Prize Giving

[posey]

I never had prize giving when i was at school so don't know if this is the norm...

Got a letter from school to say dd has been awared a prize etc etc and to give details of the evening.
But it doesn't say what she's won the prize for. Is the mystery the normal deal or do children/parents normally know before which subject they're getting the prize for?

PS am very proud anyway, just curious

I would imagine they just wanted to send one standard letter to all the prizewinners, rather than being deliberately mysterious. Doesn't your DD know what its for?

In my experience, a 'mystery prize' means one of the top ones. They may tell you if they have won the French prize, or whatever, but the overall prizes and special 'conduct/effort' type are kept a surprise.

Congratulations to your DD!

Grimma - yes I guess it is a standard letter (just because it started Dear Mr and Mrs Posey, I never thought that!)
No dd has no idea!

AMerryScot- ooh thanks! I quite like the mystery, it makes it more excting!

Our school keeps it a secret. We had a letter when DS was in Year 7 and it clashed with something else so I rang up and asked, thinking it was for winning a race in house swimming gala. She wouldn't tell me, just that it was two prizes. It turned out he had won the Year 7 IT prize and his form attainment trophy.

Well done your DD

Thanks Bruffin, and well done to your ds too!
I really don't know what it will be.

Our school does this too- dd had no idea either! It was actually for winning a community award- we were very proud.