JMC kangaroo

[SWmom1]

Hey!

My DD is a student in a good SW london Indie which has a broad mix of talents and claims to value STEM success. This year my DD sat the JMC and qualified for the Kangaroo which I think is a good achievement yet the school said nothing. No mention in the school newsletter, no presentation in assembly, nothing. It's like it never happened.

Is this normal?

AIBU to expect some acknowledgement just to give her a morale and motivation boost for the future?

Just forget about acknowledgement. It's your DD's achievement and nothing can take it away. You can acknowledge it as a family if you wish to give her morale/motivation. My DS got to the Kangaroo years ago (he's at uni now) and I don't remember anyone acknowledging it.

yes this is normal.

if you want to celebrate it tell her yourself you are proud of her.

most students DO NOT want presentations in assembly etc.

Thanks for replies. I failed to mention that in a weekly newsletter earlier in the year they mentioned IMC success. Just feels a bit unfair on the younger kids. Or maybe just sloppyness at the school?

It depends - is mentions in the school newsletter normal for these sorts of achievements? By that I mean, achievements that are not e.g. medalling in a national sports competition but, say, qualifying for county level sport. For context, 10,000 students qualify for the JMC (UK) Kangaroo, so whilst it’s still a great achievement, it’s perhaps not quite as ‘noteworthy’ as it first appears. However, as I say, if your school generally puts these sorts of achievements in the newsletter then it’s a shame she’s not been mentioned.

Yes it seems sloppy/uncaring to me. One of my girls (students not DD) won two dressage medals recently and got presented with them again at assembly last week. Our school actively encourage celebrating achievements outside school together in school.

Having seen your update, it does seem a shame they didn’t mention it. Things like this can get missed - especially in a busy school with lots of extras, which I hope yours is. Best not to focus too much on external praise, though. It just leads to disappointment, like this!

I think our posts xed paths at the same time and yes it seems normal to mention it. Btw, it's an all girls school not a coed. So with boys normally being better at Math I thought a girl Kangaroo would be a bit more praise worthy.

I didnt want for any bragging rights, it's more to give my DD a lift.

My bad. Realised im asking to people to vote without context further down the thread and I cannot change the OP. I will start the thread again.