School Hollidays extended

[shezz]

:eek: Have heard a report on the radio that the school hollidays may be extended for an extra 4 weeks to try to contain this swine flu.

Decision will be made at the end of August

not sure how true this is, so if you can google

Just a thumbs up to all parents on here

[meebo1]

Am I glad I don't have children at school

[charmworld]

Oh my God. Please NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I have 6 kids. 4 of which still go to school and college.
1st day has only just started and theyr'e argueing already.
Serves me right for having so many i suppose lol!!!

[astral276]

Just a tumbs up to all parents on here

Shouldn't that be 'thumbs' up? Or even better 'heads' up?

[astral276]

One of the few good ideas the Americans have and it has never appeared over here. Packing the kids off to Summer Camp. I assume it is real and not just something in films and stories.

[eileen6]

Sorry.... I have heard it IS true and it was is a newspaper................ Eileen.

[shezz]

Shouldn't that be 'thumbs' up? Or even better 'heads' up?

:o lol

[buttons-and-bows]

Great, so I will be mithered with everybody elses kids kicking footballs at my back windows for an extra 2 weeks, they have already smashed most of my tomato plants to bits.:(

[ladynuttiepig]

ace :D more fun

[XCESSBAGGAGE]

ace :D more fun

Ditto that~ the more time my kids spend at home, the happier I am.

Son works now, but daughter is at college.

I'll e-mail her the good news.:D

[Huddylion]

Have googled it and can not find anything official about it ,just rumours, that it maybe for people who have travelled abroad, and may be a voluntary thing.

[astral276]

Ditto that~ the more time my kids spend at home, the happier I am.

The more time other people's kids spend at home the happier I am. It's when they spill out onto the streets bored out of their minds causing mayhem to everyone else I get p'd off.

Kids seem incapable of amusing themselves nowadays. Their first thought of how to pass the time seems to be to destroy something.

[Huddylion]

The more time other people's kids spend at home the happier I am. It's when they spill out onto the streets bored out of their minds causing mayhem to everyone else I get p'd off.

Kids seem incapable of amusing themselves nowadays. Their first thought of how to pass the time seems to be to destroy something.

I know what you mean, but I just can't understand it, they have everything they want nowdays:eek:, and they still cause havoc on the streets :(

[meebo1]

That's the trouble - they have too much

[shezz]

Think people may be reading this article
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2542555/Kids-in-four-week-pig-flu-holiday.html


But if we follow suit, think Argentina did do it as well

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8141996.stm

[XCESSBAGGAGE]

Mel~ at one time I would of disagreed with you.

But since being on this site and seeing the kids, I have to admit I have changed my mind.

There appears to be no parential control at all. So long as they are not bothering the parents, it doesn't seem to matter what they do.

OK~ I'm generalizing, and I normally hate that. But why shout at kids like they do? Are the kids deaf? Dumb?

And when the kids shout back, don't they realize it is learnt behaviour?

And the swearing~:eek:

Everyone swears from time to time, but this is just normal conversation for them.

I thought after the Maddie thing, parents would be more aware.

But I've seen 3 and 5 year olds wandering around the site at 1am, while the parents are inside.

One caravan looks like a builders site, with bikes, toys, balls, etc all laying around theirs and the next doors caravan. No regard at all for others.

Have they no pride? And then they wonder why the kids end up in court.

I don't blame the kids, it's the parents who need a talking to.

Gosh~ soap box time~ sorry, but I do feel strongly about this.

The buck starts and stops with the parents, unless the child has special needs. At least that is how I feel.

Rant over~ coffee time:p

[shezz]

How many of us done things as kids, and never told our parents :)

[cornishmaid1961]

:eek: Have heard a report on the radio that the school hollidays may be extended for an extra 4 weeks to try to contain this swine flu.

Decision will be made at the end of August

not sure how true this is, so if you can google

Just a thumbs up to all parents on here

LOL - O/H would be pleased he's a teacher ! :D:D:D

How come a lot of schools have broken up already? We still have another week to go here in Bath.

[meebo1]

Mel~ at one time I would of disagreed with you.

But since being on this site and seeing the kids, I have to admit I have changed my mind.

There appears to be no parential control at all. So long as they are not bothering the parents, it doesn't seem to matter what they do.

OK~ I'm generalizing, and I normally hate that. But why shout at kids like they do? Are the kids deaf? Dumb?

And when the kids shout back, don't they realize it is learnt behaviour?

And the swearing~:eek:

Everyone swears from time to time, but this is just normal conversation for them.

I thought after the Maddie thing, parents would be more aware.

But I've seen 3 and 5 year olds wandering around the site at 1am, while the parents are inside.

One caravan looks like a builders site, with bikes, toys, balls, etc all laying around theirs and the next doors caravan. No regard at all for others.

Have they no pride? And then they wonder why the kids end up in court.

I don't blame the kids, it's the parents who need a talking to.

Gosh~ soap box time~ sorry, but I do feel strongly about this.

The buck starts and stops with the parents, unless the child has special needs. At least that is how I feel.

Rant over~ coffee time:p

I am on your side with this (don't often take sides)

[liverdodo]

OMG Noooooooooooooooooo :eek::eek:


its only day 1 of the summer holidays and I've already had I'm BOARRRRRRRRD !

I couldn't cope with extra school holidays:mad::mad:

someone please shoot me now xxxxx

[craig7501]

Hi Shezz, it definatly could be true as I heard on the radio this morning that some schools in Lancashire have extended the school holidays from 6 weeks to 8 weeks

[astral276]

How many of us done things as kids, and never told our parents :)

I was no angel as a child and often got into trouble on my 'Explores'. I never engaged in the wanton destruction of things just for the sake of it though. Vandalism just wasn't in my nature and it would never have occurred to me to do it.

I did learn that it was best not to tell the parents when I did get into a scrape. I made the mistake of complaining to my dad after receiving a clip round the ear from the local bobby for trespassing in the railway goods yard. The clip round the ear paled into insignificance to what my dad gave me for getting into trouble with the police. Nowadays of course the parents would be straight down the solicitors seeing have much they could get out of it.

It is not just down to the parents. The whole system has removed any form of guidelines and corrections from the raising of children. So they are, in general, given no standards to live by or respect for others. Even where a parent does instil in their children these values they then go to school where they have to mix with those without them. So the good work is too often undone there.

As I said in a recent thread I believe that parents should be held culpable for the actions of their children where they are below the age of criminal responsibility. They should be hauled before the courts and made to pay for their children's actions.

I know it is the minority that give the majority a bad image. You don't notice the good kids.

[PATRIOT73]

they already get a extra week.........we used to finish on 25th not 17th

[shezz]

I was no angel as a child and often got into trouble on my 'Explores'. I never engaged in the wanton destruction of things just for the sake of it though. Vandalism just wasn't in my nature and it would never have occurred to me to do it.

I did learn that it was best not to tell the parents when I did get into a scrape. I made the mistake of complaining to my dad after receiving a clip round the ear from the local bobby for trespassing in the railway goods yard. The clip round the ear paled into insignificance to what my dad gave me for getting into trouble with the police. Nowadays of course the parents would be straight down the solicitors seeing have much they could get out of it.

It is not just down to the parents. The whole system has removed any form of guidelines and corrections from the raising of children. So they are, in general, given no standards to live by or respect for others. Even where a parent does instil in their children these values they then go to school where they have to mix with those without them. So the good work is too often undone there.

As I said in a recent thread I believe that parents should be held culpable for the actions of their children where they are below the age of criminal responsibility. They should be hauled before the courts and made to pay for their children's actions.

I know it is the minority that give the majority a bad image. You don't notice the good kids.

Have read this and agree 100%, I done plenty of things and never told my step parents, but it was the normal things, I never done anything to hurt anyone else, :D mine was simply going somewhere but saying i was somewhere else, staying at friends house so i could go out (i had curfews and was punished if i was a minute late), met up with boys (another big no no) ect ect.

I would of been slaughted if they had found out tho

[wizbooks]

LOL - O/H would be pleased he's a teacher ! :D:D:D

How come a lot of schools have broken up already? We still have another week to go here in Bath.

The Scottish kids broke up on the 26th June and are due to go back on the 17th August. I've been surprise how quite it has been in the village during this holiday.

[cornishmaid1961]

they already get a extra week.........we used to finish on 25th not 17th

We haven't broken up down here yet Jay ! I can't understand why some schools have finished this early ? I thought all schools had to have a set pattern of six terms now with a slightly longer holiday in the October half term . All schools have to give the same number of days education so I can't understand it :confused:

[XCESSBAGGAGE]

Completely agree with Mel and Shezz on this one.

Kids will only be kids. I love kids, nothing wrong with 99.9% of them.

It is up to parents to instill in them the difference between right and wrong.

And this needs to be backed up by schools, police, neighbours, family and friends.

It's not easy bringing up a child, but it's silly to blame anyone else when that child causes trouble and brings it to your door.

Unless your child has special needs~ in which case, they should be supervised anyway.

It all starts with the parents thro.

Which is why I think parents should be made to stand up in court, and say where they think they went wrong.

[MagnetsAndHangers]

Wish they would extend them for several months.

At 8.30 every morning I am awoken by the constant shreiking of little brats wandering past my house on the way to the school a couple of hundreds yards from me.
Its not just the kids - the yelling from the mums is just as bad.

Wont be for long tho - that school is due to demolished to make way for the next runway at Heathrow.

[astral276]

Which is why I think parents should be made to stand up in court, and say where they think they went wrong.

They would likely have no idea as they were raised without these values also. How can they be expected to pass on values they never had?

Someone mentioned 'language' a bit back. I am on the route to a primary school and even for me, an ex-serviceman, the language used by the parents to the children is absolutely shocking. I know that language evolves and what was deemed offensive to one generation becomes the 'norm' in later generations (damn and bloody are fairly innocuous now but were taboo in the past) but still...effing and blinding at toddlers cannot be right. There is something seriously gone wrong in our society.

[astral276]

Wont be for long tho - that school is due to demolished to make way for the next runway at Heathrow.

You should get a bit of peace and quiet at last then. :)

[MagnetsAndHangers]

You should get a bit of peace and quiet at last then. :)

I live less than 2 miles from the main runway - and the planes make a lot less noise than squealing brats.

The new runway is going to be a similar distance.

The only planes we ever heard were Concorde - and even then, the wind had to be in the wrong direction to make it loud(ish)

[PATRIOT73]

We haven't broken up down here yet Jay ! I can't understand why some schools have finished this early ? I thought all schools had to have a set pattern of six terms now with a slightly longer holiday in the October half term . All schools have to give the same number of days education so I can't understand it :confused:
well broke up.................was a alf day friday too

[moonwitch]

One of the few good ideas the Americans have and it has never appeared over here. Packing the kids off to Summer Camp. I assume it is real and not just something in films and stories.

I packed my son off to summer camp and they threw him out:D

[liverdodo]

well broke up.................was a alf day friday too


same here...... they go back 2nd sept at 1.30pm & finnish at 3.00pm what a waste of bus fare :eek:

[meebo1]

Wish they would extend them for several months.

At 8.30 every morning I am awoken by the constant shreiking of little brats wandering past my house on the way to the school a couple of hundreds yards from me.
Its not just the kids - the yelling from the mums is just as bad.

Wont be for long tho - that school is due to demolished to make way for the next runway at Heathrow.

Just be glad they start school at 9 and not at 7.50 (which I did)

[PATRIOT73]

same here...... they go back 2nd sept at 1.30pm & finnish at 3.00pm what a waste of bus fare :eek:
tell her t'wag it:p

[ladynuttiepig]

Completely agree with Mel and Shezz on this one.

Kids will only be kids. I love kids, nothing wrong with 99.9% of them.

It is up to parents to instill in them the difference between right and wrong.

And this needs to be backed up by schools, police, neighbours, family and friends.

It's not easy bringing up a child, but it's silly to blame anyone else when that child causes trouble and brings it to your door.

Unless your child has special needs~ in which case, they should be supervised anyway.

It all starts with the parents thro.

Which is why I think parents should be made to stand up in court, and say where they think they went wrong.




l have 4 kids all with SEN needs some times it hard to be with all 4 :o

my kids open doors for older people :p
say thank you
clean up after them when out
at home well:eek:
they are not to go out the gate ,
l looked in a pub today and in my book it was not safe for my family
so had to walk out :o
tiss not easly
my 11 year old is like a toddler
they will talk to any tom ,dick or harry and just go with you :eek:

PLEASE DONT TAKE me the wrong way

l am with most said on here
toddle out till omg a big no
were are the mums and dad ? they could be nicked :confused:

[HannaHolly]

:eek: Have heard a report on the radio that the school hollidays may be extended for an extra 4 weeks to try to contain this swine flu.

Decision will be made at the end of August

not sure how true this is, so if you can google

Just a thumbs up to all parents on here That'll be a bit pointless as schools go back in the middle of August in this half of the UK (assuming the governments remembered it represents the whole uk!)

[JudesNiceThings]

I thought you lot governed your own education matters?

[Rednosty]

4 Extra weeks with Adam with little or no support is HELL!

[deltadelta48]

Good, that is what Milwaukee did, kept kids out of school if the school had an outbreak. It slowed the flu down a bit.