Jenny Sanders
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But any oppinions / suggestions are always welcome!!!!!
Pull her out of school and go to DISNEY!
But any oppinions / suggestions are always welcome!!!!!
THANKS!!!! This does make me feel much better. I need to still talk it out with DH. I mean what happens if a kid if sick during it? Now that you meantion it, I remember hearing about not being able to use it for high school graduation. And really, Gwen is in 3rd Grade, no where near high school. I don't think she will not graduate by her missing a day or two of testing. right?PARCC is presumably on it's way out in NJ. The governor says he's trying to phase it out, an appellate ruling just overturned it as a measure for high school graduation, the writing is on the wall. If your only concern is that, take her the heck out of school!
I am ALL for this. The tests just make it a little harder. They will be out 6 days for the February trip coming up. So, we will want to make this a fairly short trip. Plus I don't have a ton on extra vacation days. Silly life getting in the way of our fun.Pull her out of school and go to DISNEY!
I know right!!!! I am patiently (well note really) waiting for all of my stuff to arrive.I can't believe it is getting so close. I went back to work today and looked at the calendar and realized we are just 6 weeks away! Hopefully it goes quick. Can't wait to see all the swag you've gotten so far. Don't forget to order extra Tinkerbell gifts for Casey
Hmmm, I just emailed Morgan's teacher about it. (Gwen's teacher is married to Morgan's and is on maternity leave at the moment, and I don't love the sub tha tshe has) It would be just one day she would end up missing. She would be able to take the rest of the days.I'm not a fan of state testing which we have here also, or standardized testing in general. State testing goes through 8th grade so Ricky's been done for a few years and this is Chris's last. The last few years, many kids have been "opting out". If you do this there's no penalty to not taking them, however if you just don't show up then you end up with a 0 (or incomplete or whatever) and can get referred for special help as if you scored low which is ridiculous. So anyway my vote is to have her miss lol, especially since you'd be there for our EPIC trip!!
I think you could make it work if you're fine with having her skip one day of the testing. That would be an awesome birthday gift!
Right!!! I mean how amazing would it be to be in Disney on your birthday!And how exciting that you might be able to get an extra trip in there! I say just take Gwen out and go on the trip! Hopefully it all works out! I feel like that would be so special for Morgan
So, if we use 2 days for our adult only trip, I have 3 left to burn. ANDY... ANDY says.... When is Morgan's birthday? I say it's on a Friday (May 3rd to be exact). Andy says... what if we go for a short trip for her birthday.. That could BE her gift.
Wait........ What???!?!?!
Now the test that Gwen would be taking then is the PARCC testing. It is actually not a reflection on her, it is used for the schools to gauge how the teachers are doing. Most of my teacher friends HATE it
I hope so! I am not sure how or what we will be doing.Hopefully we'll bump into each other while we're there!!
What???? Is this a thing!!!!!! That is amazing.So, Andy's office has switched to unlimited vacation.
#DisneyMathSo, if we use 2 days for our adult only trip, I have 3 left to burn. ANDY... ANDY says.... When is Morgan's birthday? I say it's on a Friday (May 3rd to be exact). Andy says... what if we go for a short trip for her birthday.. That could BE her gift.
Given what I saw on facebook I think I know how this is going to end up!So, we have 3 options:
A) The testing is 5 days, we could go as planned and have Gwen miss 1 or 2 of the testing days.
B) Give Morgan a gift to open on her birthday saying that we are going to Disney next weekend.
C) Just give up on the idea...
We are so on the opposite page. I'll take Southwest over Frontier any day as we had a horrible experience on them a few years ago.I found a flight on Frontier that leaves on Thursday at 2:10. I hate Frontier but the time is better than Southwest.
I have it too! Well, if you ask HR, they are adamant it's not unlimited vacation - just flexible vacation. I think a lot of companies are shifting towards this because it is better financially for them. No need to pay out unused vacation time, and some employees end up not using the amount of time they should because they are worried about billing hours/utilization. But that is how this year I have an (almost) 2-week Disney trip, a 1-week trip, a 3-week Asia trip, and a 1-week trip between Christmas and new years! Hey, I'm taking advantage of it while I can!What???? Is this a thing!!!!!! That is amazing.
I know! I am excitied.We will be neighbors! I will be at the Yacht Club 5/1-5/7, yay! How fun for you all!
We are going the week of August 12th - 16th. No airfare or hotels booked yet. Do you guys know when you will probably go in August?When did you decide for August?
Ha! Right?Given what I saw on facebook I think I know how this is going to end up!
I would def take Southwest over Frontier. It is just that they both only have 2 maybe 3 flights a day. So, it sometimes becomes who has the better times. Which is basiclally what this trip came down. We can't use Jet Blue from Philly, well we could if we wanted to fly to Boston first... No thanks.We are so on the opposite page. I'll take Southwest over Frontier any day as we had a horrible experience on them a few years ago.
That is awesome. I had no idea. I work for the government - which has very generous leave - but certainly not unlimited.I have it too! Well, if you ask HR, they are adamant it's not unlimited vacation - just flexible vacation. I think a lot of companies are shifting towards this because it is better financially for them. No need to pay out unused vacation time, and some employees end up not using the amount of time they should because they are worried about billing hours/utilization. But that is how this year I have an (almost) 2-week Disney trip, a 1-week trip, a 3-week Asia trip, and a 1-week trip between Christmas and new years! Hey, I'm taking advantage of it while I can!
Woohoo!!!!!! We'll likely be down there around the same time so hopefully the girls like each other next month We haven't made any plans at all yet we are waiting until after the February trip to see how we like Shades of Green. But our APs expire on the 19th so it will def be that week.We are going the week of August 12th - 16th. No airfare or hotels booked yet. Do you guys know when you will probably go in August?
Yeah!!!! I know that we plan to make it a much more laid back trip, with lots of pool time!Woohoo!!!!!! We'll likely be down there around the same time so hopefully the girls like each other next month We haven't made any plans at all yet we are waiting until after the February trip to see how we like Shades of Green. But our APs expire on the 19th so it will def be that week.