aaaaargh, we don't have this reading book at home, it's been returned but teacher doesn't believe dd!!

[dinny]

gah, so annoying - book A was returned and she was given book B yesterday which she returned today, but teacher said she hasn't returned book A - which she has

trivial, I know, but I have a bee in the bonnet

"dear Mrs X, I personally placed book A into dd's bag on Monday morning before I brought her to school".

Agree with Tissy. In the same situation, I wrote a similar note and it transpired that two children had taken home the same book, and it was the other one that hadn't returned it. Quite honestly, with so many kids and so many book bags, it's not surprising that it happens.