kids schools with begging bowls at the ready

berniesmaster

only this evening did me and hubby have the same conversation about how much were shelling out on one thing and another for 2 kids at school.

CRANKY40

Zziggi wrote: »

The school my kids go to wants £2.50 from each of them tomorrow for the "privaledge" of not going in uniform tomorrow. I've already told them both to politely remind their respective teachers that uniform isn't compulsory anyway, so there's no £2.50 to pay.

£2.50 is a bit steep. We usually only pay £1 for a dress down day at work! DS has a "bring your teddy" day tomorrow at school for children in need, but it's voluntary contributions only. They stick to this too. They put a person with a bucket on the door, and if you're going to put money in it's done as they go in. No name taking or counting how much anyone has put in.

daska

At DSD's last school she had one teacher who always 'named and shamed' all the kids who hadn't paid the 'voluntary' donations. In the end I rang the school and asked for a written statement of their policy, I didn't get one but as far as I know the teacher never mentioned who had paid what in front of the kids again.

DeeDee74

:rolleyes::rolleyes: all school's are the same i think...

so far the kids school have had/ asked for,
children in need every day this week, ie,raffle, soak the teacher, watch the teacher get there leg's shaved? guess the sweet's in the jar and many more.... cost ..small fortune as for charity.

school photo's.. £20 ODD each child.

none uniform day. it's tomorrow so no clue

trip to cinema for both dd and ds. £10 each.

and school trip to spain total cost £375 each..
arent i lucky dd and ds both get to go, had letter monday and the deposit of only £120 each has to be in tomorrow.:rolleyes:

dogcat_2

My daughters school is just the same....always got to put your hand in your pocket for something or other.....:eek:

Frith

Yes, its been quite pricey recently!

This term they have had the option of doing extra skiing. The local high school has a dry ski slope (I was surprised too!) This is really reasonable, 5 lesson for £20. Still, its £20....

Each "Film Night" costs £2 per child. They love it but all they do is sit on a cushion and watch a DVD in the hall!

In year 4 they do swimming every week. That's another £3 per week.

Younger son went to see a musical - £15. Older son is going to a Sikh temple next week - £5.50. Tomorrow they can go in plain clothes so long as they bring a tombola item in.

Next year's adventure weekend is £175. I was secretly very relieved when bigger son said he did not want to go. Its been a lot to pay out recently.

stelly

My DS school is usually not too bad........ but they had a sponsered event recently for childline which really made me :mad:.

They all got badges for raising money but it depended on how many sponsers they had eg.

1 sponser - green badge
5 sponsers - bronze
10 sponsers - silver
25 sponsers - gold

My DS raised £35 which i thought was pretty good until he and my niece came home after school upset because their classmates mostly did better than them.

Since when did raising money for charity become a contest over which child can do better than the rest?

Surely each child should just get the same badge regardless of how many sponsers they had or how much money was raised.


Sorry rant over .

Fly_Baby

stelly wrote: »

My DS school is usually not too bad........ but they had a sponsered event recently for childline which really made me :mad:.

They all got badges for raising money but it depended on how many sponsers they had eg.

1 sponser - green badge
5 sponsers - bronze
10 sponsers - silver
25 sponsers - gold

My DS raised £35 which i thought was pretty good until he and my niece came home after school upset because their classmates mostly did better than them.

Since when did raising money for charity become a contest over which child can do better than the rest?

Surely each child should just get the same badge regardless of how many sponsers they had or how much money was raised.


Sorry rant over .

Absolutely outrageous. I would carry on ranting if I were you - especially if my child was the one upset for not "doing better".

I remember my colleague doing a sponsored run and she reminded almost daily to all of us in the office to make sure we sponsor her. I understand it's all for the good cause and all, but I really didn't like feeling pressured into doing something good. And I was a grown-up, not a primary school child.

flippin36

....we have "Book Day" too. The idea about getting kids excited about books is really good, but I can buy the books cheaper online or 3 for 2 at waterstones and when you have more than one child it can cost a fortune. I have said no we will go and buy them cheaper elsewhere but she always felt a bit left out when the kids took their books to school to show what they bought from Bookday, she seems to think it has to come from school to count. (So I've weakened lol)

PrincessPlaty

I have just come back from DD's school £32 lighter :rolleyes:

£12 school panto trip
£1 non uniform day
£19 school photos

Im glad every week isnt like this :eek::rotfl: