School santa book appropriate?

[coffeeandteav]

Am I actually being unreasonable?

Santa came to see my sons class today and they all received a book. They are all 7/8. Son is 7, 8 next summer.

He has recieved this book and doesn't understand it at all. Nor find it engaging. Just strikes me as an odd present for a child struggling in Maths. Maybe for year 6 at a push.

Or is it actually good? Anyone read it?

It's a free world book day book. Looks like school have tried to do something nice for the children with limited funding.

You haven't said if all children had the same book, if they were specifically picked for each child or if there was an element of random selction involved (I am guessing the latter).

Just like any book, if an adult or older sibling takes the time to sit and read it with them, they'll either like it or they won't.

It looks like a world book day book. A quick google tells me it’s aimed at 7 to 9 year olds so perfect for a class of 7 and 8 year olds.

It’s just a gift ??
do what you do with any unwanted gift regift or charity shop

you are being massively unreasonable to expect the school to handpick books taking into account each child strengths and weaknesses and likes and dislikes

I’d think a money business type book is good to incorage a maths weak child

You’re over thinking this.

Yes you are being unreasonable!

You're being ridiculous

I doubt they handpicked them for every child. Maybe they did, in which case maybe they felt that it would be another avenue to encourage your child in maths.

Enterprise is quite a big thing in our school. My 5yo just did an enterprise project with her class to make and sell things where they talked about profit and loss and linked it to their maths learning that they're doing in class.

If it was Madonna’s “Sex” book, you might have had a point.

What does struggling in Maths have to do with it? Odd post. YABU.

OP, in the kindest way, I can't believe you're complaining about the free Book your child was given simply because doesn't interest him. How thoughtful of the staff to go to the effort to find a book for every child, wrap it, get someone to be Santa and hand them out....

Be grateful, teach him to be grateful, and then pass it on to someone else if you/he don't want it

I can’t imagine many children that age finding the topic particularly engaging, but it is (puzzlingly!) aimed at the 7-9 age group.

I doubt the books were individually chosen, though, so your DS has just been unlucky.

DS1 (8) would like it I think...he's always asking to do chores for pocket money, and wants to do a lemonade stand.

I would imagine they had a pile of books, wrapped them, and handed them out. I very much doubt any had the time to go through them and think which children should or shouldn’t get which book.

My 9 yr old would love it by the way!

I'm going to guess the school were gifted/able to get hold of lots of left over free Book Day books (probably why it's one that's less popular)
They then wrapped them all, in their own time, and Santa gave them out at random.
Your son's lack of maths skills never came into it

My one year old DC got a Hobble town book (aimed at much older kids) a few years ago from a community Santa. I think at the time they just handover whatever they lay their hands on.

YABU.

You're being unreasonable

Its a book stop taking everything offensive.
Christ every 8 out of 10 threads on here someones offended over the stupid things talk about making a mountain out of a mole heap.
People like this are not over sensitive they are plain drama queens.

You should withdraw him from the school and send him to one that Santa doesn't visit or give presents.

You should also keep him away from all maths just in case he accidentally picks any up.

Then why don't you sit and read it with him and also practice his maths?

This is why we can't have nice things

And people wonder why teachers are leaving the profession in droves... You can't do anything anymore without someone complaining about it.

Argh.

As the PTFA member who has organised Santa to visit and probably spent about 4 hours sourcing books for 190 children, and a further 4 hours wrapping them all, I look forward to the disappointed parents when their child comes home with my best effort at a suitable book for each class.

It is very difficult to choose sufficiently generic books - ideally ones kids won’t have already, preferably not a series so someone isn’t annoyed by getting number 4 when they haven’t read 1-3, not gender specific etc etc AND ideally about £1 per book so we don’t break the budget… never manage to keep it in budget though.

My DD would have absolutely loved this book at that age.

But if your DS isn’t in to it, then get him to donate it to a charity shop and let him pick out one that he does like.