Do you/ did you send your child to school on their birthday?

[bagpuss90]

Light hearted thread no I’m not having a whinge before anyone asks 😂No -I’m just curious. Was chatting to a work colleague and she mentioned that her children have never been to school on their birthdays. They don’t fall within school holidays. She was a bit surprised when I said mine all went to school on the day -business as usual. Don’t get me wrong -they had pressies before school, lovely parties and so on . Never really thought about it before but just wondered if its school or not on the big day

Never, its always in the holidays.

I teach KS1. All the kids come in on their birthdays - there is a birthday icon on the register next to their names so you can see if they are absent. They usually bring in sweets to share.

My sons birthday is in the summer holidays which works well for him because he is not a massive fan of attention. My daughter adores lots of attention and going to school on her birthday is the best thing ever to her! She gets to be the helper of the day, have happy birthday sung to her, wear a birthday badge so everyone wishes her happy birthday wherever she goes… 😂 this might change when she’s older but she’ll still
be going in on her birthdays as a teen, it hasn’t occurred to me to let her have a day off

Independent school?

No.

Lol, No! Sink comp!

I sent her although her birthday occasionally fell on a BH.

Both mine are in the holidays but I would absolutely send them otherwise.

My dd’s have the day off school on their birthday and I take the day off work! Luckily they are twins, so it’s just one day. They are still little and want the day off and we always have a lovely day together 😊

Of course they go, I've never taught my kids that school is optional

Exactly this! I'm an Aug birthday and my ds is too. I always felt like I missed out, as does he. My dd's birthday is in Feb and can sometimes fall in half term - she complains bitterly when that happens. She likes the birthday rituals in school.

They went to school. For one if them, their birthday sometimes fell in school holidays. They liked to waer a badge and the teachers saying happy birthday and bringing sweets fir the class etc.

One child’s birthday is in the school holidays. I actually feel a bit sad for him though as my other child really liked going to school on their birthday. They get to wear a badge, the class signs happy birthday to them and they get to sweets out.

Me neither...Mine's December 25th.

Well, yeah. With a badge, and a bag of sweets for the class. I don't know why people let their kid stay at home.

Looks like it's just us then @TwiceAsNice22 ! 😂 Unless I've missed One other...

My two 7&9 have never gone in on their birthdays, but seems like the difference is that they both Hate school generally anyhow 😕 there is no way I'm sending them in on their special day! Most other days they beg and wheedle to not go in but get refused so I don't think it's bad to keep them off that one day...
They get to choose whatever they want to do throughout the day, although it's normally absolutely nothing 😂 just chilling at home (both winter/early spring babies).

I usually just call them in unwell 🤷🏼‍♀️ none had ever questioned it.

Of course

Just because you're restricted by the school term, doesn't mean everyone else is though.

Loads of adults book their birthdays off as annual leave. I used to take the whole week off sometimes!

Yes of course. I've got a 9yr old. Never even consider he should have the day off. If it's a school day it's a work day! He wants to be with his friends not stuck at home with me while I'm working. I try to make sure he has a 'its my birthday badge' to wear so gets a bit of a fuss at school. Then takes in sweets to hand out at end of the day (controversial I know - but it's acceptable at his current class!). Presents in the morning before school, possibly friends round for birthday tea or we'll go out for dinner/do special dinner)/ his choice of takeaway etc. Little party at a weekend either side (apart from the couple of years of COVID).

It wouldn’t have occurred to me not to.
When I was very small, back in the Dark Ages, teachers used to make you a little ‘crown’ of flowers on your birthday. Mine was early Feb so if anything it was snowdrops, but very pretty.

I take cakes into school and let them get on with it. Two have birthdays during term time, two have birthdays during summer holidays.

Noo, going to school on your birthday is one of the best bits of your birthday. Mine always wore the badges they got on the cards and everyone sang happy birthday. It’s exciting and fun.

I have 3 DC. One born in what has so far always been the Easter holiday or the training day after, one in the summer and one in the October holidays. My birthday is also in the summer holidays and I work in education so i’ve never been to school or work on my birthday.

On the very rare occasion that the Easter DCs birthday falls on a school day I’ll send them in. I wouldn’t allow birthdays off and most of the children I’ve taught are in on their birthday.

All my three have always gone in on their birthdays , the younger two have never been particularly keen on school , but they have always gone in .

Yep always gone in on their birthdays, oldest two are in holidays so they never did, but the rest always have. They love it, in primary they take sweets in to share with the class, wear a badge and my eldest daughters had a birthday tiara they used to wear!