Need to pick up son early do I have to tell teacher why

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No you don't need to give a reason, but your child will probably tell everyone where you are going, so don't say "doctor appointment" in your note if you're really going to get ice cream and play hooky at the zoo.

+1

No need to make up an excuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No you don't need to give a reason, but your child will probably tell everyone where you are going, so don't say "doctor appointment" in your note if you're really going to get ice cream and play hooky at the zoo.

Depends on the kid, and the age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always have written notes giving outrageous reasons if it's not a doctor's appointment.

Please excuse Larlo tomorrow; I will be picking him for an audition to become a leprechaun at 2pm.

Please excuse Larla from arriving late tomorrow morning. POTUS needs to consult with her for advice but she will arrive at 10:30.

The kids LOVE reading their notes on the way to school and it amuses me; we keep stationery in the car for this exact purpose.

Cringe. No one at the school is enamored with your comedy routine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t owe them an explanation. Just tell them what time you are getting him and leave it at that. I’m a teacher and wouldn’t ask you the reason. None of my business.

This. I never provide a reason unless the teacher needs to know for some reason. I also ask that they email assignments to my kids' email accounts or let them know if there are assignments that need done. Even if you do tell them, there is no guarantee that the school mark your kid excused. I take my kids out of school every year for kids day at work. The kids participate in science experiments, learn about STEM-related fields, get some exercise, and work on team building. That day is always unexcused, even though my kids learn more in that day than they would at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don’t owe them an explanation. Just tell them what time you are getting him and leave it at that. I’m a teacher and wouldn’t ask you the reason. None of my business.

This. I never provide a reason unless the teacher needs to know for some reason. I also ask that they email assignments to my kids' email accounts or let them know if there are assignments that need done. Even if you do tell them, there is no guarantee that the school mark your kid excused. I take my kids out of school every year for kids day at work. The kids participate in science experiments, learn about STEM-related fields, get some exercise, and work on team building. That day is always unexcused, even though my kids learn more in that day than they would at school.

Its so weird. I literally tell them we are doing to Disney and they mark it excused. I was shocked the first year but now I'm used to it.

[Anonymous]

Wow. That's right up there with grade inflation. Public schools are batting 1000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always have written notes giving outrageous reasons if it's not a doctor's appointment.

Please excuse Larlo tomorrow; I will be picking him for an audition to become a leprechaun at 2pm.

Please excuse Larla from arriving late tomorrow morning. POTUS needs to consult with her for advice but she will arrive at 10:30.

The kids LOVE reading their notes on the way to school and it amuses me; we keep stationery in the car for this exact purpose.

Cringe. No one at the school is enamored with your comedy routine.

Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always have written notes giving outrageous reasons if it's not a doctor's appointment.

Please excuse Larlo tomorrow; I will be picking him for an audition to become a leprechaun at 2pm.

Please excuse Larla from arriving late tomorrow morning. POTUS needs to consult with her for advice but she will arrive at 10:30.

The kids LOVE reading their notes on the way to school and it amuses me; we keep stationery in the car for this exact purpose.

Cringe. No one at the school is enamored with your comedy routine.

Seriously.

Actually I find it hilarious! Keep it up, OP.

[Anonymous]

^ PP, I mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always have written notes giving outrageous reasons if it's not a doctor's appointment.

Please excuse Larlo tomorrow; I will be picking him for an audition to become a leprechaun at 2pm.

Please excuse Larla from arriving late tomorrow morning. POTUS needs to consult with her for advice but she will arrive at 10:30.

The kids LOVE reading their notes on the way to school and it amuses me; we keep stationery in the car for this exact purpose.

Cringe. No one at the school is enamored with your comedy routine.

Seriously.

Actually I find it hilarious! Keep it up, OP.

I find this amusing as well. People have become so dull and can't think beyond what they expect.
My mom always wrote notes in military time and my teacher would pitch a fit because she was too dimwitted to figure it out. I still roll my eyes thinking about how at 6yo I had to explain how a 24 hour clock works to my first grade teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear Ms. X, I will pick Larlo up at 1 today. He will return to school on Wednesday.

Sincerely,

Larlo's mom

This is exactly what I write, however instead of "sincerely" I write:

"Thanks in advance for your understanding".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you take a kid out of school two hours early, does that get marked exactly the same way as when they miss a full day?

Not sure if it's still the same, but it used to be if you pick your kid up anytime after lunch, it counts as a full day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you take a kid out of school two hours early, does that get marked exactly the same way as when they miss a full day?

In our school that would be a tardy instead of an absence. Absence = missing the whole day, tardy = missing part of the day.

Yes, I know that doesn’t square with the definition of “tardy” and it confused me the first time I encountered it when we picked our kid up early.

In our school, if you come in late but miss less than half the day it is tardy. If you leave early but miss less than half the day you are counted as there all day. Doesn't really make sense, but it is elementary school and no one is going to say anything unless you miss a lot of days so who cares how they record it??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you take a kid out of school two hours early, does that get marked exactly the same way as when they miss a full day?

Not sure if it's still the same, but it used to be if you pick your kid up anytime after lunch, it counts as a full day.

This is the same at our elementary.

If your kid leaves school at any time after their scheduled lunch period, then it counts as a full day.

[Anonymous]

You don’t even need to tell the teacher. You need to tell the front office. I fill out the online attendance form and show up. I’m also a teacher. Trust me, the teachers don’t care about the reason. This happens every day.