Long weekend? Friday!

[mommyatty]

k3am, I’m sorry. That really sucks. My kids would struggle like crazy, especially DS.

[dglvrk2]

Feb 18, 2023 13:01:04 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

Feb 18, 2023 12:30:37 GMT -5 vasc said:

I always thought the February break was a northern stated thing with heavier Catholic populations? It aligns with Mardi Gras, beginning of Lent, etc….

I had never heard of it until I moved to CA. And I think every school in the Bay Area has “ski week”.

I never made the connection to the Catholic Church days. To this point, Lent begins on Wednesday.

Yes, most Bay Area school districts have "ski week" as do many districts in the Pacific Northwest. And to this I say:

Warning! Here comes my vent.

I have lots of issues with this week.

1. The name. It assumes families
A. Like to
B. Have the time to
C.have the means to
Take time off to ski.(or go on vacation)

2. I makes for a later ending to the school year. This is my 18th year in education. Every year, kids are tired and ready for summer by Memorial Day. Adding an extra week in June in exchange for a week off in February is not helpful.

3.In February, kids are just gaining traction after returning from the winter/Christmas break. It's disruptive to learning.

If you've made it this far, thanks for indulging my rant...

[k3am]

Feb 19, 2023 12:06:05 GMT -5 dglvrk2 said:

Feb 18, 2023 13:01:04 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

I had never heard of it until I moved to CA. And I think every school in the Bay Area has “ski week”.

I never made the connection to the Catholic Church days. To this point, Lent begins on Wednesday.

Yes, most Bay Area school districts have "ski week" as do many districts in the Pacific Northwest. And to this I say:

Warning! Here comes my vent.

I have lots of issues with this week.

1. The name. It assumes families
A. Like to
B. Have the time to
C.have the means to
Take time off to ski.(or go on vacation)

2. I makes for a later ending to the school year. This is my 18th year in education. Every year, kids are tired and ready for summer by Memorial Day. Adding an extra week in June in exchange for a week off in February is not helpful.

3.In February, kids are just gaining traction after returning from the winter/Christmas break. It's disruptive to learning.

If you've made it this far, thanks for indulging my rant...

Our schools don’t call it “ski week” - it’s officially winter recess. And the only reason we have it is because the teachers were the ones who wanted it and had their union fight for it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[waverly]

I go back to work tomorrow. I think I’ll be fine but tired. I keep waking up at 5:30 am when my normal time is supposed to be 7am.

We say the new Antman movie after breakfast. It really made the day go by fast and now I’m wondering why it is 4:30 already. Laundry is going, kitchen is stocked, but I have no meal plan. We have burgers for tonight. And nothing else figured out. DH did a Costco run about 2 weeks ago and there is so much meat but nothing to pair with it.