Should I Send Her Back to School or Have Her Stay Home All Week???

I'd let her stay home unless she really wants to go (like if she'd be missing a party or something).

I'd keep her home. I work at schools and you are right, there is not a lot going on. If I didn't have what they call blackout days, (before and after holiday vacation time) I'd be joining her on the couch. Haven't felt myself either. Contact the teacher if she needs to catch up on anything the vacation time is a great time to do it (I know that's not really what she would want to do). Ask her however, she may feel she is missing a Christmas party or something.

If she is feeling better and no longer contagious, I would send her back to school. I am not sure what the rules are for your school, but most have a limited number of days you are allowed to be out while still getting credit, and you do not want to waste them if she is not sick, plus she will be so far behind. Is he goes to school now, she can get what she has missed so far and work on it over the break.

If she's feeling better, I'd send her back since they'll probably be doing holiday parties and such. I'm sure she'll want to be there.

Usually, a Teacher will have a packet of "homework" for the kids, during Winter Break. So I WOULD check with her Teacher on this. And go pick it up at school and any other homework, for during their Winter Break.

AND... often times, the Teacher will send home lots of 'stuff' with the kids... since it is Winter Break and they sometimes will bring home any projects/homework/stuff from cleaning out their desks etc. Too.
So ask the Teacher about this too.
OR if your Daughter gets Christmas presents, from any classmates/friends in school.....

My Daughter, even though school is ending this week and they have had their Christmas Party... they have had a FULL week of learning and homework, just like usual. Not anything less, just because it is the last week of school. So don't assume, that this week is any less work, in class/school, for your Daughter. You need to check with the Teacher....
first.

Watch out for a relapse of her illness. Too. That can sometimes happen, if a child's body is already weakened.

If anything, check with her Pediatrician again, about her attendance in school... .AND if you need a Doctor's note... to excuse her.

all the best,
Susan

Does your school require a doctor's note after 2 missed days? Will your doctor provide one? I would think at that age she might want to go back to see her friends before the break, plus not a lot of work so she won't stress her self out.

I would let her stay home. Better safe than sorry. Plus she has a Dr's note so hopefully the absences will be excused.

I would send her back tomorrow if she feels up to it. She might not be missing much, but why even have her miss if she is feeling better? No reason to have to play catch up if she doesn't need to. Plus like someone else said, usually there are only a certain number of days they can have off each grading period before they start getting concerned at the school...excused or not, and if she gets sick again it would be a lot of days.

Considering just how sick she was, I would keep her home until she is 100% better.

I would keep her home, but it is really up to you. Do what feels right in the morning. I don't think it would hurt to keep her home because of the reasons you have given. She could use the rest, they probably aren't doing much anyway with the holiday starting, and why have her just pick up something new (germ-wise). I know lots of kids have been out really sick at our school. Mine was out three days with strep last week (she is 4) and one of the eighth graders at the school is even in the hospital after not being able to get better at home. Start the holidays off feeling as good as you all can--that would be my thought. Wishing you the best!

It is going to be hard enough catching up after the holidays...I would send her back (providing she is felling better). Also, as others mentioned...you can only miss a certain amount of days before being considered truant...highly unlikey, but what if next semester she gets hit with something nasty and needs a lot of time off.

The longer she is out, the harder to catch up...and that can mentally be a lot to deal with when she returns...who wants to go back to work or school when they know they have a pile of stuff to do? I know most of us want a clean house and a completed desk before we go on vacation or leave for the weekend...she will feel a lot better getting back into the groove of things before the holidays.

I would keep her home and go pick up her class presents on Friday(plus a couple of treats from the party). I would NOT send her to school.
Plus, I taught for years and now I volunteer. We are doing lots of special art projects, computer, reading, and review. No new concepts

I would keep her home unless there is something important she must be at school for the last 2 days before break. I see no harm in making sure her immune system is back up to speed and running 100%.

Why don't you ask her if she wants to go to school. My experience is the last couple of days they are just doing crafts and parties. It's not like she would be missing a lot of work if she stayed home, but she may want to attend and it shouldn't be that stressful of a day either so you could really go either way.....

I think you might want to contact her teacher to see if there are any very important things that she will miss if you keep her home for the rest of the week. I am not sure how it is in 4th grade, but when I was teaching high school I was devastated when students were out the final days before break, as I had SOOO much planned and knew it would be tough for them to make it up and catch up.

I would keep her home Thursday and if she seems 100% send her on Friday, that way she gets another day to rest and gets to pick up any projects, homework, take home work to catch up on etc