School has begun!!

**princessariel** · 08-06-2006, 10:28 PM

Not for me! Teachers go back on the 14th and kiddos on the 17th!

**MissSparrow** · 08-06-2006, 10:35 PM

For me, school starts on Sept.5th and I come home from my Disney trip on the 3rd of September. What fun! Two days after I come home, I have to go to school

**gypsyprincess** · 08-07-2006, 02:07 PM

I go back on the 14th of this month

**disneydreamer98** · 08-07-2006, 02:12 PM

Geez.....Parker doesn't go back for almost another month! His first day is September 5th, but you guys probably get out a lot earlier than we do too!

**disneydreamer98** · 08-07-2006, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Shere_Khan

Wow! That is so early!

I am excited tho too, because then I'll have a job!

I know that you are out of commission for the moment Katy, but send me a PM when you get back and let me know which school district you'll be teaching in!

**zcook9** · 08-07-2006, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by disneydreamer98

Geez.....Parker doesn't go back for almost another month! His first day is September 5th, but you guys probably get out a lot earlier than we do too!

When do your kids get out?

**disneydreamer98** · 08-07-2006, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by zcook9

When do your kids get out?

I do not have the exact date yet, but I talked to the school counselor today and she thought it was around the 11th of June. This is the first year that our school is starting after Labor Day. The State of Michigan passed a law that goes into effect this school yeat that no public schools within the state can start prior to Labor Day. I guess that it's to help with the tourism industry.

Apparently, last year our school exceeded the minimum number of school days allowed by the state so starting later in the year really isn't going to effect us much.

**gypsyprincess** · 08-07-2006, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by disneydreamer98

Geez.....Parker doesn't go back for almost another month! His first day is September 5th, but you guys probably get out a lot earlier than we do too!

here school ends like at middle or end of may and we start like early aug.

**HappyDznyCamper** · 08-07-2006, 02:50 PM

School start on Friday Aug 11(half day

). We are usually out before Memorial Day though. Stephanie starts high school

, I'm not sure I'm ready to be the mom of a high schooler though

. On the bright side at my preschool we go back on the 21st and get kids on the 28th.

**GaRain** · 08-07-2006, 03:02 PM

Personally, I think they should start the kids later here in GA. It is way too hot for them to ride buses with no AC and sit in trailers with poor AC and go out to play in the HOT HOT HEAT!

**zcook9** · 08-08-2006, 12:45 PM

The reason they start beginning of Aug. is because of the school bd. here in Cherokee Co., dosen't like having the teachers waste so much time (8- 10 weeks) getting the kids back up to speed, to where they should be, so they can start getting them ready for state and national testing. My daughter, who is in 6th grade this year, told me that on the first day of school, the teachers were already talking about the national writing test and the GCRCT test (which is given in the spring). Remember "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND".

**HappyDznyCamper** · 08-08-2006, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by zcook9

The reason they start beginning of Aug. is because of the school bd. here in Cherokee Co., dosen't like having the teachers waste so much time (8- 10 weeks) getting the kids back up to speed, to where they should be, so they can start getting them ready for state and national testing. My daughter, who is in 6th grade this year, told me that on the first day of school, the teachers were already talking about the national writing test and the GCRCT test (which is given in the spring). Remember "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND".

I really, really, really, dislike "no child left behind". Teachers can't teach kids how to think, they must teach to the test.