When Is This Going To Stop

[dannyk13]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10216119/Church-England-school-CANCELS-Winston-Churchill-JK-Rowling.html?ito=push-notification&ci=aOIGvwrbYq&cri=nBKnQvknr1&si=45217445&xi=8f9ab4e7-9c53-4069-9582-959d7a6a4f5b&ai=10216119

[naomi24]

I don't think about you, RH.

[Redhelen72]

If you say so Naomi.

[roopower]

In the schools I've worked in the children have been divided into 'houses' for the sake of sports day, house points etc, usually named after colours. My all girls school classes were named after females in history, Nightingale, Darling, St Joan can't remember the others. A lot of primary schools now are naming the classes instead of just boring 1C , one school I worked in the classes were named after breeds of sheep, nothing too divisive there. My grandsons classes are named after animals. How long before 'fox' is banned for not being vegan? :) Sorry!

[AuntPG]

Naomi sorry but its you having the bad day. My reference to the post at 11.58 was that it was my post correcting you -it's plain to see for everyone but in case your applied confusion is getting the better of you '

Naomi// // Schools having 'House Names' ( when clearly they are not boarding schools therefore dont have 'houses'). //

Bizarre! Even Hogwarts has 'houses'!// Clearly Naomi has read the quote incorrectly

My reply at 11.58 (cutting out the quote from above)

//Because its a fictitious Boarding School -I can't recall all the little darlings getting picked up by their parents after school lol!

[naomi24]

Haaaaa! How funny! Are you for real, APG? No, don't answer that .. please, My ribs won't stand it.

[AuntPG]

Naomi - go have a nice cup of tea please and try and take things a little less seriously.

[naomi24]

:o)

[tiggerblue10]

I don't think anyone is cancelling anything. Maybe it's everything else that was cancelled throughout history now coming to light.

[Mamyalynne]

Firstly, no one has been cancelled, simply some changes made and it may change again in the future, who knows.

Do those who are against these type of progressions want to see an end to pupil involvement in the day to day matters of their school?

//Members of its Junior Leadership Team then drew up a list of names for possible replacements, which the children then voted on.//

[AuntPG]

tiggs -it's nothing more than the usual Daily Mail gammons having a good 'outrage' party. Most of the kids, and I would think a vast majority of the children, have no idea who the people are behind the names of their 'houses'.

[Redhelen72]

The voice of reason Mamya

[Mamyalynne]

I'll get my ears boxed in a minute, no doubt ;-)

[Redhelen72]

Lol no doubt

[Deskdiary]

Completely off topic (sorry) but I’m
Glad to see APG has used an ‘an’ before a word starting with ‘h’.

I was always taught this was grammatically correct (an hotel etc…), but I rarely see it nowadays (“I’m going to a hotel”).

[ladybirder]

Do you say, "I am in an hurry", DD?

[dannyk13]

LB //Use “a” before words that start with a consonant sound and “an” before words that start with a vowel sound. Other letters can also be pronounced either way. Just remember it is the sound that governs whether you use “a” or “an,” not the actual first letter of the word.//

[jno]

only when he's going into an house, ladybirder... hour and honour always have an; some people like it before hotel and historic too, and some don't, but I think that's the lot. I've probably forgotten some.

[ladybirder]

Thank you Danny but I know all that. I was picking DD up as jno has established and I knew that as well. I obviously did not express myself very well, I won't try and be funny again:-(

[AuntPG]

It depends if the 'h' of the letter is pronounced.
Use “a” before words where you pronounce the letter “H” such as “a hat,” “a house” or “a happy cat.”
Use “an” before words where you don’t pronounce the letter “H” such as “an hotel,” “an hour,” or “an honorable man.”

[ladybirder]

Who is that addressed to APG?