RANT - Charidee days in schools

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I wish my sons school was doing something for children in need.

Wait a minute while recheck the newsletter...

Edit - nope.. Shame

Mojisola

tom9980 wrote: »

Citizenship is on the curriculum and being a good person who helps others in need means this is very much on the school agenda now.

Then let the kids do a litter-pick or just bring in some money for a charity or arrange a buddy system to help other children in the school, etc.

How is spending money on themselves to dress up like a super-hero teaching them to be a good citizen?

double_mummy

we get email newsletters and i have just checked them not once has my daughters school mentioned a dress up day apart from telling whoever picks her up

tom9980

Mojisola wrote: »

Then let the kids do a litter-pick or just bring in some money for a charity or arrange a buddy system to help other children in the school, etc.

How is spending money on themselves to dress up like a super-hero teaching them to be a good citizen?

A buddy type system already exists at my wife's school it's part of the older kids citizenship to help the younger ones.

Litter pick means going outside school which means supervision and health and safety so is generally not practical.

A children in need day with dressing up is frankly easy and allows the school to tick box nicely so why wouldn't a busy school take an easier option? Suggesting a child learns nothing from such a day is nonsense most are sheltered in their own world so highlighting children in poverty the same age as them is a good start. Many teachers will extend that much further.

Lily-Rose_3

I agree with you Meritaten. It is beyonf annoying. I think the schools think that parents have an ever open wallet!

System

I do feel for parents

If its any consolation i'm going to look like a prize idiot on friday as work are one the supporters of CIN so we have to dress up (i'll be in a dinosaur onesie :rotfl: ), i even had to dress up AS Pudsey the other night :eek: that was not fun.... couldn't see at all but made a few kids smile at least as they got their picture with Pudsey.

Running_On_Empty

Doing what's easy? FGS, they are meant to teach not to do what's easiest.

notanewuser

DD's school is doing "mad hair day" on Friday. Any donations welcomed and they can take in 50p to buy cakes made by pupils in other classes. Easy peasy.

rachiibell

Yeah it might be annoying but the kids enjoy it and would feel horribly left out if they didn't join in (kids can be so cruel). So I would bite my tongue, sort the outfits and cough up the £1. However I would probably also get in touch with the headteacher and say that if they are going to do specific themed events (rather than just non uniform) then an advance warning is needed and would be appreciated in future.

tom9980

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

Doing what's easy? FGS, they are meant to teach not to do what's easiest.

Be realistic 32 kids 1 teacher and 1 TA my wife does not have the resources to plan outstanding lessons all of the time. Three of those have serious SEN and the abilities range from reception to year 3 levels. Ofsted graded her as outstanding earlier this year.