Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 21:29     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:Who gives a shit about matching?


+1. I think it's interesting a parent on here cares more about her kids' clothes matching than she does about the clothes being appropriate for the weather. #appearanceaboveallelse
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 21:29     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.


This... as long as the clothes are clean and match I don't care.


NP. We had a few kids dressed in jeans and sweatshirts today who ended up in the health room after recess because they felt nauseated/dizzy from playing in the heat. Do you care if you get a call from the health room because your kid threw up and you have to come get them?

I won't battle my kid on clothes, but I will tell him what the guidelines are (shorts vs. pants, t shirt vs. long sleeve) and he can choose whatever he wants within those guidelines.

You may not care but your lack of caring becomes just one more thing we have to deal with at school because you won't deal with it at home. --NP (and teacher)


WORD. -parent who does understand that my choices/my kid's choices can affect others
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 21:28     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Who gives a shit about matching?
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 21:28     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You don't have to fight them, just put the winter clothes away. They can pick from anything that's in reach, and sweatpants are not it.

Natural consequences doesn't mean heat stroke.


That might work for summer, but the temps are still swinging too much for that. It will be in the 50s when DC leaves for the bus tomorrow.


Seriously, a couple days ago it was highs of 50 for the day. Believe it or not, I haven’t put away the winter stuff in the intervening 4 days.


They are indoors at school. A light jacket will be sufficient. Put the winter clothes away and keep out 1-2 pairs of pants and a few light jackets. It was warm this morning and hot during both recesses. Plus when they were at lunch and P.E.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 21:25     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We had kids wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts today and some even had coats on. It was nearly 90. The kids were sweating and red faced. They were so uncomfortable. If it’s hot, please dress them in a T-shirt at least, and shorts, if possible. The ac in the classroom may not be working.


Do you also send a PSA to admin about the AC not working?


Absolutely! And they are usually pretty good at getting someone in there to look at it in a reasonable time, but if you send your kid to school in winter clothes without any layers they can remove, they aren’t going to be focused and ready to learn.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:32     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You don't have to fight them, just put the winter clothes away. They can pick from anything that's in reach, and sweatpants are not it.

Natural consequences doesn't mean heat stroke.


That might work for summer, but the temps are still swinging too much for that. It will be in the 50s when DC leaves for the bus tomorrow.


Seriously, a couple days ago it was highs of 50 for the day. Believe it or not, I haven’t put away the winter stuff in the intervening 4 days.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:31     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:We had kids wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts today and some even had coats on. It was nearly 90. The kids were sweating and red faced. They were so uncomfortable. If it’s hot, please dress them in a T-shirt at least, and shorts, if possible. The ac in the classroom may not be working.


Do you also send a PSA to admin about the AC not working?
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:27     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:You don't have to fight them, just put the winter clothes away. They can pick from anything that's in reach, and sweatpants are not it.

Natural consequences doesn't mean heat stroke.


That might work for summer, but the temps are still swinging too much for that. It will be in the 50s when DC leaves for the bus tomorrow.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:25     Subject: Re:Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
All of a sudden my 4th grader hates shorts and insists on wearing a sweatshirt all the time. I let them know the weather and make a clothing suggestion, but I’m not having a knock down, drag out fight every morning. I’m assuming natural consequences will kick in at some point.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:23     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
You don't have to fight them, just put the winter clothes away. They can pick from anything that's in reach, and sweatpants are not it.

Natural consequences doesn't mean heat stroke.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:21     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.


This... as long as the clothes are clean and match I don't care.


NP. We had a few kids dressed in jeans and sweatshirts today who ended up in the health room after recess because they felt nauseated/dizzy from playing in the heat. Do you care if you get a call from the health room because your kid threw up and you have to come get them?

I won't battle my kid on clothes, but I will tell him what the guidelines are (shorts vs. pants, t shirt vs. long sleeve) and he can choose whatever he wants within those guidelines.

You may not care but your lack of caring becomes just one more thing we have to deal with at school because you won't deal with it at home. --NP (and teacher)


DP. My kid learns best through natural consequences. Being too warm at recess because she didn’t want to take my suggestion on what to wear will teach far more effectively than us going a few rounds every morning will.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:17     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.


This... as long as the clothes are clean and match I don't care.


NP. We had a few kids dressed in jeans and sweatshirts today who ended up in the health room after recess because they felt nauseated/dizzy from playing in the heat. Do you care if you get a call from the health room because your kid threw up and you have to come get them?

I won't battle my kid on clothes, but I will tell him what the guidelines are (shorts vs. pants, t shirt vs. long sleeve) and he can choose whatever he wants within those guidelines.

You may not care but your lack of caring becomes just one more thing we have to deal with at school because you won't deal with it at home. --NP (and teacher)
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:11     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Anonymous wrote:Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.


This... as long as the clothes are clean and match I don't care.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 20:10     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2019 19:42     Subject: Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly
We had kids wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts today and some even had coats on. It was nearly 90. The kids were sweating and red faced. They were so uncomfortable. If it’s hot, please dress them in a T-shirt at least, and shorts, if possible. The ac in the classroom may not be working.