half a day's notice!

[EbwyIsUpTheDuff]

A friend texted to say that the school had sent her a text (I don't get them, which is frustrating since I've opted IN for them) to say the children need to wear "something christmassy" tomorrow, I.E. a christmas jumper or similar.

It's another fundraiser.

half a day's notice. I can't get into town at short notice like that, most parents need notice. and I'd resent paying out £s for a christmas jumper for my child to wear ONCE in order to donate 50p to charity.

My poor friend has to find christmas clothing for 4 kids!

My son and I don't even celebrate christmas.

It's not like I can just pop out and get a pagan festival jumper for him to wear to not feel utterly excluded by this. So instead of wrapping presents and tidying the room ready for solstice this weekend, I'm now going to spend the little bit of energy I have on tacking some greenery to a jumper for him, because he'll be disappointed if I don't.

WIBU if I make him a Holly King head dress and send him in with that on?
WIBU to email about their policy of inclusion and the lack of notice?

just to update - he is opted out of worship. And I made it clear that it was fine for him to learn about all religions as long as it's about, not participating in them. And discuss things as and when necessary for clarification.

In the actual event, he was too ill to go in. But I will mention it to the school as a lack of notice thing when he's back in january.

(would have cut snowflakes out of a nappy liner and tacked them to his jumper had he been well enough, I think)

Thanks for the update. So few posters bother to do so and it's hugely unsatisfying.

you are welcome. been too busy with two sick kids and then our celebration yesterday to do so earlier

Hope you had a lovely solstice celebration yesterday Ebwy and that DS is better.

yes, we did and he's loads better, thank you for asking :)