Reply to: Good questions for 1st parental school meeting

[ThomasSoerensen]

Oh, I see. You're the yank.

In the UK, we tend to talk about "Year 1" or "1st Year". Grades refers to either marks gained in tests, exams, school report (you probably know these as "report cards"), or music examination levels.

not really a Yank

but I agree that this thing of multiple names for the same thing is a pain in the behind.

So, she is 6 years old, whatever "year", "grade","level" or title there is associated with that is what they were talking about yesterday.
It is a school with the "international baccalaureate" program. Should prepare her well for later life.

[NotAllThere]

How would I know what kind of school it is - I just pay the humoungous school fees. Her class is named "1D" , so I deducted she is in grade 1. What the £$%^ do I know about schooling these days. I recently learnt that the are more tags than baby, girl and woman for a female. Evidently there is also toddler, preschooler and others that I have already forgotten.

But my daughter is a bright one - she recently told her mother (my wife ) that I was the most important member of the family as I was the one making the money so they could buy stuff. She is clearly cut out for contracting.

Oh, I see. You're the yank.

In the UK, we tend to talk about "Year 1" or "1st Year". Grades refers to either marks gained in tests, exams, school report (you probably know these as "report cards"), or music examination levels.

[Ruprect]

You are David Thorne, and I claim my seven legged spider.

It's a fair cop. And by the way that is use of copyrighted material and you owe me AU$223

[wobbegong]

How would I know what kind of school it is - I just pay the humoungous school fees. Her class is named "1D" , so I deducted she is in grade 1. What the £$%^ do I know about schooling these days. I recently learnt that the are more tags than baby, girl and woman for a female. Evidently there is also toddler, preschooler and others that I have already forgotten.

But my daughter is a bright one - she recently told her mother (my wife ) that I was the most important member of the family as I was the one making the money so they could buy stuff. She is clearly cut out for contracting.

Yeah, kids do tend to learn by example and repeat phrases they constantly hear around the house.

Keep bringing home that bacon kid!

[ThomasSoerensen]

Grade 1? What is this? Some kind of yank school?

How would I know what kind of school it is - I just pay the humoungous school fees. Her class is named "1D" , so I deducted she is in grade 1. What the £$%^ do I know about schooling these days. I recently learnt that the are more tags than baby, girl and woman for a female. Evidently there is also toddler, preschooler and others that I have already forgotten.

But my daughter is a bright one - she recently told her mother (my wife ) that I was the most important member of the family as I was the one making the money so they could buy stuff. She is clearly cut out for contracting.

[d000hg]

Hi all

This evening I am going to attend the first parental school meeting for my daughters class, she is in grade 1.

I believe the meeting is mostly a general orientation.

I fear it could be very boring so I am sure everyone would enjoy it if I have many questions to get a dialog going.

Here is where I need your help.

What would be good questions?
What question would make a teacher squirm?

Good can both mean good and "good".

"What is the school's policy on [preventing] homosexuality"

[wobbegong]

"Don't be worried about hitting him. I know from experience he can take a punch"

You are David Thorne, and I claim my seven legged spider.

[NotAllThere]

This evening I am going to attend the first parental school meeting for my daughters class, she is in grade 1.

Grade 1? What is this? Some kind of yank school?

[Ruprect]

"Don't be worried about hitting him. I know from experience he can take a punch"

[MarillionFan]

Which way is the bar?

Ah!!!! A solicitor. Very good.

[DimPrawn]

Good questions for 1st parental school meeting

Which way is the bar?

[MarillionFan]

My daughter had asked why you had been closely inspecting Mr Jeffreys winky in the stationary cupboard?

[shaunbhoy]

Tell them you already have the whole "Birds and the Bees" thing covered off, and not to get too alarmed if little TS03 starts waffling on about the "One-eyed vomiting Cobra!"

Should smooth the rails nicely.

[wobbegong]

You should 'break the ice' with a joke. Something along the lines of . . .

So I took my 10 year old daughter to the Doctors the other day to ask for a prescription for contraceptive pills for her. "Good God!" said the Doctor, clearly shocked, "You don't mean to say your daughter is sexually active at 10 years old?" "I wouldn't say 'active'", I said, "she mostly just lies there like her Mother".

That ought to do it.

Good luck.

[PRC1964]

You could ask them who you should send the invoice for your time to, and whether you should send the one for your daughter's time separately?