Sorry guys but i need to sound off - blinking school is right winding me up with their bills they keep sending me & its suppose to be a public school without fees
Having just paid $60 for my daughters sport for this term(she opted for tenpin bowling which was a cheaper option makes a change) and then on top $3 each week for the bus there and back - general school contribution of $66 for year 9, dance $20 (which is one of her options for exams) photography $80 (again option for exams)
i have today received a bill for the following
Nikki has been chosen by her school to take part in 2 dances at the Central Coast Dance Festival along with other girls in her year, great, im really chuffed, had letter home from school today saying,
Tickets for parents to attend $15 each (fair comment)
Costume for Wrapped up dance as follows
black leo - supplied by school
skirt - students to hire from school $8
black tights - students to buy their own
black wrap top - students to purchase from Target (no idea how much this is gonna be)
costume for Ta Doleur dance
the complete costume to be hired from school at $15
parents may also buy a video of one dance at $15 each addtional dance $2
Do they really think we made of money - or we have a money tree in the garden ?
aarhhhh feel better already !!!!
gizmo
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Reason: spell error
Location: Staffordshire, but headed to the Hunter Valley, NSW
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I've spent over £700 ($1500) on my three for this school year, and that's all on 'voluntary contributions' for school trips. Although how they can be 'voluntary' I don't know as they make a big deal about the trip not going ahead if you don't pay.
Still, it's cheaper than home ed so I just write the cheques and try not to think about it too much!
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I think I would be doing the same as you Gizmo, although you want your children to do well and get involved with school activities and getting picked by the scool as well BUT as you say it doesn't grow on tree's, I guess that is one thing we will have to think about as we have two boys.
Hope you enjoy the dance with your daughter.
Perhaps i will ask if they will do lay by for me !!! LOL
Not wanting to highjack thread.... and agreeing with always paying out etc... but can someone explain in plain english what 'lay by' is as i can't get my head around it!!
Not wanting to highjack thread.... and agreeing with always paying out etc... but can someone explain in plain english what 'lay by' is as i can't get my head around it!!
min x
Hi Min,
Lay by is a bit like buying items from a catalogue as in weekly payments (although we dont have them here in oz) say theres a dress at $150 that you like - you ask them to lay buy it - put a deposit down say of $10 and you have by a certain date to pay it off - but you do not get the item untill its paid - to be honest i have never done this and would rather just get the credit card out sometimes if things are on offer it will state no lay buy or rainchecks,
gizmo
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You choose what you want to buy in the shops, take them to a special counter and 'Lay-by' them, this way you can pay off bits over a period of time, a bit like using a catalogue really only you don't get the goods first.
It's very popular over here especially at Christmas time.
Arh... thanks you two... i wondered why things said 'no lay by'...... now it's all alot clearer to me.... well as clear as it can be with my brain!!! lol
Hi Min,
sometimes if things are on offer it will state no lay buy or rainchecks, 
