To let the kids have a day off school?

[Mrsaskalot]

We always go away every year on New Year’s Day and take the kids away for a nice night. We’ve had so much family dramas we just weren’t able to go. DH is off work tomorrow & Tuesday and the kids go back to school on Tuesday.

Would you go for it? Or is it a bit unreasonable considering they’ve had two weeks off?

Agree with you, miserable

Can’t you make a nice memory at the weekend?

I wouldn’t personally but I wouldn’t judge you if you did.

No. They've just had 2 and a half weeks off. It's the first day back of the new term. Send them in.

Your going to anyway
your just looking for validation

Quite. Then people get pissy because their child becomes a school-refuser and it begins to affect them...

For this I wouldn’t. I’m not too fussed about taking a bit of extra time at the end of term but I tend to avoid the start of term as establishing new routines is important and this is a night away that could happen any time. There isn’t really a reason why you couldn’t do this next weekend.

I wouldn't. Go at the weekend?

No haven’t booked yet still deciding. Waiting to see what hubby thinks too. I’m in both minds they are all in primary school and nursery. They will love it and have the best time but also don’t like the thought of them returning Wednesday when the kids have been back a day but I don’t think it will make a huge difference and they will all settle back in fine.

Can’t hubby at work! :(

If you haven't booked yet I wouldn't, but at the same time I really dont think one day will make any difference especially for a nursery aged child.

Absolutely not, don’t make them start the spring term on a back footing. Stop trying to be different

You clearly HAVE already decided then! 🙄

Yes, 100%! Life is too short. Enjoy your break!

It's comments like this that make me glad I'm not a teacher. Too many entitled parents who think there's nothing wrong with keeping Kayden or Okayden off school whenever it suits. 🙄 As a pp said, these same parents will be crowing later on in the year when their kids don't want to come to school, or their grades start falling.

There's a real misunderstanding that in primary it doesn't matter so much if the children miss days. But children in primary missing lessons means they have gaps in their knowledge and understanding.

For example, year 5 maths I'll teach a lesson on two digit by two digit multiplication on one day and the next day we'll move on to three digit by two digit multiplication. If your child is good at maths and knows their times tables, and understand the principles, then they'll catch up quick. But if they don't, then they may struggle. I'll support where I can but a lot of my time is taken helping kids self regulate with behaviour. Or they may miss how to use a relative pronoun in English and get confused the next day when others In the class are using them. Or miss a ket bit of the story in English from the text being studied.

Illness can't be helped, but term time holidays - I'd really think about how well your children cope with gaps in their knowledge.

primary yes!
secondary not as likely

It's 1 day and your making memories they'll remember forever, I say go for it

I wouldn’t - important to settle in back to school imo.

can you plan a little trip soonish so you can look forward to it?

Agreed. Or go Friday after school finishes and then come back Sunday evening.

Book the time off....or he calls in sick like you want to do for the children.

We don’t know that from ‘family dramas’as the OP hasn’t been clear. They couldn’t go on their day out for new years - a reason to miss school. That’s kinda worse - we couldn’t have our day out so we are taking another day and taking our kids out of school to do it.

I would

You know you can make memories on days when kids are not in school eg weekends. You don't need to miss school to do this

No because it's more settled to go back to school on the return day with everyone else even if it's primary just better routine for them.
It won't undo the drama or stress.