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To be given a little bit of notice about being given the sodding class bear

83 replies

Loueytb3 · 26/01/2012 18:21

Right, I'm hormonal so please feel free to tell me AIBU but....

Just picked DCs up from CM. To be greeted by DS2 clutching the bag containing the class bear. CM informs me that it has to be back tomorrow. Get home, open the book to find she is right and that you are supposed to get DC to write something, draw something and take a bloody picture. All before tomorrow morning. I'm Angry because if I had been warned I could have picked them up from the CM and done something with him. As it is, I pick them up, they have 15 mins of down time and then they go to bed at 6.30 as they are knackered. And WTF do people do who pick their kids up later???

I refuse to keep him up later to fill in the book so it's not going back tomorrow which will probably mean a black mark but I don't give a stuff.

AIBU????

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south345 · 26/01/2012 19:57

I don't do homework with my mindees, by the time we get home and cook tea etc it's hometime plus I have my own dc's to sort out after they've all gone. One night seems ridiculous!

NearlyMrsCustardsHardHat · 26/01/2012 20:00

We had the class bear for a sodding week, had to take it on holiday with us.

We had a little too much to drink one dinner time and left teddy in the bar Blush

fishyonadishy · 26/01/2012 20:00

Notice to do what is effectively ten minutes of homework? Really?

Write something, draw something and take a picture?

You don't need notice for that. You could do it in 5 minutes.

YABU and the only reason I can see for anyone to see this as a problem would be if they were desperate to impress other parents/class teacher etc in which case YAB even more U.

KLou111 · 26/01/2012 20:03

Bear stayed up late and got drunk with mummy as I went to bed and didn't have time to do anything with him. He then went to bed with mummy and played wirh her little bear. Daddy was not impressed. He has now left us cos of the f**king bear!!!!!

utterlyplump · 26/01/2012 20:04

I'd say bear, what bear? in the morning. That'll give you the weekend to plan his action packed salad munching, naan bread making weekend to remember! Grin

aldiwhore · 26/01/2012 20:04

Teddy played Mario Karts and ate chips here... :)

Took 15 minutes start to finish, and only that long because the printer was hormonal.

AppleHEAD · 26/01/2012 20:04

We washed the revolting, stinking, posh class bear!!! Then dried him..
Hate that bloody bear....

SpaghettiTwirlerAndProud · 26/01/2012 20:06

I think the time my nephew had the class bear has to be the best one ever, it happened to be the same weekend I gave birth. My sister was a birthing partner and just as she was leaving her house to come to the hospital she grabbed the bear. I don't think anyone topped helping deliver a baby :o his photo was of him stood next to DD in her fish tank :)

It's was quite amusing when my sister strolled into the delivery room clutching a large teddy bear wearing a rucksack :o the midwife was baffled to say the least!

Blatherskite · 26/01/2012 20:06

Mumsnet has it's very own class bear dontcha'know - it even has a blog

workshy · 26/01/2012 20:06

teddy watched tv while mummy did the ironing and then we had pizza for tea before having a bath

put the horrible stinking thing in the washing machine

janelikesjam · 26/01/2012 20:08

it all sounds very sweet, truly, but maybe some parent(s) are working or busy, tired, stressed, and have a lot on that night and may not have time to engage with a teddy bear ...

psketti · 26/01/2012 20:14

Count yourself lucky! Two years at pre-school and never, I mean never once, were we given the class bear. My dd was devastated. I once asked to be told they did it fairly and made to feel like I was a mad competitive type. You are indeed priveledged.

Kewcumber · 26/01/2012 20:27

our class giraffe in reception used to come home on Friday until monday am complete with rucksack, pyjamas toothbrush and hair brush. I read previous entries - first entry in the book was a 3 page powerpoint slide presentation printed out and stuck in. Methinks done by very nice mum who is a management consultant and not by her four year old [missing the point there mum emoticon] Grin

Goldenbear · 26/01/2012 20:44

YABU, we had an elephant home for the night, he read a book about an elephant, he went in the baby leapfrog thing, he danced with DS. We took a few photos and I wrote the descriptions for each activity.

My DP and I are busy, my DP printed off the photos when he got in from work at 9ish (per usual), we still managed janelikesjam

IneedAbetterNicknameIn2012 · 26/01/2012 20:47

DS2 hasnt had the class bear yet, he is gutted! Luckily we get it for a weekend, as I don't have a printer so pictures over night would be a problem.

When DS1 had the class monkey, he came camping and celebrated DS' Nana and Grandads engagement :)

schoolchauffeur · 26/01/2012 20:48

Frankly, class bears should be shot at birth! We got landed with one on a half term trip to Portugal where teddy had his picture taken lying on a float in the pool.... until seconds later some kid dived in the kiddy pool and poor teddy soon discovered that swimming when you are stuffed with kapok is bloody difficult. He was returned to school with a strong whiff of chlorine and a slightly bobbly coat.......

Northernlurker · 26/01/2012 20:51

I don't have time to engage with my husband let alone a bear. I'm with Janelikesjam!

BeeBawBabbity · 26/01/2012 20:53

I used to hate the bloody class bear too. My kids took AGES to write stuff when they were little, we never had printer ink, etc. And one time the bar had been set bloody high by the first family who'd taken him to Disneyland for a weekend and even stuck in the bear's own (very authentic looking) passport. Grrr.

IUseTooMuchKitchenRoll · 26/01/2012 20:54

It's fine for you to write in the book for your ds. Surely if you look through the book you will see that other parents have done the same thing?

All you lot that hat ethe class bear are mean. The children in my class LOVE Bertie the class bear. They get so excited about having their turn to take him home.

That's why it would be really horrible of you to keep it for the weekend, the teacher might have a rota so that every child has a weekend over the year. And there could well be a child excited that it is their turn to have the bear this weekend, so it would be very selfish to scupper that for them just because it's going to cause 20 minutes inconvenience to you before the morning.

exexpat · 26/01/2012 20:54

It did once vaguely cross my mind that the class bear (actually I think it was a dog) when DD was in reception had never come to visit us, so I asked her about it, and she said it was her turn once but she said she didn't want it. Sensible girl.

Goldenbear · 26/01/2012 20:56

TBF my DP doesn't have time to engage with me but he loves the whole childishness of such activities - he probably enjoyed it more than my son!

ristretto · 26/01/2012 21:02

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Loueytb3 · 26/01/2012 21:06

Every single entry has been handwritten by the child. No parental help - can tell from the handwriting.....

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cutegorilla · 26/01/2012 21:10

Do it with your left hand!

dandelionss · 26/01/2012 21:19

We got the darn bear on the weekend we moved house!!