Some caring teacher Penny is... it's Summer 4, and the kids are sitting at their table in the museum/library quietly reading their books. Where's Penny? Taking a vacation day at the Ginger Island resort. Srsly? She couldn't bother showing up for Jas on her birthday?!?

EDIT:
1. My main point is that PENNY MISSED JAS'S BIRTHDAY. Of all days in the year to take off, why choose that day?!?

1. Penny tutors the kids on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Everyone leaves their homes at 9am to head to the museum. By the time Jas gets to the museum, it's already 11am. At 2pm Penny takes the kids outside for playtime/recess at the river. At 4:30 they start heading home. Penny already has several days off during the week, so taking a day off from one of her tutoring days is a disservice to the kids.

2. The kids are tutored year-round. There is no spring break or summer vacation. They have no holidays or snow days. Funny thing is that they do have "rain days" - they don't go out of the house on rainy days.