do i change it? lol

[redcrx]

OK, im not the world's greatest speller and when online i type with little regard to punctuation.

But, ive seen this on the noticeboard at the nursery, a noticeboard for parents to read how their little one is doing and for little acheivements to be posted.

"all these children was able to put there shoes and sock on all by themselfs"

now, do i mention it to the nursery? do i change it? or do i just ignore it?

what would you do?

[ummmm]

Mention it.

My sister had a letter from the school about her son's English. He was about 7/8 at the time. The teacher basically saying his spelling etc was not up to scratch. My sister corrected all the spelling and grammar mistakes the teacher had made and sent the letter back.

[mrs_overall]

I would mention it.

PS - good on your sister ummm!

[ChuckFickens]

I'd mention that...

My spelling and grammar is not great, but you'd expect a school to get it right and set a good example!

[ummmm]

I know. She didn't hear anything again. The teacher must have mortified!!

[Ice.Maiden]

Hi girls.
I'd do the same as ummmm, redcrx. In fact I HAVE done it. This keyboard here's terrible, and letters keep appearing where I know I haven't typed them in, as well as capital letters sometimes not appearing, but I know that my spelling's usually good.
Seeing teachers put "there" instead of "their", or "your" instead of "you're", really annoys me, because children see these words and think they're right. Then if they make the same mistakes later on at school, they get marked down for it!

[ummmm]

Insert *been* where you know it should go.

[Panic Button]

I wouldn't say anything, but I would have a scrutiny of the nursery to see if it was good enough for my little 'un.

[redcrx]

little CRX has bgeen there a year now and loves it. He leaves for primary school in September.

The girls that work there are great although, as many in the area, often talk that way.

The only problem i have with little CRX is that he will occasionally say "they was" and things along those lines, which i correct him on. He is dropping his Hs but thats the local accent i suppose.

Ive pointed out other things in the past which seemed to be just bad typing and no proofreading but this is obviously bad English.

i think i may have a quiet word with the mnager when i go later

[Mr Veritas]

I also think it's terrible.
You mean the poor kiddies had to put their shoes and socks on by themselfs!
What IS the world coming to?
LOL

[redcrx]

just the one sock, Mr V :)

[Goodsoulette]

LOL I don't think I would mention it either. If it was a school then I would but at a preschool it seems a bit void.

Aaaah redcrx, if only they was the least of my worries. Being not only Somerset boys with a farming background and very country interests, I am currently trying to explain to my eldest that "where's that to" is not correct and neither is "I/he/she/they/we bes or dos", not to mention all the other little things a broad accent makes sound like he isn't speaking in English. I'm not really sure where he gets it from because neither me or his teacher says any of this.

[redcrx]

LOL goody, its amazing what they pick up isnt it.

the somerset accent is a bit loike the ones we get ere! :)

[waterboatman]

that is disgraceful. I would certainly mention it.

[society]

I’d mention it and show her the correct version.