Beka
01-08-2008, 10:02 AM
Can I just have a small :eek rant here?
School is back in, Chase has been back a grand total of 2 days and already i have notes from here asking for...
$110 for flute lessons for the term
$120 for the residential trip she signed up for in September
$10 for a field trip
Why, oh why do schools wait to ask for these things so soon after christmas? The residential they asked for deposit ages back and then nothing until now- and full payment is due in 11 days time! :nannybooboo
I know they are all optional things she doesn't have to take part in (well all accept the field trip- but that's volantary payment only but they make it clear it'll be cancelled if enough people don't give and i feel attrocious, no matter how broke we were, not paying in for it- I was raised you need to be shuffling the sidewalk in your bathrobe broke to not pay your own way.) but NONE of the things are frivalous- the flute lessons, you can't really knock aquiring a life long skill like playing a classical instrument, and you can't get lessons at that price anywhere but at school (I realise I'd pay around 5-10times more for private lessons). The residential trip? It's morale building, it's physical, it's a good way for her to "blend" with the rest of her year group when she otherwise stands out being on the gifted program, it's not a bad price but it is still $120 so close to christmas.
And my main issue? $120- like i said, nothing for weeks and weeks (despite asking) and now due in 11 days, the flute payment- no mention at ALL since september and now suddenly letter today, needs paying by friday, field trip- letter monday, needs paying by friday- so that's around 1/3rd our weekly income gone for 2 weeks running before we've done any bill paying or grocery shopping. Why do they not give prior notice or better warning about this?
I think the main issue is she goes to a school in a "better" area (and therefore majority of students living in the better area) than we live in, therefore I suppose finding $120 in a week when daddy earns alot, lot more than us doesn't even make the majority of the parent body blink. I guess we always knew we'd have to struggle to send her to a school in the nicer area so she'll ultimately benefit (now I am really, really going to have to save better for the years I have Jude, Dyl AND Loks all at that school together!!!!)
School is back in, Chase has been back a grand total of 2 days and already i have notes from here asking for...
$110 for flute lessons for the term
$120 for the residential trip she signed up for in September
$10 for a field trip
Why, oh why do schools wait to ask for these things so soon after christmas? The residential they asked for deposit ages back and then nothing until now- and full payment is due in 11 days time! :nannybooboo
I know they are all optional things she doesn't have to take part in (well all accept the field trip- but that's volantary payment only but they make it clear it'll be cancelled if enough people don't give and i feel attrocious, no matter how broke we were, not paying in for it- I was raised you need to be shuffling the sidewalk in your bathrobe broke to not pay your own way.) but NONE of the things are frivalous- the flute lessons, you can't really knock aquiring a life long skill like playing a classical instrument, and you can't get lessons at that price anywhere but at school (I realise I'd pay around 5-10times more for private lessons). The residential trip? It's morale building, it's physical, it's a good way for her to "blend" with the rest of her year group when she otherwise stands out being on the gifted program, it's not a bad price but it is still $120 so close to christmas.
And my main issue? $120- like i said, nothing for weeks and weeks (despite asking) and now due in 11 days, the flute payment- no mention at ALL since september and now suddenly letter today, needs paying by friday, field trip- letter monday, needs paying by friday- so that's around 1/3rd our weekly income gone for 2 weeks running before we've done any bill paying or grocery shopping. Why do they not give prior notice or better warning about this?
I think the main issue is she goes to a school in a "better" area (and therefore majority of students living in the better area) than we live in, therefore I suppose finding $120 in a week when daddy earns alot, lot more than us doesn't even make the majority of the parent body blink. I guess we always knew we'd have to struggle to send her to a school in the nicer area so she'll ultimately benefit (now I am really, really going to have to save better for the years I have Jude, Dyl AND Loks all at that school together!!!!)