How is your in person MS/HS handling “catch up” days this week? Kids w/ end of alphabet surnames off

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[Post New]03/13/2021 12:32
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Anonymous
Our MS is making Thursday and Friday catch up days for the end of quarter. Some kids have no catching up to do. Those who are DL will effectively have 2 days off. Those in person with surnames at the end of the alphabet will go to school and ... sit and stare. No new work will be given on catch up days.

FWIW I feel for our in person end of alphabet MSers. Last week Friday was early dismissal, next week will be two catch up days, and then there are end of quarter days on their days. SMH. Wondering what other schools are doing. Catchup days at our HS are Wednesday and Thursday to even things out.
[Post New]03/13/2021 14:18
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Anonymous
That is what mondays should be used for.
[Post New]03/13/2021 14:23
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Anonymous
Don't send them on those days
[Post New]03/13/2021 15:47
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:That is what mondays should be used for.


In theory yes but in reality a lot of kids don’t do anything. Then admin freaks out close to quarter end and says give make up days. And the ones who weren’t doing the work still don’t but at least it’s documented they had AMPLE opportunity to catch up IN class, not on their own time, and still didn’t. It’s pure CYA for parents who try to act like their kid failing is somehow not on their kid in any way.
[Post New]03/13/2021 16:21
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Anonymous
I haven’t heard about this at Kilmer but if it happens DS will probably handle it by sleeping in, watching YouTube, playing video games while talking of Dischord and maybe going outside late in the afternoon if it’s nice out. Those are his virtual days and I will be at work.
[Post New]03/13/2021 16:43
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Anonymous
Op here — so now it seems only our MS and HS have these catch up days before the end of the quarter? Ugh. I have a 7th grader but friends / neighbors have kids in both schools and both schools have these. And to an above poster — these days are in addition to asynchronous Monday.
[Post New]03/13/2021 17:03
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Op here — so now it seems only our MS and HS have these catch up days before the end of the quarter? Ugh. I have a 7th grader but friends / neighbors have kids in both schools and both schools have these. And to an above poster — these days are in addition to asynchronous Monday.
They added these after everyone was up in arms about the Fs during 1st quarter. Every MS and HS has to have them, but it is up to the school when they have them. Our MS spread out the days so that each academic department has them on different days.
[Post New]03/13/2021 18:14
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op here — so now it seems only our MS and HS have these catch up days before the end of the quarter? Ugh. I have a 7th grader but friends / neighbors have kids in both schools and both schools have these. And to an above poster — these days are in addition to asynchronous Monday.
They added these after everyone was up in arms about the Fs during 1st quarter. Every MS and HS has to have them, but it is up to the school when they have them. Our MS spread out the days so that each academic department has them on different days.


I’m not questioning their need here, just the days our MS chose (where catchup days and many days off seem to affect the same group of in person kids).
[Post New]03/13/2021 19:57
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Anonymous
Catch-up days? Catch up on what?
[Post New]03/13/2021 20:27
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Anonymous
This is all such a $hitshow.
[Post New]03/13/2021 20:27
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Catch-up days? Catch up on what?


Are you being sarcastic?
[Post New]03/13/2021 20:41
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Our MS is making Thursday and Friday catch up days for the end of quarter. Some kids have no catching up to do. Those who are DL will effectively have 2 days off. Those in person with surnames at the end of the alphabet will go to school and ... sit and stare. No new work will be given on catch up days.

FWIW I feel for our in person end of alphabet MSers. Last week Friday was early dismissal, next week will be two catch up days, and then there are end of quarter days on their days. SMH. Wondering what other schools are doing. Catchup days at our HS are Wednesday and Thursday to even things out.


You needed childcare, they gave you childcare at enormous cost to the kids at home. Now you're whining about the childcare?
[Post New]03/13/2021 20:47
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our MS is making Thursday and Friday catch up days for the end of quarter. Some kids have no catching up to do. Those who are DL will effectively have 2 days off. Those in person with surnames at the end of the alphabet will go to school and ... sit and stare. No new work will be given on catch up days.

FWIW I feel for our in person end of alphabet MSers. Last week Friday was early dismissal, next week will be two catch up days, and then there are end of quarter days on their days. SMH. Wondering what other schools are doing. Catchup days at our HS are Wednesday and Thursday to even things out.


You needed childcare, they gave you childcare at enormous cost to the kids at home. Now you're whining about the childcare?


I’m not that poster but I don’t think many MS and HS parents were looking for childcare for the teens.

I am a different PP and checked Schoology. One teacher posted that Monday is a catch up day. Most have not posted anything for next week yet. DS often does not get a lot of work on Mondays anyway so maybe that’s what they are doing.
[Post New]03/13/2021 20:50
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our MS is making Thursday and Friday catch up days for the end of quarter. Some kids have no catching up to do. Those who are DL will effectively have 2 days off. Those in person with surnames at the end of the alphabet will go to school and ... sit and stare. No new work will be given on catch up days.

FWIW I feel for our in person end of alphabet MSers. Last week Friday was early dismissal, next week will be two catch up days, and then there are end of quarter days on their days. SMH. Wondering what other schools are doing. Catchup days at our HS are Wednesday and Thursday to even things out.


You needed childcare, they gave you childcare at enormous cost to the kids at home. Now you're whining about the childcare?


I’m not that poster but I don’t think many MS and HS parents were looking for childcare for the teens.

I am a different PP and checked Schoology. One teacher posted that Monday is a catch up day. Most have not posted anything for next week yet. DS often does not get a lot of work on Mondays anyway so maybe that’s what they are doing.


Then what were they looking for? What possibly justifies sending your kid to school in these circumstances, other than childcare?
[Post New]03/13/2021 20:55
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our MS is making Thursday and Friday catch up days for the end of quarter. Some kids have no catching up to do. Those who are DL will effectively have 2 days off. Those in person with surnames at the end of the alphabet will go to school and ... sit and stare. No new work will be given on catch up days.

FWIW I feel for our in person end of alphabet MSers. Last week Friday was early dismissal, next week will be two catch up days, and then there are end of quarter days on their days. SMH. Wondering what other schools are doing. Catchup days at our HS are Wednesday and Thursday to even things out.


You needed childcare, they gave you childcare at enormous cost to the kids at home. Now you're whining about the childcare?


Say what? I’m OP. My kids are DL and I have no issue with childcare. Who crawled over your liver?
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