To change our contact details on the school's class list

[katemiddletonsothermum]

The contact details for my son's year group has been sent home. This is a sheet of paper with the home addresses and phone numbers on, obviously intended for us all to organise lots of coffee mornings and lunches.

We are the only family without a house name, or farm name, or hall name, or barn name. Oh, the shame of it. We are listed with just the street number. Our house does have a name, actually, but I can never be bothered to use it.

Should I insist that the school changes our details and amends / resends the contact list? Or should I just think f it.

She didnt actually we all just dived in, made assumptions, and started ranting . As you do.

Scottish schools do this! Or at least my friend's one does. Useful for bday parties etc. Am sure it's rarely misused. I don't think parents are asked whether they want their address and contact details appearing on them; they just appear. That could be a problem.

I can't believe the misplaced hysteria on this thread!

The primary school my DC attend/ed does this, organised by the class reps. You are under no obligation to provide your details.
The secondary school do this, giving you lots of warning so that you can opt out. IIRC the opt out is on the pupil details form we have to send back, signed, every year.

Anyway, Op I think you'll look a little odd if you insist the details are changed now :) Embrace your nameless uniqueness!

Wowcher, OP here. Haven't I opened up a can of organic peruvian-harvested-by-hand earthworms?

OK, the consent issue is not the AIBU. It is a lighthearted thread as I was doing an AIBU as to whether to keep up with the Symthe-Joneses or not.

The name of my house is Buckleberry House, obvs.

The class list only has about 10 names on it. We all know each other anyway.

OK yes change your house name to 'Zoopla' then..

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Son won't eat fish fingers. Happy Meal Chicken Nuggets And Milk Please House is a good alternative, however....

I would not give a stuff what anyone's house is called. Numbers are far better, then you can actually find the place you are looking for!

We are given the option, at the annual "parents and teacher meeting" in September, to add our names and whatever contacts we want, to a list for class rep and teacher to use during the year. This is emailed home to the parents who provide email addresses.

We all give consent as it's an annual thing. A few don't bother. Most do though, and it's useful for things like trying to arrange lifts to afterschool activities that are held offsite etc. (And to arrange birthday parties with no invites going around class and getting some upset at not being invited).

It works fine.

I'd love to have a list though that is all X House, Y Hall, etc - we're all just apt #A, house #B, on relevant streets.

The only truly classy address is one with a name and no street number. Anyone using both is being absurdly nouveau. On no account must you have that list changed - you may be the only one on it who knows how to behave.

(A few DCs have changed over the years, some have moved houses too, and there are lots of working parents so we rarely catch up in person.

Although, sensible class reps have also used the list to make occasional arrangements for a class parents night at the pub!!)

If your house has a name and a number, it would be V. V. to use the name. In fact, I would go so far as to completely destroy the current name. (I am not posh btw, but I really hate houses with numbers and trying to be posh names).

I wish my DDs school did this! As I work FT I don't usually do drop off/pick up so don't get to know most of the parents. Would be far easier when organising a party just to be able to text someone's parent rather than have to ask DD to ask her friend to remind their parent to reply to the invitation...

" The only truly classy address is one with a name and no street number. "

ha! classy at last! Wonder if people would agree if they saw my ancient hovel.

Scottish schools do this!

Not all, DS's old school wouldn't even give me a list of all the kids in his class for Christmas card writing due to DPA. Later that year they managed to send his medical info home with the wrong child though...

I feel your pain, I live at number 4 (now now Jeffrey, don't get excited - that is all your getting!) and there are 2 out of DS class that live in castles. Real life fucking castles. I did however enrol him late, so I can put off the mortification of being classed a pauper until January when the class list will be updated and sent out again

Is it a private school thing? Last time I went to DH's cousin's house (two children at prep school) they had a list of all the class parents' names, addresses, phone numbers and emails pinned up on their noticeboard. We don't have anything like that at DS's state school. I don't really know why you need people's addresses anyway. Phone numbers and email can be useful for arranging parties.

Anyway, I think it's too late now to change your address to think up a poncy or bucolic-sounding house name. I think they're a bit of a pain anyway. I prefer the European addresses which are often nice and short even if you live in a mansion out in the sticks:

Street Name. House Number
Postcode Town Name

I believe it is terribly naff to name you house if it is actually a number in a street.

You should only have a name if your house is a "one off" type house, like a manor house or similar (i.e. one that is not in a street and could not have a number).

The only truly classy address is one with a name and no street number

At last! I am currently buying a house with house name, street name and postal town only. No street number...

your house, not you house.

Also, I understand that the post office (or royal mail?) can force you to put the number back up if you remove it and put up a name.

This is a joke, right? I'm hoping so because I laughed.