Only four weeks of school left
By Bella75
@nixxi76 (3191)
Canada
May 31, 2010 8:50am CST
Well the time has come once again to wrap up the school year. My son is in grade four as of right now and hopefully will be entering grade five. I always find that I'm anxious aroung this time of school year for my son. His marks are really good but organizational skills he really needs to work on.
During the summertime I make him continue reading and working on assignments for the following grade that he's going to be entering. Just to get him prepared for a higher level. I will go online and google assignments for math, english, science and geography for the next day. I am big on spelling tests and will continue his teacher's system which is giving him the spelling words on Mondays and lessons to follow on Wednesdays then the tests on friday.
Do you prepare your child for the next grade they are going into? Just to keep their minds fresh or do you think I'm being cruel to make my child do school work during his summer holidays?
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5 responses
@laglen (19759)
• United States
31 May 10
heck no you arent being cruel. you are being responsible and teaching your child a great lesson. Now if you are hammering him 10 hours a day then yes! I used to do that, my kid is entering 11th grade so just as long as she keeps reading and she is going into AP classes so those teachers have already assigned homework!
@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
31 May 10
I don't plan on making him sit there for ten hours lol. It's just an hour or two a day depending on long it takes him to finish his work. It will be like a school day. It's going to be difficult because I get him the last two weeks of July and the last two weeks of August so those other four weeks he's going to be at his dad's house and I know they don't make him do anything progressive when it comes to education. They will let him play video games and stay on the computer all day long.
I think what I'll do is make up a bunch of work sheets for him to take and they had better be done when he gets home.
Thanks for your reply,
happy mylotting
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
31 May 10
dont hurt for them to do some work but break is just that a break from al of it.
ALtho I have read that kids forget after having time off from school so a refreasher abou a week before they go back is fine.
work on his organizing skills
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@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
3 Jun 10
When my son was five I use to draw up a reward chart. I would label it mon-fri and along the sides in the colomnes I would put the things I want him to do. Brushing teeth, making bed, getting dressed, eating supper, tidying up before bed and these were things that he needed to do on his own so I would buy stickers and he got to choose them before bedtime when we would go through the chart together. Everything he did correctly he would get a sticker for and at the end of the week if he got all stickers, I would buy him a prize he just loved it and looked forward to what we called chart time. Then he got into the habit of doing all of these chores and I didn't need the chart after a couple of months. It was great.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
1 Jun 10
school year is going to start again in 2 weeks, at least here in the Philippines. summer vacation is going to end for the kids but they are still relaxed. 
we really do not force the kids' minds with their schooling so on vacations, we just let them enjoy.
we really do not force the kids' minds with their schooling so on vacations, we just let them enjoy.1 person likes this
@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
1 Jun 10
There's nothing wrong with that neildc. I'm sure your kids appreciate it. I although think that my son should walk into grade five knowing what he's doing and getting ahead of the game. He brought some math homework home one day and he already knew what to do because we went over those skills last summer. He remembered what to do. The only reason he brought homework home was because he was wasting a lot of time in class. This is something he needs to work on is using his time management skills and I know he has it in him, he just has to discover it.
Thanks for your reply,
Happy Mylotting
@karen1969 (1779)
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31 May 10
I tend to let my kids rest over the school holidays unless they have been given homework or coursework to do over the weeks. But I think it depends on each child and if your son enjoys doing it and it is helping him achieve success, that's great and you should both continue it!
@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
31 May 10
I just hope when he goes to his dad's house for two weeks in July and two weeks in August, he will use his time to work on school and getting prepared to go into grade five. I'm not sure if I should just go easy on him and let him do whatever when he goes there.
Thanks for your comment, happy mylotting
@cashmulla13 (30)
• United States
31 May 10
I think your doing exactly what needs to be done. Your helping your son and yourself out in the long run. And no you are not cruel in your decision but it wouldnt hurt to spoil your son a litle to show him you appreciate his hardwork if you do decide to follow up on your plan. Good luck.
