Anonymous
02/17/2024 10:22
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How did your classroom celebrations go this week?
Can't lie here--I'm a kindergarten teacher and I friggin love Valentine's Day at school with kids. It's a day to celebrate love and kindness and all the things and people we love. We spend about a week before the day talking it up, and it's always impressive to me how much the students buy in and want to show their classmates how much they love them. It's really sweet, and while we always have an ice cream party in the afternoon, the kids are actually more excited to give out their Valentines and goody bags than to eat the party snacks.
This year was no exception. Kids rolled up with their shopping bags full of Dollar Tree goodies to hand out, dressed in their fancy pink and red clothes, and left at dismissal declaring it the best day ever. It's okay to let go and just allow children to have their childlike wonder and fun.
Beautiful
Anonymous
02/17/2024 10:19
Subject: Re:Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Woodlin ES, the afternoon parties start at 2 pm, parents volunteer, nut free/gluten free cupcakes, candy, card exchange, etc.
Personally, it's too much. There are too many "holidays" in school these days.
These things should be celebrated at home.
Personally, it's too much. There are too many "holidays" in school these days.
These things should be celebrated at home.
Anonymous
02/16/2024 23:15
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote: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.
Halloween and Valentine’s Day are completely banned at my kid’s elementary school in Rockville. We received explicit emails banning the exchanging of valentines and stating that there would be no parties. Same happened for Halloween, too. It’s sad, especially since the Halloween parade was adorable and one time the parents all got to socialize.
Anonymous
02/16/2024 23:03
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
Loiderman had a Valentine’s Day dance. Does that count?
Anonymous
02/16/2024 22:24
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:How did your classroom celebrations go this week?
Can't lie here--I'm a kindergarten teacher and I friggin love Valentine's Day at school with kids. It's a day to celebrate love and kindness and all the things and people we love. We spend about a week before the day talking it up, and it's always impressive to me how much the students buy in and want to show their classmates how much they love them. It's really sweet, and while we always have an ice cream party in the afternoon, the kids are actually more excited to give out their Valentines and goody bags than to eat the party snacks.
This year was no exception. Kids rolled up with their shopping bags full of Dollar Tree goodies to hand out, dressed in their fancy pink and red clothes, and left at dismissal declaring it the best day ever. It's okay to let go and just allow children to have their childlike wonder and fun.
Anonymous
02/16/2024 22:23
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
No thank goodness
Our HS has singing valentines and we were rickrolled over the PA system.
Anonymous
02/16/2024 21:18
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
How did your classroom celebrations go this week?
Anonymous
02/16/2024 13:26
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Celebrate LOVE. Call it love week. Love comes in various forms. I LOVE pizza.
Anonymous
02/15/2024 14:59
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote: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.
The irony in the push back on Valentine's Day in schools is not about its religious origins but rather its transformation into a secular holiday that focuses on narrow definitions of love. If people actually took a moment to realize that St. Valentine was someone who ministered to a persucated religious minority, the world might be a better place.
Anonymous
02/15/2024 14:45
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
eye roll?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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
An eyeroll because I think kids should be kids?
Anonymous
02/15/2024 14:06
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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?
No thank goodness
Anonymous
02/15/2024 13:15
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote: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.
Balloons? Food? Music? Games? Crafts? Sounds like a party.
Anonymous
02/15/2024 13:14
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:[google]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.
Ours had DADS, fabulous with the class activity!
Anonymous
02/15/2024 13:12
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
No your principal caved in to the loud parents' push to eliminate party and parade. When there were class parties, in some schools up to hundreds of students would opt out from the celebrations (for religious and other reasons). Instead these students would stay in the gym or different area of the school while their peers partied.
Anonymous
02/15/2024 13:03
Subject: Whose ES Still Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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
What's with the eyeroll?