Jenny: Hi, this is Jenny, I'm Patricia's mum.
Dan: Hi, Jenny!
Jenny: Have you attended the PTA meeting this week?
Dan: Yes, it was a looong one.
Jenny: Good, could you share some info with me? I am completely out of the loop when it comes to the exams and the planned school trips.
Dan: Sure, no problem. They scheduled midterms for the second week of January.
Jenny: So just before the winter break?
Dan: Exactly.
Jenny: Do they have clasess during the midterms?
Dan: No, we are supposed to drop the kids off at 11am and pick them up afterwarda at around 2pm.
Jenny: Seriously?
Dan: I know, how can they expect working parents to pull this off, right?
Jenny: I have already used my kid card at work way to many times. Bob is busy too. It's granny time again, I guess.
Dan: Same for us. I think we should discuss this during the next PTA meeting.
Jenny: Of course, we are paying for this school not only to educate but to take care of our kids when we are working.
Dan: True! And there is only one school trip ahead of us - they are going to the science museum.
Jenny: Do they need volunteers?
Dan: Fortunately, three parents already signed in for the job.
Jenny: I bet it's Jim and Melinda.
Dan: Who else?
Dan attended the PTA meeting this week. Jenny needs some information, because she wasn't there. School scheduled midterms for the second week of January. There won't be classes during the midterms. Dan and Jenny are frustrated, because they won't be able to pick up their children.