Asked preschool for another copy of the family questionnaire

[Anonymous]

We misplaced the questionnaire so I sent an email asking for another copy. They said because they color code all the papers I will need to wait until orientation. What does color coding have to do with this? I don't understand.

[Anonymous]

That's a strange response.

[Anonymous]

Are you colored?

[Anonymous]

So the questionnaire was printed on, say, blue paper and they don't want to email to you because you'll print it on white paper and it won't match the others? Seems rather anal.

[Anonymous]

That’s so strange

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the questionnaire was printed on, say, blue paper and they don't want to email to you because you'll print it on white paper and it won't match the others? Seems rather anal.

This actually makes sense. I can understand this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the questionnaire was printed on, say, blue paper and they don't want to email to you because you'll print it on white paper and it won't match the others? Seems rather anal.

This actually makes sense. I can understand this.

But OP could just fill it out electronically and email it back to them, so they could print it out on whatever color paper they want...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the questionnaire was printed on, say, blue paper and they don't want to email to you because you'll print it on white paper and it won't match the others? Seems rather anal.

This actually makes sense. I can understand this.

But OP could just fill it out electronically and email it back to them, so they could print it out on whatever color paper they want...

OP here: I actually just found it one their website!

[Anonymous]

That is so bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Maybe each class has a different color. If someone chooses to respond anonymously, they would still know what class your child is in by the color of the paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the questionnaire was printed on, say, blue paper and they don't want to email to you because you'll print it on white paper and it won't match the others? Seems rather anal.

This actually makes sense. I can understand this.

But OP could just fill it out electronically and email it back to them, so they could print it out on whatever color paper they want...

They could also send it in the mail.

[Anonymous]

Our preschool is pretty old school and has paper files of everything. (In fact, I think they might be required to have the paper copies for licensing.) I can see them doing something like this--while I agree that OP's school should have just mailed a new one for the 50 cents the stamp costs, they may just prefer to wait, and not having it color coded will throw off their system.

Agreed that it's weird, but not worth worrying about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe each class has a different color. If someone chooses to respond anonymously, they would still know what class your child is in by the color of the paper.

Maybe your school's family questionnaire has different questions than ours, but ours has info like how to spell siblings names so the teachers can label them on their art work, or how does he show you he needs the bathroom. Anonymous would totally destroy the point.

They're colored so that a teacher who needs to glance at it can find it quickly in the file.

[Anonymous]

Makes sense to me. They are organized with a system that works for them (color coding) and there is no rush to get your paperwork in.

---Teacher & parent

[Anonymous]

That's really weird OP. Is there anything else weird about this school?