Day off school to see Santa?

[MrsPiddlewink]

We've left it too late again - hearts set on a particular place this year. The only slots they have left are during the last week of term. Would I be unreasonable to give them a day off? They are 8 and 5.

Going to see Santa is hardly "once in a lifetime" as he may even rack up at the Christmas fair.

Op we have two different visions going on here, I am afraid some people cannot grasp what is at stake here.

Yanbu take them and enjoy the magic with your eldest one last time. At nine they won't believe in Santa, and no you won't get fined for one day.
Am pretty sure ELF the movie and glitter sticking are not on the GSCE syllabus.

Do it.

Life is seriously too short to worry about kids missing one day of school in the week before Christmas, this is something memory making. If you can do it on a Monday or Friday, it's slightly less noticeable when the kids are talking about it at school!

They're your kids!

Whoever said make your own magic is absolutely right

I'm your child's teacher. Can I take the day off and take my own dcs?

I'm your child's teacher. Can I take the day off and take my own dcs?

Hello class teacher, Yes if you have a normally excellent attendance record and your teaching is brilliant etc....I think a total one off for this if your children are in their last year of believing...I wouldn't blame you go.....

Yes iggi go ahead, how many teachers does it take to load a DVD player?

Fuck it. Just do it

Blimey. Don't they have Santa at the School Christmas Fair? Why don't you volunteer to arrange that for everyone.

Or isn't there a nativity that day that your DC have a starring role in? Or isn't it the class party/make your mum a card afternoon/magician's visit/make mince pies day?

But, you go dear, pay for that commercialised queue and tacky present. Enjoy yourself.

I don't think the OP will care if you go Iggi, after all he DCs won't be in school that day.

Op - ignore the joy-suckers, take them out and have a great day! Sure beats watching The Snowman again or making another glitter card.

Her*

Another one saying do it.

Life's too short and it sounds awesome....

Now, AIBU to take a day off work to see Santa? I wouldn't, I'm far to conscientious

What is at stake here, is a consumer experience that lacks any warmth or authenticity

I feel sorry for the poor kids whose parents who lack the imagination to make Christmas magical without making them skive a day at school, lie to their teachers and paying a small fortune for what is basically a commercial experience. Oh yeah, and a lesson that its fine to do what you bloody well want.

And let's be honest, this kind of "memory making" - everybody say aw- is mainly for the parents. Children are usually really get the most pleasure for simple things. Like, indeed, the Christmas fair.

Yes iggi go ahead, how many teachers does it take to load a DVD player?

Erm, probably 3, if every school has a DVD player like the one they had in the school I used to work in!

In my defense it was a computer that hooked up to the interactive white board thingy. Could I get the bastard to work? No! Me and another member of staff tried and eventually the deputy head managed to get it on .

If you can convince your 8 and 5 year old's it's Sunday on a weekday; they need every day of schooling they can get...

You are all really self righteous on this thread and give MN a bad name with nonsense like this. OP, I home school my DC's (well, my dad does, he's a retired teacher) and he often takes my boys out for what he calls 3 dimensional learning days. Which can include anything. With something like this, he would get them to write a story (DS1, 6yo) and he would get DS 2 to draw a story and read them out to DH and I later. He would use the Chinese lantern festival as cultural studies, tell them history at their level, customs ect. They'd look at the house and the history, science in the gardens. There are lots of different ways to learn and Santa is part of the culture here, why can't they learn that?

"You are all really self righteous on this thread and give MN a bad name with nonsense like this. OP, I home school my DC's (well, my dad does, he's a retired teacher) and he often takes my boys out for what he calls 3 dimensional learning days. Which can include anything. With something like this, he would get them to write a story (DS1, 6yo) and he would get DS 2 to draw a story and read them out to DH and I later. He would use the Chinese lantern festival as cultural studies, tell them history at their level, customs ect. They'd look at the house and the history, science in the gardens. There are lots of different ways to learn and Santa is part of the culture here, why can't they learn that?" Marmite I'm going with that

ZeViteVitchofCwismas

I'm really loving your enthusiasm. Did have a bit of a chuckle. I'm imagining you sat screaming all of what you've said at your computer. "but what about the lanterns"!

This thread has reminded me why my DH was so keen to home school. I told him about this thread and he said, "Pfft. These women on the computer are so narrow minded. I'm amazed English children learn anything useful!" DH is German btw. Have fun.

YABU... They will catch on and it sends the wrong message to encourage this. Education is important, it doesn't matter if they only miss afternoon board games on the last week, it gives the wrong message about the value of education, of being honest and being reliable.

YABU.

It's just a man dressed up encouraging children to be grabby.

I had one of the most depressing days of my life at the Longleat Christmas thing. It was crap.

I feel sorry for the poor kids whose parents who lack the imagination to make Christmas magical without making them skive a day at school, lie to their teachers and paying a small fortune for what is basically a commercial experience. Oh yeah, and a lesson that its fine to do what you bloody well want.

It is quite hard though, to conjure up the country's best safari park, I have a very good imagination but it doesn't stretch that far...I also cannot conjure up the magic of Lorikeet drinking nectar from a cup in my childs hand...nor the sheer joy of a monkey on the car ripping of the trim....The slow gait of a tiger prowling, or holding a tarantula and a snake.

I cannot create a 10ft Christmas tree that sings and nor can I fill my small modest home with fairy tale characters to greet and talk to my child, nor can I fill my garden with chinese lanterns and chinese performers, and finally we definalty have no room for a mini train leading to a grotto with reindeer and the man himself...

Thanks for your sorrow...I am humbled that YOU think YOU can conjur all that up, hats off to you sir.

Of course it would be unreasonable.

36 quid is lots of money but for what you get compared to many santa experiences, that not bad