Below is a copy of the letter that I read to Jessica and Jamison before school on April Fool's Day. It was printed on the school letterhead, so as to look "official."
Midway Elementary
225 S. 100 E.
Midway, UT 84049
Phone (435) 654-0472 Fax (435) 654-0622 “Home of the Wranglers”
April 1, 2009
Dear Parents,
It has come to the attention of the Wasatch County School Board that the vacation period has been miscalculated this year. The current school year as scheduled will end eight days shorter than allowed. Therefore, all schools in the Wasatch County School District including Midway Elementary will be in session all upcoming Saturdays through the end of the school year beginning immediately with this upcoming Saturday. We regret the inconvenience this may cause to your families. However, to maintain our funding in these economically challenged times, we must comply with the mandate “No Child Left Behind” and its minimum number of school days policy.
School hours will convene on Saturdays according to the Tuesday through Friday schedule. Likewise busses will run on the same coordinating schedule. The dates affected by this change in schedule are as follows:
April 4, 2009
April 11, 2009
April 18, 2009
April 25, 2009
May 2, 2009
May 9, 2009
May 16, 2009
May 23, 2009
Please direct any questions you may have to our office at 654-0472 or to the District Office at 654-0280. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
You can imagine the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth that commenced. I even got their teachers in on it, so it lasted all day... Sometimes it's just plain fun to be a mom.
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