I teach High School students but we still have parents who worry about how their kids are getting on. Please do ring and make an appointment to speak with someone. I deal with parents all the time and as a parent of a teen myself I reassure them as much as possible that I'll do what I can to help out. There are no perfect schools though but you should definitely be reassured about the anxieties you are facing. All the best and don't be shy. List all the things you want to know. I still do it with my 9 year old's parent teacher interviews
I would be ringing or going in ASAP. Talk to the team leader if you're not comfortable talking to the teacher.
Those break times are way too late for littlies - 1.5 hour gaps is ideal (or split 2nd half of the day). Ask their reasoning behind that. And also for walking the kids to the gate - that's just weird. Most NE at our school aren't allowed to leave the CLASS unless their parent is there.
As for organisation - yes I would be worried about a teacher having a messy room, esp a NE teacher. They usually have the neatest rooms in the whole school.
I'm a primary teacher and think you have some valid point
Some schools have an induction class where the 5 year olds start which is what your son's class sounds like. They will be in that class for at least a term and when they are ready they will be moved into a NE class. This can work really well to transition littlies into school from pre-school/kindy/home etc. They do slightly different things to the NE as they are transitioning which is why I suspect he isn't bringing books home yet.
However I do think he should be bringing books home even if he can't read them yet. As that will be a big part of his home learning once he moves on from that class.
Bringing the kids out to the gate is a bit weird but I am sure that they'll have their reasoning.
As for the breaks 11 is far too late (I would struggle with that!). Most primary schools have morning tea from 10.30is -11 then lunch 12/12.30-1/1.30. Mine has 10.40-11 then 12.00-12.30 then 1.30-2 as we have kids that get bored with a longer lunch and cause mischief. You may find that they have a 5/10 minute break in the middle of the morning for food/toilet which will make the 9-11 block easier on the kids.
Organisation wise NE classes are usually tidy with lots of boxes/baskets to organise all the activities. Is the kids stuff messy or just the teachers? My desk was a dumping ground as the kids would put everything on there. I never worked at it so it wasn't a high priority to clean it as it was more important to keep the kids stuff organised. BUT I had older kids so they didn't mind, every couple of weeks we would desk clean which meant they would tidy their desks and I'd do mine! If it was overly messy I would be concerned.
I can't remember if you had any other concerns but I would highly recommend meeting with the teacher. You could make a time through the office or try and catch her in the morning to make a time in the avo. You could also request a double time slot for parent/teacher interviews.
well he is supposed to start getting books to read from today - if they have time cause it is photo day. i told her last week i wanted him to read books and she agreed it might help him. i dont think that she even thought about the fact it might be making him feel bad that everyone else was and not him!
And it looks like he wont be moving from the NE room at the end of the term like some of the others are. the teacher was giving out letters this morning and we didnt get one! Its a shame - he is doing really well at numbers and stuff and is just stubborn with letters!
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