DS is in year 8. He’s come home from school feeling a bit ropey, but it seems to be just a bit of a cold so I expect that after a good night’s sleep he’ll be fine to go to school tomorrow. I’m reluctant to keep him at home unless he’s properly poorly because a combination of being him unwell for a few days over the winter and having orthodontic appointments means I’ve just received one of those snotty letters from the attendance officer. The problem is that he has PE tomorrow and it’s football, so while he may be fine sitting in a classroom, running around a football field in the cold probably won’t do him any good at all.
I was wondering if it’s normal/acceptable to send him in with a note requesting that he be excused from PE. I remember it being common when I was at school (and everyone faked notes from their mum!) but realised I haven’t come across anyone doing it these days. Obviously if your child has some kind of injury that prevents them from doing PE you’d be liaising with school, but do people just write ad hoc notes for a one-off illness? DS is at that age where everything is deeply embarrassing and will be mortified if I send him in with a note and it turns out it’s not the done thing!