To think that almost two miles is too far to walk back to school after an Easter service?

[Aero]

All infants with no parent to transport them back to school will be bussed back, but all juniors will be expected to walk back along a busy main road, with a major roundabout to negociate, with heaps of traffic and fumes.

There is no bad weather contingency plan (I asked this morning). They will walk whatever the weather. Now this distance is no problem for ds1 (10), but for dd, it will exhaust her (she is 7.5), never mind breathing in 2 miles worth of traffic fumes, so I feel under pressure to change my plans so that I can bring her back myself, but it's not so easy for working parents and imo, the distance is too far and if it rains like it has for the last few days, the children will be drenched!

I'm sure this is a cost cutting exercise as in the past everyone left with no lift back went by bus. The bus just made two journeys as there are a fair few children in this position.

I think it sounds a bit boring if its along a main road, but its not too far.

Aye, when I were a lass, etc, etc, lol! Seriously, 2 miles is nothing. They're not being asked to trek the Amazon, fgs!

My 3yo walks two miles a day with me.

I'm afraid I agree with the majority opinion. If she can't walk two miles, it's time she did.

And as for getting wet? Well, that's life, ain't it?

Sorry but YABU they'll be with their friends and will enjoy it.

Dd has plenty of exercise, (honest gov), and we often walk as a family this kind of didtance on a weekend, in a park etc, but dd tires (always has done) easily and brisk walking for this distance, I think will tire her for the rest of the day at school.

She is underassesment for medical problems, although not physical ones as such, but the fact that she tires so easily and needs much more sleep etc than her brothers is a factor in my concerns. She's not overweight or anything.

Looks like I am indeed being unreasonable though, so I should just let them get on with it, and if she is tired, they can look after her. She has been known to need a nap in class occasionally, which her teacher understands. And, yes, we do put her to bed at a reasonable time.

I don'tt hink that a two mile walk is much at all. My 4 yrold could do it easily

Aero my love.

Well I won't say it, but...............

Ahh I sympathise becasue my DD sounds very similar

She is having lots of tests too, so far shown nothing

Perhaps they are just the runts of the litter?

Give her beans on toast for breakfast and shove a biscuit in her pocket for the walk back

Arr you should have said - in that case you are nbu bless her - as the teachers are aware of this I'm sure they'll keep their eye on her.

Have you asked your dd? Does she think she'll manage?

Could she eat a banana on the way for energy??!
Our infants and juniors walk a mile to church and back again every term, rain or shie, they love it.
Would never occur to me that it might tire them out...

In those circs aero I can understand your concerns. Given that the school is aware of your dd's fatigue issues, can't they discreetly arrange a lift for her?

On the bright side, the kids will see it as time out from school - anything's better than being in class, surely? I do sometimes think the teachers are a bit sadistic - my DD's school decided to do yet another dress rehearsal for their Carol Concert on the most incredibly stormy day before Christmas and had the children walking through driving rain. My DD did find it a bit exhilarating that the horizontal rain was stabbing my face" but I thought it a bit mean that no child was allowed to take an umbrella because of the logistics of storing the wet umbrellas at the church. Needless to say this didn't apply to the teachers.... Poor DD was soaked to her vest in the evening and had to sit though an afternoon of school in it. I know it never did me any harm but can't help feeling a pang for them - wuss? Maybe!

I should have known I was being unreasonable shouldn't I? . Thank-you all for setting me right.

Incidentally, the route is majorly boring. Also, they won't let them play outside in rain in school, (or snow for that matter), so on those days ds1 is like a coiled spring and has a heap of energy to use up!

I've got some powdered glucose stuff from the GP which you can slip into water and it REALLY doesn't taste of anything - you could slip this into a water bottle for her? Or slip an energy sweet in her pocket?

WiiMii

Have you read the whole thread ??

If not suggest you do so.

My school does this every year for Harvest Festival in october when the weather is just as unreliable. All children from y2 up walk and love it. Better than sitting in lessons.
A 2 mile walk ought to be well in the capabilities of a 7 year old.
In respect of rain, send a waterproof and if you are that worried a change of clothes.
Children are not made of cardboard, wet children get dry and tired children can go to bed early.

If you have and you still commented accordingly, suggest you order some empathy from Amazon.

The fact that Aero is a long standing MN friend of mine, and at the back of it all she is worried about the tests her daughter is going to undergo.

Maybe that rattled my cage.... who knows.

Sorry can't stay and argue, supper is served.

Thank-you wiimii, for your input. I'll get onto the apple website now!

Strange you should mention it though, but there is actually a circus in town, near to school, and they will indeed pass the tent en-route, so that will in fact make their journey (slightly) more interesting! And I say that in all honesty, so I thank you (genuinely) for reminding me!

I have already noted that I was being unreasonable, but not without genuine concerns.