Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's class is having a party -- Garrett Park ES.

I think a school or class with a high number of observant Jews might not do it. When my kids were in a Jewish school, they didn't do (St.) Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, or Halloween (All Saints Eve). Same might apply to a school/class with many observant Muslims.

We had a party at Wilson Wims elementary in Clarksburg last year. It's probably 75% non-white, huge numbers of observant Hindus and Muslims. They had a class party! Everyone had fun! There were rules about nuts, not leaving anyone out, and trying to avoid candy with gelatin since half the kids won't consume it. That's it. As expected there was a lot of chocolate.

Btw, not Christian here and happy my DD got to enjoy. I think it's sad what's happening now.

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overly politically correct PC culture

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Friend's DD's school in VA (not NOVA) did a Friendship celebration at their school as opposed to Valentine's. Still had a party though.

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Ours allows cards only, but not store-bought. No gifts/treats. There's no party. The kids decorated brown paper lunch bags last week to use to collect the cards and made cards another day. Pretty lame, IMO.

I think all this inclusivity is going to create a generation of kids who don't try. I grew up the poor kid who sometimes didn't have cards to hand out to my classmates. Did I feel bad about it? Sure, and it gave me a drive to work harder.

I probably wouldn't have broken the cycle of poverty if everything was kept fair and even when I was a kid. I wanted to work hard in school to go to college and get a good job so I could always afford what I wanted, like the fancy Lisa Folder instead of the boring yellow .10 folders.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours allows cards only, but not store-bought. No gifts/treats. There's no party. The kids decorated brown paper lunch bags last week to use to collect the cards and made cards another day. Pretty lame, IMO.

I think all this inclusivity is going to create a generation of kids who don't try. I grew up the poor kid who sometimes didn't have cards to hand out to my classmates. Did I feel bad about it? Sure, and it gave me a drive to work harder.

I probably wouldn't have broken the cycle of poverty if everything was kept fair and even when I was a kid. I wanted to work hard in school to go to college and get a good job so I could always afford what I wanted, like the fancy Lisa Folder instead of the boring yellow .10 folders.

This sounds like it's about you, not the kids.

And I really, really don't see how homemade instead of storebought cards will create a generation of kids who don't try.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's school goes all out for valentine's day. The kids really get excited for their classroom parties and parents put in a lot of effort to make it a special day for them.

Yes, kids generally look forward to cupcakes, cookies, and candy.

You would be surprised then by how much the little kids look forward to the parties even when there is no food is involved. Their childhoods are already becoming shorter and shorter. Just let them have their fun day. It's the only holiday they get at school anymore.

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Westbrook parties hard

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Does MCPS allow class parties or not?

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Anonymous wrote:Does MCPS allow class parties or not?

Mcps does.

Individual principals do not.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours does not and it really annoys me. No classroom parties. No snacks or candy allowed. Just a card exchange and some will still decorate boxes or bags for cards collection. Kind of a bummer. Are we the only one?

That sounds like a celebration.

+ 1. Minus the junk food. It is a win/win.

Not a win/win if you are the kid.

Our school has a party, different times for the grades and parents are allowed to come during that time. Parents donate the snacks, juice, decorations. Teachers have the kids decorate their bags and kids go around handing over the cards and candy. The exchange is not a must but they send out a list of all the kids in class. Some kids do the exchange and some don't. We just send in the Valentine's card with an eraser or pencil or stickers. Ours is farms 35 percent.

The kids enjoy the party and look forward to it since there are 4 or 5 activities/games followed by the food.

We used to have a Halloween party, parade, but that got cut by the county. I'm glad this is still there for the kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours is a neutered version with no decorations or food. Only card exchange. I’m not sure if people are allowed to laugh or talk during this “party.”

OP here-our teacher sent out a note and said no party but they can bring cards to exchange. That’s it.

So they can exchange valentines? That seems like celebrating Valentine's Day to me.

Exactly. Hope kids enjoy the day with their peers. Soon they won't have these exchanges in upper grades, sadly.

Middle and High schools don't do anything to celebrate in school?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's school goes all out for valentine's day. The kids really get excited for their classroom parties and parents put in a lot of effort to make it a special day for them.

Same at our school. Room moms take charge. Parents contribute. How it turns out depends on the room moms.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours is a neutered version with no decorations or food. Only card exchange. I’m not sure if people are allowed to laugh or talk during this “party.”

OP here-our teacher sent out a note and said no party but they can bring cards to exchange. That’s it.

So they can exchange valentines? That seems like celebrating Valentine's Day to me.

Exactly. Hope kids enjoy the day with their peers. Soon they won't have these exchanges in upper grades, sadly.

Middle and High schools don't do anything to celebrate in school?

Typically no, adults think that older kids don't deserve fun. I can see HS not into these things anymore, but not MS

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The leftists have taken over my school. No parties. All they do is have the kids come in and exchange cards and eat a small snack with some music playing and one or two games. They blow up a few balloons and do some crafts as then it's back to work on a Valentine word search and a color-by-number like an ordinary day.

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Anonymous wrote:Ours is a neutered version with no decorations or food. Only card exchange. I’m not sure if people are allowed to laugh or talk during this “party.”

OP here-our teacher sent out a note and said no party but they can bring cards to exchange. That’s it.

So they can exchange valentines? That seems like celebrating Valentine's Day to me.

Exactly. Hope kids enjoy the day with their peers. Soon they won't have these exchanges in upper grades, sadly.

Middle and High schools don't do anything to celebrate in school?

Typically no, adults think that older kids don't deserve fun. I can see HS not into these things anymore, but not MS