How long is your grade school child's day?

rebbieW

DS1 is in preschool at a private school and I've been looking ahead a couple years, trying to decide whether we'll keep him there for the elementary years as well. Starting in first grade, his day would be 8.45 - 12.45 with a possible extension into the afternoon for an extra fee (until 3.30).

How long is your first or second grader's day?

EnceeKatz

Our public schools have 6 hour days for K-12.  8:30 - 2:30.

hikerbeth

Last year, DD went to preschool 4, 4 hour days per week

This year, she goes 3, 4 hour days and 1, 7 hour day

Kindergarten is 5, 3 hour days with optional extensions (extended days will be 8 am - 2:30 pm).  I will probably extend her 2 days per week.

lollitots

That seems short.  DD will go 8 to 2:30 next year in first grade.

heyitsme

K is "3/4 day"--there are 2 sessions, either 8:10-12:57 or 9:10-1:57

1st-3rd grade is 8:10-2:02

4th & 5th grade is 8:10-3:00

That's all I know, as it only goes to 5th grade.

DD's (1st grade) schedule is as follows:

8:00--bell rings/line up

8:10--classes walk to classrooms

8:15 morning announcements

8:15-10:10--morning instruction (120 mins)

10:10-10:30--recess

10:30-11:45--instruction (70 mins)

11:45-12:28--lunch

12:28-2:02--instruction (94 mins)

juniper19

K-5 is 8:50 - 3:10.

You can add afterschool activities until 4:30 or 6pm, but we don't do that yet (dd is in K).

cristiana

8:30-2:50

JOEBunny

8:30 to 2:30, starting in public school at age 4.  We are sending DD to private school for 4, and it is 9-12.  Next year, she will go to public.

DandelionMom

My 1st grader is in school for 7 hours/day.  My 4th grader is in school for 8 hours/day. 

shouldbworkin

DS is picked up at 8:30 and dropped off at 4:15.  His schedule won't change much as he gets older in elementary school.  It's full day K-12.  In PS, he was there from 8:30 to 3:30, so it's not much of a change for him.

Julie004

DS is in private school and his day is from 8:20 to 3pm.

emiliemadison

Elementary schools here are all about 6.5 hours. DD's school is 9:10-3:40. That's K-6. Her preschool was 9:10-11:50.

Is it a year-round school? That's much more common overseas (you're in Germany?) and if so, then a 4 hour day would make a lot more sense and would all even out in the end.

rebbieW

emiliemadison -

It's not a year-round school - they have 6 weeks holiday for summer, 3 for winter and 2 each for spring and fall breaks. I'm not even sure why the afternoons are "optional". In any case, he already goes from 8.45 to 3.30 (preschool and K) and I can't really find an argument for shortening his day when he gets older. That's generally the way it works here in Germany in the public school system, though, which everyone (including the Germans) thinks is weird.

MrsSR

K-8 is 6.5 hours

kickypants

DS1 is in public pre-k at our local elementary school and his day is the same length as the rest of the K-5 kids, 8:55-3:45.

Sunflower777

DS is in 4 y.o. preschool right now, it's 9 am-12pm 3 days a week. 

But K in our district is essentially 8:30 (bus pick-up) to 4:20 (bus drop-off) every day which I think is insanely long for a 5 y.o. Little bit nervous about that next year.  The k students have as long of a day as the 6th graders!

wildfloweragain

8:50-3:05 are the exact school hours.  Bus would be 8:16-4:15, but we generally drive her.  She has ridden the bus to school once so far and may ride home a few Fridays.

Carol*Brady

Wow--that is a short day!  DDs school is 8am-3pm just like when I was a kid...It's a private school P-8th grade (Preschool it's extra $ for going full day).  DD is in Kindergarten & they have instruction all day long w/ a couple recesses, PE, art, music, Spanish & library 1-3 days a week.  There is no busing at her school.

knmommy

Our elementary school (K-6) is from 8am - 2pm