About ds's christmas school nativity?

[Hurricaneinateacup]

Oh yes, it's that time of year again.

Ds (5 and year 1) was away last week when they started rehearsing and gave out parts. He came home with a note in his diary on friday saying he was a sheep. He was happy being a sheep, I was planning in my mind how to make a sheep costume, fine.

On Monday he came home with a note saying he was now a king and also with a few lines to practice. Ds was quite pleased, although he hasn't minded being a sheep either, and started practicing his lines. He was quite proud that he had learnt them very quickly and talked about his king costume and crown.
He told me the original king was now a sheep because he couldn't behave and listen to the teacher.

On Tuesday original king's mother was complaining on playground over her child's demotion to sheep. Sigh. She said she was going to go and see the teacher.

The upshot of this is that ds is now a sheep again. I'm slightly pissed off even though I know it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. However where ds was originally perfectly content with his sheep role, he now feels slightly disappointed that he won't have any lines. I appreciate this is how the original king must have felt but he lost his role because he was being a pain. Ds has lost his role because original king's mother has kicked up a fuss.

It's vaguely amusing written down but I am cross!

This whole thing seems farcical, I do appreciate that the nativity is a lot of effort for the teacher and the other mum sounds like she may be extremely difficult but the way your DS has been treated sounds very unfair. I would complain about this.

We don't get to have nativities in the US and I'm quite sad about it! It all sounds deliciously dramatic. :o And adorable.

I appreciate this is how the original king must have felt but he lost his role because he was being a pain. Ds has lost his role because original king's mother has kicked up a fuss

Tbh I think the school/teacher is at 'fault' probably more than the other mother. Depending on how 'naughty' the other child was.

I'm very laid back and not a pushy parent at all. But putting myself in the other mothers shoes - if ds had a part in a play, was excited about it, he'd learned his lines, potentially I may have bought a costume already etc. Then I find out he had been given a completely different part...I wouldn't be happy and would probably go in and have a word.

Unless it was for very bad behaviour, or because the child couldn't deal with the part (too many lines or whatever), I don't see any reason to use this as a punishment. And if my dc was to have a part taken off them due to bad behaviour, I would fully expect the teacher to mention it to me first (especially if it was due to an ongoing behaviour, so that I had chance to discuss it with them att home), not find out about it from my dc after the change had been announced.

This year my dgs told us he was King Juan in the Nativity play. It took a while to realise he was actually King1 and we need not look up appropriate attire for Spanish royalty!
Usually he pronounces the word one perfectly clearly but he kept repeating 'wan' so we envisaged an international lineup.

Thegreylady

My niece told dsis that she was Inkypatoo in the nativity. Turns out she was Inn Keeper 2

Fortunately we have another year of nativity certainty. The whole of reception are angels, and the whole of year 1 are shepherds.

I will look forward to the bloodbath next year. I won't need to be involved as DS1 seems to think the whole acting thing is completely bonkers, and sat in the front row last year with a WTF look on his face, occasionally turning to stare at those who are actually participating, as though wondering if they've all grown two heads. A similar thing happened at his nursery nativity play.

No-one in their right mind is going to let him actually say anything next year. You could never be sure what he was actually going to say.

Angel: Behold, a child shall be born.
DS1: Er, seriously?

Love King Juan

The same girl was Mary every year of the Juniors at my school! She wasn't a teachers child, but she was very tall, this was explained to the rest of us.

I'm still resentful.

1. Go and make the teacher flap! Just for the shit and giggles, demand King sheep has a line more than 'Baaa' or teach DS to 'Baaaaa' when scary mum's King has to speak.

1. The Grumpy Sheep. I have 3DC, I twitch hearing 'The Grumpy Sheep'...never again. Thank fuck.

1. I was ALWAYS Mary despite being painfully shy, I used to think it was due to my swishy hair and serene expression but now realise it's because DM scared the shit out of everyone

Stupidhead are you very tall?

Marcipex - yes!!!
I was taller than the teachers
Oh fuck, I'm so sorry!

Give the teacher a mangold wurzel for her Xmas gift. Tell her that when S was King you were planning to give her gold, but have now had to revert to root veg.

Do tell the teacher that your DS was disappointed after he worked to learn his lines.

stupid head I suppose it wasn't your fault.....

Absolutely go in and raise it. It's not at all fair on your DS and I would ask that she creates new speaking role. I'd point out to her that what she has done to your DS is the punishment she was using for the other child and he is hurt by that. It's her mess, give her a chance to fix it.

Our Mary was always the shortest. Which pissed me right off as I was the tallest. Mind you, tallest always got to be angels.

Back in the 70's I had a row with the the vicar who didn't want me, as angel Gabriel, wearing my glasses. I couldn't have been more than about 7 and apparently I gave him a good long rant about how god must have angels who are short sighted too.

I never needed my mum to be 'that' mum as apparently I was 'that' child

P.S. The vicar caved and angel Gabriel wore delightful nhs specs that year.

What Chasedbybees said.
Your DS has now had the sanction that was for messing about!

Good for you Catlady, standing up to the vicar.

Polly...My DD was 'Mary' twice and was chosen to present a bouquet to a VIP...My DS was 'Joseph' and had the lead in the school production of 'Robin Hood'...I am not/was never a pushy parent...Honest!

overylucky Marcipex

I too was demoted in about 1976 from Page, and the younger brother of one of the Kings took over. It was Sunday School; I became an unbeliever and never returned . I didn't even become a sheep.

Not that I bear grudges or anything, but I still remember the name of the boy who took my part, and that of his sister, the King. The injustice of it all.

Knock knock,
Who's there?
The interrupting sheep
The interrupting sheep w..BAAAAA!!!

They could have had more kingsIt doesn't say anywhere that there were only 3, only that they brought 3 gifts.

My DD is the only child in nursery who has a line (two whole words) in this years nativity.
I was overly proud lump in my throat mum for about five seconds until the realisation hit me...she's the gobby one at nursery isn't she :-)

I am also in no doubt whatsoever that she will freeze and rather than say 'this way' to Mary and Joseph she will trip over her own feet and push a small baby sheep off the stage.

one of my earliest memories - in nursery I was also angel Gabriel and got annoyed at the shepherd for forgetting his line so I tutted, shoved in front of him and said his line for him.

I'm a lot nicer now...honest...

This is very unfair. Have a word with the teacher and if you still aren't happy speak to the HT.

Teach DS to say "Baaaaaaa" with a little "std" sound on the end. Much like a cough.

He gets to yell obscenities. Who tells off the child with a cough? All that wool, tickling his throat.

I was Mary once.... Joseph fell off the stage whilst we were going to the inn and broke his leg and cut open his forehead, cue lots of blood and everyone went home...

my moment was lost forever...