1 or 2 days a week seem like much… Over 13 years of If your child That equals… Which is… schooling, that misses…. adds up to… Nearly 1 ½ years 1 day every 2 20 days per year 4 weeks per year missed weeks Over 2 ½ years of 1 day every week 40 days per year 8 weeks per year school missed Over 5 years of 2 days per week 80 days per year 16 per year school missed Nearly 8 years of 3 days per week 120 days per year 26 weeks per year school missed Surely 10 minutes late a day won’t affect my child? And over 13 years He/she is just That equals… Which is… of school, that adds missing… up to… 10 minutes per day 50 mins per week Nearly 1 ½ weeks Nearly ½ a year 20 minutes per day 1 hour and 40 mins Over 2 ½ weeks per Nearly 1 year per week year 30 minutes per day Half a day per week 4 weeks per year Nearly 1 ½ years 1 hour per day 1 day per week 3 weeks per year Over 2 ½ years
1 or 2 days a week seem like much… If your child misses…. That equals… Which is… Over 13 years of schooling, that adds up to… 1 day every 2 weeks 20 days per year 4 weeks per year Nearly 1 ½ years missed 1 day every week 40 days per year 8 weeks per year Over 2 ½ years of school missed 2 days per week 80 days per year 16 per year Over 5 years of school missed 3 days per week 120 days per year 26 weeks per year Nearly 8 years of school missed Surely 10 minutes late a day won’t affect my child? He/she is just missing… That equals… Which is… And over 13 years of school, that adds up to… 10 minutes per day 50 mins per week Nearly 1 ½ weeks Nearly ½ a year 20 minutes per day 1 hour and 40 mins per week Over 2 ½ weeks per year Nearly 1 year 30 minutes per day Half a day per week 4 weeks per year Nearly 1 ½ years 1 hour per day 1 day per week 3 weeks per year Over 2 ½ years
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