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peter2095
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by peter2095 » Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:12 pm
I've just noticed on the CH Website that Leave weekends now begin on a Friday afternoon and end late on Sunday.
Surely thats going to cause problems for parents trying to pick up their kids?
I have to say it sounds Barmey.
Any thoughts?
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by Great Plum » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:36 pm
It's the latest trend to make sure that everyone gets a weekend off I guess... sounds nuts to me but then I never had far to go home...
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by J.R. » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:16 pm
Flippin' 'Eck !
It gets easier and easier.
We had NO half term.
NO leave weekends..................
........and three Saturday afternoons out of school a term !
Seems it's time to leave the kids at home and send their class work to them by computer !
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by Katharine » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:37 pm
What are Leave weekends? I do not recognise the words!!
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by englishangel » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:22 pm
We had one Long Saturday 10am to 5 pm.
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by Vonny » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:11 am
How many leave weekends a term are there?
As Mary said - we got one Long Sat a term. Sixth formers seemed to be able to nip off for weekends though. Horsham we has one Saturday a term pretty much as we did at Hertford.
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by Great Plum » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:15 am
One every half term I think...
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by Mrs C. » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:16 am
There are usually 2 , which, together with half term holidays, means the pupils go home more or less every 3 weeks.
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by Vonny » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:16 am
Great Plum wrote: One every half term I think...
Too spoilt these days by the sounds of it!
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by Great Plum » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:21 am
We used to have mostly 2 leave days a term - most of them became leave weekends (leaving after Saturday lessons) by the time I left...
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by Vonny » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:24 am
Mrs C. wrote: the pupils go home more or less every 3 weeks.
I bet there's a lot of pupils who can't go home for some reason or another. What do they do if they are stuck at school?
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by Mrs C. » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:30 am
There are always 2 houses "open" - one for girls one for boys, but all pupils are encouraged to get away, if not home, then to a friend`s house. Most do go home, although before exams more stay as they are unable to revise at home.
Those who live further away do get the chance to get home now its a weekend, of course.
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by englishangel » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:41 am
We didn't have a half-term break, Long sturday was IT.
It was a VERY long time between Christmas and Easter.
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by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:44 pm
we had a leave day (after Sat lessons) in the first half of the term and a leave weekend (again after Sat lessons and back by 6 in Sun) in the second half of the term. the Michaelmas term half term was a week but I think the other two were Wed to Sun, at least when I first started.
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by DavebytheSea » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:47 pm
J.R. wrote: Flippin' 'Eck !
It gets easier and easier.
We had NO half term.
NO leave weekends..................
........and three Saturday afternoons out of school a term !
Seems it's time to leave the kids at home and send their class work to them by computer !
here! here! JR and picking them up from Cornwall is pretty bad!
David Eastburn (Prep B and Mid A 1947-55)