Ds (9yo) came out of school tearful today. His year group were going to do the last lesson of a swimming course, which involved the whole thing with the pyjamas and treading water, and they were going to get some 'survivor' certificate. They go on a coach to a pool for these lessons.
Ds was really looking forward to it, he's a great swimmer but he doesn't have lessons any more because we coudn't afford them along with the other activity he does. He took his kit into school this morning, after checking that I had packed everything properly, and put it under (not on 
) his peg, and it was gone when he went back for it after break when they were getting ready to go. He looked and couldn't find it anywhere, but found it later in the day around the corner from where he had left it. This meant he didn't get to do his survivor thing, and just had to sit and watch.
It's kind of his own fault, because when the teacher asked the class 'Who doesn't have their kit?' he put his hand up to say that he didn't, but didn't tell them that it was in school somewhere but had been lost. I have told him that if he had said that he did have it in school, they may have helped him look, but he's quite quiet and he says there wasn't time to look anyway.
I am gutted for my little boy! I know he's not that little, and I know he will get over it, should have said something, blah blah, but I can't believe how upset I am! He didn't see me cry btw.
I'm wondering of there's anything I can do. I will have a chat with the teacher in the morning anyway, but do you think there is any chance whatsoever that I might be able to still help him get his certificate? I wondered if I might be able to pay for him to tag onto another lesson at the pool as long as the teacher knows and is willing to help us out? Do you think there is a chance somehow, and WWYD?
Thanks