Anonymous
Post 06/15/2023 20:33     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
I didn’t realize each school was so different. My child’s school has a grade level party—gym is decorated by PTA to a theme and kids eat play dance to a DJ for a few hours after the promotion ceremony.
Anonymous
Post 06/15/2023 19:17     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
ES teacher - 25 kids - all stayed except 1. Had a grade-level party at noon. No early releases after the party either. Pretty much the same in the other classes.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 17:33     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
Our school encourages us to take the kids home after the ceremony. Totally ridiculous as most parents are working.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 17:27     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
Yup the school told us to take the kids home. I’m a teacher, so enjoy the sub on the last day of school!
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 17:16     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
If yours want to stay with their friends, make sure their friends are actually staying. At our school, must families take their kids out to lunch after the ceremony
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 17:10     Subject: Re:ES promotion ceremony
Our school has promotion ceremony at night.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 15:39     Subject: Re:ES promotion ceremony
Anonymous wrote:Do they have school the rest of the week? All kinds of friends are posting "last day of school" pics.


Depends on what level. HS is doing finals now so there are no classes.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 13:28     Subject: Re:ES promotion ceremony
Anonymous wrote:Do they have school the rest of the week? All kinds of friends are posting "last day of school" pics.


Yes, early release on Friday.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 13:06     Subject: Re:ES promotion ceremony
Do they have school the rest of the week? All kinds of friends are posting "last day of school" pics.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 13:06     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
At our school, kids typically leave and friends all spent the afternoon together.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 12:35     Subject: Re:ES promotion ceremony
Anonymous wrote:Mine is staying even though nothing special is going on - would rather hang out with friends at school than with family, which works for me!


Trust me, if it was those two options DC would opt to stay as well. However, others are making plans to go somewhere and DC was invited so I didn’t know if there was some general understanding they could leave. Our principal has said nothing.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 09:55     Subject: Re:ES promotion ceremony
Mine is staying even though nothing special is going on - would rather hang out with friends at school than with family, which works for me!
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 09:29     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
The message from our prinicipal said the tradition is the kids leave so I imagine it varies by school.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 09:28     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
Mine always stayed and there was something at school (cake, cupcakes, activity..)
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2023 08:29     Subject: ES promotion ceremony
Is in the morning and kids are asked to dress up. Do they typically leave afterwards? Some of DC’s friends are planning an activity for after but technically they still have school. Just wondering what the norm is.