2013 School Holiday shorten?

[iFirefly]

G Tan:

sleepyqueen:

Isn't it suppose to be 10 weeks per term? So the 0.5 goes to where?

Term 1 starts from week 0 instead of week 1

First day of school is 02 Jan 2013 (Wed)..

In the past, regardless of which weekday school started, it was counted as Term-1 Week-1..

But for 2013, Term-1 Week-1 is 07 Jan 2013 - 11 Jan 2013.. So, 02 Jan 2013 - 04 Jan 2013 (Wed - Fri) are 3 extra days in Term-1 (can be considered as Term-1 Week-0)..

Hence, 2013 Term-1 has 10.5 weeks, so year-end school holiday is shortened by 1 week..

[ChiefKiasu]

sleepyqueen:

Oh i know liao.. Next year 2 Jan on wed 2013.

Thought in the past that's always consider as 1 week regardless which day the sch starts.

I go and check the last few years, 1 jan was on FRI, SAT and SUN hence lucky me, last time when i made booking of the budget tickets didn't made this error.

Lol... mystery solved. So I guess the kids (and us parents) are eating into next year's term 4 holidays by having longer hols this year?

[nms1]

The shorter the better!


i don’t understand why they can’t just start the school year from the first Monday in January instead of insisting on starting on the 2nd - that would make it much simpler.

[limlim]

nms1:

The shorter the better!

Agreed!

Shorter Sch holidays so my kids wouldn't be so bored at home

[BigDevil]

nms1:

The shorter the better!


i don't understand why they can't just start the school year from the first Monday in January instead of insisting on starting on the 2nd - that would make it much simpler.

If we adopt what you suggested, then first day of school in 2013 will be
Jan 7 instead of Jan 2.

You end up having longer 2012 year-end holidays instead of \"The shorter the better!\"

[janet88]

limlim:

nms1:

The shorter the better!

Agreed!

Shorter Sch holidays so my kids wouldn't be so bored at home

Shorter so that I don't pull my hair out facing them all day...sorry this mummy very cruel. But keeping them occupied can be tiring. But I do get them to read and prepare for new academic year. Kiasu mah :evil:

[nms1]

BigDevil:

nms1:

The shorter the better!


i don't understand why they can't just start the school year from the first Monday in January instead of insisting on starting on the 2nd - that would make it much simpler.

If we adopt what you suggested, then first day of school in 2013 will be
Jan 7 instead of Jan 2.

You end up having longer 2012 year-end holidays instead of \"The shorter the better!\"

But it will be more sensible. If Jan 2nd falls on a Thursday it doesn't make sense to start school. And given that Jan 1st is a public holiday it prevents families from taking advantage of that to go away for a holiday or even to do much on New Year's Day - who is going to have a busy day out when the next day is the first day of school?

I think you will find many other countries will always start school term on a Monday.

[BigDevil]

You will find out in a year.


Jan 2 2014 is Thursday, and.....
Jan 2 2015 is Friday!!

Don't get me wrong, I agree that it's better to start the school year on a Monday.
What I find funny is that it directly contradicts your wish that \"shorter is better\" when you get more days of holidays if we don't start school on Jan 2.

[nms1]

BigDevil:

You will find out in a year.


Jan 2 2014 is Thursday, and.....
Jan 2 2015 is Friday!!

Don't get me wrong, I agree that it's better to start the school year on a Monday.
What I find funny is that it directly contradicts your wish that \"shorter is better\" when you get more days of holidays if we don't start school on Jan 2.

I know it contradicts but the Jan 2nd thing is ridiculous - we all have to rush the end of our year-end break to get them back to school.

My parents live overseas which means that now the children are at school we will never be able to visit them for New Year but will have to come back after Christmas spoiling both the holiday and wasting our public holiday. They cannot come here as they need to be with my grandmother.

[verykiasumummy]

i dun like shorter holidays… i prefer longer cos it means more time for kids to rest n play…


we usually go for 2 weeks yr end holiday, and after come back still hv 1 mth to self study to catch up next yr syllabus… when sch reopen, everything will be so rush and busy… i prefer longer ones… anyone here same mindset as me?