/2019 12:16

I wouldn’t help clean the classrooms if you don’t want to. If you worked outside the home you wouldn’t be taking annual leave to go along and do that. Just pick and chose what you want to attend d

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Gobbolinothewitchscat · 18/07/2019 12:22

The children get to help clean the classrooms 😁

I'm Scottish so I think the terms down here are ridiculous and run far too long into the actual summer. Scottish children have been off for weeks!

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HeadintheiClouds · 18/07/2019 12:22

Just pare back the non essentials in future, rather than spreading yourself wafer thin and then taking an entire week off school because you’ve reached breaking point.

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Passthecherrycoke · 18/07/2019 12:25

lol thank goodness for that. Didn’t want to say there was NO BLOODY WAY I’d be cleaning classrooms 🤣

HeadintheiClouds · 18/07/2019 12:25

The children “cleaning” the classroom consists of taking their work off the wall and stuff. They won’t be scrubbing floors.

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Gobbolinothewitchscat · 18/07/2019 12:27

I don't really care how the cleaning manifests itself, my point is that missing it is not exactly undermining the basis of a child's whole education

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HeadintheiClouds · 18/07/2019 12:29

Well yes, that much is true Grin

SaveKevin · 18/07/2019 12:34

This end of term seems to have been exceptionally long. I’m exhausted, the kids are exhausted, there’s some cold going round that they all seem to be getting ill.
I cannot wait for the end of term

Aaarrgghhh · 18/07/2019 12:37

Mine have been off for about three weeks already. Only another six to go 😩

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 18/07/2019 12:37

Dh and I both work full time so mine go come hell or high water unless they are actually sick.
Not a luxury I can afford to pull them out because they are tired
You seem happy with your choice op but I suspect an extra week on top of the 6 keeping them entertained won't be fun

PhantomErik · 18/07/2019 12:43

I feel your pain!

My DD10 & DS9 are tired, my DS7 is exhausted!

We've had lots of birthday parties as well in the last few weeks & each of the DC obviously want to go so there's been a lot of juggling & late-ish nights.

Also there's been the 'fun' session at most of their extra-curricular activities so even more excitement (& stuff to remember).

Mine break up Wednesday & it can't come soon enough. Also there's a sickness bug going around & I really don't want mine to catch it!

I can't wait for summer holidays to start!!!

I think a long weekend would be a good plan & early nights if possible.

kmammamalto · 18/07/2019 12:47

Aww I think some people are being a little harsh. They're still so little and it's all hugely overwhelming sometimes. Let alone for you! Hope you're ok. Treat yourself kindly as they will need you to have it together!Your three yo was probably just hyped up by the other two!

Do something nice tomorrow and an easy weekend.
My nearly 3 yo is knackered every Friday by just 3 days at nursery so I can imagine it's a tough time. I'm also teacher in secondary, and I'll tell you that big ones are tired too!!

Aaarrgghhh · 18/07/2019 13:14

The suggestion to take one kid out is stupid. Like really stupid. It will deceive a new argument if that’s not fair. Tidying up the classroom usually means taking down pictures and they can bring them home etc. All the displays that are up come down and go home with the kids. Also, do you really want your kid to be the one to miss out on the little party? If they were sick fair enough, but they aren’t. I’d stop doing the homework and let her rest and play at home in the afternoon. I didn’t bother with homework often anyway so I just didn’t do it for the last week or so.

HeadintheiClouds · 18/07/2019 13:17

Sorry for being really stupid. Like really stupid. Op said the 5 year old is due to have a big op soon, so I assumed there were health issues.
Piss off.

Booboo66 · 18/07/2019 13:21

I don't think you should take them off, i agree it's late, we've been off since June but we don't get a May half term but come August we'll be well and truly back on the grind and you'll still have weeks rest from it. Lots of people are just making it through in the last week, I don't think it sends a good message to the DC to just stop going when it gets hard

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Gobbolinothewitchscat · 18/07/2019 13:29

I think we'll struggle through tomorrow and see how we are on Monday. Only one party at the weekend and one other thing so that is slightly better.

I might dig the double pram out as the 5byear old evicted the 3 year old from the pram yesterday on the way to school 😁😁

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xiona75 · 18/07/2019 14:31

The last week of school is always a pain in the bloody arse! Although I do envy you all only having 6 weeks of summer holiday-here in Cyprus the kids in primary school finished on the 17th June, and secondary school finished after their exams in the 1st week of June. They go back the second Monday of September so nearly 3 MONTHS of summer holidays! It's a nightmare (although to be honest now the kids are teenagers I hardly ever see them as they are in their bedrooms and only surface for meals :)

Booboo66 · 18/07/2019 15:03

@xiona75 the childcare in Cyprus that is relative pennies compared to the uk makes the 12 weeks a whole lot easier though. And the guaranteed sunshine.

Booboo66 · 18/07/2019 15:04

Double pram sounds a good option for tired legs and for your sanity op

SudowoodoVoodoo · 18/07/2019 15:12

The penultimate week is the worst. Next week they'll have the end in sight. Limp on through tomorrow, the weekend will help.

One week to go here too.
Mine are slightly older but still struggle as they can't sleep until it's dark at 10pm and they are not decieved by the likes of blackout blinds.

HeadintheiClouds · 18/07/2019 15:18

The summer break is the same in Ireland, xiona, but they don’t get the half term weeks off every six weeks so the total number of weeks in the school year are the same overall. I presume you’re the same?
The terms are long...

Greencustard · 18/07/2019 17:17

That sounds really stressful OP. I can't quite get my head around how late the summer holidays start in the UK. I'm in Ireland and our school finished up at the end of June, my DC class had no homework for the month of June as they were winding down. They get 9 weeks holidays here in Ireland.

jellycatspyjamas · 18/07/2019 17:34

Just goes to a very pushy school that expects lots of homework and is just tired, hot and fed up.

I’d be cutting back in the homework tbh, a 5/6 year old doesn’t need lots of homework when they’ve been at school all day - there’s no evidence to suggest homework improves learning at primary school.

It’s the end of term, they’re tired, you’re tired - cut back on the stuff.

PantsyMcPantsface · 18/07/2019 18:13

They are all knackered now. Was chatting to one of the teachers today and she was expecting about 5 to be off ‘ill’ tomorrow - but they’ve just come back from a residential so are more tired for that reason.

I’m not keeping mine off though, summer is long enough and school are being very laid back and gentle with them all. Ours is an infants though so get it a bit more.

PanannyPanoo · 18/07/2019 18:24

They are exhausted - you are exhausted they are 3,5 and 6. They will miss nothing vital for their education in the next few days.

Do what you feel is right for your children. I would give them tomorrow to rest and enjoy not rushing everywhere then see how you feel on Monday. Work out next week next week.

If they were 13, 15 , 16 then it would be different.

Give yourself permission to do what you feel is right. RIng in for them sick saying they are totally exhausted and think they are going down with something. Then you are being totally upfront.

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