AIBU to be annoyed with these spelling mistakes?

[MiaWallace]

Ok, first I have to admit to being a bit of a hypocrite since I constantly make spelling mistakes, but even I was appalled with this.

My dd has a book which she takes back and forth nursery. The nursery staff write in it each day to inform me what she has been doing.

Today it was written by a member of the staff who I don?t know. She had written the following ?

DD has had a great morning. We made some number puzzels and some drawings.

Lunch ? tuna lasana with garlic bread
Pudding ? fruit salid on whiped cream

She ate it all in the afters we had some storys some role playing and we did circle time

Snack ? crumpits and milk

After snack we went into the garden and dd played in the cars.

I like all the girls that work at the nursery and they are great with dd. I would hate to get any of them into trouble but do you think I should mention this to the nursery manager?

Neither my DH or DS can spell for toffee either.

Due to the school policies in the 60's DH didn't learn to read until he was 10 and would be diagnosed as dyslexic nowadays.
He is now an engineer but also is a natural teacher. He went into help with DC's school and the teachers told me afterwards that he should cross train. DS 13 is dyslexic but also very bright.He is a magnet for little children and he is really good with them, it is often commented upon by the little ones parents.
Spelling has very little to do with ability to look after and interact with small children and very little to do with intelligence.

mishee
Didn't matter how many times I told my dad how to spell my name, he still couldn't do it.
Ditto his address.

I know my spelling doesn't match my intelligence. I have always been ashamed of it. Kept it a secret for years. So, I have recently discovered did the eight of the nine cousins who all have the same problems!
I suspect people who have poor spelling are very well aware of it and are ashamed too. I'm not ashamed any more. I am telling every one I am dyslexic, and therefore am a creative speller!
I have certain words that I still can't spell. I remember asking dh to spell 'professional' for me again. He said, 'how do you think it is spelled?' I replied 'I am 42 years old. If I knew how to spell the f***g word I wouldn't be asking for your help!'
Words with double letters in it like that seem to be especially difficult for me-and a nightmare for my children.
Believe me if someone had taken a marker pen to something I had written in those circumstances, I'd have died a million deaths and run away crying.
And believe me it wouldn't have helped one jot. Just made me more frightened of making mistakes in the future.

I have a very clever inspirational friend, who has recently been motivated to launch this charity with his wife and a few friends. he is a wizz at computers and gives demonstrations and talks to big groups of people. He wouldn't mind me telling you, he still can't spell his own name.

and I have just run the spell checker on this-as I often can't see my own mistakes, and found 13 mistakes.

Whoever invented spell checkers should have a knighthood!

LOL can't even spell f***g! now!

Aggh! I know I put the right number of *s in there that time! there must be a limit!

Julienoshoes

I am also totally fucked by double letters.

Thank god for the spellchecker, eh?

I too, am not a great speller.

As my posts will testify.

I think it depends on context and importance. So a chat on msn, no biggy. A chat on mumsnet you better have your dictionary handy. Likewise, a daily report, no huge problem, a termly/yearly report - make the effort to proof read.

Spelling mistakes do not count a jot! (Unless you are an English teacher teaching spelling) Do not worry at nursery (loads of good spellers are crap with little kids and loads of crpa (sic) spellers are fantastic!

yabu
the diarys are done in a rush. dd is at a sn school and I can tell that her teacher/CA has had to write it quickly. but wouldn't dream of pulling them up on their writing.

As saint2shoes says they are done in a rush.
Also it surprises me that in multicultural uk nobody thought that she can be highly educated but not in English?
If she was a teacher of course it would be a problem, but not when she looks after unter 3s.
I was nursery nurse in London and as you can see my spelling isnt perfect. But i was very employable because i spoke other languages, understood other cultures and represent a very large 'ethnic community' of London.
Inspectors and parents-clients are looking for diversity among the staff and not perfect spelling

standard pub menu spelling, that.
not much point in saying anything unless, as has been said already, she is involved in teaching your dd to read and write.

Martianbishop your spelling is not awful. Despite the occasional mistake you are still a mature speller, and much more literate than most people.