Both parents at back to school night?
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Anonymous
| Do you arrange for a sitter for back to school night so both parents can go? Or does one go and report back? |
Anonymous
| For K, yes. This year I'll go alone. |
Anonymous
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no.
One parent max. Last year I didn't even go (three kids----grades k, 4, 5) and amazingly I didn't miss anything. It's the same song and dance every year. |
Anonymous
| K and first, we both went. 2nd - I went alone. Third, I'm going to skip it, especially since I met the teacher at the open house. It really is identical each year. |
Anonymous
| Yes. It's the only event my husband will attend. |
Anonymous
| Op here--I can't lock down a sitter so it's the first time only one of us will go. Same song and dance, right? I won't miss too much? |
Anonymous
Better to ask the one of you who goes, right? |
Anonymous
| Can one go alone if one is a single parent? |
Anonymous
Yes |
Anonymous
| I have one in n Arlington. I can pretty much picture it in advance. And I just threw up a little. |
Anonymous
Why? |
Anonymous
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Generally one parent goes to back to school night. This must be your first child or your only child, or your child is in K.
Have the parent go that will be 1. Communicating with the teacher and other parents this school year. 2. Volunteer at school or field trips. |
Anonymous
| At our school, both parents usually go. And, yes, when the kids were young, we got a sitter. In high school, if you have more than one kid, it is necessary to split up --I don't know what people do if they have more than two. |
Anonymous
Yes, a plus one is not a requirement. One should arrange child care though. |
Anonymous
| We have two children in the same school this year and still only planned on one of us attending. Teachers will go through presentations twice. I thought about skipping this year since DH is out of town but our youngest is in K so I have a sitter coming. |