Got DD's end or year report card yesterday, it has more absences on it than she has actually had, mention it or forget about it?

[ElizabethWakefield]

Next week is the last week of school where we are, so the report cards were issued yesterday. On DD's she had 8 absences marked (4 full days) but I know she has only had 2 days (one we were on holiday and one hospital appointment)

The 2 other days are a wed and fri in the same week mid Feb, I know she wasn't off as I would have to had taken time off work and I haven't.

I have to reply to say I received her report card, I was going to add a note to ask them to check the absences, although I'm now wondering if I am maybe over thinking and in the grand scheme of things that it really doesn't matter at all. So to mention or not, that's the question?

How old is DD?

i would mention it yes, is there any way she was late into class? Or did the teacher mark the register incorrectly?

it is probably a typo or mix up when the reports were written, but if the register shows she was away those 2 days that is an issue - you could ask what would have happened if there was a fire that day.

Start by simply noting the mistake though.

Yes mention it of course, it may be relevant for next year.

I would ask them to check it. Is it possible your DD was late those days and didn't get marked in? Or is she old enough to have been playing truant? If she is at secondary school I would ask her first if she can remember anything about those days.

She is 9, up until about April time, I took her to school every day, so I know she was there.

We have never been more than 5 mins late since she started school, we are literally a 3 minute walk, so no excuse really, so I think she has always been signed in every morning.

At first I just found it odd she was off the Wed, in on the Thurs and off on the Fri again, then I realised she hadn't been off at all. I'll mention it on the note then, thanks, didn't know if was silly to mention it.

Have just mentioned it to DD to see if she can remember anything I can't and also checked the calendar but still nothing comes to mind.

However DD is now annoyed that she wont get the certificate for under 3 days absence in the year That didn't even cross my mind, but I'm now going to have to mention it as DD will now go on about it forever if I don't and I will obviously be looked upon as the crazy person trying to get her child a certificate!

I believe that being 5 mins late could cause her to be marked as absent. At dd's school if you miss registration then you're officially absent even if there 2 mins afetr registration. Guess it depends how strictly they enforce it.

I would mention it and pretend to know nothing of the certificate if it comes up in the conversation.

There is a code on the form and it states L for late H for holiday A for absence and a million other things.

Even if she got marked off in the morning for being late, surely she should have been marked present in the afternoon?

Good plan suitejudyblue

Definitely mention it - I asked her age in case of secondary school truancy.

Hopefully it's just a clerical error and she'll get her ceritifcate.

They weren't snow days were they?