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If your DC got some amazing award from out of school

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CURIOUSMIND · 06/07/2012 21:44

Some really amazing award,such as high standard certificate, trophies from competition, medal, etc.

Parents, would you allow your DC to take them to school?
Teachers, how would you react and what would you do?

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pleasestoparguing · 06/07/2012 21:47

Yes
As a teacher I'd find a time for your DC to stand up infront of the class and show the award and tell the class about it and have a Q and A session afer - isn't that what everyone does?

DiscoDaisy · 06/07/2012 21:48

One of the schools my DC attend has an achievement assembly every week. As well as the in school certificates and awards, children can show any certificates or trophies that they have won out of school.
The parents let the school know and then can either send the out of school awarded item in with the child or can drop it off at the school office to be looked after. iyswim

BoattoBolivia · 06/07/2012 21:48

As a teacher, it would depend on if I knew how important it was. What is a 'High standard certificate?' I would appreciate a heads up from the parent on work involved, difficulty of achieving etc. If not too big, would make a fuss in class when I had time, if really big then would send the child to show the head and maybe show in assembly.

Hulababy · 06/07/2012 21:50

As a parent yes i would.

As an ex teacher and now ta i would encourage pupils to too.

Dd's school make a big thing of out of school achievements and not just major ones either.

Hulababy · 06/07/2012 21:52

Disco daisy - my school has a similar assembly too and we do things like swimming and dance certs, music ones, karate, etc

hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 06/07/2012 21:53

DD was always encouraged by both her primary and secondary schools to celebrate her sporting successes. In fact, she was one of only two pupils in her time at secondary, to be awarded the school tri-colour tie for outstanding sporting achievement at national level in triathlon.

A friend's dd was never allowed, by her school, to share her sporting or musical achievements though as their school had a complete non-competitive ethos.

mankyscotslass · 06/07/2012 21:53

Our school has achievement assemblies for children to bring in external awards and show them to the rest of the school.

mankyscotslass · 06/07/2012 21:54

Our school has achievement assemblies for children to bring in external awards and show them to the rest of the school.

DiscoDaisy · 06/07/2012 21:55

Hulababy - It's a new thing this year and all the children love it. In previous years there has only been one achievement assembly at the end of the year so only a select few have seen their children get awards. This way pretty much every child has been awarded something at some point or another throughout the year even if it was 'only' the weekly individual class award.

Bunnyjo · 06/07/2012 21:55

Yes, DD's class do a 'show and tell' every Friday. DD took in her Gymnastics certificate, because she was so proud and she wanted to show her class.

Hulababy · 06/07/2012 21:57

My school has a celebration assembly every Friday, It is mainly for school awards for stars of the week and reading certificates. But often children ask to bring in other certs from home and they get mentioned too. If no assembly for some reason or not enough time we make a big deal in class and they often go to the head teacher to show her and get a head teacher sticker.

DD's school has a similar assembly weekly too and they can also take in things from home to show the HT and she will often announce them in assembly.

seeker · 06/07/2012 21:58

"A friend's dd was never allowed, by her school, to share her sporting or musical achievements though as their school had a complete non-competitive ethos."

Funny how these things always happen to "a friend!"

Butkin · 06/07/2012 22:10

When DD won a cup for her riding she took it to school and her headmaster represented it to her on the stage at assembly so they could all give her a clap.

Apparently this is what all the kids do if they achieve something significant outside of school. If it happened regularly then it may pale but think the class teacher would make a judgement on it.

hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 06/07/2012 22:12

Really Seeker? Why?

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CURIOUSMIND · 06/07/2012 22:14

'High standard certificate? ----Exceptional performance, beyond excellent, very difficult to get. Certificate is in A4 size.Trophies are smaller than world cup!

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HandMadeTail · 06/07/2012 22:16

At all my 3 DCs schools, this is done.

At junior school, it is usually a show and tell thing, but if it's deemed more praiseworthy, will make it to an assembly and/or the newsletter.

At senior school, a really exceptional thing like county/ national standard sports competition would make it to the termly newsletter. But achievements like music/ballet/drama exams are all listed in an awards booklet at the end of the school year.

I don't get the non-competitive thing. Achievements should always be celebrated, IMO.

Babylon1 · 06/07/2012 22:16

At our primary school, every Friday afternoon from 2.45 - 3.25 is parents assembly and children bring in their various trophies certificates etc and it gets presented to them in front of whole school - just a way of celebrating achievement really.

haththefecklessbreeder · 06/07/2012 22:25

My DCs did things representing the school and never got a mention in school assembly.

Sylvie1980 · 06/07/2012 22:34

Can anyone name and shame the non-competitive school(s)? I keep hearing about such things in the media (as if all schools these days are like this) but I am yet to come across one myself! (I'm sure there are some btw, but curious to know where).

hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 06/07/2012 22:46

Ely St.John's was but may no longer be as it has a new head teacher in place ('new' is probably the wrong word as I am talking about a few years ago now)

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CURIOUSMIND · 06/07/2012 23:20

Now the story, humilating, embarrassing story:

My Ds1,8, went to a music festival recently ,won 15 and under junior recital first place with an outstanding mark,and was awared an additional trophy for exceptional perfomance.

We decided to take these to school, because it's truly amazing , because we thought school would be proud of him.

Our school has star awards time on Friday, and weekly whole school assembly.

Ds1 never took any other awards to school before, so it's not regular thing, although he is a well known musician in our school.

I handed the trophies, certificate to the teacher on Monday morning, explained briefly what these are about. She said these are very special; shall we put them in my cupboard?

Monday, to Tuesday, until Friday, nothing happened.

Did I mean to send those to school for storage?

I had to askmy Ds1 to bring them back home on Friday afternoon. I had to explain to him, it doesn?t matter they care or not, proud of you not, Mummy is proud of you and that?s the most important.

Can anybody tell me how should I feel?

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CURIOUSMIND · 06/07/2012 23:45

Can anybody tell me how should I feel?I am not going to sleep without an answer.

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Lexilicious · 06/07/2012 23:52

pissed off, I would say, although the teacher sounds dim rather than deliberately unimpressed. unless this was the end of term, take them in next week to the head of year / head with a note explaining that you would like his achievement to be recognised in assembly.

seeker · 07/07/2012 00:35

Is it possible she forgot?

TheSpokenNerd · 07/07/2012 00:41

I was wondering this...as DD recently won an art competiton and I told her to take the prize in (nothing grand) to show...she won't take it! Shall I tell her teacher anyway? DD is 7 and very shy...I think it would do her good to get some praise.

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