Alfie's school trip

You're lucky you can go on school trips at all! Parents here aren't allowed to go on school trips because of CRB checks etc. I have a CRB check because of my work but they still don't let me go! Millie's going to Legoland this term so let's see how much that is going to cost shall we...............

[Debbielou]

Schools do always seem to be asking for money! It's not so bad here but there's always something you need to remember money for! 50p per wk for nursery foir the snacks they have, 1.50 every wk for melissa crisps at break time, 6.50 per term for milk. Then they've also got to have this special book bag thing, it's like a folder but a bag and its red with the school logo on!

[pinkydinkydo]

you mean your little ones nursery doesn't supply the snaks you have to pay for them? omg thats disgusting

[Debbielou]

yeah! I thought it was normal! That we had to pay for the snacks! Obviosly it's not!

[pinkydinkydo]

no thats terrable i'm sorry but bens nurery supplys that the only thing the don't supply is nappies!!

[rileysmam]

they seems to be geting really bad for this everywhere now some of the prices are extortionate

Mine cost me a fortune at school too - dinner is £1.70 per day + 30p for a carton of juice or they only get water and the older 2 have 20p per day to pay for their fruit at break time (Stanley gets his free) that's without their milk at 15p per day too. That's £34.25 per week, every week before they even ask about extra's for trips etc! I'll have to take out a loan when Henry goes to nursery in September as he won't be government funded until the following term. He's probably going to cost me another £50 per week! It's a joke really!

[shell]

Our Nursery is the same. It costs £3.50 for book bag with the school emblem on it, 50p per week/ £3 per term for biscuit money, & £7 per term for milk. Parents are also asked to donate tissues to school for classrooms. If there is non uniform day its at least 50p min contribution. We have now been told that if any reading books incur any damage the school will replace them at your cost.
BTW Pink don't forget that Bens nursery is private run & not a school one hence the differences.

[Debbielou]

oh thats why pinky doesn't have to pay! Mine don't get the chance to buy juice, it's water or nothing! There always coming home with letters saying that they can have their faces painted but we have to pay! And last wk they came home with a bag to put old clothes etc in! I don't mind, but both fetched them home and I'd just given all our old clothes and that to charity, so got a few of their old clothes out and put them in!

[rileysmam]

well rileys nursery ask for 50p a week donations and non uniform days are 50p too im dreading paying for school dinners its sounds like its gonna be expensive