Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To be seriously annoyed with the school over my daughters missing items?

59 replies

MrsFlibble · 14/12/2012 15:56

Seriously, this is bugging me, that every week since the start of term, my dd (Shes 5) has had items go missing, it can vary from:

Glasses
PE Kit
Uniform
shoes

This week her shoe has gone missing, and after 30 mins searching with a teacher and my ex MIL, its nowhere to be seen, AIBU over this, because im seriously getting hacked off it.

OP posts:
Doingthedo · 16/12/2012 16:44

ah, your DD has a serious case on 'man-looking' or 'mooking' as I have named it in this house!
eg:
child: I can't find
me: Have you looked properly or done man-looking?
child: I'll go look again...!

MrsFlibble · 16/12/2012 16:46

Doing, that is exactly it, almost the same as my little sisters inability to shut anything she opens.

OP posts:
Lara2 · 16/12/2012 17:46

Startail - it's blimming obvious that you have NEVER been in a reception classroom when they get changed/dressed for PE. Xmas Smile. It's total chaos and no matter what you put in place to minimise the loss of things 4 and 5 year olds just don't give a toss as long as they're dressed in something and can go out to play. So please don't blame teachers, it's just the way of life for reception children - sometimes things go astray.

EuphemiaInExcelsis · 16/12/2012 18:19

they are in loco parentis and should be taking a parent-like interest in her.

How many parents do you know who could be in charge of 30 children for six hours and not lose any of their possessions, which had been taken off and put on two or three times during the day?

MrsFlibble · 16/12/2012 18:22

I will say i made this thread while pissed off, luckily i didnt say anything to the school, i had a rant, im feeling much better today, so i know i was unreasonable, hopefully they will delete this thread, since i wish i never started it.

OP posts:
bluebiscuit · 16/12/2012 18:23

Kids of this age can be trained to look after things. My 4yo and 6yo have lost nothing at all at school this term, despite having hat scarf gloves, pe and swimming kit etc. I spoke to them about keeping their stuff safe, making sure try bag it, check they have got everything etc and also that if I spent money replacing these items, then I might not have any money left for toys!

MrsFlibble · 16/12/2012 18:28

My DD although a well behaved child is extremely ditzy at times and does have her own issues and is getting extra help from a SENco.

OP posts:
PolkadotCircus · 16/12/2012 18:31

I taught rec and they never lost anything.

I used to get them to change by a chair.School shoes were put on the chair first and then folded trousers/dress and top. Took 2 or 3 weeks training but perfectly doable and certainly wasn't chaos.

My 3 have never lost vast amounts of stuff at their school.Only thing we've lost was a nice black PE sweatshirt(named) in year 4. Sadly some parents think nothing of keeping items that come home in PE bags etc-it's stealing but does happen.

A friend of mine had a child come to school in her child's highly identifiable home made coat a few weeks later!!!!!

Oh and sorry school do have a responsibility.The fact it was so hard to track down(or not) so many things would worry me.

BetsyBoop · 16/12/2012 18:37

"ah, your DD has a serious case on 'man-looking' or 'mooking' as I have named it in this house!
eg:
child: I can't find
me: Have you looked properly or done man-looking?
child: I'll go look again...! "

Same in our house, my pet phrase is "have you had a proper look or a man's look?" Cue DH/DC going to check again! and usually find it where I told them I thought it probably was in the first place

New posts on this thread. Refresh page