holidays in shcool term time adn bringin in sweets on return

[michellemcmanus]

does anyone elses kids have to endure kids taking holidays in term time then returning wiht sweets for their class mates?

I don't see whats wrong with this. I'd do it.

anyone feeling abit 'judged'?

trixie has just returned from mauritius - left 2 days before half term and missed the last four days.

So therefore missed class photo AND didnt know there was a project to make seaside containers today so didn't have the right stuff and cried

Don't worry Misdee I agree with you.

IMO if they are not mising anything vitally important then a week off in term time is fine. Especially if it is near the end of term as they seem to do bugger all anyway then.

We're actually allowed 2 weeks out of the school term to go on holiday because a lot of the parents have Hotels or work in Tourism - we're at our busiest at weekends and School Holidays (Not that we can actually afford to go on holiday)

Many teachers can't afford the prices in school holiday time either. I can't imagine parents being happy if they take the time off though.

days out and sports day towards then end of our summer term, sports day deliberately two days before the end to deter 'escapees'

think we are allowed 10 days out but that is being stopped soon

ah but do you take sweets in

Sports day at our school is pants so I would mind if they missed it.

I would much rather my kids miss a fe days of school and get a holiday than not have one at all. It is not that we are being tight or anything, we just simply cannot afford to go in school hols.

Holidays for us have to be about £200 and i've never found one costing that much in a school holiday.

well being hardcore Enid I would say don't go on holiday then.

We've had a few years when we havent been and its not the end ofthe world

Well then we would never go if that was the case, and i mean never.

Can't see the problem here - other than the sweet giving afterwards. So they miss a few things at school - loads of children miss things because of illness. One week abroad would probably give the child a much richer experience and memories than one week in school. So long as they aren't missing anything vital how can it be a problem?
Touch of the green eye perhaps?

i do agree that it is shite that the holiday prices rocket in the holidays

Don't you think a child can learn just as much from experiencing a different culture/language/food etc etc as they can from sitting in a classroom.

I personally don't see the problem with taking time off - and I'm one of those horrible mothers that would take sweets in!!!!!

why on earth would you take sweets in?

I would slink in and try not to draw attention to it personally.

think the culture argument is pants personally. we went to Dorset every year when i was small and I have still managed to be 'well-travelled'.

All the children in DS class bring back sweets when they go on holiday whether it is in the school holiday or not {obviously not the summer cos that would be a bit excessive}

When we went to LA @ Easter we got some sweeets for the class.

Sweets are also given out for birthdays

There are NO allergies just one child that doesn't like choc

IMHO it is a lovely idea.

Both of my parents were teachers DH is a teacher so we have to go in school holidays

BUT I do NOT have a prob if others go in term time

thank god they don't do that at dd1's school

I wouldn't bring back normal sweets - I would bring back something from that countries culture so that my dd could explain it to the other children in her class.

We once ad a family go to China/Japan?!?!?! - they brought back seaweed for the children to try.

I think it's lovely to teach your child something about a different country and then let them pass on thier new knowledge to their classmates.

I am in complete agreement with Enid, I have really fond memories of camping holidays when I was a child. And that's what mine will get most probably. But I am definitely a minority at DD's school, most people take them out (and bring sweets back !)

no sorry, culture argument doesn't wash

I don't care when other people's kids take their holidays (although I don't think I'd take my kids off in term time, generally).

But I would totally mind the sweets. I don't like DS1 having sugary stuff, I never give him candy. He gets quite hyper on sweet stuff, and I'd just rather he ate, you know, food. (And if everyone who went on hols did this, along with all the bloody birthday cakes, he'd be having sweets every week, at least.)

if school on ly consists of finger painting why send them at all?
and the one swho take holidays always moan abot training days and teachers being ill - yet take triqei off att he drop of a hat