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Tell me what random requests you've been sent by school this term

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listsandbudgets · 25/10/2023 11:32

About an hour ago I got a notification there was a new message on the school app so as I had time I checked it.

DS is apparently doing a play IN FRENCH tomorrow and with apologies for the short notice school would like us to practise their lines with them (fine for us DP's French is almost fluent)

And please could we send DS in with :

A toy dog (probably got one somewhere in the loft)
Some Euro notes and coins (luckily we went to France in the holidays)

And best of all .......

An inflatable hammer

We knew about the play but until now we had no idea about props and DS certainly hadn't mentioned them. Anyone know how I can acquire an inflatable hammer by 8am tomorrow?

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Curlygirl06 · 31/10/2023 12:54

edwinbear · 25/10/2023 23:10

Ours was the ‘Ugly Bug Ball’ aka a party for moving up to KS2. We had to supply a home made bug costume “we look forward to seeing an array of diverse and imaginative costumes” which took about £100 worth of materials and a week of stuffing polystyrene cups with newspaper, then painting them and threading together to form the spine. Ping ping balls stuck onto a headband and wings made from net. DH & I had an incredible row about the wings refusing to stay up as intended (and DS potentially taking someone’s eye out every time he turned round).

As well as this, we had to send a ‘bug themed’ food box (which would be judged with a prize to the winner), complete with bug themed food. So I was up until 1am the night before, sticking chocolate drops onto strawberries, icing silver balls onto mini meringue nests, strawberry laces onto Oreo cookies and trying to coax jelly worms through an apple (which had turned brown by the time he left for school).

I actually had a very rare Facebook rant over that school request.

For reasons I can't remember (too bloody long ago, I expect!) there was an insect thing at one of my children's school.
I got a yellow t shirt ( think it was a Brownie shirt) wrapped black insulation tape round it, pair of Christmas bobbly headband things with black tape wrapped round Christmas puddings to represent antennae, black leggings, there you go, bee or wasp, take your pick. I had twins so had to do it twice! I vaguely remember them standing in front of me with their arms raised and me shouting "turn, turn, no not that much, stand still!" whilst praying there would be enough black tape. Like i didn't have enough to do in the mornings, 3 girls with waist length hair to comb and plait. I'd quite forgotten this.

Sweetpea1532 · 02/11/2023 13:26

@listsandbudgets
What a hilarious thread.😂..although I must admit it has brought up memories of countless stressful times over a 20 year span since I have 3 DCs who were 3 years apart in school...unfortunately for me, these outrageous requests didnt stop with primary. Somehow we were plagued fortunate enough to receive these requests all through the 13 years of schooling for each child. 😵‍💫🤯🤪😫

UsefulSmartPrettyHappy · 13/11/2023 10:37

A bright pink shirt for ds 8, about 4 days before it was needed.

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UsefulSmartPrettyHappy · 13/11/2023 10:37

A bright pink shirt for ds 8, about 4 days before it was needed.

We've recently had a request from primary school for a spotty item of clothing, with 4 days notice.

underneaththeash · 16/11/2023 23:12

SchadenfreudeIstMeinMittelname · 26/10/2023 12:38

What on earth does the school do with all these potatoes?

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potato printing I'd assume?

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