Would you allow your year 6 child, miss the last two days of school, to go on a fab holiday ?

[JennyTals]

I feel so bad at the thought of dc missing the last 2 days
Esp as dc will be leaving the school

This dc wouldn't miss out on the residential or the prom etc either

But would miss the last two days

No. Not because I think those two days would be vital to their education but because I don't want to teach my DS disrespect for education or for his teachers who do have to be in school and can't choose to go on holiday, no matter how fab.

I don't want him thinking he can bunk off any time he wants.

No it's not because I'm worried about the education, I know they won't really even doing much, it's more the missing out of the final goodbye

I will talk to dc to see how this child feels

And this dc is very respectful, very well behaved at home and at school, and very proud of the school

But I would feel bad, especially as it's year 6

Absolutely would. Education is everywhere, not just inside a classroom. If this was last day of secondary school then maybe but year 6 is not as big. He gets his own special goodbye day two days before.

The last day is some sort of assembly, which is usually a sob fest from the parents, which I mist admit I don't particularly enjoy

Personally, no I wouldn't. I'd arrange a holiday for two days later.

Nope, because I was this child and still remember how sad I was 25 years on that I missed the y6 picnic, leavers assembly etc

Im soon torn, just found something that could mean we could go for 2 weeks rather than one
This holiday would involve seeing and doing so many things
Well basically a 2 week med cruise

Yes 100%

Do it!

No - dd's last few days of year 6 were really precious and special. Med cruises can happen anytime.

Not quite the same but I missed the last day of my uni course as I was in hospital. There was no big event, just people hanging out together one last time. It still makes me sad I missed that final day.

The kids will be saying lots of goodbyes to friends they may not see as often or ever again. It's a rite of passage and worth observing as such.

No

My daughter still talks about her final few days in Year 6.
It was such a special time for her and her friends before they all went off to secondary school, they had water play fights on the school playing field, all signed each others leavers hoodies on the last day and had little yearbooks signed by the staff team.
Then we all went to the park and ordered pizza- it was a lovely celebration, I would have felt awful if she’d missed it.

Yes. They likely won't remember either the school days or the holiday, so it's moot.

No - dd's last few days of year 6 were really precious and special. Med cruises can happen anytime.

This ^^

If the child didnt want to the no, I could justify many things does not mean I would go against the wishes of a child who is old enough to make their own decision on something that is a choice not a necessity

Yes I wouldn't do it unless the child said they didn't mind or wasn't bothered

Then what we say doesnt matter just ask your child

It’s about rite of passage and shared experiences that kids talk about for a long time after. Until the next big leaving do in year 11 and then year 13 and then at uni graduation.

But at the time it’s important. If you had said the holiday was already booked I’d have said don’t worry about it. Year 6 leaving will be over taken eventually by another. However as it’s not set in stone yet delay your holiday. There will be another year to do a med cruise.

Yes but I'd still feel bad

Tbh I don't even remember my last day of primary school

I think last day of primary has become a big thing since about 2000. It used to be a complete non-event but now it's different

I wouldn't want her to miss out on those last couple of days when kids say goodbye, and teachers wish them luck.

I missed my last day of yr 6 to go to my cousins wedding abroad. I'm still upset about it and we are non contact with cousin as well!