I love teachers, but Sunday night request for items? Seriously?

[georgiegirl]

So at 8:06PM on Sunday night, I received this request from DS1’s science teacher for supplies for tomorrow (Monday morning.) Seriously?!?! I can’t even help tomorrow morning since I volunteered to take breakfast to 22 hungry swimmers and I need to leave my house at 6:20am, and I won’t be back until after the bus has picked him up. I told DS1 to look in the recycling bin tomorrow morning. He has ADHD so of course he didn’t remember that he had made a list on Friday. 8PM is super late for a Monday morning request. 5PM would have been so much better.




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[Green_Tea]

I think the teacher makes it clear that nobody should stress about this and that there will be some materials at school. Leave your son a note to grab some foil and grocery bags on his way out and don’t worry!

[hbridge]

This is why parents cannot clean out...ever! My minimalistic brain is thinking that these are the things that we throw away or recycle as soon as they enter our house (if they ever enter our house). I never understood people who keep "everything" until I had kids and requests like this started coming out!

Also, my DC would be heartbroken if we didn't have almost everything on the list.

[niccig]

I would put 4 or 5 items into a grocery bag and send DS off to school. I’ve got 9 of those items in the house. The teacher made it clear to not buy anything - send what you have.


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[georgiegirl]

My big issue was that I got the email during bedtime and I had to leave the house super early so I didn’t have time to spend with DS1 gathering things. Of course I work him up 10 min early and scrounged through the recycle bin and left items on the counter. But then DS forgot to put them in his backpack (DH had to get him to the bus stop), so epic fail all around

[DualvansMommy]

Just do what you can. I no longer stress or kill myself over this kind of thing.

Some things is common household goods in my house I always have on hand. So that’s what I’ll focus and just send away with kiddo.


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[mom_hanna]

To me, this just sounds like a reminder note that the teacher already discussed with the students. I wouldn't stress about it.

[petesgirl]

My 6th grader's teacher sent out the school supply list on the Saturday afternoon before school started (on Monday). We were out of town that Saturday and we don't shop on Sundays so that was fun. He started school with whatever we could scrounge up.

[Dayzy]

My 6th grader's teacher sent out the school supply list on the Saturday afternoon before school started (on Monday). We were out of town that Saturday and we don't shop on Sundays so that was fun. He started school with whatever we could scrounge up.

My DS started high school this year and the supply lists from each teacher came home with them on the first day of school. By then the aisles everywhere were ransacked.

[bisous]

My 6th grader's teacher sent out the school supply list on the Saturday afternoon before school started (on Monday). We were out of town that Saturday and we don't shop on Sundays so that was fun. He started school with whatever we could scrounge up.

We have the same issue. And of course Target doesn't open until 9 and Staples until later than that so it isn't even possible to run and get supplies in the early morning! (I used to do a fair amount of shopping before 7 am when my kids were little!)