I pulled my kids out in February and they missed 3 days of school. It was great - low crowds, not too much school work missed, good weather, etc. My daughter will be starting 3rd grade, and I know her who her teacher is going to be an d know this won't be much of an issue. My big problem is that my son is starting middle school in the fall and will be going to a magnet school with the International Baccalaureate program. I know this is going to be a big change for him and most likely much more work than 5th grade. I'd love to plan another trip around the same time in 2011, but don't want to make too much extra work for him. What do those of you with middle school/high school kids do?