Just wanted to know if this is normal for schools. DD11 is given a list of what to buy for cookery lesson. Sometimes the things are a pain fo her to transport (for example 100ml milk and 1 egg). Carrying all that is a pain in itself but on the same day she has to take in her PE kit and books. I've got a small screw top box for the milk, will cushion the egg with lots of tissue, decant everything else like the flour, sugar, raisins into smaller sandwich bags and label. There are no lockers in the school.
They've asked for a few tablespoons of cocoa powder! even the smallest bag of flour, caster sugar, cocoa powder etc is too much for what she needs and so we end with ingredients we won' ever use or then make a conscious effort to use up, because I hate food waste.
Is it too much for the school to ask parents for payment at the beginning of the year and the school provide at least some of the ingredients? Esp for PITA things like milk and eggs? And cupcake cases?!