Christmas cards for the class and others

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My dtwins are in reception, mixed yr class though. They've brought home a number of christmas cards now from the rest of the class. Is this expected? Do I have to sit down and get them to write to everyone in the class (22 children)? DD would probably just about manage over the course of a weekend if I were to write it all bar her name. DS on the other hand can't write his name yet. If I could even get him to sit and write he would just about manage 1 card with a scribble. I know he's the only one in the class who can't write his name. I don't really want the other parents to put him down more than they already do and yet quite frankly I'm not sure me writing them all is going to help either. What should I do? I was thinking about sending 1 card from the 2 of them together to each child but its against my principles and the way we treat them as individuals, not twins, and anyway, again that doesn't alter the fact that ds can't write.

Write the cards for both of them, -but- -hold- -the- -pen- -in- -your- -left- -hand.-
Kids like giving and getting cards, they can write them themselves when they are older.

Why didn't my crossing out work. Seriously, in years R, 1, and 2, DS just drove me mad wanting to do it himself and getting all stressed cos it wasn't coming out how he wanted, so I did them for him.

Now he's in year 5, I get all stressed cos he does it himself, and insists on using smudgy gel pens, and putting smiley faces in the Os [Fgrin]

I can't remember who's sent DS a card and who hasn't.

I bought some for him to write. I've helped him write them to the friends he wants to send them to. He's written his own name in all of them and the person's name and 'from' in some.

I stopped when he didn't want to write any more.

I'm hoping the children he forgot won't be too offended

My DS has received more than 10 cards. There is his name, Happy Christmas (whatever it was already in the card) and the name of the child. Only one card did not have his name on it and it was from the Head Teacher. Well, I understand she has had to scan more than 200 cards. It is so much more special when you open the card and read your name on it, even if it is written by an adult.

DD is in Reception. She is 5, she enjoys writing and has done all the To, from and kisses. We worked out a list and then I wrote the names and she did the cards.

Ones we have had from other reception children range from children doing it completely to adults doing it completely. One boy told me his mum had written it but pretended it was him .

DS in year 2 wrote all his - we did a list and he got on with it. Some children in his class write the whole thing - think all of them at least write their name.

Children don't notice - they just like getting cards :)

DD (4, in reception) wrote her own cards, all 22 of them.

I helped her with the spellings of the names, and we didn't faff about with "to" or "love from" - just their names and her name.

She showed great dedication doing it - first we wrote a list, then she ticked the names off as we went. Took about 4 sessions of card writing over a weekend.

I was proud of her tbh. But she did it because she wanted to, not because she had to. I'd have done it for her (or not done it all) had she not been bothered.

DD wrote her own from reception onwards. She always wanted to send cards to her friends and I saw no reason to not let her.

Had she been unable to write if she has wanted to send cards I would have helped her.

I did write them for her in reception, and she signed them.

DD8 has always only given cards to those she plays with most and considers her mates. After reception I just thought it totally ridiculous that 26 children were giving 26 children cards. I encouraged her to give to whom she wanted. I really don't think anyone has ever noticed a card missing from dd!

DD is in reception and can write her name but I did not even think of suggesting she writes her own cards mainly due to the time it would have taken! She did write her own name on cards for teacher/Ta's.

Some cards she received were written by parents some by the children themselves about a 50/50 split.

I did sent a card to all the other 29 children in her class. I did not like to leave anybody out. But I honestly can say I found it was a real chore to write them all. Cost was not an issue - i bought a box of 24 cards from a toyshop for £1.00!

DD did not receive a card from everybody in her class but I perfectly understand that christmas cards are not everybodys thing

Don't bother. No-one will notice.

Simples!

I think it is actually a good start and a very nice memory of your first year at school. My DS wrote more than 30 greeting cards (30 pupils + teachers, TAs) and has received more than 15. Is it not nice? I could see that he really liked receiving cards. It might not happen next year but it is a good way of making friends or t just showing your friendliness. It took him three evenings to write all the cards but what a good experience to practice his writing.

posted a little bit up the page at how DS wrote his cards. Silly mummy can't find them anywhere. I think they went into school in the food back for the Xmas party. Did someone post them for us or will I find them in the house. I do feel a bit bad because he spent so long on the Angel drawings for all the girls.

Opppps

PoppetUK, what about the school Christmas post box? Ask your DS if he or the teachers put them into the box. If they were in the bookbag then may be the teachers had taken them.

My dd wanted to write cards for everyone. I suggested she just write them for all the girls and her best boy buddies, but then she started receiving them from some of the other boys, so in the end she send one to the whole class.

HOWEVER, it is reception after all - they are tiny. I have absolutely no expectations about what she will receive back or how many. I think most reception parents I've met are fairly laid back about all this. Just do what suits you.