Barking mad 'certificate of achievement'

[Kathyis12feethighandbites]

DD was sent home with a certificate of achievement for 'Being very grateful for all the toys'.

????
It's a church school, maybe this is normal.
Maybe she is really crap at everything and the teacher had to really scrape the bottom of the barrel to find something to put her on the achievement tree for

Or do other people's dcs get bizarre certificates as well?

My sister got one for "returning your form on time" she was 15!

Wallace - I think if I keep up the effort I might get one of those from the infants and junior schools this term

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DD1,who is 6,got one for 'hotdesking' and,more reasonably 'trying hard at Rugby'.

Quite honestly, it is often 8.45 on a Friday morning, the Head asks for the certificate for that mornings assembly and you say the first thing that comes into your head We do try to be fair and ensure that, over the term everyone gets a certificate of some sort, some children just require a more creative approach than others!

For "Bringing her PE kit to school"

Needless to say I got the hint.

My ds got a certificate for giving the teacher a hug. It was right at the end of the school year and he had not yet had a certificate.
She had obviously gotten a bit desperate

oh fgs stop whingeing

When DD was at secondary I got one from her form teacher 'for baking lovely parkin for coffee morning', I was so chuffed

They are clearly a valuable weapon in the modern teacher's armoury of 'ways to tell a child off without actually having been seen to do so.' The passive-aggressive potential is terrific, if you were a really evil teacher - you could give a parent a terrific complex about their child if you wanted.
Hopefully what PrimaryMum says is more typical....

DS got one the day after I was moaning to DH that they just seemed to give them to naughty children when they were not quite as naughty as usual, overlooking the average/good ones entirely.

Next day DS came home with one for 'having kind hands'. Oh dear.

Ha! DS got one today, for "listening well and remembering to put your hand up"

these really made me smile

just over a year ago ds got one from nuersery for "knowing the golden rules"- didnt click there was no mention of following them until...

This year he got one for following the golden rules

i got a certificate at a school sports day because i took part in the obstacle course with my foot in a cast

it said 'for participating despite adversity'