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Why can’t parents look at the term dates for DC schools

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nfg · 11/07/2025 09:35

Schools here, broke up yesterday. Today on the way to shopping, I saw about 4 sets of kids and parents with children wearing school uniforms. I have friends who have DC attend these schools (2 schools) and there are no day trips or classes today.

My friends knew the term dates as on parents pages and WhatsApp groups

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Foreverm0re · 11/07/2025 14:00

SushiDisco · 11/07/2025 09:43

you sound very horrible and judgmental OP

Really? What is the op makes her sound horrible? 😂 slight overreaction.

BunnyLake · 11/07/2025 13:56

I’ve sent my kids to school not realising it’s closed. It happens.

SamPoodle123 · 11/07/2025 13:55

nfg · 11/07/2025 13:26

Both schools have no clubs going on as its now the holidays.

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That means nothing. They stopped my kids school clubs two weeks ago and children are still going to school in the school.

Harry12345 · 11/07/2025 13:54

What a horrible judgmental thread! Mind your own business and if the parent has made a mistake they’ve maybe got a good reason

Harry12345 · 11/07/2025 13:52

Moveoverdarlin · 11/07/2025 11:37

I agree with you OP - the amount of parents on the WhatsApp groups that say ‘what time does sports day start?’ ‘Where do we meet for the trip?’ Can they wear their PE kit?’

I screen shot the email from the school giving you every minute detail and just send it in reply to the group.

What I really want to put is….

READ THE FUCKING EMAIL BECKY!!!!

I’d feel such a twat being continually out of the loop and appearing to know fuck all about my children.

Wow you sound nice, just don’t bother replying, I’m sure someone else will. Is it really hard to fathom that people have busy life’s and sometimes quite difficult times? Is that not the point of these watsapp groups? We all helped and supported each other and there was no judgement, in fact we chipped in for a gift for the lovely mum that often kept us all right

TheNightingalesStarling · 11/07/2025 13:45

So you have no direct connection to the school yet know more about whats happening at the school than the parents?

Laserwho · 11/07/2025 13:43

nfg · 11/07/2025 13:38

My friend who has two DC - just finished years 2 and 4, at the school. Only got school clubs going on in August as the teachers will be on holiday and most families here go on holiday now, as slightly cheaper than later in the month when rest of England and Wales are off.

Edit - Each school has a different uniform. One wears dark red polo shirts.

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Yet four families had kids in uniform. There must be someone happening that your friends know nothing about. There's constantly things happing in my kids school that I know nothing about because my child doesn't take part. There's things my kids do that other kids don't so their parents don't know about it. Your friend cannot possibly know about everything in the school that doesn't concern her kids.

PurplGirl · 11/07/2025 13:42

nfg · 11/07/2025 13:38

My friend who has two DC - just finished years 2 and 4, at the school. Only got school clubs going on in August as the teachers will be on holiday and most families here go on holiday now, as slightly cheaper than later in the month when rest of England and Wales are off.

Edit - Each school has a different uniform. One wears dark red polo shirts.

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How do you know it’s the same school your friend is at? Did you see them outside it? The sumner uniforms all look the same here - either blue or red. The fact that you saw 4 separate families suggests that there’s something going on. Leavers assembly perhaps?
In any case, chill! Parents get dates wrong. We’ve all been there. Kids in uniform on non-uniform days, forgetting to bring a prize for the raffle, bring a Teddy day, crazy hair day, sports day changing 3 times due to weather etc. Summer term is mental!

emzz44 · 11/07/2025 13:40

Wow, dear god that's judgemental! I'm a teacher too and have got a few things wrong (missing a non uniform day for my daughter a few times). I was mortified for her but we are all human (no class WhatsApp and I don't always have time to read school emails!) get off your high horse!

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nfg · 11/07/2025 13:38

PurplGirl · 11/07/2025 13:34

How do you know? Lots of schools run holiday clubs. But also things like year 6 leavers events. Did you see the families outside the schools in question ir just walking? How do you know it’s those 2 specific schools? There are 8 primary schools in my town, they break up on various dates and all have different leavers events/assemblies going on.

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My friend who has two DC - just finished years 2 and 4, at the school. Only got school clubs going on in August as the teachers will be on holiday and most families here go on holiday now, as slightly cheaper than later in the month when rest of England and Wales are off.

Edit - Each school has a different uniform. One wears dark red polo shirts.

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NormaMajors1992coat · 11/07/2025 13:37

Our DC sometimes used to go to sports clubs held at the school during half terms. On the first morning we’d always see someone heading that way in school uniform 😬

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nfg · 11/07/2025 13:36

Needmorelego · 11/07/2025 13:32

Yes but for at least 50% of children unless the note was stapled to them it would never make it home.

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How many parents have cleared out their DC's bags at the end of the school year to find a wad of school letters at the bottom? Usually been wet in the past when a flask/bottle leaked over them.

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Shinyandnew1 · 11/07/2025 13:35

That's bizarre-the last day of term is such a 'thing'-saying goodbye, taking your PE kit and books home, emptying your tray etc, I'm astonished that anyone could do all that and then pitch up at school the next day!

PurplGirl · 11/07/2025 13:34

nfg · 11/07/2025 13:26

Both schools have no clubs going on as its now the holidays.

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How do you know? Lots of schools run holiday clubs. But also things like year 6 leavers events. Did you see the families outside the schools in question ir just walking? How do you know it’s those 2 specific schools? There are 8 primary schools in my town, they break up on various dates and all have different leavers events/assemblies going on.

Laserwho · 11/07/2025 13:33

nfg · 11/07/2025 13:26

Both schools have no clubs going on as its now the holidays.

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How do you know that? Many things can happen in schools during holidays.

SpidersAreShitheads · 11/07/2025 13:33

I’ve never gotten the last day of term wrong *preens

However, I may hypothetically have gotten the first day of term wrong and gone in a day early. Hypothetically more than once….

Trickabrick · 11/07/2025 13:32

OonaStubbs · 11/07/2025 13:07

It's still early July, far too early for schools to be breaking up for Summer.

Tell that to teachers in Scotland who break up at the end of June!

Needmorelego · 11/07/2025 13:32

Viviennemary · 11/07/2025 13:30

I'm sick of everything being online. Before you got a note with the dates on it. Nice amd simple.

Yes but for at least 50% of children unless the note was stapled to them it would never make it home.

Viviennemary · 11/07/2025 13:30

I'm sick of everything being online. Before you got a note with the dates on it. Nice amd simple.

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nfg · 11/07/2025 13:26

WhatTheHelll · 11/07/2025 10:21

You have no idea of the circumstances. You don’t have kids there, maybe there’s still school clubs on.

Both schools have no clubs going on as its now the holidays.

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TheNightingalesStarling · 11/07/2025 13:17

I think our whole village knows when the Primary school term ends as they like playing "Schools out for summer," very loudly on the PA system. You couldn't miss it. (Although we will kiss it this year, as the Secondary school finishes on the Friday, and the primary school the following Tuesday so taking advantage of the cheaper flights on the Saturday...)

REDB99 · 11/07/2025 13:17

Catingle · 11/07/2025 09:53

Every term there’s at least one person on our class WhatsApp asking whether they’re in school the following week the day before half term. This information is readily available on the school website, repeated in the weekly newsletter and mentioned on the class chat. Boggles my mind as to how people live like this.

I agree! We get messages all the time from school with information on. This week there was an extra swimming lesson as a previous one was cancelled. The school messaged with plenty of notice. Some parents put a reminder in the group chat. This morning someone messages to ask if it’s swimming today 🤦‍♀️

OVienna · 11/07/2025 13:14

Maybe they're about to attend an awards ceremony for ultra-high performing kids that yours missed out on.

(NB: Smugness usually backfires.)

EastGrinstead · 11/07/2025 13:10

School’s out and Wi-Fi is in. OP is bored.

OonaStubbs · 11/07/2025 13:07

It's still early July, far too early for schools to be breaking up for Summer.